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[Soulhouf]

I never knew you could kill these things in SMB3 (the orb and the jet fire):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4QVeVXyFMM

OMG, mind blown again by this game O_O

Jocchan: WTF this can't be real. This guy is up to something.
But wait, he seems quit interested...

 

[jercruz]

oh yeah, the tanooki drop as I call it.

i never really think it was that a secret then :O

i thought it was common knowledge...

 

[y2dvd]

OMG, I never knew about the tanooki drop. MINDBLOWN!

 

[bengraven]

So they revealed the Google Triforce thing was a Zelda reference and now the artist is banned from Google and her images obscured to remove the Triforce.

 

[Ezduo]

So they revealed the Google Triforce thing was a Zelda reference and now the artist is banned from Google and her images obscured to remove the Triforce.

Ooo, drama. Link?

 

[BowieZ]

My jaw has tanooki dropped.

 

[Haunted]

So they revealed the Google Triforce thing was a Zelda reference and now the artist is banned from Google and her images obscured to remove the Triforce.

whaaat

 

[Scrow]

huh, wow. looks like the google and triforce thing is true.

go to this page: http://www.google.com/holidaylogos.html

check all the images that used to have the triforce in them. it's no longer there.

google is suddenly seeming a whole lot more evil now.

 

[Kilrogg]

Has the artist been fired or something?

 

[xKilltheMx]

So they revealed the Google Triforce thing was a Zelda reference and now the artist is banned from Google and her images obscured to remove the Triforce.

wow

 

[BooJoh]

It's still on the Earth Day logo here: http://www.google.com/logos/logos09-2.html
Is there a source to this info?

 

[Dra-Q]

huh, wow. looks like the google and triforce thing is true.

go to this page: http://www.google.com/holidaylogos.html

check all the images that used to have the triforce in them. it's no longer there.

google is suddenly seeming a whole lot more evil now.

Google took the triforce to rule over Hyrule?

 

[Vitet]

Link's Awakening Second Dungeon

Super Mario World Ghost House

 

[Gomu Gomu]

Not quite a video game related fact, but what the hell:

Segata Sanshiro

Hans Zimmer's Crimson Tide score.

I might be crazy though. :lol

 

[EzLink]

Wow, this thread just keeps on giving. I love it!

 

[PIMPBYBLUD]

Not strictly a videogame fact, and I hope it's not old, but this blew my mind:
http://i25.tinypic.com/2q0tt8n.jpg[IMG]
Special thanks, again, to Onilink (again not the one from this board), for linking me the pic.

Hint: [spoiler]Look at the guy on the left side.[/spoiler][/QUOTE]

LMAO really! :lol

 

[Chairhome]

So they revealed the Google Triforce thing was a Zelda reference and now the artist is banned from Google and her images obscured to remove the Triforce.

They're probably just trying to cover their butts cause of possible copyright infringement.

 

[joeyjoejoeshabadoo]

Not strictly a videogame fact, and I hope it's not old, but this blew my mind:
http://i25.tinypic.com/2q0tt8n.jpg[IMG]
Special thanks, again, to Onilink (again not the one from this board), for linking me the pic.

Hint: [spoiler]Look at the guy on the left side.[/spoiler][/QUOTE]This guy needs to be in the background of more things. Kinda like an uninterested Waldo.

 

[Jangaroo]

Not quite a video game related fact, but what the hell:

Segata Sanshiro

Hans Zimmer's Crimson Tide score.

I might be crazy though. :lol

They do sound similar!:lol

 

[Sixfortyfive]

They're probably just trying to cover their butts cause of possible copyright infringement.

Nintendo didn't even come up with the Triforce design. I'm almost positive that it's some obscure religious symbol or something, though I'm having a hard time finding any info on it right now.

EDIT:

I forget what city/village this was in, but the triforce design was fucking everywhere, especially on a lot of items in some temple/shrine that we passed through. They didn't permit pictures inside it so this was the only one I got.

I can't for the life of me remember what the symbol itself was supposed to represent, though.

