NameGenerated
Who paid you to grab Dr. Pavel?
Princess Toadstool = Toadstool
Daisy = Daisy
Rosalina = Star?
Daisy = Daisy
Rosalina = Star?
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Videogame facts that blow your mind (SuperMarioBros. SHOCKING SECRET INSIDE p #70)
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RiskyChris
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So speaking of blowing your mind, apparently toadstool isn't a made up word but actually is related to the 'shroom. Whoa.
NameGenerated said:
You know what... I thought this was silly and farfetched, but... the color scheme actually fits, somewhat.
Peach doesn't, exactly, but she is pink, which matches red + white.
Daisy = yellow + brownish red
Rosalina = pale white/yello
I mean, it's not as crazy as I first thought.
I thought that was self evident?RiskyChris said:
RiskyChris
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DavidDayton said:
I guess so, but I'm about as old as Mario and I had no idea what a toadstool was when I was 3.
BocoDragon
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*smacks forehead*RiskyChris said:
Well I did know what a toadstool was when I was 3 :lol
"Omg guys... Eggplant Wizard... apparantly 'Eggplant' Is actually a real vegetable, not just some made up nonsense!"
RiskyChris
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BocoDragon said:
Oh come on I've never eaten a toadstool in my life (because according to wiki it's poisonous), whereas an eggplant is an edible vegetable, you know, instead of a vague fungus.
Listen I'm just defending my ignorance here. I'll go dig up an obscure video game fact to make up for my transgressions.
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not quite.Keyser Soze said:
Keyser Soze said:Probably already done, but each princess in the Mario games represents a power-up.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A
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Seda said:
Motherfucking shit. I was Rocked to my fucking core until i scrolled further down the page.
Not really mindblowing and I'm sure the hardcore Zelda fans knew about this already, but Ganondorf was given the last name Dragmire in the LttP instruction manual. It's never been mentioned since.
The princess all make sense, except one element bugs me.
Princess Toadstool = Mushroom.
Daisy = Fire flower
Rosalina = Star
I mean, thematically she works, since she's the 'mama' and all, but they couldn't find a more fitting name? Is there something in the etymology I'm missing? Am I taking this just a little too seriously, maybe because it's 3:44 AM and I want to sleep?
Princess Toadstool = Mushroom.
Daisy = Fire flower
Rosalina = Star
I mean, thematically she works, since she's the 'mama' and all, but they couldn't find a more fitting name? Is there something in the etymology I'm missing? Am I taking this just a little too seriously, maybe because it's 3:44 AM and I want to sleep?
I just noticed this while playing NSMB Wii. Listen to the drums:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew7IrCwxc3I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd9Ufvc3vcw
Yeah, not mindblowing or anything, just found it interesting.
I'm pretty sure they combined the Japanese and American names at some point to make her official worldwide name Peach Toadstool. Same with Bowser, he's Bowser Koopa. Though they generally stick with the Japanese one these days. I can't remember the last time I saw them referred to Princess Toadstool or King Koopa in something from Nintendo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew7IrCwxc3I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd9Ufvc3vcw
Yeah, not mindblowing or anything, just found it interesting.
DavidDayton said:
I'm pretty sure they combined the Japanese and American names at some point to make her official worldwide name Peach Toadstool. Same with Bowser, he's Bowser Koopa. Though they generally stick with the Japanese one these days. I can't remember the last time I saw them referred to Princess Toadstool or King Koopa in something from Nintendo.
Grimm Fandango
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Sfida said:
That does look closer. What's he from?
BMX Bandit
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I just saw the Bayou Billy post...wow. I remember watching a friend play that game way back. I'm going to have to share that little tidbit with him the next time I talk to him.
Forkball said:
Like your link mentions, it was part of the english localization of the manual. He was just called "Ganondorf" in Japan, which is why it wasn't used in Ocarina of Time. I don't really care for Dragmire.
There were a few other details changed in the english version of the manual's story
- The Master Sword wasn't forged because of Ganon. A message from the gods told the Hylians to forge it incase anyone evil got their hands on the Triforce since the Triforce cannot tell the difference between good and evil. This is why it's already waiting in the Temple of Time in Ocarina of Time.
