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[Reilly]

Never thought there were actually people inside those turrets. They don't take up people points do they?

 

[KongRudi]

what are some facts about videogames or the videogame industry that just make you go "wow"?

When Microsoft skipped 358 console generations, I said "wow" (and tought something like; This monster must crush my PC!!)

Dunno if it has been mentioned here, but in International Karate + on the Amiga, you could press T on the keyboard, and the fighters would loose their trousers, down on their knees before pulling them back up..
That were pretty funny I tought..

 

[M3wThr33]

Never thought there were actually people inside those turrets. They don't take up people points do they?

God no. That would have sucked.

In a similar vein, in Total Annihilation, it was people in robot suits vs. robots with brains copied from people.

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

in Doom 3, get the mission to retrieve the plasma device to operate the teleporter.
When you are almost in front of the room where it is kept, look around you, there is an office of Andy Chang, as the sign says. Enter it, kill the zombie, then look at the computer, under the UAC logo there is data writing, one of the lines says: "c::Scanning data > load esta.og > ld" (it's "ld", not "id").

Read esta.og backwards

 

[Scopebob Sniperpants]

Maybe some people remember this fact, maybe they don't. But it's cool enough to re-iterate for those that weren't around during our next-gen console talks a few years ago.

Xbox 360 received it's name for two reasons. Microsoft looked at the competition and figured that between:
Playstation 3 (THREE) and Nintendo's Revolution (code name), that Xbox2 would seem dated and undesirable if placed on the same shelf.

Therefore, 360 is a full revolution and it has the number 3 in it. I always find this fact to be amazing.

 

[Haunted]

I can't see the letter any more

what letter?

Spoiler

Ok, I'm posting this here, simply because out of mindless hours slaving at building these things, on custom maps and not, I have never noticed this.

Holy shit! Mind blown again.

 

[Tendo]

This isn't quite Chrono Trigger/Rick Astley or Mega Man/Journey, but I randomly started humming Telepopmusik's Breathe to myself while listening to Chrono Corridor from the Brink of Time album a few years ago (when that Mitsubishi commercial was running). So I tried laying them over each other in ACID, and it turned out pretty well.

Wow thats awesome indeed. I love the CT soundtrack. Never gets old.

 

[Pezking]

Boos eyes look like boobs:

 

[tenritsu]

Ok, I'm posting this here, simply because out of mindless hours slaving at building these things, on custom maps and not, I have never noticed this.

Mind Blown.

 

[Jiguryo]

Not game-related, but some subliminal message freaks swear to God that the flipped Coca-Cola logo says "alo Diabo" ("hello Devil" in Portuguese).

I love this kind of stuff, haha

 

[heliosRAzi]

Not game-related, but some subliminal message freaks swear to God that the flipped Coca-Cola logo says "alo Diabo" ("hello Devil" in Portuguese).

I love this kind of stuff, haha

No it doesn't

 

[SovanJedi]

Thought it was "Diablo" anyway.

 

[Alfarif]

Not game-related, but some subliminal message freaks swear to God that the flipped Coca-Cola logo says "alo Diabo" ("hello Devil" in Portuguese).

I love this kind of stuff, haha

....

 

[Chris Michael]

alo diablol

 

[Sagitario]

Boos eyes look like boobs:

It's like... the FedEx arrow all over again... >_<...

 

[Jiguryo]

No it doesn't

Yeah, I know.

Thought it was "Diablo" anyway.

Diablo = Spanish, Diabo = Portuguese

....

Hey Squall, how's it going?

 

[RotBot]

Not game-related, but some subliminal message freaks swear to God that the flipped Coca-Cola logo says "alo Diabo" ("hello Devil" in Portuguese).

I love this kind of stuff, haha

Seeing a 'b' there is a bit of a stretch.

 

[Jiguryo]

Seeing a 'b' there is a bit of a stretch.

You could say that again -- literally.

 

[GekigangerV]

The Japanese version of Final Fight CD had a a small extra scene in the ending that was removed for some reason from the American release

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uuz8PxU6E_8

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

some funny fighting games stuff

the character of M.Bison has been completely copied from the Riki-Oh manga (1988)

same goes for Bryan Fury (Tekken 4) and Roy Batty from Blade Runner

Guile is also a ripoff of a Jojo's character (awesome manga)

what about Feilong's director in his ending movie? Does he look like someone else?

