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Platform: Atari 2600

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There was going to be a peripheral for the Atari 2600 called the "Mindlink" that made it possible to play games with your mind. Atari said the device would allow users to "think" the movement of objects on the screen. The product however simply read electronic impulses in the forehead whenever the user moved their eyebrows, rather than actual brain waves.

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Mega Man 3

Mega Man 3 (1990)

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Keiji Inafune considers this the least polished of the Classic series, as they didn't have that long to work on the game (roughly a year), and many things kept going wrong during development. Inafune told Nintendo Power, "If we had more time to polish it, we could do a lot of things better, make it a better game, but [Capcom] said that we needed to release it."

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)

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According to the first volume of Metal Gear Saga, Liquid Snake, Spoiler:having faked his own death from the FOXDIE virus, was meant to be the main antagonist of the Tanker Chapter (an aircraft carrier during this part in development). However, this, along with most of the original plot, was scrapped due to tensions rising in the Middle East.

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Franchise: Sonic The Hedgehog

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In the 1990 arcade racing game Rad Mobile, there is an air freshener of Sonic that is hanging from the rear-view mirror. This marks the first time Sonic has ever made an appearance in a video game, which, interestingly enough, predates the release of Sonic the Hedgehog in 1991.

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South Park: The Stick of Truth

South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014)

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South Park's creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone had written about 850 pages worth of material for the game which included nearly every character and element from the series. They were urged by the developers to cut down the material and possibly release some of it as downloadable content, however the two disagreed on the idea and after also hearing disapproval from fans over it, Parker said "and I agree... fuck that." Any material cut form the game may however be reused for the television series.

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Super Mario Bros. 3

Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)

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Before the US release of the game, gameplay footage appeared in the movie "The Wizard." This served as an advertisement for the game and helped ensure its commercial success.

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BMX XXX

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BMX XXX was originally to be the third title in the Dave Mirra series, however when Acclaim started to make the game more adult-oriented, Mirra filed a lawsuit against the publisher claiming the title damaged his image and that his likeness and name were still being used with the game promoted as "Dave Mirra BMX XXX" even after he had separated from the project. According to Mirra, the game was supposed to be a mature, tongue-in-cheek game similar to the film "Airplane!".

The project was instead split into two with the second game "Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 3" being released for the Game Boy Advance.

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Franchise: Sam & Max

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Lucasarts originally planned to make a sequel to Sam & Max Hit the Road entitled "Freelance Police". The game would have introduced both Sam and Max to complete 3D gaming animation. Many of the developers wanted to make Freelance police as a series of episodes. Due to creative differences between the developers on the game Lucasarts scrapped the game completely. It also led for Steve Purcell's copyright contract on Sam and Max to expire. The cancellation of Freelance Police led to the creation of the company of Telltale Games, who would later bring back Sam and Max through episodic gaming as well as introducing a new method of storytelling in video games.

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Super Mario Bros. 3

Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)

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id software sent a PC demo of Super Mario Bros. 3 to Nintendo hoping to gain authorization to make an official port. Nintendo was impressed but declined, deciding to stick to their own platforms. The demo was based on a test they named 'Dangerous Dave in "Copyright Infringement"', which was a playable recreation of World 1-1 with Mario's sprite replaced by John Romero's Dangerous Dave character.

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Franchise: Star Fox

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Pigma Dengar's surname is a reference to people in Japan with a Kansai dialect. In the Japanese version of Star Fox 64, Pigma speaks with a Kansai dialect. People with the dialect tend to end their sentences with the word 'dengar'.

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Franchise: Shenmue

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According to an interview with Peter Moore, when he was coming back from the UK to Chicago, a TSA security agent at a security checkpoint said, "I don't need to see your passport. You're the asshole that gave away Shenmue to Xbox."

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

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The leader of the Thieves Guild, Mercer Frey, has the same voice actor as another well known thief, Garrett from the Thief series. Both are voiced by Stephen Russell.

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person sonicboom65 calendar_month July 16, 2013

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Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012)

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Upon entering 115 into the number pad in Mob of the Dead, the player will hear "Not this time" or "Maybe next time" and the number will change to 666 referencing the Bible and the number of the beast.

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Franchise: Pokémon

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Deino, Zweilous, and Hydreigon reference numbers in the German language. Ein(s) is one, zwei is two, drei is three.

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Franchise: F-Zero

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The character Mr. EAD is based on Mario, Nintendo's mascot. He is corpulent in size, features a mustache and is seen wearing a belt with a Starman. He is also named after the Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development division (EAD) which develops most of the Mario games.

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Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2 (2012)

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Ashly Burch (the voice of Tiny Tina and Bane the cursed gun) is the sister of the lead writer, Anthony Burch. Both siblings produce and star in the web series Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'?.

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Pokémon FireRed Version

Pokémon FireRed Version (2004)

subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon LeafGreen Version (Game)

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In the Pewter City Museum, in the space exhibit on the first floor, is a man who speaks about the date July 20 1969, and that humankind first stepped on the moon. This is an actual reference of the moon landing of the Apollo 11, and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to be the first people to walk on the moon on July 20 1969.

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Rock Band

Rock Band (2007)

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On the song "Wanted: Dead or Alive," If you do well enough to have the audience sing along with your band, they will mess up during the chorus by singing an extra "wanted," even though that happens only once in the song. This derives from how fans of Bon Jovi would do the same thing at Bon Jovi concerts.

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Back to the Future

Back to the Future (1985)

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According to one of the game's developers, Mark Eyles, the game's development was a bit of a rush, and was done in about two months. The developers wanted to have about twice as much time to do the game justice.

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Theatrhythm Final Fantasy

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (2012)

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The cost of the entire collection of DLC item for the Nintendo 3DS version is $81.47 (including the game) while the entire DLC cost from the iOS port is $143.03.

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