Seraphis Cain
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Just wondering, is this the most popular thread on GAF? Only 8,000~ replies, but over 2.3 million views. Insanity.
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Videogame facts that blow your mind (SuperMarioBros. SHOCKING SECRET INSIDE p #70)
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It's the nature of the topic, I would say. Not everyone has something actually relevant to contribute (and most people probably feel stupid posting something to the effect of 'cool' that nobody will give a shit about), so of course the thread views are going to appear massively inflated.Seraphis Cain said:
Ahoi-Brause
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Zelda and Link's first appearance in SMURFILY EVER AFTER(1985)
Now we know where Nintendo got their inspiration from.
Now we know where Nintendo got their inspiration from.
Joe Shlabotnik
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Ahoi-Brause said:Zelda and Link's first appearance in SMURFILY EVER AFTER(1985)
Now we know where Nintendo got their inspiration from.
Haha, holy shit.. I mean, Link and Zelda are fairly traditional "forest elf"/princess archetypes, but that's still a pretty stunning coincidence. It's so close that the only reason I would still bet that it's a coincidence is because I can't imagine why Shigeru Miyamoto would be randomly inspired by an episode of The Smurfs. Also I'm not sure how long it took to make Zelda.
CecilMcW00t said:
Well, Ozma is a pretty overt reference to Oz and Princess Ozma, given that L. Frank Baum created both names. Are there any other fictional "leader" boss names used in the FF games? I knew of eastern spirit/god names, but Ozma is the name of a fictional fairy princess...
(I see one theory is that it's named for the SETI Project OZMA ... which was named after Princess Ozma, so...)
Ahoi-Brause
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Well you never know, maybe he just watched it briefly and then it went into his subconsciousnessJoe Shlabotnik said:
Granger Danger
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I remember watching Smurfily Ever After as a kid. IIRC, "Zelda" was deaf and "Link" had to learn sign language to woo her or something?
Dog Problems
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Seraphis Cain said:
I've seen this thread linked to on a lot of blogs and gaming sites. I'm sure a lot of it is from that.
GameplayWhore
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Rufus said:
You also get people looking through old posts to make sure that they're not posting something already in there. As well as those who search back through the whole thread to look for redundant mindblowns so they can reply "Hah, that's like cloudbush old!". I, for instance, probably viewed the thread and its individual messages about five thousand times in the last few weeks working on my project.
Ahoi-Brause said:
No way, his hair isn't pink!
BocoDragon said:
Oh, huh. Just looked it up, and for some reason I always thought it was "Resident Evil: Code Veronica" when it was actually "Resident Evil Code: Veronica". Silly me.
Professor Beef
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But you DO know who that is, right?thomaser said:
...right?
Typographenia
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Anyone can recognize Mario, silly.Professor Beef said:
The little red hat gives him away every time!
I love the akira/halflife comparison.
This thread also makes me feel guilty for still never testing the turning ps logo for myself.
Roto13 said:Well, this one doesn't suck. In Mega Man X3, Neon Tiger's stage music in all likelihood borrows from the Guns 'n Roses song My Michelle. Someone who works on the Mega Man X games definitely likes Guns 'n Roses, if the background in the stage of Axle the Red (a robotic rose) is any indication. Most of the Guns 'n Roses references in Mega Man X5 were inserted during localization (including Axle the Red's name, which was Spike Rosered in Japan), but not all of them.
Bonus bit of mindblowingness for Canadians: The woman responsible for the name changes in Mega Man X 5 was Alyson Court. She played Loonette on The Big Comfy Couch.
This is hilarious because I'm pretty sure this is everyone's opinion of you. You believe what you want to believe, with out any regard for how stupid it is.
EDIT: Adding me to your ignore list really does support the whole "LALALALALA I'M NOT LISTENING" thing, doesn't it?
Axel will sue the shit out of these if he found out.
The Lamonster
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joke?Typographenia said:
Mister Zimbu
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the chris said:
What is Korinna Extra Bold?