 

[jaypah]

I forget what city/village this was in but the triforce design was fucking everywhere, especially on a lot of items in some temple/shrine that we passed through. They didn't permit pictures inside it so this was the only one I got.

probably Hyrule.

 

[Jocchan]

The Triforce is also a well-known fractal, the Sierpinski Triangle.

 

[Jet Grind Radio!]

Aw I wanted to make a Water Temple joke. ;_;

 

[Clipper]

It's still on the Earth Day logo here: http://www.google.com/logos/logos09-2.html
Is there a source to this info?

That link is broken. Clear your cache if you still see it. It does seem that most if not all of the Google triforces are gone, which is crazy, as I don't think Nintendo has a copyright on the triforce design.

Well, whatever. Mind blown by corporate fear.

 

[samratty]

Not quite a video game related fact, but what the hell:

Segata Sanshiro

Hans Zimmer's Crimson Tide score.

I might be crazy though. :lol

Yeh, I pointed that out in a thread before along time ago. It's too similar not to be inspired by Zimmer's Theme imo.

 

[Guardian Bob]

More about the "triforce" history:

And so we can trace the history of the Triforce symbol from three dragon scales to the symbol of a mighty family to the motif in Japanese graphic design to the Zelda games themselves.. But does this really have any significance for the Zelda games? Check back next week to find out . . .

Source

 

[jaxword]

So they revealed the Google Triforce thing was a Zelda reference and now the artist is banned from Google and her images obscured to remove the Triforce.

Guess this is what happens when nerds get a little too excited and digg it everywhere...

 

[Jazzem]

Thanks! I only noticed about a year ago myself. after a decade of playing the game.

What I noticed even later (and I can't believe its so blatant!):


Emerald Hill and Hill Top Zone are the same level, with a pallete-swap and some different trees. How did I not see this!?

You're treading a fine line between surprising me and destroying my childhood here :lol

But great finds nonetheless Again, I recognized recurring parts (namely, the grass), but damn, as you said that is pretty blatant! At least the backgrounds are different

Clearly the recolouring concept of cloud/bush has had a (subtle) influence on the industry!

 

[ZAK]

Everyone probably already knows this, but:

http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p443/mappster34/cehm2.gif

http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p443/mappster34/deeet.gif

In Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Death Egg Zone is the Chemical Plant Zone. Sonic Team just gave it a space background and blue hue.

Maybe the chemical plant is in the death egg!

 

[Capndrake]

Might have been posted already:

Mega Man 9 credits music

Compare to the Super Punch-Out!! credits music.

 

[oracrest]

This level in Bubble Bobble:

contains a giant scale sprite of the UFO ship from Space Invaders.

 

[Oliver.S]

Similarities in the Mario Kart credit songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcTsSnT4jjE

 

[BowieZ]

Not sure if this has been posted or not, I apologize if it has.

The music for World 2 [sic -- World 3] in Super Mario Bros. 3: Linky

Is the fairy fountain and file select theme from the Zelda series: Linky

It's the inverted version of the same theme with some minor changes

Actually, the Fairy Queen theme is comprised of two phrases, an antecedent and a consequent phrase: the second phrase (0:12 in the video) is not an inversion, it's a direct lift apart from a slightly different end few notes

 

[Roto13]

This level in Bubble Bobble:

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/oracrest/emu_bubble.gif

contains a giant scale sprite of the UFO ship from Space Invaders.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/oracrest/Space-Invaders-lg.gif

I tend to stay away from this thread because I'm not sure I can handle it, but this just... *holds head tightly*

 

[Huggy]

This level in Bubble Bobble:


contains a giant scale sprite of the UFO ship from Space Invaders.

Oh for crying out loud..

 

[BooJoh]

That link is broken. Clear your cache if you still see it. It does seem that most if not all of the Google triforces are gone, which is crazy, as I don't think Nintendo has a copyright on the triforce design.

Well, whatever. Mind blown by corporate fear.

Weird... the link still works fine for me, but the Triforce in the Earth Day Logo I pointed out has been removed since I posted that.

Is such an ambiguous symbol really such a controversy? Consider my mind blown.

