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Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby's Dream Land (1992)
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The reason why Kirby is colored white in the American cover for Kirby's Dream Land is because Nintendo of Japan were debating whether Kirby's color should be pink or yellow. The game's creator Masahiro Sakurai wanted pink, but Shigeru Miyamoto thought yellow would be better; Sakurai eventually won the debate. However, Nintendo of America didn't know if Kirby was pink or yellow at the time of making the box art, so they decided to play it safe and make Kirby white like he appears in the game.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life, Regional Difference, Version Difference
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Super Mario World
Super Mario World (1990)
subdirectory_arrow_right Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (Game)
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When the original Super Mario World game was released, Luigi was a recolored copy of Mario. In Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World, Luigi's sprites were redesigned to look different to distinguish the two.
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General, Release Difference, Version Difference
person GamerBen144 calendar_month May 29, 2014
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Franchise: Kirby
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While most abilities got hats in Kirby Super Star, the Hammer ability didn't get one. The current hat seen today first appeared in the Kirby anime, with some minor tweaks.
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General
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Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong (1983)
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Attachment The NES box art uses an altered version of Mario's sprite from Super Mario Bros. instead of Jumpman's in-game sprite.
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General
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Super Mario 3D Land
Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
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While the ending of the Bowser's Message fanfare from Super Mario 64 is used when Mario is shocked by what one of the flying letters has, there's also the first half of the fanfare left unused in the game.
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General, Music, Unused Audio, Unused Content
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Super Mario 3D Land
Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
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Attachment Despite not appearing in-game, a sound effect for Yoshi from Super Mario World can be found in the game's files. In the pre-release trailers, the sound can be heard when Mario jumps on a note block.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Audio, Unused Content
person Boyobmas calendar_month May 29, 2014
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Pikmin 2
Pikmin 2 (2004)
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There is early English script for "Louie's Notes" that usually can't be viewed outside of hacking/cheating. All of Louie's Notes were changed during development. There are also 6 missing entries, suggesting they didn't exist early in development. They are:
Spoiler: "Hairy Bulborb"
"Decorated Cannon Beetle"
"Volatile Dweevil"
"Toady Bloyster"
"Segmented Crawbster"
and finally, the Spoiler: "Waterwraith".
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Development, Early Idea, General, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Text
person Carlos calendar_month May 29, 2014
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
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Around every 30 Seconds of World 9's Map theme, a segment from Mario Kart 64's Rainbow Road theme will play.
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Easter Egg, General, Music, Secret
person CuriousUserX90 calendar_month May 29, 2014
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New Super Mario Bros.
New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
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Attachment The Bottom Screen looked different in some prerelease builds. The coin and time HUD were placed there originally, there were 3 item slots instead of one, and the Star Coin's HUD was missing. The head of the pipes were also slightly different.
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Development, Early Idea
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Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (2014)
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The "Garden Warfare" in the game's title is possibly a reference to the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series.
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Easter Egg, Reference
person Boyobmas calendar_month May 29, 2014
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Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)
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The main menu theme sounds strikingly similar to the first part of the opening segment of the Super Nintendo RPG Terranigma, which was published by Nintendo in Europe. The composer for Melee may have taken inspiration from it.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Music, Similarities, Theory
person Boyobmas calendar_month May 29, 2014
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Watch Dogs
Watch Dogs (2014)
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Graffiti can be found around the city that resembles the Slenderman.
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Easter Egg, Reference
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Super Mario World
Super Mario World (1990)
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The game's ending shows Mario and Luigi with red and green shoes, despite the cover depicting Mario with brown shoes. Also, both Mario and Luigi wear brown shoes during game play.
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General, Mistake
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Platform: Xbox
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When the original Xbox was made, Microsoft lost $125 per unit sold. After 4 years, Microsoft had lost $4 billion.
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General, Real Life
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Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
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Attachment In the game's online mode, some pedestrians can be seen wearing a shirt depicting John Marston from Red Dead Redemption.
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Easter Egg, Reference
person BeanRutter calendar_month May 29, 2014
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Manhunt
Manhunt (2003)
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Attachment A boss character by the name Binbag was removed from the game early in it's development. He was originally the leader of The Lost gang. It is stated in the bonus material that an early model for Binbag was made before he and The Lost were dropped from the game.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Character, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
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Collection: Golden Sun
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In a 2001 developer interview published in Nintendo Dream magazine, Hiroyuki and Shugo Takahashi, Camelot's founders and creators of the Golden Sun series, revealed that the series had its roots as an RPG being developed for the Nintendo 64 of which all traces of its story and gameplay were scrapped when Camelot shifted development to the Game Boy Advance:

Hiroyuki: We were never developing Golden Sun for the N64. But we were making progress on an RPG for the N64. We got pretty far with it—the basic on-screen visuals and layout were done. But after finishing Mario Golf we had a meeting to decide on what our next project should be.

Shugo: It’s true that we had been wanting to make an RPG on the N64, and we did some prototype development to that end. But right around that time, we started hearing rumors about some new hardware… then it was like, ok, let’s hold up for a moment—maybe this isn’t the the best timing to develop an N64 RPG. Timing, you know, it’s a big thing in game development. And finding the right timing can be critical to the success of your game, I think. That being the case, we decided to switch gears and make a sports game, which is relatively easier for us to predict how long the development will take. That was Mario Tennis 64. And so the RPG idea got shelved for a later time.

Hiroyuki: We threw out everything we’d worked on up to that point.

Toshiharu Izuno (Assistant Producer from Nintendo): But while they worked on other projects, the GBA hardware eventually became ready for development proposals, so I think it was perfect timing after all.


In a 2008 interview with 1up.com, Shugo re-affirmed that the concept for the prototype was in a very early stage, only having some minor game design details drafted up, but that if the GameCube had been delayed, it would've been likely that they would have made Golden Sun 64.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life
person SOGESNAKE calendar_month May 29, 2014
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Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (2012)
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On the official UK website, clicking on K.K. Slider in the background will play Totaka's Song.
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Easter Egg, General, Music, Secret
person Boyobmas calendar_month May 29, 2014
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Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy V (1992)
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According to the "Chocobo's FF Laboratory" feature published in V Jump in 1993, Faris Scherwiz/Spoiler:Sarisa Tycoon from Final Fantasy V was originally a female gambler named Eva Scherwil. The developers encountered difficulties in making her fit in the game's world and atmosphere, and changed her into a pirate. In a later issue of V Jump, the developers noted Setzer in Final Fantasy 6 evolved from this early Eva concept.
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Development, Early Idea
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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002)
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Attachment In an ancient shipwreck in the Sheogorad Region, it's possible to find a book titled "Capn's Guide to the Fishy Stick".

This is a reference to a popular tradition started by forum member "Captain Eldrad" in the official forums years before the release of the game. Older members of the forum used to welcome new members by greeting them and posting an image of a pirate holding a fish stick. The Bethesda developers honored this tradition by putting the book into the game.

The book claims to be the definitive reference to fishy sticks throughout Tamriel, but sadly its contents state that "the pages are so smeared with fishy stick sauce it is impossible to read any of them."
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Development, Easter Egg, General, Inspiration, Real Life, Reference
person Matthew Neuteboom calendar_month May 29, 2014
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