On the Game Pak Check screen, there is a Nintendo 64 cartridge with a vague label on it. This label does not match the cartridge for Pokémon Stadium 2, but instead appears to be the one used for the game Road Rash 64.
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Billy Kane's pre-battle dialogue against boss Saiki has him wondering about Saiki's appearence, calling him "one of those weird monster types". Later he wonders what would happen if he "catch 'em all", with him stating that "Maybe they'll call me an Elite Trainer or something". This dialogue is a reference to Pokémon.
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In a similar way that Zelda II: The Adventure of Link revealed that the entirety of the map from The Legend of Zelda was just a portion of the former game's map, the entirety of the first game's map makes up where Death Mountain is located in A Link to the Past.
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In the first, second and sixth SoulCalibur games, the classic numeric input for Ivy's notoriously difficult Summon Suffering throw is 376231A+G (Attack + Guard). This number combination actually holds significance as it appears to be a reference to the phone number for Namco's headquarters from before they were acquired by Bandai, being 03-3756-2311.
Allegedly, the developers used the phone number as the basis for the input as a reaction to an in-joke among Tekken and Soul Edge arcade communities, who would react to degenerate or weird stuff in the games with "gonna call Namco about this". The joke being: "If you can't do the throw, go call Namco about it." However, since this input was brought back in SoulCalibur VI long after the phone number stopped being used by Bandai Namco, this adds an additional (albeit probably unintended) layer to the joke: "Go call Namco about it. Oh wait, you can't."
Allegedly, the developers used the phone number as the basis for the input as a reaction to an in-joke among Tekken and Soul Edge arcade communities, who would react to degenerate or weird stuff in the games with "gonna call Namco about this". The joke being: "If you can't do the throw, go call Namco about it." However, since this input was brought back in SoulCalibur VI long after the phone number stopped being used by Bandai Namco, this adds an additional (albeit probably unintended) layer to the joke: "Go call Namco about it. Oh wait, you can't."
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In the Blood and Wine expansion, there is a hidden achievement you can earn if you kill a frozen opponent with a crossbow bolt. The enemy can be frozen in two ways, by either using a Northern Wind bomb, or using the Piercing Cold to give a 25% chance of freezing opponents when Aard is cast. Beat down the enemy until they are low on health and then throw a bomb at them or try and freeze them with the Aard sign (keep in mind there is a chance they will die when doing this). Once they are frozen, finish them off with the crossbow. Alternatively, this achievement can be more easily earned on wild animals that can be killed with a single bolt. After the enemy is killed, Geralt will say "Hasta la Vista", and the achievement will be revealed, also named "Hasta la Vista™" but with a trademark symbol. This is a reference to a scene from the 1991 film "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" where the Terminator says "Hasta la Vista, Baby" before shooting the frozen T-1000.
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In Phase Six: Beast With a Human Heart, a burnt corpse wearing a and a red and green sweater can be found near a boiler. This is a reference to Freddy Krueger from the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series.
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In Chapter 4 'Cuckoo Clock', during the level section 'Gates of Time' players can find a river boat. If players get in the boat and ride along the track, they will come across a house on a pier. If a player enters this house inside they will find numerous blue pots with white stripes & large crates. The pots can be broken and inside them are green Rupees. This room is a reference to the Guard House of Castle Town from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, a location infamously used to easily farm Rupees. An Achievement/Trophy is also unlocked: 'Force Triangulated', with the description, "Breathe some wind into your ocarina, my skyward princess".
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In the player's house garage you can find two posters which say "Stoney" and "Sport Sport", which are references to the 2006 film Rocky Balboa and the 1988 film Bloodsport, respectively.
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Cammy's level 2 Super is inspired by a scene from Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. In the scene, Cammy grabs British Minister of Justice Albert Sellers by the collar, leaps up onto his shoulders, twists around, snaps his neck, then comes down and kicks his knees out from behind. This move is performed by Cammy in the game.
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One of the stages in Monkey Race, Speed Desert is based on the "Amusement Vision" logo. The billboards in the track advertise "Spikeout", another game developed by SEGA at the time of Super Monkey Ball's release.
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In the scrap-filled area in Shy Guy Jungle, hidden among the scraps of trashed paper are the following two messages:
Parakarry was a party member from Paper Mario, while Goombella was a party member from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. These are the only two references to earlier Paper Mario titles in the game.
Thank you for your letter.
Sorry I'm not here to receive it, but I
will get back to you shortly. Thanks.
Parakarry
Sorry I'm not here to receive it, but I
will get back to you shortly. Thanks.
Parakarry
"Observations on the Ancient
Civilization of the Chomp Ruins"
University of Goom
Goombella
Civilization of the Chomp Ruins"
University of Goom
Goombella
Parakarry was a party member from Paper Mario, while Goombella was a party member from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. These are the only two references to earlier Paper Mario titles in the game.
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The North American physical release of Metroid Prime: Remastered has reversible cover art. In the same way that the North American release's cover art was remade, the reversible cover art features a remake of the artwork used for the Japanese release of the original game. It's currently unknown if the Japanese physical release will feature reversible artwork from the North American release.
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Master Raccoon is based off Master Splinter from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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The Sewer Crocodiles are based off the titular characters from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The crocodiles themselves are named Bill, Mark, Steve, and Gabe. These are references to Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates, Facebook's co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple's co-founder Steve Jobs, and Valve's co-founder Gabe Newell, respectively.
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Mickey is based off Mickey O'Neil from the 2000 film Snatch directed by Guy Ritchie. Not only both characters are connected to caravans (Mickey lives Caravan Camp while Mickey O'Neil is a traveler interested in caravans), but Mickey is stated to be the twin brother of Tyler (who is based off Fight Club's Tyler Durden), referencing how both Mickey O'Neil and Tyler Durden were portrayed by actor Brad Pitt.
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In the player's house you can find a poster that heavily resembles the poster of the 1986 film Cobra starring Sylvester Stallone.
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One of the fighters the player can face in Celebrity Fight is Kulk Kogan, who is a reference to former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan.
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The character known as Tyler is based off Tyler Durden from Fight Club. Not just in his appearence and mannerisms but also in their roles, as they both organize fights.
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The character know as The Don is based off mafia Don Vito Corleone, a character from The Godfather.
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The character Ding Kong is based off real life boxing promoter Don King, with his name being a play on the giant ape King Kong.
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