- When the story explains how Ganon got the Triforce, it mentions that this was how Ganon, the King of Evil, was born in reference to giving backstory to Ganon who had appeared in the previous games.
http://www.zeldalegends.net/index.php?n=z3translation
KevinCow said:
No, they didn't.
What they DID do is vaguely mesh over the names at the launch of the N64.
The Princess is officially "Peach" everywhere now, and quasi-named "Toadstool" outside of Japan.
Bowser is only that in the West. In Japan he's still Kuppa.
Don't look at me... it's wacky NOA localizers from the early 80s we are dealing with.
onegoodlogan
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Has it been mentioned in here that Goombas are chestnuts and not mushrooms?
revolverjgw
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Demon's Souls Main theme
Triumvirat- The Burning Sword of Capua
Not mind blowing or anything, but maybe interesting for people that like this kind of stuff. I was listening to Triumvirat and the opening organ line for this track instantly made me sit up straight and go "HEY"
Triumvirat- The Burning Sword of Capua
Not mind blowing or anything, but maybe interesting for people that like this kind of stuff. I was listening to Triumvirat and the opening organ line for this track instantly made me sit up straight and go "HEY"
In SM64DS, when Yoshi first gets a power flower, a message box tells you that barbecued Goombas are a delicacy. (onegoodlogan said:
EDIT: Well, it's official: Goombas are shiitake mushrooms.
Iwata Asks said:
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i liked this from that interview:
The meaning behind The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
I came across Nintendo Power's first preview of "Zelda III", before the game had an english subtitle, and realized it explains the meaning behind "A Link to the Past". There was some uncertainty if the subtitle was refering to the game taking place before The Legend of Zelda, or if it were refering to the Imprisioning War that links to the present day events.
Nintendo Power vol 27 Aug 1991
I came across Nintendo Power's first preview of "Zelda III", before the game had an english subtitle, and realized it explains the meaning behind "A Link to the Past". There was some uncertainty if the subtitle was refering to the game taking place before The Legend of Zelda, or if it were refering to the Imprisioning War that links to the present day events.
Nintendo Power vol 27 Aug 1991
PeachOnPoint said:
Daisy
Rose
Flower theme.
In Japan, tree blossoms = flowers.
And peach = sexy female ass.
How can the story behind Zelda III link to the past if Zelda I&II are the future? Maybe Zelda I&II can be seen as being "behind" Zelda III, so "the story behind" Zelda III (which would be Zelda I&II) links to the past (which is Zelda III). Temporal grammar headache.Mak said:
Also, that timeline is disputed, because Miyamoto was apparently under the impression that he made Zelda I>II>III as direct sequels with no flashbacks or prequels or origin stories or whatever until OoT (although he didn't know where Link's Awakening fits in that, so it just floats in limbo and can be anywhere). But some people working under him (particularly the English translators) appear to have been under the impression that they were working on a prequel to I&II. Of course, Miyamoto doesn't care about story.
And then Aonuma flushed the old timeline when he took over, and is making up his own one (with maybe an occasional retcon) as he goes along.
ShockingAlberto
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did people not know whatMak said:eh... I wasn't debating the Zelda timeline (which I'm not getting into here), just pointing out what the english title to the Super NES Zelda probably means based on it's early preview that used the wording "links with the past".
I always thought it was obvious
Affeinvasion
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Technically she would be the oldest one by far...
Rustymonke
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:O They look like kids!Mak said:
Also please tell me that's just a bad photo and rebellious, 'teenage' Shigeru didn't actually pierce his ears... :lol
:lolRiskyChris said:
Holy shit did you know your avatar from SMB3 has a tail and ears!
What's worse than people posting the same facts every 10 pages is the regurgitation of all the tired old pokemon name trivia.
Brilliant! Never saw that before.[Nintex] said:
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OnPoint said:
Rosalina is not called like that in other countries. In Japanese she is called Rosetta, that its a type of orbit (goes with the theme) and in the Spain spanish version she is called Estela (can be the tail of a comet or Star in latin).