 

[beerbelly]

Has this been mentioned yet?

Perfect Dark 64's N64 logo turns into "Pd". I've always wondered why "N" was behind the "Perfect Dark" name.

 

[Rlan]

THERE IS A ROBOT TURTLE PILOTING THE BADNIK!

 

[twinturbo2]

It's been a while since I've been in this thread, but courtesy of this article in a Chicago alt newspaper, I learned that in Target: Terror, a clip of the infamous Howard Dean scream plays every 50 kills or so.

In case you need a refresher...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5FzCeV0ZFc

 

[M3wThr33]

It's been a while since I've been in this thread, but courtesy of this article in a Chicago alt newspaper, I learned that in Target: Terror, a clip of the infamous Howard Dean scream plays every 50 kills or so.

In case you need a refresher...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5FzCeV0ZFc

Lego Star Wars has the Wilhelm scream in it.

 

[twinturbo2]

Lego Star Wars has the Wilhelm scream in it.

Dean Scream > Wilhelm Scream. I can't even tell when the Wilhelm Scream is being used...

Dean Scream in reverse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UShPXuNQTHQ&NR=1

 

[MedievalManIII]

I can't even tell when the Wilhelm Scream is being used...

The Wilhelm Scream is a very distinct scream. Once you hear it, you will always know when it's played.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wilhelm.ogg

 

[NameGenerated]

The Wilhelm Scream is a very distinct scream. Once you hear it, you will always know when it's played.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wilhelm.ogg

I've heard this scream much more than any others, it never gets recognized though.

 

[Lobster]

Has this been mentioned yet?

Perfect Dark 64's N64 logo turns into "Pd". I've always wondered why "N" was behind the "Perfect Dark" name.

Oh shit.

I wonder if Microsoft reads GAF?

 

[Haunted]

some funny fighting games stuff

the character of M.Bison has been completely copied from the Riki-Oh manga (1988)

Not sure about that Guile. I've read Jojo and never noticed. That could also be a stereotypical military haircut.

The Blade Runner one is pretty well known, I think.

 

[Yoboman]

The Rick Astley song used to Rick Roll people is ALSO a Chrono Trigger song... ROBO'S THEME SONG IN FACT!!! MIND BLOWN!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uZr3JWYdy8 - Paint Roller'd, so you can hear it easier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOWf_T0jdgQ - Robo's theme song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhiALeK5rTk&feature=related - One that combines the two... seamless!

Holy shit, timeless indeed

 

[Bourbon Cowboy]

Oh my GOD. The Robo/Astley song is freakin' awesome!

So is it coincidence I wonder?

 

[Soule]

Has this been mentioned yet?

Perfect Dark 64's N64 logo turns into "Pd". I've always wondered why "N" was behind the "Perfect Dark" name.

o....m......g

:O

 

[MedievalManIII]

This logo appears on the Marlboro pack but it is slightly different

Look in the middle of the horses legs

The whitespace is the fire and the horses are the smoke.


My mind exploded.

 

[grap3fruitman]

Koopa means "poop" in Polish. You could imagine my confusion as a non-English speaking child playing Mario. I'm not sure about the spelling but it's pronounced exactly the same.

 

[tedtropy]

I can't remember if it's been mentioned, but the GBA version of DOOM 1 is using a tweaked version of the Atari Jaguar engine port:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versions_and_ports_of_Doom#Game_Boy_Advance

DOOM 64, despite being an entirely unique game and only on the N64, was based off a tweaked DOOM II engine and still had some of its glitches.

 

[pgtl_10]

1. Nintendo is part owner of the Atlanta Hawks.

2. Yamauchi was forced to marry his wife and his grandfather neglected Yamauchi only to surprise everyone by naming Yamauchi his successor.

3. Mario Bros. first console game was on Atari and it was published by Atari.

 

[Jamesfrom818]

1. Nintendo is part owner of the Atlanta Hawks.

2. Yamauchi was forced to marry his wife and his grandfather neglected only to surprise everyone by naming Yamauchi his successor.

