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One of the dinosaurs introduced in Zoo Tycoon's first expansion pack, Dinosaur Digs, is the Caudipteryx, a small bird-like dinosaur from Asia. In-game, it is listed as hailing from the Jurassic era, and it's even one of the dinosaurs the player is required to adopt in the "Jurassic Zoo" scenario, which hence its title, requires utilizing all of the game's Jurassic era dinosaurs to win. This is an error on Blue Fang's part, as the Caudipteryx actually hailed from the early Cretaceous period.
Playthrough of Jurassic Zoo scenario:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYj_2jCtyx4
Zoo Tycoon Wiki articles:
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Jurassic_Zoo
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Caudipteryx
National History Museum article on Caudipteryx:
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/caudipteryx.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYj_2jCtyx4
Zoo Tycoon Wiki articles:
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Jurassic_Zoo
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Caudipteryx
National History Museum article on Caudipteryx:
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/caudipteryx.html
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On April Fools Day, 2021, Taiko no Tatsujin's Twitter Account posted a QR Code, along with a foreboding conversation between Don-Chan and Ka-Chan. By scanning this QR Code on a compatible Arcade Cabinet, the unique song "彁" (pronounced "Ka") by composer LeaF is unlocked. A harder Hidden Oni difficulty was distributed via QR Code the next year on the same day. The song is notable for a few reasons:
• "彁" is currently the only song in the game that is unlocked through scanning a QR Code; all other Codes provide cosmetic options for Don-Chan. Likewise, the song is added to a genre folder separate from the rest of the game's music, labeled as "Hidden Data", with the subtitle translating to "That's No Good".
• The name of the song technically does not exist. "彁" is a "Ghost Character", a character that exists in Unicode, but does not anywhere else. While other Ghost Characters have some sort of explanation for their existence, "彁" has no definitive source. Its pronounciation of "Ka" was provided by LeaF herself, as the character otherwise has none.
• Upon selecting the song's Hidden Oni chart, a unique transition effect plays with glitchy effects. No other song in the game has a unique animation for going from Oni to Hidden Oni difficulty.
• The Hidden Oni Chart is considered one of the hardest songs in the series. This is attributed to a heavy utilization of multiple scrolling speeds and polyrhythmic patterns. Only one individual is known to have full comboed it when it first debuted.
• "彁" is currently the only song in the game that is unlocked through scanning a QR Code; all other Codes provide cosmetic options for Don-Chan. Likewise, the song is added to a genre folder separate from the rest of the game's music, labeled as "Hidden Data", with the subtitle translating to "That's No Good".
• The name of the song technically does not exist. "彁" is a "Ghost Character", a character that exists in Unicode, but does not anywhere else. While other Ghost Characters have some sort of explanation for their existence, "彁" has no definitive source. Its pronounciation of "Ka" was provided by LeaF herself, as the character otherwise has none.
• Upon selecting the song's Hidden Oni chart, a unique transition effect plays with glitchy effects. No other song in the game has a unique animation for going from Oni to Hidden Oni difficulty.
• The Hidden Oni Chart is considered one of the hardest songs in the series. This is attributed to a heavy utilization of multiple scrolling speeds and polyrhythmic patterns. Only one individual is known to have full comboed it when it first debuted.
YouTube video explaining the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky73qsfqYes
Article on April Fools 2021:
https://taikotime.blogspot.com/2021/04/acn-quality-romp-down-april-rabbit-hole.html
Article on April Fools 2022:
https://taikotime.blogspot.com/2022/04/taiko-no-tatsujin-fools-in-april-2022.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky73qsfqYes
Article on April Fools 2021:
https://taikotime.blogspot.com/2021/04/acn-quality-romp-down-april-rabbit-hole.html
Article on April Fools 2022:
https://taikotime.blogspot.com/2022/04/taiko-no-tatsujin-fools-in-april-2022.html
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The game's reveal trailer on September 13, 2018 shows Mario being played in the levels "Waddlewing Warning!" and "Larry's Trigger Happy Castle". This is not doable in the final game as those are levels from New Super Luigi U, where Mario is not a playable character.
