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Videogame facts that blow your mind (SuperMarioBros. SHOCKING SECRET INSIDE p #70)
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Your English may have been better than you knew, because "Jessie" is a gender-neutral name. It can be used for boys as well.
Link1110
Member
Isn't Jesse the male version and Jessie is always female? That's what I always thought anyway.
I feel really stupid right now.
:Motorbass
Member
haha, I remember thinking that he says the german phrase "So ein Mist!" (what a crap)
,...not sure if you understood xD
My mind was blown that the mostly pink character is the SON and not the DAUGHTER
Your mind was blown by the fact that Mr. Driller is male?
...yes =x
You know those games whose names makes no sense ?
It took me a while to understood why the first Super Mario Bros was named that way since you could only play with Mario ....
You can catch a female Mr. Mime in Pokemon.
Japan -> US translations aren't always impeccable.
You can play as Luigi in 2 player. I guess if you never played or heard of Mario Bros prior to SMB it could be confusing.
Mr. Driller is called Mr. Driller in Japan.
Not-that-Interesting fact: Back in the early 2000's, the local arcade had one of those machines and NOBODY EVER PLAYED IT.
I knew about the Sonic thing and decided to play the game, only because of that factor. I didn't like the game that much, but then the hydraulics broke and I had to play it leaning sideways for like 10 minutes.
Cool story bro
Maybe I was confusing with Drill Dozer ... or maybe it just the pink color and I was like "yeah it is another game of a franchise called Mr Driller" =P
Kinda poetic considering Mario first appearencce also wasn't on a Mario game xD
The first ever appearance of Sonic the Hedgehog in a video game was in the arcade game Rad Mobile, as an air freshener or ornament or something. It came out about two months before Sonic 1 on Genesis.
Kinda poetic considering Mario first appearencce also wasn't on a Mario game xD
And if you put aside Donkey Kong were initially it was named Jumpman and not Mario, in its first game with the name Mario, DK Jr if I'm not mistaken, he's... the bad guy ^_^
The first ever appearance of Sonic the Hedgehog in a video game was in the arcade game Rad Mobile, as an air freshener or ornament or something. It came out about two months before Sonic 1 on Genesis.
That game was rad as fuck!
SuperAngelo64
Banned
It is. Jesse is a name on it's own of Hebrew origin. Male.
Jessie is usually short for something like Jessica or Jezebel. Female.
Congrats, you are 90% more of an investigative journalist than pretty much all of the reporters in the gaming industry today.
You must have all kinds of friends.
I thought she/he was wearing an armor-like plate (the grey thing) so I didn't connect that could have be a female breast.
You and me, my friend.
atomic moth
Member
Fun fact:
Radmobile was the most popular arcade game in Encino, California during the early to mid 90's. Especially among those in high school.
Radmobile.
Utterly shameless self-plug:
You can read many of the words on the hand-drawn maps and throughout the scenery in Gravity Rush. The creators made an alphabet and then set up some rules so that it wouldn't be obvious what the words were supposed to be:
http://gaming.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/1753/the-secret-alphabet-of-gravity-rush.html
You can read many of the words on the hand-drawn maps and throughout the scenery in Gravity Rush. The creators made an alphabet and then set up some rules so that it wouldn't be obvious what the words were supposed to be:
http://gaming.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/1753/the-secret-alphabet-of-gravity-rush.html
Which is a coincidence since I remember it from Encino Man.
I had no idea it was a real game.
Also I have one neat fact or secret.
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If you get one of the endings in Resident Evil 1 where barry merely knocks out wesker then goes with jill to see tyrant. If you come out and revisit the power room you'll find Wesker's dead body beside the triggering system for the bomb.
He was killed by Chimera monsters
That's a little dramatic, don't you think...
it's more like 89%
Also I just thought of something... in the Grand Theft Auto games, when you die, you always restart outside of a hospital. But how does this make any sense? If you're dead, even a hospital wouldn't be able to revive you... UNLESS...
GTA takes place in an alternate universe where medical technology has advanced to the point where humans can be resurrected after premature death!!
