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Videogame facts that blow your mind (SuperMarioBros. SHOCKING SECRET INSIDE p #70)

kunonabi

Member
It has a dude called Makoto and ...

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http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/Ryoko_Kano

Not as obvious as Dan's mix of Art of Fighting but ... I can kinda see it

Yun/yang were bigger ripoffs of of Lee.

Lee had the lunge punch, the shoulder, the target combo, the setup throw, yang's rising kick, and some of normals that they ended up using. Some of it could be chalked up to similar fighting styles but so much of it is completely identical.
 

karobit

Member
Not mind-blowing, possibly already posted in this thread, probably well-known (it was well-known enough at the time that I knew it back then) but the PS2's release date in Japan was March 4, 2000. Japan also lists dates (not as frequently now, but common up through the 80s) in terms of reigns of Emperors. For example, 1983 was Showa 58, the 58th year of the Showa era. The current era, which is known as the Heisei era, began on January 8, 1989 with the succession of Emperor Akihito to the throne.

Therefore, the Japanese release date of the PS2 was Heisei 12, March 4.

Or: 12.3.4
 
Not mind-blowing, possibly already posted in this thread, probably well-known (it was well-known enough at the time that I knew it back then) but the PS2's release date in Japan was March 4, 2000. Japan also lists dates (not as frequently now, but common up through the 80s) in terms of reigns of Emperors. For example, 1983 was Showa 58, the 58th year of the Showa era. The current era, which is known as the Heisei era, began on January 8, 1989 with the succession of Emperor Akihito to the throne.

Therefore, the Japanese release date of the PS2 was Showa 12, March 4.

Or: 12.3.4

Wouldn't it be Heisei 12, March 4th?

Also, what am I missing here? You're posting a date?
 

RoadDogg

Member
I didn't think it would be possible to make something worse then Cool Facts About Gaming, but I guess I was wrong.

Edit: There is one amusing one.
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Hasney

Member
I'm pretty sure that one is a piss take.

EDIT: So is cool facts. MY BAD. Got it mixed up with that did you know gaming malarkey.
 

Mike M

Nick N
I actually kind of like the troll facts. They're kind of like the picture of Patrick Stewart that says "Use the Force, Harry. -- Gandalf."
 

Gui_PT

Member
english isn't my first language and when I played it for the first time I was young.
So I just looked at her polygonal model and always thought she was a he.

Well it's true the models aren't very human like lol

But I always thought the breasts were quite visible
 

Camjo-Z

Member
Not exactly a mind-blowing fact but I wasn't able to prove this until today so I gotta share it!

Major Minor, the feline protagonist from the unbelievably shitty Wii game Major Minor's Majestic March, was originally a human! I told my friend about it but he didn't believe me so I scoured the internet for a picture... but surprisingly enough I found NOTHING! So I decided to dig through my old issues of Nintendo Power for proof...

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<--- Final Design

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<--- Original Design
 
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