Reveal Trailer for New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wTFy-pJFMI?t=37
Evidence of the levels being from New Super Luigi U:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuT8JjMnVhM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNcegeMfLTc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wTFy-pJFMI?t=37
Evidence of the levels being from New Super Luigi U:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuT8JjMnVhM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNcegeMfLTc
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The Aparoids, the main enemy forces of Star Fox: Assault, are in some ways a homage to the Galaxians from the Galaxian/Galaga franchise, a fixed shooter series about fighting off invading alien insects that was originally created by Namco (now Bandai Namco), who also developed Star Fox: Assault. One of Assault's producers from Namco, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, admitted to this in an interview with Nintendo Official Magazine. Something similar for me was how I thought since this was a collaboration with Namco, the makers of "Galaxian"/"Galaga", I decided to bring insects to the image of the enemy. (Laughs).
One could say that Star Fox: Assault's story of the Aparoids (which more or less act as expys of the Galaxians) invading the Lylat System could be a meta reference to the fact that this game was a Nintendo x Namco crossover and collaboration, which is also emphasized with the collectable Special Flags (which have appeared in several Namco developed games) found throughout Assault's campaign, as well as there being unlockable old Namco arcade games like Xevious, Battle City, and Star Luster, at least in the Japanese version (only Xevious was available in the western versions of the game).
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In the Xbox One version of GoldenEye 007, the DK Mode - named after Donkey Kong for changing the proportions of in-game models to those of DK's from Donkey Kong 64 - retains its name. Given that Nintendo were directly involved in the project to re-release GoldenEye 007, with the game having a simultaneous relaunch on Nintendo Switch Online and Microsoft Store, this could be the first time Nintendo has officially allowed their IP to be referenced on a direct rival console.
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One of Omni-Man's mid-round animations will have Omni-Man, do the fingers-to-temple pose while saying, "Think! THINK!", referencing a popular scene from the eighth episode of "Invincible" that became a meme.
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During the development of Star Fox Adventures, Nintendo considered re-releasing Star Fox 64 for GameCube, likely as a pre-order bonus similar to how The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was re-released with the first ever release of "Ura Zelda" or Master Quest as a pre-order bonus for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
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"Reallyjoel's Dad" is a name for a secret difficulty present in Ludosity games, introduced in an update to Iji, that makes games absurdly hard and sometimes even unbeatable. This originates from an in-joke based on a comment made by Ludosity developer reallyjoel on a YouTube video of Iji's final boss being beaten on the previously maximum "Ultimortal" difficulty, uploaded by Daniel Remar, another developer on Iji, saying "Bah, you're a noob. My dad can beat this on a much harder setting, no sweat."
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In Banner Village, the side quest to recruit Tir McDohl is affected if the game imports save data from Suikoden. If the player imports a save file with the 108 Stars of Destiny recruited in the first game, Gremio will appear in the game starting with this side quest. However, in a developer interview published in the March 1999 issue of DenGeki PlayStation magazine, director Yoshitaka Murayama revealed that should you import a save file without recruiting all 108 Stars of Destiny, Ellie will replace Gremio in the Banner Village events of the side quest.
Developer interview:
https://shmuplations.com/suikodenii/
Suikoden II - Tir McDohl side quest with Suikoden save data:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IPwAvBxcm8
https://shmuplations.com/suikodenii/
Suikoden II - Tir McDohl side quest with Suikoden save data:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IPwAvBxcm8
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To promote the game's release, a line of six iCarly-themed toys from Playmates with in-game codes for exclusive collectible items was released.
