One of Captain Cold’s Combos is called “Prison Break”, a reference to the TV show of the same name.
Contributed by SonicNicholas1995
In an interview, Naoto Oshima was asked if the blue birds were a direct reference to the game Flicky. Oshima said yes, and also mentioned that he asked game's designer Yoji Ishii's permission to use Flickies in his work.
Contributed by ProtoSnake
The sound effects Yoshi makes are noises made by Kasumi Totaka sped up.
Contributed by GamerBen144
When Pit gets Star KO'd, he'll shout out that he never learned how to read. This is likely a reference to a scene from Kid Icarus: Uprising Spoiler:when Palutena cuts off his power of flight upon defeating Pyrrhon.
Contributed by CuriousUserX90
While in an interview with Valve News Network in February of 2018, Gray Newell (Son of Gabe Newell) revealed that the final boss of Half-Life, the Nihilanth, represented him as a baby, stating "The Final Boss of Half-Life 1 actually the 'giant evil baby monster' is supposed to be me. When my mother was in childbirth they were thinking 'what's something really scary,' and at the time, having a child seemed to be the most scary thing to everyone."
Contributed by SquigglesTheDuck
The Japanese Arcade version has Pac-Man wearing a hat with a feather through it.
In the American arcade version, Pac-Man's has was changed to resemble the one he wore in the Pac-Man cartoon from 1982.
In the American arcade version, Pac-Man's has was changed to resemble the one he wore in the Pac-Man cartoon from 1982.
Contributed by CuriousUserX90
If the Player backtracks at a certain point in level 4-3, The Amiss Abyss level, and waits a while they can see a one of the eponymous creatures of the Metroid Franchise floating in the background in silhouette.
This is true in both the Wii U and Nintendo Switch versions of the game
This is true in both the Wii U and Nintendo Switch versions of the game
Contributed by PirateGoofy
As of the 4.0.0 Update, which originally brought USB headphone support to the Switch, it was discovered that, via the use of the Wii U's Gamecube Controller Adapter, that almost every Switch game can be played with a Gamecube Controller. However, since the Gamecube Controller lacks a left Z-button the player does not have access to all of the controls of games that normally would utilize the Switch's ZL button.
Contributed by PirateGoofy
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According to Chris Glass, a member of the game's development team, the texture used for the bark on tree trunks is simply a green-tinted photograph of feces.
Contributed by game4brains
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On the NES verion's System Construction Figure menu, inserting certain inputs will cause the cursor woman to remove her clothing. The final input freezes the game and replaces the woman with a hexagram.
Contributed by GamerBen144
If you enter "REFLOG" as a player name in the Genesis version, you will be brought to a secret golf mini-game.
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The Korok seeds Link finds are actually Korok excrement.
Contributed by raidramon0
Entering the Konami Code on the title screen will change the game's logo from "Super Monkey Ball Jr." to the message "Super Nice Try".
Contributed by KidDivinegon
In the Octo Expansion, the title for Stick 'n' Move Station is a reference to a line in the 1979 film Rocky II, where the character Tony Evers tells Apollo Creed to "Stick and move." The tagline is a reference to Muhammad Ali's famous line about his boxing style, that he would "...float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!"
Contributed by DrakeVagabond
In the Octo Expansion, the taglines for all the 8-Ball stations are possible answers for a Magic 8-Ball:
• "Signs point to yes..."
• "Better not tell you now..."
• "It is decidedly so..."
• "You may rely on it..."
• "Outlook not so good..."
• "Reply hazy, try again..."
• "As I see it, yes..."
• "My sources say no..."
• "Cannot predict now..."
• "Don't count on it..."
• "Signs point to yes..."
• "Better not tell you now..."
• "It is decidedly so..."
• "You may rely on it..."
• "Outlook not so good..."
• "Reply hazy, try again..."
• "As I see it, yes..."
• "My sources say no..."
• "Cannot predict now..."
• "Don't count on it..."
Contributed by DrakeVagabond
Pearl and Marina's designs in the Octo Expansion are references to American rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur, respectively.
Contributed by DrakeVagabond
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In the Coffee Shop during the "Free the Sperm Whales" mission, heading into the bathroom, clicking the foot icon on all 3 screws on the broken mirror and then clicking the foot icon on the skull drawn on the side of a stall will trigger a secret cutscene. Butt-Head will pull out a shotgun, say "$&*@ You Beavis" and shoot Beavis in the head.
Contributed by KidDivinegon
Mirroring a similar easter egg on the Temple stage, the Sheikah text on a platform in the Great Plateau Tower stage says "SMASHBROS" twice.
Contributed by PirateGoofy
By breathing fire into one of the Tiki statues of the level Tiki Tropics, the sound that Aku Aku from the Crash Bandicoot series makes when breaking open an Aku Aku Crate will play.
Contributed by CuriousUserX90
In the Japanese version, by pressing A,B,C,A,B,C,A,B,C in rapid succession on the Options screen, an easy mode will be unlocked. The game will be significantly easier, but the first level of the game will change to a light and cheery aesthetic instead of the dark and moody one of other difficulties.
Contributed by KidDivinegon
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