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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011)
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Attachment Playing the song Ballad of the Goddess backwards results in the melody of Zelda's Lullaby being heard. Alternatively, reversing Zelda's Lullaby will yield a simplified version of Ballad of the Goddess.
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Easter Egg, Secret
person Petie calendar_month February 13, 2013
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Company: Bandai Namco Entertainment
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From 1995 to its expiration in 2015, Bandai Namco owned a patent on having a playable minigame during loading screens.
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General, Patent
person Dazz calendar_month February 13, 2013
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)
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Attachment If you steal from the shop keeper, the game will forever brand you as "THIEF" and the shop keeper will kill you upon re-entering for the first time. However, the games's photographer will snap a picture of you in the act, making this a required event if you intend to complete the photo album.
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General
person Erik calendar_month February 13, 2013
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)
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Link's Awakening features a large number of cameo appearances from various characters from the Mario and Kirby series.
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Cameo, Easter Egg
person Dazz calendar_month February 13, 2013
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Franchise: Suikoden
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While many characters appear in multiple games within the series, Viki and Jeane are the only 2 characters to appear in all main Suikoden games.
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General
person Dazz calendar_month February 13, 2013
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991)
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Attachment An unused enemy soldier with a cannon is fully programmed in the game, but never used. He includes full AI, graphics and animations.
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Unused Character, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person Dazz calendar_month February 13, 2013
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Kirby's Adventure
Kirby's Adventure (1993)
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In Vegetable Valley's second level, there is an Easter egg room that can be accessed by moving away from the Warp Star until it disappears. The blocks are stacked to form 'HAL', referencing the game developer's name.
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Easter Egg, Hidden Credit
person Gors calendar_month February 13, 2013
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Kirby's Adventure
Kirby's Adventure (1993)
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Attachment The graphics of an unused ability are stored in the game in which Kirby appears to be mini, similar to an ability featured in a much later title, Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. Because of the sprites' placement in the game's data, it's speculated that this ability was replaced by the UFO ability.
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Development, Early Idea, Suggested, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person Dazz calendar_month February 13, 2013
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Franchise: Final Fantasy
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A character named Cid appears in almost every game in the Final Fantasy series.
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General
person Dazz calendar_month February 13, 2013
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Harvest Moon DS Cute
Harvest Moon DS Cute (2005)
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The Japanese version of the game contains a "Best Friends" system, which effectively functions as a same-sex marriage. To avoid controversy, this was dropped from the North American version.
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Regional Difference, Removed Feature, Unused Content, Version Difference
person Devicho calendar_month February 13, 2013
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Harvest Moon DS
Harvest Moon DS (2005)
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Due to a glitch preventing North American copies of the game from recording the amount of animals that die on the player's farm, the Witch Princess is not marriageable as intended, as in order to see her first heart event you must have at least 50 animals die.
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Regional Difference, Unused Content, Version Difference
person Devicho calendar_month February 13, 2013
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Astal
Astal (1995)
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Attachment Astal makes a number of cameo appearances throughout Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series.
In issue #50 he is seen in a fight between the Overlanders versus the Mobians, alongside his bird.
On the cover of issue #51 he is seen in the crowd looking up at the main cast.
On the cover of issue #125 he is seen holding the "5" card.
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Cameo, Easter Egg
person Dazz calendar_month February 13, 2013
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)
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Attachment The London Underground map seen during the London mission of the single player campaign has humorous station names.
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Easter Egg
person Dazz calendar_month February 13, 2013
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Astal
Astal (1995)
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Attachment There's an unused sprite in the game's data of what appears to be Mario, though the sprite's palette is more in line with that of his original outfit of red dungarees with a blue shirt.
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Unused Content, Unused Graphic
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Platform: Nintendo Switch
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In 2020, hackers Gary Bowser and Max "MAXiMiLiEN" Louarn were arrested and extradited to the United States for money laundering and selling products meant to crack the Nintendo Switch's copy protection to run pirated copies of games. The two were members of Team Xecuter, a hacking group which specialized in similar measures for a large number of Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft consoles. In 2021, Bowser pled guilty on conspiracy and trafficking charges and was sentenced to 40 months in prison; Nintendo later filed a separate civil suit against him, which together with the prison sentence left him $14.5 million in debt. The company's legal department claimed during the court case that the unusually severe punishments were intended to send a chilling effect through the piracy world, intimidating would-be hackers by using Bowser's punishment as an example.