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A common debate among GoldenEye 007 fans is whether playing as Oddjob in the multiplayer mode is cheating due to his short stature going below the auto-aim bullet radius. This would be addressed by lead environmental artist Karl Hilton and gameplay and engine programmer Mark Edmonds in an oral history article released by Mel Magazine in 2018, 21 years after the game, who stated that they too thought playing as Oddjob was cheating, and they were aware of this during development:
Hilton: "We all thought it was kind of cheating when we were play-testing with Oddjob [due to his short stature, the auto-aim of the weapons goes above his head], but it was too much fun to take out and there was no impetus from any of us to change it. It’s clearly become part of the culture and folklore of the game — I noticed playing GoldenEye as Oddjob was mentioned in Ready Player One, so ultimately, I think it’s fine."
Edmonds: "It’s definitely cheating to play as Oddjob! But that can just add to the fun when you’re all sitting there next to each other and berating/poking/hitting the person who chooses him. Personally I like to pick Jaws [who originally appeared in 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me] and then beat the person with Oddjob just to show them! We could have put something in to stop this blatant cheating, but why not just let players decide on their own rules?"
Edmonds: "It’s definitely cheating to play as Oddjob! But that can just add to the fun when you’re all sitting there next to each other and berating/poking/hitting the person who chooses him. Personally I like to pick Jaws [who originally appeared in 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me] and then beat the person with Oddjob just to show them! We could have put something in to stop this blatant cheating, but why not just let players decide on their own rules?"
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In July 1999, the industrial metal band Powerman 5000 wrote and released the single "When Worlds Collide", which would become one of their signature songs.On February 23, 2016, patch version 3.2 of the "Heavensward" expansion for Final Fantasy XIV Online would be released, entitled "The Gears of Change". During the Containment Bay S1T7 trial, there is a boss fight against Sephirot, the Fiend, in two phases. The first phase's music is a rearranged version of "Battle to the Death", a boss theme originating from Final Fantasy VI where Fiend first appeared, while the second phase's music was an original song entitled "Fiend", composed and arranged by Masayoshi Soken with lyrics written by Michael-Christopher Koji Fox. The same day, a thread was made on Square Enix's forums noting the similarities between "Fiend" and "When Worlds Collide".
Presumably, Powerman 5000 were informed of this and took to Facebook on February 24 to accuse the game's developers of ripping off "When Worlds Collide" while writing "Fiend", commenting:
"Really? Got to say that the level of unimaginative theft that was used in creating this music for #finalfantasyXIV is mind blowing! I mean, this is When Worlds Collide! Using something as inspiration is one thing but a straight up rip off is another! Did they really think no one would notice? […] To clarify, this is music from the game. If it was a song made by a fan, we wouldn't care."
After the story gained traction and several mixed responses were put against Square Enix and Powerman 5000, the band's frontman Spider One made another Facebook post on February 25 revealing that the band would not be taking legal action against Square Enix, while emphasizing that their original post was "Just an observation" about "a piece of music that was way too similar to be coincidence" and there was "no cry for attention or publicity", before briefly advertising their upcoming tour dates in March and April.
In response to the controversy, the game's producer/director Naoki Yoshida released a statement in the original forum thread that spurred the controversy explaining how they created "Fiend":
"Building upon the motif of Sephirot as a representation of the World Tree, to create this FINAL FANTASY XIV original track, we further incorporated story-driven themes of death and a warped obsession with life, all while utilizing a musical genre─industrial rock─which we believed would provide substantial emphasis to the message.
Industrial rock is a popular genre that can be further divided into numerous sub-genres. Countless songs from these genres have been released worldwide, and I have been made aware of an allegation regarding similarities between an existing track and the track created for the 2nd phase of Containment Bay S1T7. However, track composer Masayoshi Soken, has also stated to me that he was unaware of the track in question while working on this FINAL FANTASY track."
Industrial rock is a popular genre that can be further divided into numerous sub-genres. Countless songs from these genres have been released worldwide, and I have been made aware of an allegation regarding similarities between an existing track and the track created for the 2nd phase of Containment Bay S1T7. However, track composer Masayoshi Soken, has also stated to me that he was unaware of the track in question while working on this FINAL FANTASY track."