 

[mclem]

This level in Bubble Bobble:
contains a giant scale sprite of the UFO ship from Space Invaders.

Also, I'm pretty sure that the middle section of that represents the bunkers and the stepped structure in the centre is the player's base, too. Er, I think. Both Taito games, anyhow. I admit, I always thought this one was fairly obvious, but I guess if you don't see it, you don't see it.

 

[zalemale]

another music one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-JonzYoD80
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCTag_9WW5w&feature=related

and...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-vqorvGIfc#t=3m50s

apologies for the last video not being the best quality but it's all I could find of it - I immediately connected the three when I played this part for the first time years ago - listen carefully!

 

[Chairhome]

Nintendo didn't even come up with the Triforce design. I'm almost positive that it's some obscure religious symbol or something, though I'm having a hard time finding any info on it right now.

The Triforce is also a well-known fractal, the Sierpinski Triangle.

More about the "triforce" history:

I know this, but if you go to her personal blog, her profile pic is her dressed up as Link, and she has a bunch of Zelda fan art... so, its not hard to make the connection.

Now, I don't think the Triforce is copyrighted, but the connection is there, I'm sure there's some kind of policy behind it.

Also, from Jystiq

Google got back to us about the existence, and subsequent disappearance, of the symbols, saying, "Our doodles aim to celebrate interesting events and anniversaries around the world that reflect Google's playful personality and love of innovation. As for our Triforce Easter egg, we're glad people discovered it and enjoyed it before it vanished back into the Zeldasphere. We appreciate people around the world looking into our artwork so closely!" Now, just to find that Zeldasphere ...

She probably wasn't fired... I think.

 

[RevenantKioku]

Nah, that's just Google's "Hey, we're zany and hip!" response. It still smells fishy.

 

[BooJoh]

Probably damage control on Google's part. They won't get a C&D from Nintendo since, well, they've already ceased, and this way they avoid the drama that would stem from treating this as an administrative action against her.

 

[Wilsongt]

http://www.google.com/logos/earthday08.gif Still on that one.

 

[BowieZ]

Damn, now we'll never get to find out how she would have depicted the vowels as waterfalls.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

C&D? Covering their asses?

It's three triangles, you crazies.

 

[abombb]

Not strictly a videogame fact, and I hope it's not old, but this blew my mind:

Special thanks, again, to Onilink (again not the one from this board), for linking me the pic.

Hint:

Spoiler

Look at the guy on the left side.

Oh god, I...I think I need to lie down for a while.

 

[Clipper]

http://www.google.com/logos/earthday08.gif Still on that one.

What the hell? The triforces are back. THEY ARE ALL BACK.

I specifically checked that image and it was gone about 4 hours ago.

I guess they realised it was an unnecessary measure, or maybe even got an official go-ahead by Nintendo .

 

[RevenantKioku]

C&D? Covering their asses?

It's three triangles, you crazies.

If they did just disappear for a while, that's just weird. I dunno, something about the way a lot of the stuff Google has written just rubs me funnily. Not, OMG CONSPIRICIES but just weird.

 

[BooJoh]

C&D? Covering their asses?

It's three triangles, you crazies.

The mere fact that they vanished and Google said something about it shows that they saw it as more than that.

What the hell? The triforces are back. THEY ARE ALL BACK.

I specifically checked that image and it was gone about 4 hours ago.

I guess they realised it was an unnecessary measure, or maybe even got an official go-ahead by Nintendo .

And yet, for me, they're gone again. I just refreshed, Ctrl+F5, even closed my browser and cleared my cache. Nothing there.

 

[Clipper]

The mere fact that they vanished and Google said something about it shows that they saw it as more than that.

And yet, for me, they're gone again. I just refreshed, Ctrl+F5, even closed my browser and cleared my cache. Nothing there.

OK, you're right. It's just because I'm on my work PC that's hidden behind a proxy that has a cache that takes ages to update. When I check on my iPhone that uses a different server, the images are gone or obscured again.

The triforce logo images never came back, sorry for the confusion .

 

[BowieZ]

I think Google is just doing whatever its lawyers are telling them to do.