This time it was America, France and Italy who fucked up the name around. What the fuck has to mean Rosalina, Harmoine or Rosalinda with galaxies or stars.
I love the spanish name BTW, think it was the best one this time, so thank you very much Nintendo España.
Pac-Man is a game where you wander aimlessly through a maze of dark, featureless corridors, relentlessly chased by the undead. Your combat abilities against them are minimal, and your ammunition extremely limited - there are only four per map. Even if you do "kill" your enemies, they are not truly dead, merely slightly inconvenienced. They can never be truly killed, and live for the sole purpose of hunting you until you're dead.
Do you get what I'm saying? Pac-Man is the first survival horror game.
Do you get what I'm saying? Pac-Man is the first survival horror game.
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headasplode.gifKevinCow said:
IrishNinja
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KevinCow said:
91 pages, and finally, my mind is blown.
Philanthropist
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KevinCow said:
Oh damn.
SolsticeZero
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God damn at the Pac-Man. I mean, seriously, I never thought of it that way.
Also, what with all the princess debate, am I the only one who thinks Peach is a freak in the sack? I mean, seriously, I think there's more to her than that innocent princess exterior.
Also, what with all the princess debate, am I the only one who thinks Peach is a freak in the sack? I mean, seriously, I think there's more to her than that innocent princess exterior.
Well I assume people who know Pokemon well enough are aware of the whole Kadabra thing and his relation to a UK spoon-bending celebrity, but while Nintendo are keen to move away from that reasoning for its design due to lawsuit issues, there is one Pokemon that is almost certainly based on an actual person.
Wobbuffet is supposedly based on late Japanese comedian Sanpei Hayashiya, whose catchphrase is to place his hand to his forehead in a salute and to say "That's the way it is, madam!" or "It is so, madam!". This is evident in the regular pose Wobbuffet holds during much of its time outside of the Pokeball where it appears to be saluting, and also by the comedian's catchphrase - the Japanese translation of his catchphrase is "Sō nansu, okusan!", and Wobbuffet's Japanese name is Sonansu, so its name roughly means "It is so!"
Also, its pre-evolved form is a play on said catchphrase - Wynaut's Japanese name is Sonano, which roughly translates to "Is it so?", so the two Pokemon's Japanese names are pretty much a back-and-forth between each other ("Is it so? It is so!"). This time however the English name tries to reflect on it somewhat (Wynaut = "Why not?")
Not really mindblowing but I was curious about the origin of this Pokemon's design considering how it looks like an upside-down testicle and made me wonder what the fuck Creatures and Game Inc. were smoking by this point. So, there you go.
Wobbuffet is supposedly based on late Japanese comedian Sanpei Hayashiya, whose catchphrase is to place his hand to his forehead in a salute and to say "That's the way it is, madam!" or "It is so, madam!". This is evident in the regular pose Wobbuffet holds during much of its time outside of the Pokeball where it appears to be saluting, and also by the comedian's catchphrase - the Japanese translation of his catchphrase is "Sō nansu, okusan!", and Wobbuffet's Japanese name is Sonansu, so its name roughly means "It is so!"
Also, its pre-evolved form is a play on said catchphrase - Wynaut's Japanese name is Sonano, which roughly translates to "Is it so?", so the two Pokemon's Japanese names are pretty much a back-and-forth between each other ("Is it so? It is so!"). This time however the English name tries to reflect on it somewhat (Wynaut = "Why not?")
Not really mindblowing but I was curious about the origin of this Pokemon's design considering how it looks like an upside-down testicle and made me wonder what the fuck Creatures and Game Inc. were smoking by this point. So, there you go.
KevinCow said:
And the next evolution of the genre was arguably http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_Monster_Maze ; Dino Crisis to Pac-Man's Resident Evil?
HE IS HUNTING FOR YOU
charlequin
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KevinCow said:
This is the best post in like thirty pages, easily.
TransTrender
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Bravo.
End it on a high note.
End it on a high note.