Powerman 5000 - When Worlds Collide (1999):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsV500W4BHU
Final Fantasy XIV Online - Fiend (2016):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9f44iJftVM
Final Fantasy XIV Online - Battle to the Death Rearrangement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWNiVOpsZ0c
Final Fantasy XIV Online - The Gears of Change announcement trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yw4shsQsYk
First Powerman 5000 Facebook post (February 24):
https://web.archive.org/web/20170316063418/https://www.facebook.com/officialpowerman5000/posts/1163822686963071
Second Powerman 5000 Facebook post (February 25):
https://web.archive.org/web/20171006141827/https://www.facebook.com/officialpowerman5000/posts/1164522363559770
Naoki Yoshida Square Enix forum response (original thread post noting song similarities can be found by going to page 1 in this thread):
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/283311-Sephirot-Theme-%28-Phase-2-%29-sound-familiar?p=3589465&viewfull=1#post3589465
News coverage of the controversy:
https://www.polygon.com/2016/2/25/11114168/final-fantasy-14-powerman-5000-song-ripoff
https://kotaku.com/band-says-new-final-fantasy-xiv-boss-battle-music-is-ri-1761120297
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsV500W4BHU
Final Fantasy XIV Online - Fiend (2016):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9f44iJftVM
Final Fantasy XIV Online - Battle to the Death Rearrangement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWNiVOpsZ0c
Final Fantasy XIV Online - The Gears of Change announcement trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yw4shsQsYk
First Powerman 5000 Facebook post (February 24):
https://web.archive.org/web/20170316063418/https://www.facebook.com/officialpowerman5000/posts/1163822686963071
Second Powerman 5000 Facebook post (February 25):
https://web.archive.org/web/20171006141827/https://www.facebook.com/officialpowerman5000/posts/1164522363559770
Naoki Yoshida Square Enix forum response (original thread post noting song similarities can be found by going to page 1 in this thread):
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/283311-Sephirot-Theme-%28-Phase-2-%29-sound-familiar?p=3589465&viewfull=1#post3589465
News coverage of the controversy:
https://www.polygon.com/2016/2/25/11114168/final-fantasy-14-powerman-5000-song-ripoff
https://kotaku.com/band-says-new-final-fantasy-xiv-boss-battle-music-is-ri-1761120297
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The dual-joystick control setup for the arcade version of Smash T.V. was similar to designer Eugene Jarvis' previous game Robotron: 2084, where one joystick controlled the player's movements while the other controlled the direction the player shoots in. The NES and SNES versions carried over this original control scheme in different ways. For the NES version, it can be accessed by plugging in two controllers, holding them vertically with the control pads facing the screen, and using both control pads as you would in the arcade version. This control scheme is also available to use with two players on the NES version, but requires four controllers plugged into a multitap like the NES Four Score. The dual control aspect of the game works more efficiently on the SNES version, as a single SNES controller has four main buttons, A, B, X and Y, that are laid out like an additional control pad. This enables the player to shoot in one direction while running in another, and also eliminates the need for a multitap if you want a second player to join in.
Smash T.V. NES version alternate control scheme demonstration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2_zruOA968
Super Smash T.V. footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXJmx2Q6bi0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2_zruOA968
Super Smash T.V. footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXJmx2Q6bi0
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By connecting Rayman 3 (GBA) to Rayman 3 (GameCube), the player can unlock numerous short bonus levels in the GBA version for every 100 out of 1000 Lums the player has collected for a total of 10 bonus levels. A secret 11th bonus level 'Ly's Punch Challenge 3' is unlocked when the GBA version is connected to a fully completed game of Rayman 3 on the GameCube with the 2D Nightmare minigame unlocked and played through as well.
