That I knew!
Videogame facts that blow your mind (SuperMarioBros. SHOCKING SECRET INSIDE p #70)
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That I knew!
Mexen
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Hahahahahaha
I think the machine was like a rental thing if I remember. You get a blank cart, take it to this machine, pay a fee and it puts the game on the cart. I could be totally wrong.
The Hermit
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Those machines let you copy new games onto blank disks/disk sides for a small fee (~500 yen per side), and there were even a bunch of games that were distributed exclusively via Disk Writer kiosks and were unobtainable any other way. Nintendo was still supporting those things well into the 2000's, even via mail order.
There was a similar service for Super Famicom/Game Boy Color: it was called Nintendo Power and used rewritable flash cartridges instead of disks, but the basic idea was the same--you'd take your cart to a kiosk and they'd throw some games on there for a small fee. They could hold a little less than 4MB, off the top of my head, so you could have a few games on there at once. Again, it got lots of retail games and a few exclusive games that weren't released at retail, including big stuff like SMB DX for GBC.
ResidentDante
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There is something so typical Japanese, yet so awesome over that vending machine. They love vending machines there, and I bet they looked almost the same 20 years later in service because they take such good care of public property.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
There is a purple monster in the background.
You mean a monster throws a purple shadow on the background.
There is a purple monster in the background.
[post=9490699]Post 70[/post]
The clouds and bushes in Super Mario Bros share the same sprite, just with different colour palettes.
Q
Queen of Hunting
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The metalmurphy.post on that page bout jade just shows whats wrong with this industry. "she's getting attention and she isnt pretty" not a cool thing to say
I know they are banned n that post was ages ago but it shows in that aspect nothing has changed towards women in game industry in 6 years
Some may remember Jim Power and the vomit inducing parallax scrolling. What many don't realise is the game is meant to be played with special glasses. Grab a pair of sunglasses and only cover your left eye and then watch this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tN_TPTIrYs
Shin Kojima
Banned
You were probably looking for something actually shocking.
I just figured this reference out yesterday... (cross-posting from Wind Waker thread).
Anyone else pick up on this while playing Wind Waker?
That they are both old men with beards?
I don't think there's any reference, unless he says the exact same line - which I don't think he does.
He has the exact same hairline, eyebrows, and weird, trident-beard though, and they of course both old men that give you your sword.
I honestly think that's reaching.
Reaching how?
Because it is, really. Sahasrahla from LTTP has more in common with Zelda 1 old man:
The guy from wind waker is not the guy from Zelda 1, and saying it's a reference to him is a stretch. Apart from the beard (which looks totally different), there is nothing visually in common, unlike Sahasrahla.
Because it is, really. Sahasrahla from LTTP has more in common with Zelda 1 old man:
The guy from wind waker is not the guy from Zelda 1, and saying it's a reference to him is a stretch.
Huh? The guy's hair and mustache looks much more like Orca than Sahasrahla.
All I'm saying is that the guy who gives you the sword in the 10th Zelda game resembles the guy who gives you the sword in the 1st Zelda game. Him looking similar or not to Sahasrahla doesn't factor into this observation one way or the other.
I just figured this reference out yesterday... (cross-posting from Wind Waker thread).
Anyone else pick up on this while playing Wind Waker?
Considering how often the Zelda series does things like this I wouldn't be surprised if Orca was inspired somewhat by how the Old Man looks. Especially since he give Link his sword. They even attempted to make his eyes look black. Same with Sahasrahla, the Zelda series is always trying to make connections between the games even if the timeline doesn't match.
Wasn't WW originally planned to be a remake of Zelda 1 in its early stages as well? I can't find any info on it but I thought I heard that once.
Oracle of Seasons was originally planned as a remake which is why it has certain similarities to Zelda one like the bosses and the location of dungeon one.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
The beard is less large, the eyebrows are totally different and, although you can't see the length of the Zelda 1 guy's hair, it would have been much more logical to make the other guy short-haired if they wanted to remind us of him. And let's not forget the obvious fact that one wears a red robe and the other is half-naked with purple pants. I'm pretty sure it's just two old guys.
SeventhSon
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In Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, the player may duck by tapping down twice.
stargateheaven
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the title tricked me.. i fell for click bait. 
its like a mummy magazine. "BEYONCE'S SHOCKING DIET SECRETS, PAGE 70!!"