Technically they can. That's the whole purpose of CPR which, though not as effective in real life as in the media, does provide the possibility of bringing someone back from death when performed correctly. That said, the chances of this happening if you have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are near zero, so GTA's doctors are either hella good, or hella fast.
Also, it's a videogame.
I think we all know that's the real answer here. Same reason Mario just starts back at the beginning of a level or at a checkpoint after falling down a bottomless pit, or why hiding behind cover somehow causes mortal wounds to heal in seconds in most games today.
This one is more of an easter egg, but here goes anyway:
In Kirby Super Star, there's a very, very, VERY slim chance that when using the Stone ability, it will turn Kirby into a
or into a
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BmVEvulLJg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJQj3D0TTcs
In Kirby Super Star, there's a very, very, VERY slim chance that when using the Stone ability, it will turn Kirby into a
Mario Statue
Samus Statue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BmVEvulLJg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJQj3D0TTcs
I'd like to see someone try and perform CPR on a Russian dude who just leaped out of a helicopter 5000 feet in the air and get a positive result!
(also i hope no one thought i was actually serious with that theory)
I wasted 15 minutes trying to do this exact thing yesterday, no joke.
I wonder if Return To Dreamland has any rare drop like this ... the amount of stones is awesome ! It even has a Smash Bros trophy xD
edit :
Has LOTS of trophys, HAL logo and a sprite ! =O
baphomet
Member
It's not a big deal, but to this day I know a code that I've never seen mentioned before anywhere. And unfortunately I'd have to see the instruction manual to remember it.
It's for Criticom for the PS1 (never tried it on the Saturn), and it upgrades all the characters to level 3. I figured it out by entering the developers in the back on the manual in the password section. It was one of the first 3 if my memory serves correct, but I would remember if someone has a scan of it.
Not that anyone cares, but its an unknown code for a horrible game that's 18 years old. Figured I'd throw that out there just because.
It's for Criticom for the PS1 (never tried it on the Saturn), and it upgrades all the characters to level 3. I figured it out by entering the developers in the back on the manual in the password section. It was one of the first 3 if my memory serves correct, but I would remember if someone has a scan of it.
Not that anyone cares, but its an unknown code for a horrible game that's 18 years old. Figured I'd throw that out there just because.
Me and my friend got the
Mario one once. We paused at the spot for quite a while lol. Never got Samus. I wonder what the chances are to get those statues. Less than 1%? Getting the naked man is probably 5-10%.
Damn
Older than the internet. But he isn't even dying, they just slapped him on top of the background. He is literally on top of everything, including the wall. He is also at the wrong angle.
Valjean Lafitte
Banned
DiipuSurotu
Banned
FFVI had "Approaching Sentiment", an infamous choral track sung by the development team on the Final Fantasy VI Special Tracks album. But as far as I know it wasn't something that was written to actually appear in the game (similar to the earlier vocal tracks released on FFIII, FFIV and FFV albums).
I'd say Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals, the 1994 FF anime.
He is actually removing that sign.
Valjean Lafitte
Banned
It might be too recent to blow mines, but the 3D version of Donkey Kong Country Returns slips in a Zelda reference
http://youtu.be/TbpVmCVjyWE
http://youtu.be/TbpVmCVjyWE
piratepwnsninja
Member
My mine was blown.
He is, the real mind blowing part is that I actually own the comic that pic is from.
You win! Nice memory. Did you also know the FF6 version does the same thing?
What really blow my mind is how MUCH of these Cool Bits are nintendo games.
Halo and Shadows of the Empire are the only ones not made by Nintendo or a (at time) second party in 30 videos !
It seems there is a very obscure sidequest in Final Fantasy IX Disc 4 which nets you a Protect Ring if completed. It requires you to keep coming back to Linblum after each cutscene or boss battle in Memoria.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vYMDCuS_lA
This was reported by a GameFAQS user which found it by reading the Ultimania guide.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vYMDCuS_lA
This was reported by a GameFAQS user which found it by reading the Ultimania guide.
Cool. I never knew this.
The first ever appearance of Sonic the Hedgehog in a video game was in the arcade game Rad Mobile, as an air freshener or ornament or something. It came out about two months before Sonic 1 on Genesis.