GBA Exclusive Bonus Levels:
https://youtu.be/-O0x4WRnhpk
Ly's Punch challenge 3:
https://youtu.be/ZNhZ2o6RO8g
RayWiki page:
https://raymanpc.com/wiki/en/Ly%27s_Punch_Challenge_3
https://youtu.be/-O0x4WRnhpk
Ly's Punch challenge 3:
https://youtu.be/ZNhZ2o6RO8g
RayWiki page:
https://raymanpc.com/wiki/en/Ly%27s_Punch_Challenge_3
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It Takes Two - Faraway Frequencies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEqci38khJE?t=52
The source of Josef Fares voice clips (Strong Language Warning):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS-ojEEKrBA?t=30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEqci38khJE?t=52
The source of Josef Fares voice clips (Strong Language Warning):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS-ojEEKrBA?t=30
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The two achievements "Chillin' out maxin" and "Relaxin' all cool" which can be obtained in ToeJam & Earl on the PlayStation 4 version, are references to the opening theme song to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Chillin' out maxin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Du2OU2KDt8
Relaxin' all cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egMbuaLh59o
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nCqRmx3Dnw&t=33s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Du2OU2KDt8
Relaxin' all cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egMbuaLh59o
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nCqRmx3Dnw&t=33s
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(Note that all links are in Chinese)
Developer statement:
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6111598719
Developer responses on Steam, confirming the future update:
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198086349629/recommended/666140/#developer_response
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198162292748/recommended/666140/#developer_response
Developer statement:
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6111598719
Developer responses on Steam, confirming the future update:
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198086349629/recommended/666140/#developer_response
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198162292748/recommended/666140/#developer_response
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There is an achievement in the game called "Village Folks" accompanied with an image showing four creatures forming the letters Y M C A. The name is a reference to the band Village People and the image is referencing their hit song "YMCA".
Spore Village Folks achievement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=853T-_nR8Vo?t=12
Spore Fandom wiki article:
https://spore.fandom.com/wiki/Village_Folks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=853T-_nR8Vo?t=12
Spore Fandom wiki article:
https://spore.fandom.com/wiki/Village_Folks
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The post-credits scene of the film Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed has Scooby present the audience with a "Game Boy Advance Secret Code" for the tie-in video game of the film, the easily-guessable "SD2". This code is promoted as working with both the GBA and PC versions of the game and is prompted to be entered at the end of each port of the game.
In the GBA version, entering the code will reveal who the main culprit is. If it is not entered, the ending cutscene will cut off before the culprit is revealed as to prevent spoilers.
In the PC version, entering the code will instead trigger a bonus Dance the Fright Away minigame between the main villain and every member of Mystery, Inc.
In the GBA version, entering the code will reveal who the main culprit is. If it is not entered, the ending cutscene will cut off before the culprit is revealed as to prevent spoilers.
In the PC version, entering the code will instead trigger a bonus Dance the Fright Away minigame between the main villain and every member of Mystery, Inc.
Post-credits scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=612e5ZAJkQQ
Game Boy Advance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezwAxtefgNI#t=5214
PC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI87DQhR5RM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=612e5ZAJkQQ
Game Boy Advance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezwAxtefgNI#t=5214
PC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI87DQhR5RM
subdirectory_arrow_right Mario Tennis (Game), Mario Kart Tour (Game), Mario Golf (Game), Mario (Franchise)
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Mario Tennis on the Game Boy Color and Mario Kart Tour are the only Mario multiplayer games where Mario is unlockable. In terms of single-player games, Mario is also unlockable in the single-player mode of Mario Golf on Nintendo 64, as well as Super Mario 64 DS.
GBC Tennis unlocks list:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gbc/375072-mario-tennis/cheats
Golf N64 unlocks list:
https://mariopartylegacy.com/guides/mario-golf-64/characters-courses-cheats-unlockables/
Rescuing Mario in 64 DS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDpHgRVGl2A?t=172
Mario Kart Tour playthrough portion showing every character needs to be unlocked through gameplay progression:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rECi0_mbnng
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gbc/375072-mario-tennis/cheats
Golf N64 unlocks list:
https://mariopartylegacy.com/guides/mario-golf-64/characters-courses-cheats-unlockables/
Rescuing Mario in 64 DS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDpHgRVGl2A?t=172
Mario Kart Tour playthrough portion showing every character needs to be unlocked through gameplay progression:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rECi0_mbnng