Aaaaand it's become mindblowing again.
It be even more mindblowing if that hadn't been posted already
Diagonal freight elevators exist. I'm pretty sure they're supposed to be better able to lift massive weight loads, because it's easier to push something up a hill than it is to lift it. But I think they're all mostly unique, because they're not mass produced, they're custom designed and built on rare occasions for the unique needs and terrain of whatever unusual facility they get built into. One elevator might not even be able to trade parts with another.Mike M said:
Right beside the lift, there's a door-looking thing with an overhang and a support beam that goes up and attaches to the ceiling that's the same in both. I'd say that's probably the biggest indicator that the level designer was at least inspired by the lift he saw in Akira. He wanted to design a cool elevator. He looked at a 2D drawing of one. Then he built a 3D one of similar design.
If an elevator of that style exists, it seems unlikely that it was the basis for both the level designer and Katsuhiro Otomo's designs, because they're on other sides of the Pacific. And I suspect that a similar elevator in Japan wasn't even the (direct) basis for Otomo's elevator. Akira oozes too much creativity for me to expect that.
I was thinking of A through G. But obviously it's been a while since music class.Simon Belmont said:
Couldn't wait to be a member to post this.
That soothing music that played during the character bios in Eternal Champions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTcQMQXJGPw
Now, who I've listened to back in the day. Bone Thungs n Harmony's Eternal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKQe23hUnY4
Coincidence? I think not.
That soothing music that played during the character bios in Eternal Champions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTcQMQXJGPw
Now, who I've listened to back in the day. Bone Thungs n Harmony's Eternal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKQe23hUnY4
Coincidence? I think not.
Yeah, never heard either of these before, but they are obviously referencing the game music, both in the album title (despite that also being related to an older album name apparently) and the fact that most of the song is there, not just a single phrase. Using obscure songs in a new context is pretty common in hip hop, though, and I'm guessing the original song is probably credited in the album notes (at least I hope it is).Kaiken said:
Kaiken said:
That's not the only Bone Thugs song that samples EC, and the other one is even more obvious.
Bone Thugs n Harmony - Crossroads
Eternal Champions - Bad Ending
fossil coast
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JasonMCG said:
Name one.
Ahoi-Brause
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But the couple from the smurfs got the trademark hat and headband and the matching hair colors. Also pointy ears.jett said:lol. That's nothing.
This is what Nintendo was "inspired" by:
KittenMaster
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The Black Cauldron is actually pretty dark for a Disney movie and was even censored before release. Its atmosphere and themes lead itself very well to what you would expect in Zelda.aaaaaa said:
However; Zelda 1's plot is still pretty different from the Black Cauldron and you can probably find more differences than similarities. I still wouldn't be surprised if there was some sort of inspiration though, Black Cauldron came out a year before and the "unlikely hero with a magic sword" lends itself much better to a video game than what actually happens in the movie.
SuperAngelo64
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Black Cauldron is nothing like Zelda except for the fact that there's a kid in green and he has a sword.
I'm probably an equally avid Nintendo and Disney fan and I've played through/watched each a shit ton of times.
I'm probably an equally avid Nintendo and Disney fan and I've played through/watched each a shit ton of times.
This'll either be a surprising oversight that no-one has noticed (certainly never seen it mentioned here before), or something so incredibly obvious that everyone notices and doesn't bother mentioning it. My luck, it'll be the latter, so feel free to hand me my ass if it is. 
The three main notes for Zelda's Lullaby, the most important melody for progress in the original Ocarina of Time, resemble the formation of the Triforce when put closer together. The bottom left piece of wisdom, the top piece of power, and the bottom right piece of courage.
Edit; Okay, its a stretch considering left and right are pointing away from the center, but I think you can see what I am getting at.
