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Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (2012)
subdirectory_arrow_right Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back (Game)
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Attachment There exists a bizarre occurrence in Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back where, when pausing on certain stages, Woolies will transform into the demon enemy from Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, and then turn back when unpaused. It is unknown whether this is a glitch or an Easter egg.
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Cameo, Easter Egg, Glitch
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Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (2012)
subdirectory_arrow_right Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back (Game)
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Attachment In pre-release content related to Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, it was mentioned that the game would include a bee enemy that rises upwards. This enemy did not make it into the final game, but did eventually show up in another game using the same engine, Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back, where it had a different behavior, being a directly hostile enemy that is distracted by flowers.
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Cameo, Unused Character
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Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (2012)
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Attachment Inside the files of Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a model of Ed Euromaus, the mascot of the Europa-Park theme park in Germany. When development studio Black Forest Games was asked why the file was in the game, they responded "We were young and needed the money."
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Cameo, Unused Character, Unused Graphic
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Super Mario 64 DS
Super Mario 64 DS (2004)
subdirectory_arrow_right Mario Golf (Game), Mario Kart Tour (Game), Mario Tennis (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.
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Bonus Content, General
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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
Dexter's Laboratory: Deesaster Strikes!
Dexter's Laboratory: Deesaster Strikes! (2001)
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The first print of copies for Dexter's Laboratory: Deesaster Strikes! contains a bug that makes the final level unbeatable. This was fixed in a later revision.
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Glitch, Unwinnable, Version Difference
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Kinect Sports
Kinect Sports (2010)
subdirectory_arrow_right Xbox 360 (Platform), Rare (Company), Kinect Sports (Collection)
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A common internet rumor, typically pushed by Nintendo fans upset over rival console manufacturer Microsoft's purchase of former Nintendo collaborator Rare, is that the Kinect Sports franchise was mandated by Microsoft and not an idea that employees of Rare wanted to work on. According to Yooka-Laylee creative lead Gavin Price, this was not true, claiming:

"Phil Spencer taking the mantle of Xbox is one of the best things that could have happened for Rare. Because he’s always said to people at Rare [as general manager of Microsoft Studios], ‘Do what you want to do and we’ll back you,’ and he’s always stayed true to his word in that regard. It was people in Rare’s management at the time who said: ‘Well, Kinect is a great opportunity for the studio – go all in on it.’ So when executives at Microsoft see that the management team are passionate about doing that, they back them. Microsoft to their credit did that, and perhaps the story online isn’t quite reflective of the truth."
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Complaint, Development
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Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid (1998)
subdirectory_arrow_right Hello Kitty's Cube Frenzy (Game), Xbox (Platform)
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Attachment The design for the Xbox BIOS was pitched by freelance graphic design artist Seton Kim. Although he was fired from the job for the imagery of "Hello Kitty trapped in an alien pod" in a mock up of a memory card screen featuring the PlayStation games Hello Kitty's Cube Frenzy and Metal Gear Solid, the final BIOS would be very close to his designs.
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Credits, Development, Similarities, Unused Graphic
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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (2006)
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Attachment Doctor was originally meant to wear overalls. His early design was shared by the official Super Monkey Ball YouTube account in 2023.
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Unreleased Content, Unused Graphic
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Spore
Spore (2008)
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Attachment There is a character that can be found at the center of the galaxy by the name of "Steve". He pilots a spaceship nearly identical to the one on the cover of SimCity 2000.
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Cameo, Easter Egg
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Spore
Spore (2008)
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During the Tribal, Civilization, and Space stages of the game, the characters will have discussions with speech bubbles above their head. These speech bubbles will contain various objects, one of which being a Plumbob. This is a reference to The Sims series.
