This is almost as bad as "Ekans/snake, Arbok/kobra, Muk/???".
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Videogame facts that blow your mind (SuperMarioBros. SHOCKING SECRET INSIDE p #70)
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This is almost as bad as "Ekans/snake, Arbok/kobra, Muk/???".
Version 3.0
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My reactions:
Starfox: OH MY GOD that's AWEWOME!
Mewtwo: I wish we could ban all Poke-facts from this thread.
Starfox: OH MY GOD that's AWEWOME!
Mewtwo: I wish we could ban all Poke-facts from this thread.
As someone who was already in college when Pokemon first got big, I often wish for an "ignore feature" that prevents anything related to Pokemon from even being visible in this otherwise-full-of-awesomeness thread.
(Yeah, I guess I'm a hater. Sorry, Poke-fans.)
ThatObviousUser
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DragonGirl
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Straight from /v/
See their legs?
my mind was blown, not sure if this is common knowledge or not
Uhh, you got an official source for that? Because I'm pretty sure their feet/legs look that way because the puppets originally used for the illustrations needed the metal feet to stand up and be posable. As soon as Nintendo stopped using the puppets, the characters had normal looking legs.
The Lamonster
Member
my god, this page is one of the best in the thread
CANNOT UNSEE ANY OF IT!
CANNOT UNSEE ANY OF IT!
bengraven
Member
I'm 32 and I never noticed that shit. I HAD that issue, too.
Needs to be added to the Top 5 mind blowers of the thread.
Akibastman
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ThatObviousUser
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Exactly. Enough with the Gen 1 facts! We get it, you're a total hipster who was reminded that you liked Pokemon as a kid but forgot about it until now.
This one's cool, though.
KittenMaster
Member
Hopefully this hate and "it's not cool to post Pokemon stuff, STOP IT" attitude doesn't stop actual good stuff from entering this thread (like the whole Mew -> Ditto connection from awhile back).
Hmm, what does not knowing that have to do with being young, and how young are you talking about? Personally I reckon it has more to do with whether you have that in depth knowledge of pilots and gravity and stuffs (which I didn't until I read this thread).
I remember looking at the cover and thinking initially that they were people in costumes, and then I spotted how thin the ankles were and realised they must be puppets because a human ankle couldn't fit there. Never thought much past that though, but it seems to make sense.
Interesting that the later games didn't continue it on though... Maybe they have interchangeable legs?
yurinka
Member
It's the name of the tournament.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Almost all of us are into the games think the "mindblowing" PKMN posts are among the worst things posted in this thread.
Except that one post about Cut. Amazing. And the last one on this page is okay I guess.
Made me think of Shawshank Redemption, personally.Hmm, what does not knowing that have to do with being young, and how young are you talking about? Personally I reckon it has more to do with whether you have that in depth knowledge of pilots and gravity and stuffs (which I didn't until I read this thread).
I remember looking at the cover and thinking initially that they were people in costumes, and then I spotted how thin the ankles were and realised they must be puppets because a human ankle couldn't fit there. Never thought much past that though, but it seems to make sense.
Interesting that the later games didn't continue it on though... Maybe they have interchangeable legs?
"I mean, how often do you actually look at a person's shoes?"
B1gg_Randall
Member
Ok the Star Fox amputated thing got my head fuck up now
But what about Star Wolf huh??
But what about Star Wolf huh??
yurinka
Member
Regarding the Capcom cow, it's a secret bonus item that appeared in games like Strider (1989) but -as I know, but can't confirm- debuted in Side Arms (1986).
The barrels are from Pirate Ship Higemaru (September, 1984), one of the first Capcom games: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_Ship_Higemaru
SonSon was released a bit before (July, 1984) and is a separated game. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SonSon
There is a SonSon cameo in Marvel vs Capcom 2 http://marvelvscapcom.wikia.com/wiki/SonSon
It's easy to make any toy standable and posable using simple wire. It's actually harder to make them stand when you give them tiny intricate robot ankles that pivot and function. And if the robot legs were just a functionality cheat, they'd have tried to disguise them somehow, like wrapping them with fabric or pipe cleaners or something like that. And they didn't run out of time when making the models and leave them unfinished, because all the pilots have them.
Robot legs were definitely a design decision (which Nintendo may or may not have backed away from by making their characters wear full pants and boots), and it's entirely conceivable that the model artist made that decision based on the disturbing idea that amputated robot legs would make them better pilots.
AceBandage
Banned
Or, simply put, robot legs are 20% cooler.
Searched the thread and didn't see this, so I thought I'd post it from the Pokemon Community Thread:
Even I didn't know this one...
Even I didn't know this one...
Has this been mentioned? (It's not that big but still):
Link does not have a sword/shield strap in the Wind Waker
How does he do that?
Velcro. Hylian velcro.
I would have went with magnets. Nice.
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Bomber Bob
Banned
Velcro
You're right. They did add it to Link's models in OoT 3D though.
That's a pretty weird design choice but I guess they just want to keep his model as simple as they can get it..... or maybe it is just magic velcro.
Oxymoron. All velcro is magic
Well, regular velcro can't shrink Link's items down so he can stuff them under his manly tunic.
pieatorium
Member
Oxymoron is related to self contradictory statements, using superflous or unecessary words to describe something is a pleonasm.
SilverLunar
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@StarFox metal legs
I don't buy that 'metal legs to make them better pilots' story at all. Pretty sure that's made up, there is no source for it.
I remember reading that the metal legs were used because they ran out of materials for the lower parts of the puppets' bodies.
I don't buy that 'metal legs to make them better pilots' story at all. Pretty sure that's made up, there is no source for it.
I remember reading that the metal legs were used because they ran out of materials for the lower parts of the puppets' bodies.
Yea, I was about to suggest the artwork was made to reflect the puppets, and the pupets had metal legs because that's what they decided to do.
Keith Stack
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http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hudsonmario/hudsonmario.htm
I just found out that these Mario games existed. Not quite a secret, but pretty weird.
Video: http://youtu.be/E0HQOKmAPRA
I just found out that these Mario games existed. Not quite a secret, but pretty weird.
Video: http://youtu.be/E0HQOKmAPRA
'Rocks' doesn't mean 'is attractive'.
Choppasmith
Member
Very weird indeed, it seems it's been "ported" to the NES via a SMB rom patch
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/527/
Might have to check it out.
Patrick Bateman
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Just read it on reddit, but :OOOOO
a posh hammer
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c'mon, I could see that the first time I played it!
Mama Robotnik
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I only found out today that Lance Henriksen was the King of the Mushroom Kingdom. Not exactly mind-blowing for most I know, but I had no idea.
electroplankton
Banned
Well, I thought they were pine cones.
SecretMoblin
Member
Heh, I did too at first, but my sister corrected me.
Just read it on reddit, but :OOOOO
That guy would've been one year old when the game came out. What a newb.
It's mind blowing that someone managed to play the game when they were blind.
a posh hammer
Member
copper?