Edit; Okay, its a stretch considering left and right are pointing away from the center, but I think you can see what I am getting at.
ratcliffja
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Pretty sure it's the latter. Always seemed obvious to me anyway.Phoenixus said:This'll either be a surprising oversight that no-one has noticed (certainly never seen it mentioned here before), or something so incredibly obvious that everyone notices and doesn't bother mentioning it. My luck, it'll be the latter, so feel free to hand me my ass if it is.
The three main notes for Zelda's Lullaby, the most important melody for progress in the original Ocarina of Time, resemble the formation of the Triforce when put closer together. The bottom left piece of wisdom, the top piece of power, and the bottom right piece of courage.
Edit; Okay, its a stretch considering left and right are pointing away from the center, but I think you can see what I am getting at.
ShockingAlberto
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I thought this was kind of an obvious point the game was making.Phoenixus said:This'll either be a surprising oversight that no-one has noticed (certainly never seen it mentioned here before), or something so incredibly obvious that everyone notices and doesn't bother mentioning it. My luck, it'll be the latter, so feel free to hand me my ass if it is.
The three main notes for Zelda's Lullaby, the most important melody for progress in the original Ocarina of Time, resemble the formation of the Triforce when put closer together. The bottom left piece of wisdom, the top piece of power, and the bottom right piece of courage.
Edit; Okay, its a stretch considering left and right are pointing away from the center, but I think you can see what I am getting at.
Valjean Lafitte
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Mister Zimbu said:
It was pretty mindblowing when I posted it back on page #144, too.
RockXLight said:Being a self-proclaimed font geek, this kinda sort of blew my mind a bit:
XxSlasherMcGirkxX
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Okay something really bizarre just happened to me. So I come home from work just a while ago and I do my usual routine of throwing my keys and wallet on the dresser, turning on my PS3 and selecting a random music track and put it on random. I get dressed and then just fall on my couch face first and just lay. Just laying there relaxing half awake and half asleep.
Then this track comes on. It starts to play. It kinda starts to really stand out to me. I listen a bit more, and realize I have no idea what this song is!?! I know my playlist like the back of my hand and I have NEVER heard this before. I don't hate it, in fact it's something I could have put on my PS3.
In a half daze I start freaking out. I quickly hit the home button to see what this is. It's labled "BGM In My Room" The title of the song took me back a bit. I know I have never seen this before. I have everything grouped into one folder and every track is named and a corrisponding album picture this track was picture-less and had underscores in it.
I frantically scrolled through my 600+ playlist looking to find my hidden intruder amongst all my beloved classics. Then when I spot the now playing symbol I come to an almost screeching halt. To my amazement there were an additional 16 tracks!!!!
WTF! I said aloud. Surely I could not have downloaded an entire playlist and not have noticed. I play each song listening one to the next. Each one played entirely different and yet felt like they all belonged. My first initial reaction was did the flower soundrack become a free and auto-download due the playstation plus but then I quickly dismissed that theory. I know I'll use my "shazam" app on my phone and it can tell me what this came from. The app loads as a eagerly anticipate the results. The screen flashes "Unidentifiable Song" What! It can't find any of them!
My next idea was to search for them on youtube everythings on youtube in one shape or form. You tube failed me. I know I'll google the song titles. Nothing. I was starting to get frustrated. After a couple more google searches, I finally found my answer. My last search was "Unknown PS3 Songs"
Apparently these 16 Songs are default songs used in the PS3 video editor. Well so what I thought. I've used the editor several times and never heard/used these songs before and they never appeared in my playlist before. Okay thats where they came from. I'll just delete them then.
"Error Code 76843 Unable to delete"
WHATWHATWAHT WHAT! What is going on!!?
Well here's the rundown. I don't know if this is a glitch or something but heres what happens to the best of my knowledge.
The PS3 video editor by default starts off with a blank video. You first take your desired clip and edit it and it saves it to the initial blank video. The initial blank video is then copied to your VIDEO section on the XMB. Afterwards another blank video is added in the editor.