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Easter Egg, Reference
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Spore
Spore (2008)
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There is a tool in Spore called the "Happiness Booster" and at its base are the letters: IPPETAD. These letters, as well as the tool itself, are a reference to the Family Guy/Star Wars crossover episode "Blue Harvest" where the character 'Darth' Al Harrington is selling Intergalactic Proton Powered Electrical Tentacle Advertising Droids. When initialized this spells IPPETAD.
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Easter Egg, Reference
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SimCopter 64
SimCopter 64 (TBA)
subdirectory_arrow_right SimCity 64 (Game), Nintendo 64DD (Platform), Nintendo 64 (Platform), Maxis (Company), Nintendo (Company)
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SimCopter 64 was a game announced by Maxis at E3 1997 which was meant to be a complimentary game to the later announced SimCity 64. It underwent a tumultuous development cycle that saw it change from a simple rescue mission game into something entirely different. There were also conflicting reports from both Nintendo and Maxis about what console it would be releasing on and the level of connectivity it would share with its counterpart SimCity 64. All of these issues ultimately ended in it fading out of the public eye and being silently cancelled as no more updates were given leading up to its supposed release window.
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Cancelled Release, Development
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Miitomo
Miitomo (2016)
subdirectory_arrow_right Fire Emblem Heroes (Game)
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Textures for Fire Emblem Heroes-themed wallpapers from before that game's reveal can be found in Miitomo's data. These textures were never used in the game as Miitomo ended services in May 2018.
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Unreleased Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Items
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Miitopia
Miitopia (2016)
subdirectory_arrow_right Miitopia (Game)
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The tune to the music that plays on the game's title screen varies based on how many Miis the player currently has in their Inn.
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Easter Egg, Music
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Tomodachi Life
Tomodachi Life (2013)
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The description for the R.O.B. treasure in the North American version of the game lists it as an "official Smash Brawler", referencing R.O.B.'s role as a fighter in the Super Smash Bros. series starting with Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
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Easter Egg, Reference, Regional Difference
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Nintendo Land
Nintendo Land (2012)
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Prior to deciding upon featuring the Donkey Kong's Crash Course attraction, the developers considered having one based off Excitebike or 1080 Snowboarding.
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Development, Early Idea
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle (2013)
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The character Pannacotta Fugo is able to evolve his stand Purple Haze into Purple Haze Distortion by entering resolve mode or by using a Great Heat Attack. This is notable as Purple Haze Distortion actually made its debut in the light novel spin-off Purple Haze Feedback which was not written by series creator Hirohiko Araki and is thus considered non-canonical.
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Cameo, Easter Egg, Inspiration, Reference
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Sonic and the Black Knight
Sonic and the Black Knight (2009)
subdirectory_arrow_right Neopets Browser (Game)
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Attachment To promote the release of Sonic and the Black Knight, Neopets released a browser game called "Sonic Knight in Training", where Sonic must use Caliburn to deflect apples shot at him from the three Knights of the Round Table (Lancelot, Gawain, and Percival). If the player received a high enough score, they would unlock a then-new trailer for the game.
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Advertisement/Commercial, Real Life
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Woody's Incredible Journey to the Escape from Eternal Terror
Woody's Incredible Journey to the Escape from Eternal Terror (2017)
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Despite being finished back in 2013, the first time the game was officially shown to the public was through a tweet on the Jacknjellify Twitter account made to celebrate New Year's 2017, which included a four-second long video.
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Development, General, Real Life
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Kirby Super Star
Kirby Super Star (1996)
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Attachment In an interview conducted by Nintendo to promote the release of the Super NES Classic Edition, Kirby Super Star director Masahiro Sakurai revealed that celebrity copywriter and EarthBound series creator Shigesato Itoi came up with the game's Japanese title, Kirby of the Stars Super Deluxe. Itoi also came up with the idea for the Japanese box art, which is designed after Paulownia wood boxes traditionally used to package luxury alcohol and tableware in Japan. Itoi believed that both the title and the artwork would "convey how rich [the game] is in content."
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Development, Inspiration, Real Life
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