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Company: Valve
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Attachment The bald man with a red valve on the back of his head, often used during splash screens for Valve games, is somebody who "was literally pulled out of a coffee shop or book store".
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General, Real Life
person ShadowOfTheServer calendar_month August 27, 2013
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Metal Gear
Metal Gear (1987)
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Hideo Kojima personally hated Metal Gear on the NES, and has gone on to say that he couldn't even get past the first scene of this port.
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Console Difference, Development, General, Real Life
person Cavery210 calendar_month August 27, 2013
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The Godfather II
The Godfather II (2009)
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Attachment To promote the game, EA sent out a press-kit to reviewers containing a number of items, including a pair of brass knuckles. However, because in some states the possession of brass knuckles is considered illegal, EA had to recall them.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month August 27, 2013
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Dead or Alive 4
Dead or Alive 4 (2005)
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This is actually the first retail game on the Xbox 360 to have "Zero Point" achievements, or achievements that do not add to your gamer score. This allowed it to be featured in the 2012 edition of the "Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition."
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person gamemaster1991 calendar_month August 27, 2013
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Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars (2010)
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Capcom's rights to Tatsunoko's characters expired, resulting in Capcom no longer being able to sell or produce copies of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom physically or digitally.
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General, Real Life
person Pogue-Mahone calendar_month August 26, 2013
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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Decade Duels
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Decade Duels (2010)
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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Decade Duels was pulled from the Xbox Live Marketplace twice before being released with a plus at the end of its name and new cards, features, and modes on February 12th 2013.
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Bonus Content, Development, General, Real Life
person Psychospacecow calendar_month August 26, 2013
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The Lion King
The Lion King (1994)
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Microsoft DirectX was created in response to the PC port of The Lion King. The Lion King was released on Christmas 1994, and many children tried playing the game, but it would crash when loading. A Wall Street Journal article was published about someone spending his entire Christmas evening trying to get The Lion King to work for his daughter. Even Disney's helplines were flooded with phone calls. Many developers became suspicious of Windows as a viable platform, and stuck with MS-DOS. In response, Microsoft quickly developed the first version of DirectX for the upcoming Windows 95.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person rethack24 calendar_month August 26, 2013
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Franchise: Sam & Max
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There have been two canceled games in the series. The first was an action game called Sam & Max Plunge Through Space. The game was being made for the Xbox, but was canceled before much about the game was revealed. The second game, simply known as Sam & Max: Freelance Police, made it fair into production (to the point it was even rated by the ESRB) before being canceled due to "current market place realities and underlying economic considerations." When Freelance Police was canceled, many of the employees left LucasArts to form Telltale Games so they could make episodic games.
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Cancelled Release, Development, General, Real Life
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month August 26, 2013
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Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome
Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome (2005)
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Attachment Asagi was originally supposed to get the role of the main character in the planned sequel, Makai Wars. However, the game was indefinitely postponed, which has led to Asagi being a recurring character in many Nippon Ichi games, usually trying to steal the spot of the main character for herself.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person Mass Distraction calendar_month August 26, 2013
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Franchise: Disgaea
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Attachment Makai Wars is a recurring item in the Disgaea series, usually being very rare and in the possession of a powerful enemy character. This is a reference to Makai Kingdom's sequel that has been indefinitely postponed since 2004.
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person Mass Distraction calendar_month August 26, 2013
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Mario Party 5
Mario Party 5 (2003)
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The "Coney Island" minigame pays homage to New York City's Statue Of Liberty. The minigame takes place atop a statue of Mario holding an ice cream cone upward.
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Easter Egg, General, Real Life, Reference
person Outofmind23 calendar_month August 26, 2013
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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)
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Hideo Kojima originally wanted the Beauty and the Beast Corps to be completely naked in the cut scenes. The motion capture actors were even asked to preform the motion capture nude, though this could also not be used in the game. The Beauty and the Beast Corps were, instead, given cat-suits, which could still show off their bodies without affecting the rating.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month August 26, 2013
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011)
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Attachment During the American President Barack Obama's tour of Europe in 2008, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk gave him several gifts in celebration of his visit to Poland, one of which was a copy of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings collector's edition.
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General, Real Life
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month August 26, 2013
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Franchise: Mega Man
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Keiji Inafune, who is often called the father of Mega Man, did not actually create him. Inafune's mentor at Capcom, who was the designer of the original Mega Man, gave Inafune a basic concept of what Mega Man was supposed to look like and he was tasked to clean up the concept for use in the game. Inafune didn't get to completely design a Mega Man protagonist from scratch until Mega Man X, where he created Zero.
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person gamemaster1991 calendar_month August 26, 2013
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Collection: Madden NFL
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Since 1999, EA has included some of the league's top players on the cover of each game. Many of these athletes have since suffered injuries or a decline in performance, leading some to believe there is a "Madden Curse"
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General, Real Life
person error 52 calendar_month August 26, 2013
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Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts II (2005)
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This was Pat Morita's final acting role before his death in 2005. He was reprising his role as The Emperor of China from Mulan.
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General, Real Life
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month August 26, 2013
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Assassin's Creed Revelations
Assassin's Creed Revelations (2011)
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Attachment Sofia, Ezio's love interest in the game, was based on the Albrecht Dürer painting "Portrait of a Young Venetian Woman," which Art Director Raphael Lacoste was very adamant about using as the basis of the character. The painting can be seen in the Memory "Portrait of a Lady," where you have to retrieve it.
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person gamemaster1991 calendar_month August 26, 2013
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Hudson's Adventure Island
Hudson's Adventure Island (1986)
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The game started out as a port of the arcade game Wonder Boy. Although Escape had the rights to the game, Sega owned the rights to the main characters, bosses, and names, which meant that the NES version could not be a direct port. To get around the licensing issue, Hudson Soft changed the character sprites and names to create a brand new series.
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person gamemaster1991 calendar_month August 26, 2013
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Wolfenstein 3D
Wolfenstein 3D (1992)
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Attachment ID software originally held a contest where, if a player completed the insane secret maze in Episode 2, Floor 8, they would find a sprite that said "Call Apogee say 'AARDWOLF.'" The contest was cancelled because map editors were made for the game that allowed players to navigate through the maze much easier, trivializing the contest. In later versions, a certain part of the maze was blocked off and/or replaced the sign with a pile of bones.
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Bonus Content, Development, Early Idea, Easter Egg, General, Real Life, Release Difference, Secret, Version Difference
person Screaming Eagle #77 calendar_month August 26, 2013
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Saints Row IV
Saints Row IV (2013)
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If the player goes to a store called "Let's Pretend" and shoots a certain door, it will open, revealing a secret passage downstairs. The room contains the developer's heads, and if they are all shot, a gun called "Tiny Pistol" will appear. If fired, the gun will push you backwards. This is a reference to the gun "Noisy Cricket" from Men in Black, which when fired will also push you back.
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person ThisGuyInTheSuit calendar_month August 26, 2013
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