Trivia Browser

Tagsarrow_right

Platformsarrow_right

Yearsarrow_right

Genresarrow_right

Collectionsarrow_right

Franchisesarrow_right

Companiesarrow_right

Platform Exclusive Can Include Any Selections

Sort

Submission Date arrow_drop_down Votes

Ecco the Dolphin

Ecco the Dolphin (1992)

▲

1

▼

Ed Annunziata, the game's head designer, cited English progressive rock band Pink Floyd as a major influence on the game's music. The band's 1971 song "Echoes" may be the origin for the protagonist's name, and one of the game's final levels, "Welcome To The Machine", may be a reference to the band's 1975 song of the same name.

sell

person CosmykTheDolfyn calendar_month January 27, 2014

comment Comment (0) | link Source

Dead Space 3

Dead Space 3 (2013)

▲

1

▼

Attachment

The music and sound in Dead Space 3 are controlled by an algorithm called the Fear System. Relative to Isaac Clarke's level of fear at any moment, his breathing and heartbeat get louder, and the music changes in intensity, volume and discordance.

sell

person Liquidus calendar_month January 18, 2014

comment Comment (0) | link Source

Crash Twinsanity

Crash Twinsanity (2004)

▲

1

▼

Some of this game's music is based directly on classical themes. The music from the Doc Amok segment in Totem Hokum is based on Flight of the Bumblebee. The music from the worm chase in the same level is based on the Blue Danube Waltz. Finally, the music in the chase scene with Rusty Walrus is based on the first part of the Hebrides Overture.

sell

person SpaceChimp calendar_month January 18, 2014

comment Comment (0) | link Source

Erika to Satoru no Yume Bouken

Erika to Satoru no Yume Bouken (1988)

▲

1

▼

After the game's ending plays, there are several things that will happen if the game is left running, and it's possible to trigger a hidden message from a programmer named Hidemushi. First, the ending photo will change to black and white after waiting 18 minutes, and then sepia after another 18 minutes. After 55 more minutes, the music will then stop, and pressing A + B + Start + Select + Left on Controller 1 and A + B + Right on Controller 2 will cause some new music to play. Pressing B + Select + Right on Controller 1 and B + Right + Down on Controller 2 will start Hidemushi's message, calling out everyone that he had to put up with while developing the game and thanking those who did help him. Once Hidemushi's message stops, press A + B + Up on Controller 1 for his last message, a dedication to his wife. After waiting 18 more minutes, the game goes back to the title screen.

Two exclusive songs play during this hidden message. The first track is a remix from The Karate Kid NES game, while the other track is completely new and starts playing when the message 「そういえば　せわになったひともいたな・・・・・」 appears, translated in English to "Come to think of it, some people were helpful to me, too." Both games were composed by Hirohiko Takayama. Both songs, unlike the rest of the game, use the Famicom's basic onboard audio system rather than the Namco 163 audio expansion chip which supports up to 8 additional channels.

sell

person gamemaster1991 calendar_month January 17, 2014

comment Comment (0) | link Source

Rogue Legacy

Rogue Legacy (2013)

▲

1

▼

Attachment

Booyan, the clown operator of the games room, is a reference to the 1982 arcade game Pooyan. Aside from his name, the music played in the background of this room is a remix of the main stage music in Pooyan.

sell

person RetroHell calendar_month January 17, 2014

comment Comment (0) | link Source

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (2013)

▲

1

▼

The jingle the weather vanes make when saving the game is the same tune that is played by the flute/ocarina in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. In that game, if Link plays it for the weather vane in Kakariko village, it will releasing a duck that can be summoned by playing the flute, and will carry him around Hyrule.

sell

person Takahashi2212 calendar_month January 12, 2014

comment Comment (0) | link Source

Virtua Tennis 3

Virtua Tennis 3 (2006)

▲

1

▼

Some of the music tracks from Virtua Tennis 3 are remixed instrumental versions of the music composed for Propeller Arena on the Dreamcast. Propeller Arena was never released due to problems involving the 9/11 incident and predicted low sales.

sell

person RushTheNightmaren calendar_month January 3, 2014

comment Comment (0) | link Source

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987)

▲

1

▼

The Famicom Disk System release uses different battle music than that of the cartridge release for the NES. The reason for this change is unknown. The song was eventually remixed and used as the mini-boss theme in The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap.

sell

person Takahashi2212 calendar_month December 30, 2013

comment Comment (0) | link Source

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)