Following the case, multiple news outlets noted the irony of Gary Bowser's last name, which is shared with Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser and Mario series antagonist Bowser.
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Anti-Piracy, Corporate Affairs, Financial Affairs, General, Legal Affairs, Piracy, Real Life
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Franchise: Sonic The Hedgehog
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During the reboot of Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog comics, several characters and aspects adapted into the comic from the 1993 Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon (commonly referred to as "Sonic SatAM") were noticeably altered for a variety of factors:

• Ixis Naugus (referred to simply as Naugus in the show) was changed to "Walter Naugus". His species (which was never actually stated in the show, though the pre-reboot comics depicted him as a rhino-bat-lobster hybrid) was changed to that of a troll, with a tail being added to his design to help make him look as such, alongside his attire being updated to more resemble a warlock. Additionally, despite what was initially believed, the term "Ixis" was originally applied to Naugus' cartoon production materials, and was not invented by former writer Ken Penders. This meant it was still usable in the comics, and was later given to the deity worshipped by the troll species.
• Muttski was changed to "Ben "Mutt" Muttski", and was changed from a non-anthropomorphic dog to an anthropomorphic one. Notably, his new name was given in honor of Ben Hurst, the main writer of "Sonic SatAM" who sadly passed away in 2010.
• Snively Robotnik (referred to simply as Snively in the show) was changed to "Doctor Julian Snively", with his first name being a nod to "Sonic SatAM", as Dr. Robotnik's original name in the show was Julian. According to Ian Flynn, he is no longer related to Dr. Eggman in the reboot due to Sega's mandates not allowing other media to invent family members for the main "SegaSonic" cast. Ironically, while his half-sister Hope Kintobor was removed from the reboot, Snively inherited her position as G.U.N.'s R&D Specialist.
• Maximillian Acorn (referred to simply as "The King" in the show) was changed to "King Nigel Acorn". His name was most likely changed due to being coined by former writer Ken Penders. Notably, his new name, speech pattern and mannerisms are shared with Nigel Thornberry from the animated series "The Wild Thornberrys": Nigel was voiced by British actor Tim Curry, who also voiced the King in "Sonic SatAM".
• Nicole the Holo-Lynx's new backstory in the reboot has her being created by Dr. Ellidy in an attempt to digitize the consciousness of his dying daughter Nikki. This may have been loosely inspired by Ben Hurst's plans for the cancelled third season of "Sonic SatAM", where it would have been revealed that Nicole was originally a normal girl until she was tricked by Dr. Robotnik into having her entire personality transferred into a computer satellite.
• Although the Wolf Pack originated from "Sonic SatAM", the only member of the group who was not created by Ken Penders was their leader Lupe the Wolf, who also originated from the show. As such, when the comic was rebooted, she was the only member of the group to be carried over.
• Aside from King Acorn, the only parent of a "Sonic SatAM" character to make it into the reboot was Sabina, the mother of Dulcy the Dragon and herself a character from the show. However, while Ian Flynn did confirm that she was still Dulcy's mother in the reboot, she never actually appeared in the comic prior to its cancellation. Additionally, given that Dulcy refers to her with present tense, it's likely that Sabina is still alive in the reboot, whereas she had died in the original continuity.
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Backstory/Lore, Character Design, Development, General, Inspiration, Multimedia Adaptation, Name Change, Passed Away, Real Life, Reference, Retcon, Similarities, Theory, Tribute
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Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (2023)
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Attachment During the "It Chose You" main story mission, before Peter ventures into the sewers, as he open the sewer grate, you can see a hidden text inscribed into the metalwork that says "Insomniac Games", referencing the name of the company that developed Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
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Easter Egg, General
person ProtoSnake calendar_month November 25, 2023
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Skullgirls
Skullgirls (2012)
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Artwork/Illustration, Censorship, Complaint, Crowdfunding Campaign, General, Real Life, Removed Feature, Reviews, Sprite/Graphical Animation, Update Difference
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Star Fox 64
Star Fox 64 (1997)
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Attachment The robot boss of Sector X, dubbed "Spyborg" in the English version of Star Fox 64, is known as HVC-09 in the Japanese version.

HVC (Home Video Computer) was the model number that was used for Famicom (the Japanese equivalent to the Nintendo Entertainment System) hardware and peripherals. For example, the model number for R.O.B. (who in Japan was called Family Computer Robot) was HVC-012. Likewise, the model number for the NES Zapper (known as the Famicom Light Gun in Japan) was HVC-005. The model number for the Famicom itself was HVC-001.

Funny enough, in real life, there never was any NES related hardware whose model number was HVC-09.
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Etymology, Real Life, Reference, Regional Difference
person Dinoman96 calendar_month November 19, 2023
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User's English translation of an official Japanese Star Fox 64 guidebook:
https://www.reddit.com/r/starfox/comments/y8cwc9/finally_got_around_to_doing_translations/

Famicom Robot model number promotional materials:
https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20110524_famicom_robo/

Famicom model number catalog:
https://maru-chang.com/hard/hvc/english.htm
The Police Mystery
The Police Mystery (2023)
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General, Meme, Real Life, Reviews, Social Media
person chocolatejr9 calendar_month November 6, 2023
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