Whaaa...? They couldn't buy into a better franchise?

 

[pgtl_10]

Haha wow, wasn't there also a screen in one of the DKC games featuring a "Top 3 heroes" starring Mario Donkey Kong and Link, and Sonic's sneakers sitting by a sign saying "No Hopers"?

Also, this reminds me of the PS1/Dreamcast Spiderman game in which if you typed a swear word, Spiderman would give it a slap. :lol

DKC 2 there was an Earthwormjim gun next to the trash can as well.

 

[Night_Trekker]

I've heard this scream much more than any others, it never gets recognized though.

I hate that scream.

 

[inconspic]

em.. not sure if this has been added in this little trivia thread, that has probably gone a million different directions since it's inception, but does anyone remember that bungie originally developed Halo for the PS2?

Interesting how these things come about.

interesting also that the cute fuzzy Banjo Kazooie isn't Nintendo IP, as he fits the whole nintendo universe of characters so nicely (not that I'm trying to suggest they're a kiddy brand, as a 27 year old nintendo lover, who loves the cube and dislikes the wii).

 

[pgtl_10]

I know this is off-topic but in the movie The Longest Yard there is part where Adam Sandler tells the prison warden that his college football team use to play 1-AA teams to get guaranteed wins. He specifically mention Appalachian State as the only example for 1-AA team.

I just found this thread appropriate to mention the irony.

 

[Link Man]

Has this been mentioned yet?

Perfect Dark 64's N64 logo turns into "Pd". I've always wondered why "N" was behind the "Perfect Dark" name.

W:lolW

 

[The Hermit]

The Rick Astley song used to Rick Roll people is ALSO a Chrono Trigger song... ROBO'S THEME SONG IN FACT!!! MIND BLOWN!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uZr3JWYdy8 - Paint Roller'd, so you can hear it easier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOWf_T0jdgQ - Robo's theme song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhiALeK5rTk&feature=related - One that combines the two... seamless!

I knew it!
I knew I heard the Robo theme before playing Chrono Trigger but I couldn't put my finger on...

 

[K' Dash]

You can reflect Ganondorf attacks with an empty bottle in OoT.

Also there's a verson with different music in the fire temple and Ganondorf spitting red blood whe you defeat him, I believe the red blood thing is from the first copies of the game, then changed it to green.

 

[Link Man]

This may not be apparent, but in Super Mario Galaxy, Rosalina's feet don't touch the ground.

A Witch!

 

[manueldelalas]

You can reflect Ganondorf attacks with an empty bottle in OoT.

Also there's a verson with different music in the fire temple and Ganondorf spitting red blood whe you defeat him, I believe the red blood thing is from the first copies of the game, then changed it to green.

That was my copy of the game, the original Fire temple music was awesome, but it featured some arabian lyrics saying "I bear witness that there is no god except for Allah".

Obviously for some stupid reason some moron muslim didn't like this so Nintendo quickly changed the music.

For other stupid reason they changed Ganon's blood from red to green...

In the red blood version of OOT, typical glitches like riding a horse with the fishing rod, or flying were absent (in the rush they obviously messed with the code).

I never heard of reflecting Ganondorfs attacks with an empty bottle though... but it was easy to transform your items into bottles =P.

 

[batbeg]

You can reflect Ganondorf attacks with an empty bottle in OoT.

I want a video.

That's crazy.

 

[Wark]

Check out these strategically placed triggers in a MGS: Twin Snakes ad.

 

[Talladega Knight]

Check out these strategically placed triggers in a MGS: Twin Snakes ad.

They really are twins! :lol

 

[TreIII]

Not sure about that Guile. I've read Jojo and never noticed. That could also be a stereotypical military haircut.

Go read part 2 again (starring Joseph).

In a lot of ways, Guile could be considered to have his roots in the character of the Nazi soldier Stroheim. At least, the basic design for the character holds up.

But yeah...Capcom, SNK and etc. have been utilizing old school manga/anime/shows like HnK, Jojo, Gundam and etc. for "source material" for years on end. They STILL do so, too, if the likes of Sengoku BASARA's Hideyoshi (see my avatar) being basically a composite of Hokuto no Ken's Raoh is any indicator to show what I mean...