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Paper Mario
Paper Mario (2000)
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Paper Mario was originally slated to be released on the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive. However, due to the Disk Drive's commercial failure, the game was later released on the cartridge format.
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Development, Early Idea
person KidDivinegon calendar_month February 27, 2014
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Virtua Tennis
Virtua Tennis (1999)
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The Dreamcast Fishing Controller can be used to play Virtua Tennis on the Dreamcast release, predating Wii Sports by six years.
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General
person soniku64 calendar_month February 27, 2014
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Hitman: Absolution
Hitman: Absolution (2012)
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A book found in several locations throughout the game bears the name H.C. Andersen on the cover, a real-life Danish author known for his fairy tales. His name may have been chosen to adorn the books because IO interactive is a Danish company. The copy of the book found in the chapter "One of a Kind" has a post-it note stuck to it, with a list of some of his stories that feature birds written on it:

• The Ugly Duckling" (1844)
• The Phoenix Bird" (1850)
• The Portuguese Duck" (1861)
• The Nightingale" (1844)
• The Wild Swans" (1838)
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Easter Egg, General, Real Life, Reference
person sjrslev calendar_month February 27, 2014
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game (2010)
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Scott's sprites were used in a short after-credits scene in the movie, released two months before the game.
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General, Real Life
person Lauro27 calendar_month February 27, 2014
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Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space (2008)
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Each of the episode titles is based on the name of a movie.

• Ice Station Santa: Ice Station Zebra
• Moai Better Blues: Mo' Better Blues
• Night of the Raving Dead: Night of the Living Dead
• Chariots of the Dogs: Chariots of the Gods
• What new Bellzebub?: Whats New, Pussycat?
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Easter Egg, General, Reference
person sjrslev calendar_month February 27, 2014
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I Wanna Be the Guy
I Wanna Be the Guy (2007)
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The Kid's design came about as the game's designer, Micheal O'Reilly, was speaking with a friend about the difficulties of making sprite art. He made something very quickly that he would wind up using for the game. He notes that he didn't think I Wanna Be The Guy would become popular, so he really didn't put that much effort into the Kid's design, as it was simply a project where he was attempting to learn how to make video games.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person CosmykTheDolfyn calendar_month February 27, 2014
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Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 (2007)
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Attachment During the Meet the Medic trailer, when Archimedes gets hit with a piece of the Heavy's heart, a figure standing in an observation room above the surgical area can be seen.

This is most likely Miss Pauling, the Administrator's assistant in the the Team Fortress 2 comics, who keeps an eye on the mercenaries.
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Cameo, Easter Egg, General, Reference
person MidwayCJ calendar_month February 27, 2014
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Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero (2005)
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The sound producers wanted to make the cover songs as authentic as they could. When they found out that Ozzy Osbourne used a metal fan to record the intro to "Iron Man," they found the same model fan on Craigslist to recreate the same vocal effect for their cover version used in the game.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Music, Real Life
person Pogue-Mahone calendar_month February 27, 2014
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Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 (2007)
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Attachment While wearing the "Magical Mercenary" Hat, the Soldier says "Friendship is magic, Creampuffs" and the Scout says "Friendship is freaking magic". Along with the hat's design, both phrases are references to the show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
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Bonus Content, Easter Egg, General, Reference
person kirbyrobot150 calendar_month February 26, 2014
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Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 (1996)
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Several of Mario's voiced lines didn't exist in the original Japanese version of the game, and were added for western releases:

• "Hello" and "Press Start to Play" during the demo screen with Mario's head.
• "Okey-dokey!" when choosing a save file.
• "Let's-a go!" when choosing a star.
• "Game over." when Mario runs out of lives.
• His dreams about pasta are missing.
• "I'm-a tired." - when the player is idle.
• "So long-a Bowser!" - when Mario throws Bowser a long distance.
• "D'oh!" - when long-jumping, sliding, or diving into a wall.
• "Boing!" - when bouncing off of a Spindrift's head.
• Mario will say either "Yahoo!", "Wha-ha!", or "Yippee!" during the last jump in a triple jump. In the Japanese game, he says "Yahoo!" every time for the third jump.
• In the opening sequence, Mario says "Yahoo! Ha ha!" when he leaps out of the pipe instead of just "Yahoo!" in the Japanese version.
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Bonus Content, General, Regional Difference, Version Difference
person CuriousUserX90 calendar_month February 26, 2014
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Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 (1996)
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The Idea for Metal Mario may have come from an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto published in 1991, in Nintendo Power's Mario Mania Player's Guide, Miyamoto reportedly said: "Who knows what Mario will look like in the future? Maybe he'll wear metallic clothes!"
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Development, Inspiration
person CuriousUserX90 calendar_month February 26, 2014
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Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
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The title of the mission 'Pack Man' is a reference to the game Pac-Man.
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Easter Egg, Reference
person Ricardos17 calendar_month February 26, 2014
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WarioWare: Smooth Moves
WarioWare: Smooth Moves (2006)
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Attachment The way that Wario takes the Form Baton is similar to a scene in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in which Indiana Jones is chased by a boulder after taking a golden idol from its resting place in a temple.
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Easter Egg, Reference, Similarities, Theory
person TympoleLover calendar_month February 26, 2014
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Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 (2007)
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There are unused sounds for the Rescue Ranger. The sound names imply that at one point during development, the weapon was able to move buildings and to be charged to fire a (probably) more powerful shot. These abilities were presumably removed for balancing reasons.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Audio, Unused Content
person Elderlolz calendar_month February 26, 2014
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Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Octodad: Dadliest Catch (2014)
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Attachment In the supermarket level is a display for a product called "Mintcraft". This is a parody of the game Minecraft.
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Easter Egg, Reference
person blakester41 calendar_month February 25, 2014
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EarthBound
EarthBound (1994)
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In the Dusty Dunes Desert there is a lone white pixel and a lone black pixel. Talking to them will reveal that they are talking sesame seeds that wish to be together. Other than longing for each other, they serve no other purpose than being notoriously difficult to find.
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Easter Egg, General, Secret
person KidDivinegon calendar_month February 25, 2014
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Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Octodad: Dadliest Catch (2014)
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Attachment The kid's play area of the supermarket level contains a series of posters.

• The first poster, VGCW (Virtuous Gentleman Championship Wrestling) is a reference to Video Game Championship Wrestling, a web series using custom characters in wrestling games to enact a story.

• The second poster, Stanley's Pair O' Bowls, is a reference to The Stanley Parable.

• The third poster is a reference to QWOP, a flash game where the player must control a runner's legs using the Q, W, O, and P keys on the keyboard.
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Easter Egg, Reference
person Goltzbaby calendar_month February 25, 2014
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Bravely Default: Flying Fairy
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (2012)
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The game's storytelling was inspired by American television dramas, specifically the shows "90210" and "Glee".
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Development, Inspiration
person Outofmind23 calendar_month February 25, 2014
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
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Attachment Unused coding and sound files remaining in the game show that at one time the MH-6 Little Bird was to be a pilotable killstreak reward, instead of just delivering care packages and appearing in the campaign.

It can be restored through modding the game, but is hard to pilot, and will clip through the terrain.
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Bonus Content, Debug, Development, Early Idea, General, Unused Audio, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Items
person DeerBoarDude calendar_month February 25, 2014
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Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. (1999)
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Super Smash Bros. was developed with a low budget, had low publicity when it launched in Japan, and was even intended to be Japan-exclusive. However, the game's success prompted Nintendo to localize it for international audiences.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life
person VinchVolt calendar_month February 25, 2014
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