LOL
its like a mummy magazine. "BEYONCE'S SHOCKING DIET SECRETS, PAGE 70!!"LOL
Because it is, really. Sahasrahla from LTTP has more in common with Zelda 1 old man:
The guy from wind waker is not the guy from Zelda 1, and saying it's a reference to him is a stretch. Apart from the beard (which looks totally different), there is nothing visually in common, unlike Sahasrahla.
Wait... he's not bald with a weird head shape? You mean, that's a hat? O_O
the title tricked me.. i fell for click bait.
LOL
Post 70, not page 70. It's not as shocking as it was a few years ago though.
BlazeHedgehog
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Deleted member 10571
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Some may remember Jim Power and the vomit inducing parallax scrolling. What many don't realise is the game is meant to be played with special glasses. Grab a pair of sunglasses and only cover your left eye and then watch this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tN_TPTIrYs
Holy shit. How does this work. I dont even.
That's the Pulfrich effect.
It's a play on words. Diddy's Conquest.
My God. How far does this thread unravel?
Talladega Knight
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I believe this was unraveled pages and pages back.
According to ALBW, that's his head shape and not a hat.
Thanks, I knew I wasn't crazy...
:O
Speaking of Wind Waker, there are two things that I just noticed much later.
The two who are aiding Link through the quest and which can be controlled are called Medli and Makar. Medli Makar = Medley Maker, as the main theme of Wind Waker (the one you hear at the start screen) is a medley of the two songs Medli and Makar play.
This one might be a bit of a stretch, bit I like it: Remember that disco guy?
He spends all day and night dancing in front of a gravestone, which makes sense as he tries to get the song to work that turns day into night.
But I love that visual pun -
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Also, I always love people getting amazed on the DKC2 pun.
The two who are aiding Link through the quest and which can be controlled are called Medli and Makar. Medli Makar = Medley Maker, as the main theme of Wind Waker (the one you hear at the start screen) is a medley of the two songs Medli and Makar play.
This one might be a bit of a stretch, bit I like it: Remember that disco guy?
He spends all day and night dancing in front of a gravestone, which makes sense as he tries to get the song to work that turns day into night.
But I love that visual pun -
Disco is dead, after all
Also, I always love people getting amazed on the DKC2 pun.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
File this one under "things I realized instantly when I was 10 years old that you should honestly be embarrassed that you didn't realize until adulthood".
Same as cloudbush too, to be honest
Randomly watched the Pieuvre Armement clip from MGS4 to link it to someone and thought that the lady in the beginning had an expression that looked a lot like RE6 Ada Wong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YzNt0OQB90
Turns out she actually is Ada Wong's new face!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YzNt0OQB90
Turns out she actually is Ada Wong's new face!
randomlyrossy
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Randomly watched the Pieuvre Armement clip from MGS4 to link it to someone and thought that the lady in the beginning had an expression that looked a lot like RE6 Ada Wong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YzNt0OQB90
Turns out she actually is Ada Wong's new face!
The woman in the bottom left picture is not the same person, she's the actor who plays Jill Valentine in the Resident Evil movies. (Or at least she looks more like her than the actress/Ada in the top pic).
Google image search Ty Brenneman.
Stilton Disco
Member
That is in no way Sienna Guillory.
randomlyrossy
Member
I stand corrected.
Even so I'd say there's a pretty big resemblance...
Even so I'd say there's a pretty big resemblance...
PixyJunket
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Defender II and Punch-Out for the NES share two music jingles.
Defender II, skip to 0:13 and 0:51.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCfNkVkCn9M
Punch-Out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZxqCqNROOI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYhsT9jmQQ8
Defender II, skip to 0:13 and 0:51.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCfNkVkCn9M
Punch-Out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZxqCqNROOI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYhsT9jmQQ8
Professor Beef
Banned
...so we're back to these kinds of "facts," eh?
By "unravel" do you mean "keep mentioning the same thing over and over and over"? Because I swear the Kong Quest has been mentioned dozens of times in this thing.
SuperAngelo64
Banned
Even the sound effects are straight from Punch-Out. Makes sense since HAL handled the NES port.