Obscure and Old Game Facts
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- Some unused text hidden within the files of Winx Club's PC release indicate that online multiplayer may have been a planned feature at some point. #winxclub #y2k #konami #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming
- The blue gems on Sash Lilac's (Freedom Planet) head are actually hearing aids! She is deaf due to a genetic issue. Without the hearing aids, she has fins where her ears would be. #freedomplanet #indiegames #videogames #retrogaming #galaxytrail
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- If you're playing Sword of Mana as a female character, there is a quest to retrieve a boy's book in Topple Village. Upon returning the book to him, he mentions it's a story called "Magical Vacation" -- referencing another one of Brownie Brown's games. #obscuregames #mana #videogames #retrogaming
- Today, Tribe Nine officially ended service. Neoneon Tribe is continuing the story with blessings from Akatsuki Games. Rest in peace, Tribe Nine. #obscuregames #videogames #akatsukigames #tribenine #danganronpa #gachagame #kodaka
- Leftover data for Braniac and Quan Chi can be found in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, suggesting that they were in development for the game at one point. It's unknown why they were scrapped. #dccomics #dc #midway #mortalcombat #videogames #retrogaming #warnerbros
- In Drawn to Life, players can color in/create the Secret Door. However, there's an unused version of this gate that appears like all the others in the game. #drawntolife #videogames #retrogaming #thq
- Godzilla: Kaijuu Daikssessen made an appearance in a 1995 edition of Nintendo Power, and was stated to be getting localized as Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters. However, this never released for unknown reasons. #godzilla #toho #kaiju #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming
- Always happy to see my Neopets posts do well. Love y'all <3 One of my favorite internet communities, and the first I ever joined way back in 2004.
- To commemorate the Year of the Dog in 2006, Neopets collaborated with Pepsi and had a ton of on-site advertising. There was also a Chinese-exclusive sweepstakes, where 500 lucky winners received a dark blue Gelert plushie with a Pepsi logo on its collar. #obscuregames #neopets #videogames #y2k
- If you play Persona 3: Portable as the female protagonist, you might bump into Yukiko Amagi from Persona 4. buff.ly/NOEEYzY #atlus #sega #retrogaming #persona #videogames
- To commemorate the Year of the Dog in 2006, Neopets collaborated with Pepsi and had a ton of on-site advertising. There was also a Chinese-exclusive sweepstakes, where 500 lucky winners received a dark blue Gelert plushie with a Pepsi logo on its collar. #obscuregames #neopets #videogames #y2k
- The Pokémon Pokédex Organizer almost didn't release over constant disputes with Nintendo of Japan, out of fear that it would impact sales of Pokémon Red and Blue. They didn't want the device to have any mini-games, or even animated sprites! #obscuregames #videogames #pokemon #nintendo
- Delmin Devilmintkiryu, a Sanrio character, was created in collaboration with #COMPASS. She also appears in SHOW BY ROCK!!. Due to the circumstances of her creation, she's not considered a collaboration character, and is part of the main casts of both franchises. #sanrio #obscuregames #videogames
- Out of all the Mother 3 characters, Claus has the most unused sprites. There are over 150 of them, and include different outfits. #earthbound #nintendo #retrogaming #videogames #mother3
- Margarete Gertrude Zelle, a character who appears in Shadow Hearts, was inspired by the real-world German spy known as "Mata Hari". #obscuregames #videogames #shadowhearts #midway #retrogaming #horror
- According to graphic designer Keisuke Tadakuma, some enemy designs in Front Mission: Gun Hazard were inspired by experimental weapons created by the Germans in World War II. #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming #squareenix
- For Omikron: The Nomad Soul's soundtrack, David Cage considered quite a few artists, including Bjork, Massive Attack, and Archive. Ultimately, David Bowie was chosen. Bowie even makes an appearance in the game. #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming
- Pokémon: Masters Arena has a bunch of leftover files from other ImaginEngine games hidden within. Some files are from a Blues Clues game, another from a Care Bears title, and a lot are from a VeggieTales game. #obscuregames #videogames #pokemon #nintendo #veggietales #nickelodeon #retrogaming
- The company XSEED GAMES originally went by "J-Taro", referencing the Japanese folklore character Momotaro. After an industry titan declared they'd never work with them because their name was too silly, they decided to change it. #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming #xseed
- A character named Carbon in Magical Starsign bears a strong resemblance to Ganache Nighthawk, a character from Magical Vacation. When asked about the similarities, series artist Shinichi Kameoka commented that they look very similar and did not elaborate why. #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming
- In order to make the game feel like it was truly cursed, the developers of Nanashi no Game (the Nameless Game) are credited as the fictional developers of the haunted game. Included among those names is composer Masayoshi Soken, credited as "Louise Noma". #obscuregames #horror #videogames #ffxiv
- In an effort to tone down the themes of drug use in Galerians, the international versions renamed the drugs that the Galerians and Rion take to "PPECs" - Psychic Power Enhancement Chemicals. #obscuregames #horror #videogames #retrogaming
- Adam Powell, one of the original creators of Neopets, joined the r/Neopets discord server in 2023 to promote his new game. After learning the game was crypto-based, users voiced their dismay, which triggered Adam to go on a tirade against the users there. #neopets #videogames #retrogaming
- The Japanese demo for Galerians reveals that there were two scrapped PPECs from the game: Platon and Maggy. Platon seems to be a combination of the scan ability and short condition, and Maggy is likely an early name for D-Felon. #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming #kadokawa #horror
- #COMPASS has collaborated with Guilty Gear several times. The first run added Sol Badguy, Dizzy, and Ky into the game to promote Revelator. The second run gave Ky and Sol their Strive outfits, and added the Castle of the Silver Feet as a permanent battle stage. #guiltygear #videogames #obscuregames
- The cast from Kamen Rider W and Kamen Rider OOO do not reprise their roles in Kamen Rider: Memory of Heroez, and are voiced by new voice actors instead. The new voice actors for the Kamen Rider W characters would later reprise their roles in the Fuuto PI anime. #kamenrider #obscuregames #videogames
- Devil World's main character, Tamagon, appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a trophy. For unknown reasons, this trophy was scrapped in the US and EU versions. It's still accessible in the US release via Action Replay, but it's entirely gone in the EU release. #obscuregames #nintendo #videogames
- MySims Agents had a sequel in development that was ultimately canned. In 2023, one of the game's designers shared some of the story content on Twitter. The game would have revolved around the player investigating strange, supernatural events. #obscuregames #videogames #mysims #electronicarts #sims
- Normally, if you disconnect the controller when playing In the Groove, it'll pause the game and say that the controller has "been removed" If you do this during the song "Disconnected" the wording is changed to "has been disconnected" to fit the song. #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming
- Persona 2's Demon Painter is modeled after the series artist Kazuma Kaneko. #obscuregames #videogames #persona #atlus #retrogaming #shinmegamitensei #sega
- In Shadows of the Damned, you can find a picture depicting a demon going in a red portal, and emerging from a green portal. The art style used in the poster is even similar to the ones that it's referencing in Valve's Portal 1 and 2. #obscuregames #videogames #suda51 #retrogaming #valve #portal
- Twinsen's Little Big Adventure was supposed to have a Game Boy Advance version, but it was ultimately canceled. #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming #electronicarts #activision
- If you try to enter the Quidditch field in the Playstation version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets during winter, the season will suddenly change to summer. This will prevent progression, thus softlocking the game. #videogames #retrogaming #harrypotter #electronicarts
- Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse was originally pitched as a zombie shooter titled Family Guy: Road to Death, with similar gameplay to Left 4 Dead. It was put to a stop by Seth McFarlane himself, who believed it was a little TOO violent. #obscuregames #videogames #familyguy #activision #disney
- A lot of assets from the Viva Piñata TV show were re-used for Viva Piñata: Party Animals. This was because the models used in the TV show had a better setup for animations, which allowed more movement than the models from the first game. #videogames #retrogaming #vivapinata #microsoft #obscuregames
- The Famicom version of Xevious: The Avenger was one of the earliest third-party releases on a Nintendo console. The wild success of this port, as well as games from companies like Namco and Hudson Soft, helped boost the Famicom's sales quite a lot. #videogames #retrogaming #nintendo #bandai #namco
- If you listen carefully while playing A Bug's Life's cliffside level, Flick will sometimes say "To the riverbed, and beyond!", referencing Buzz Lightyear. #retrogaming #videogames #disney #pixar
- Various inappropriate snippets of text about Melman, Skipper, and Marty can be found in the data for Madagascar. Some highlights are pictured. These are used to identify camera shots in cutscenes. #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming #dreamworks #bandai #toysforbob
- Slam Dunk: Yonkyou Gekitotsu!! has an interesting anti-piracy screen. If the game detects that it's a pirated copy, it'll display a black screen and the word "ビデオ" ("Video") in Katakana, appearing like a TV input. The screen then proceeds to freak out. buff.ly/mEa4FNl #obscuregames #videogames