▲

1

▼

Through use of Gameshark or Action Replay cheats, it is possible to get "Saria's Song", as well as the "Sun's Song" from Ocarina of Time. The "Sun's Song" has no difference from Ocarina of Time, and fast-forwards time to the next day. "Saria's Song", however, doesn't do anything.

sell

person Cavery210 calendar_month December 24, 2013

comment Comment (0) | link Source

The Beatles: Rock Band

The Beatles: Rock Band (2009)

▲

1

▼

Every individual digital track made from the Beatles master recordings that were sent to Harmonix to make The Beatles: Rock Band were low-fidelity copies imprinted with static. This was a security measure to assure that The Beatles' music wouldn't be sampled by other artists in the event that the recordings were leaked.

These low-quality copies were used throughout development, and replaced with high-quality versions for production.

sell

person Pogue-Mahone calendar_month December 18, 2013

comment Comment (0) | link Source

Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball

Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball (1993)

▲

1

▼

In the initial US version of Sonic Spinball, the game uses the Sonic theme for the title screen, and a remix of the Game Over music for when the player gets a Game Over. They were replaced with new music in subsequent releases because Sega did not actually own the rights to those songs.

sell

person retrolinkx calendar_month December 16, 2013

comment Comment (0) | link Source

Crash Bash

Crash Bash (2000)

▲

1

▼

Attachment

The Space Bash mini-game arena is a based on the levels "Future Frenzy" and "Gone Tomorrow" from Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped. The background music is also a remix of these two levels' themes.

sell

person psyducklover13 calendar_month December 15, 2013

comment Comment (0) | link Source

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)

▲

1

▼

"Farewell to Gibdos" has a similar melody to that of the Merry-Go-Round located at Big Boo's Haunt in Super Mario 64.

sell

person Cavery210 calendar_month December 15, 2013

comment Comment (0) | link Source

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (1998)

▲

1

▼

The Color Dungeon's music is a remix of the dungeon theme from the original The Legend of Zelda.

sell

person Cavery210 calendar_month December 13, 2013

comment Comment (0) | link Source

Michael Jackson: The Experience

Michael Jackson: The Experience (2010)

▲

1

▼

If you are playing a pirated copy of the game on the Nintendo DS, all of the in-game audio will have vuvuzelas played over it.

sell

person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month December 12, 2013

comment Comment (0) | link Source

Franchise: Mario

▲

1

▼

Koji Kondo, the composer of various Mario games, tries to make music that people can repeatedly listen to without getting sick of. He would listen to his own music for hours to see if he would get sick of it or not.

sell

person ShadowOfTheServer calendar_month December 2, 2013

comment Comment (0) | link Source

Hot Wheels Stunt Track Driver

Hot Wheels Stunt Track Driver (1998)

▲

1

▼

Attachment

There's a hidden track in the game. It can be accessed by completing tournament mode, going to the level select menu, and right clicking around the left half of the Mattel logo. This changes the music to an unused track. Proceeding to start the race will place the player on the secret level.

The level is somewhat unfinished, as the background consists only of green wireframes and the visuals are not completely synced to the collision model at some points, making the car occasionally float above the track. Aside from these details, the level is more or less complete and is entirely playable.

This level was probably a scrapped track due to time constraints or because it didn't fit the household theme well enough.

sell

person DeerBoarDude calendar_month November 26, 2013

comment Comment (0) | link Source

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (2013)

▲

1

▼

When the Lorule Castle theme is reversed, part of it resembles the Hyrule Castle theme.

sell

person Akuro calendar_month November 26, 2013

comment Comment (0) | link Source

Sonic CD

Sonic CD (1993)

▲

1

▼

The 2011 rerelease version includes both the International and Japanese version's music. The user can toggle between the two music versions. However, due to licensing issues, some vocals from the Japanese soundtrack have been removed.

sell

person Funland47 calendar_month November 25, 2013

comment Comment (0) | link Source

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994)

▲

1

▼

Attachment

Fervord records uncovered an unreleased track by "The Jetzons" made around 1984 called "Hard Times", which was found to strongly resemble "Ice Cap Zone" from Sonic the Hedgehog 3. This is likely more than coincidental, seeing as how Brad Buxer was the keyboardist for the Jetzons at the time, and is also credited for working on the soundtrack for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 alongside Michael Jackson.

sell

person Liraxus calendar_month November 25, 2013

comment Comment (0) | link Source