You can freely delete already created edited videos that are saved on the editor itself BUT if you delete the blank video the 16 HIDDEN SONGS automatically get transferred to your PS3 music folder in the backround. They can then be found and played in the "Unknown" section of the PS3's music folder and CAN NOT be deleted.
To fix this and get rid of these ghost songs. Go back into the Video Editor and create a blank video and exit out. If you look back in your music playlist all of the tracks will automatically be gone.
Whew...Sorry for the Wall of Text guys but I had to share.
Then this track comes on. It starts to play. It kinda starts to really stand out to me. I listen a bit more, and realize I have no idea what this song is!?! I know my playlist like the back of my hand and I have NEVER heard this before. I don't hate it, in fact it's something I could have put on my PS3.
In a half daze I start freaking out. I quickly hit the home button to see what this is. It's labled "BGM In My Room" The title of the song took me back a bit. I know I have never seen this before. I have everything grouped into one folder and every track is named and a corrisponding album picture this track was picture-less and had underscores in it.
I frantically scrolled through my 600+ playlist looking to find my hidden intruder amongst all my beloved classics. Then when I spot the now playing symbol I come to an almost screeching halt. To my amazement there were an additional 16 tracks!!!!
WTF! I said aloud. Surely I could not have downloaded an entire playlist and not have noticed. I play each song listening one to the next. Each one played entirely different and yet felt like they all belonged. My first initial reaction was did the flower soundrack become a free and auto-download due the playstation plus but then I quickly dismissed that theory. I know I'll use my "shazam" app on my phone and it can tell me what this came from. The app loads as a eagerly anticipate the results. The screen flashes "Unidentifiable Song" What! It can't find any of them!
My next idea was to search for them on youtube everythings on youtube in one shape or form. You tube failed me. I know I'll google the song titles. Nothing. I was starting to get frustrated. After a couple more google searches, I finally found my answer. My last search was "Unknown PS3 Songs"
Apparently these 16 Songs are default songs used in the PS3 video editor. Well so what I thought. I've used the editor several times and never heard/used these songs before and they never appeared in my playlist before. Okay thats where they came from. I'll just delete them then.
"Error Code 76843 Unable to delete"
WHATWHATWAHT WHAT! What is going on!!?
Well here's the rundown. I don't know if this is a glitch or something but heres what happens to the best of my knowledge.
The PS3 video editor by default starts off with a blank video. You first take your desired clip and edit it and it saves it to the initial blank video. The initial blank video is then copied to your VIDEO section on the XMB. Afterwards another blank video is added in the editor.
You can freely delete already created edited videos that are saved on the editor itself BUT if you delete the blank video the 16 HIDDEN SONGS automatically get transferred to your PS3 music folder in the backround. They can then be found and played in the "Unknown" section of the PS3's music folder and CAN NOT be deleted.
To fix this and get rid of these ghost songs. Go back into the Video Editor and create a blank video and exit out. If you look back in your music playlist all of the tracks will automatically be gone.
Whew...Sorry for the Wall of Text guys but I had to share.
Clipper said:
To be more accurate, a tone is the distance between two notes. A full octave is made of 12 semi-tones. A whole tone is the distance of two semi-tones. Scales have different patterns of tones and semi-tones. A major scale, one of the most common, has the following patten: tone, tone, semi-tone, tone, tone, tone, semi-tone (7 notes, that's where the idea of 7 tones or notes comes from). Add those up and they come up to 12. A C major scale is the one that uses no sharps or flats, just because it starts at C. Therefore you can deduce that the distance between all of the non sharp or flat notes is a whole tone, except for E to F (there is no E sharp or F flat) and B to C (there is no B sharp or C flat).
IAmABeliver
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Seraphis Cain said:
Well, I've been waiting to get this account verified forever...since I first found this topic.
I had something to contribute...but forgot it months ago. So, I'll just embed a video. No, it's not a music coincidence or anything, but considering how many people in this thread seem to like that kind of stuff, you should get a kick out of the video:
Song of Storms Black Dance