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Videogame facts that blow your mind (SuperMarioBros. SHOCKING SECRET INSIDE p #70)
- Thread starter Chris Michael
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In "Elite Beat Agents", the cover for "Walkie Talkie Man" has someone coughing in the background. It's nearly the very end of the song, after the last segment ends. This is on the actual sound file, since it can be heard on the clean version of the song, not just in-game.
Listen for yourself (Skip to 2:52, it's easier to catch with headphones)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61ZkoB2Y9CE
Not really mindblowing, but I'm surprised they went with that version of the song in the final game since the coughing is pretty audible.
Another fun fact to note is that the cover artist, Jason Paige, also sings the first American opening of the Pokemon anime ("I wanna be the very best...").
Listen for yourself (Skip to 2:52, it's easier to catch with headphones)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61ZkoB2Y9CE
Not really mindblowing, but I'm surprised they went with that version of the song in the final game since the coughing is pretty audible.
Another fun fact to note is that the cover artist, Jason Paige, also sings the first American opening of the Pokemon anime ("I wanna be the very best...").
wrong link...?
There are two variantions of Silent Hill, excluding the greatest hits version. The shiny version was the first shipment given to those that pre-ordered the game.
This same thing happened for Spawn: The Eternal. The original release has a chromium cover, later releases are just normal covers.
No, I didn't mean him. Further down the spritesheet.
Although I think I know, now, it's the guy who actually runs the shop, not a cameo, and the 'pencil' is part of his uniform.
the_painted_bird
Member
I always thought this was a woman >_<
Ooops, it's fixed now.
Meccanical
Member
Are you serious?
That's pretty great.
tkscz
Member
Dude, I thought that was a woman as well.
I wonder why they changed their minds when they already had the sprites ready to go for those scenes.
EmCeeGramr
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i always thought that one dude's baten kaitos avatar was a bird with a big old happy beak smile until i realized it was a guy in some kind head wrap thingy
bengraven
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You can add me to that list as well.
Vlaphor
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Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
Those Mario & Luigi sprites are awesome. Too bad they didn't make it into the final game.
And that cough is pretty funny, but it honestly sounds like it's supposed to be there somehow. Or rather, it just fits with that kind of song.
And that cough is pretty funny, but it honestly sounds like it's supposed to be there somehow. Or rather, it just fits with that kind of song.
Elethiomel
Neo Member
It's not, but Pikachu is.
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found on reddit, blew my mind. cant believe i never made the connection.
if true my god nintendo has the coolest secrets and easter eggs thatts too crazy
KittenMaster
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Zelda 1 takes place in a timeline where Wind Waker never happened.
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found on reddit, blew my mind. cant believe i never made the connection.
Maaaaaaaan........maaaaaaan.....fuck me, I need to know if this was intentional.
the one that looks like fusion suit samus? cause i thought it was some kind of middle eastern samus.
WiiredShawn
Member
Considering the developers of Skyward Sword openly admit to placing references to the original Zelda in that game, it wouldn't be terribly far-fetched to think the Ocarina of Time developers participated in a similar kind of sneakiness.
Whether it's "intentional" in the sense that the timeline connection was always intended is more difficult, if not impossible, to discern. Chances are, the visual connection is an easter egg, and the timeline connection is a fortunate coincidence.
I laughed so hard at that random dr.cox link oh god
Oh I'm not picky, I'm satisfied with a "cool easter-egg" connection. It's just crazy that I never picked up on it.
LuFel
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Has this been posted yet?
found on reddit, blew my mind. cant believe i never made the connection.
now makes sense...
I though about this one of Darksiders yesterday, and I think it makes some sense.
Why is the main character called War?
-Darksiders is known as the mix of The Legend of Zelda and God of War
-The Legend of Zelda + God of War = The Legend of War
-Darksiders tells the legend of a character
-The Legend of [character's name]
-The Legend of War
It looks better at my mind, but this is the best way I found to describe my thoughts. lol
Why is the main character called War?
-Darksiders is known as the mix of The Legend of Zelda and God of War
-The Legend of Zelda + God of War = The Legend of War
-Darksiders tells the legend of a character
-The Legend of [character's name]
-The Legend of War
It looks better at my mind, but this is the best way I found to describe my thoughts. lol
Uhh no, you are one of the Four Horseman, and his name is War...
D
Deleted member 59090
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I wonder what you're gonna come up with for Death, Conquest and Famine.
AdmiralSnackbar
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I wonder how THQ is going to come up with a game about famine.
Throwaway123456789
Member
Uh, no.
lolwut
Empty Space
Member
Conquest and Famine were changed to Strife and Fury for the Darksiders universe. Fury is also female.
KO Traveling Hobo
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But strife and war are practically synonymous. That's dumb.
Where'd Pestilence go?
I didn't get very far into the game, so this is the most shocking fact I've read in here in a while.
less laughter
Banned
Retired in 1936, thanks to the discovery of penicillin.
HylianScribe
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Has this been posted yet?
found on reddit, blew my mind. cant believe i never made the connection.
Guess it's not that mind blowing since, from what I remember of the preview coverage leading up to that game, it was reported that an early version of the game had you going onto an island with the giant tree as the first dungeon, and it was being labeled a Zelda 1 reference. This was like sometime in 1996/1997, but I clearly remember the Zelda 1 reference was intentionally there at one point.
Android18a
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In addition to that, Wind Waker is also Post-OOT and the Deku tree lives at the centre of a small yet 'mountainous' island.
Empty Space
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In pop culture Pestilence is often used instead of Conquest, but the original passage has the riders Conquest, War, Famine, and Death. Its worth noting that there's some debate about what Conquest actually represents hence why it often get changed to Pestilence.
I'm not entirely sure how I picked up that bit of information, but I don't think they ever explicitly state that Fury is female in the first game. I think the only actual information given about the other riders is their names.
Here are all four riders as depicted in the Darksiders universe.
Okay I'm done with the Darksiders/Horsemen stuff sorry.