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Marvel Rivals
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A unique interaction between Spider-Man and The Thing has the pair make numerous references to classic Marvel titles, specifically "Marvel Team-Up" (a crossover series that saw Spider-Man teaming up with other Marvel characters), "Marvel Two-in-One" (a series with a similar premise to "Marvel Team-Up" except with the Thing as the primary character), and their respective comic series "Fantastic Four" and "The Amazing Spider-Man".
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
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Originally, the team wanted each character's dark color palette to use different attacks and abilities instead of their normal movesets, but this idea was scrapped, because the team realized they would have to redo every character to implement this feature.
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
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Originally, there were plans for twin sisters Lei-Lei/Hsien-Ko and Lin-Lin to fight together as one unit, similar to Morrigan's Astral Vision ability. This idea was scrapped, because it would be difficult to tell how and which sister the player would control.
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
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Donovan's name was suggested by Capcom USA, as they thought it would be a name that would be well received worldwide. Additionally, several aspects of his design were also shaped by their opinions while trying to make him have "a bit of a Western Gunman vibe."
Disney's The Lion King
subdirectory_arrow_right Sunday Funday: The Ride (Game)
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The Nintendo Entertainment System release of Disney's The Lion King was the last officially licensed game released for the console in any region. The game was released exclusively in Europe on May 25, 1995, around half a year after the North American release of Wario's Woods (the last NES game officially released in that region) and three months before the console's discontinuation on August 14. Meanwhile, it's believed that the last unlicensed NES game to be released before the console's discontinuation is Sunday Funday: The Ride, a Christian-themed reskin of another unlicensed game Menace Beach, but the exact date of this game's release remains unknown beyond the box art having a copyright year of 1995.
person VinchVolt calendar_month February 19, 2025
Disney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse
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Attachment Although the game was developed by Capcom, it was published by Nintendo as part of an exclusive deal they made with Disney in 1999 to publish Mickey Mouse titles for the Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, and the still in-development Nintendo GameCube. As a result, Nintendo has a small section before Capcom in the game's end credits, featuring producer credits for Hiroshi Yamauchi, Shigeru Miyamoto, and Kenji Miki.
person NintendOtaku calendar_month February 19, 2025
Astro Boy: Omega Factor
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Attachment According to director Tetsu Okano, the spritework for Stage 3: "Astro vs. Atlas" was entirely done by artist Tomoharu Saitō, who worked on stage and character sprites in different capacities. Okano credited him for helping to save the game under a tight schedule and for mediating Hitmaker's professional relationship with Treasure, but his efforts came at a personal cost. One night during dinner towards the end of development, Saitō revealed to his colleagues that his legs had become swollen, numb and white. They told him to immediately go to a doctor, but he insisted that he wanted to continue working and treated it "as if it were no big deal". According to Okano, it was specifically his work creating the graphics for Stage 3 that kept him from going to a hospital sooner.

At the game's launch party, Saitō announced that he had been diagnosed with osteosarcoma and that one of his legs had been amputated and replaced with a prosthetic metal rod, stunning the development team. Despite this, he shrugged it off saying "legs aren't necessary in the [game and illustration industries]." Okano stressed in his recounting of this event that despite the tight schedule, Saitō was one of several "mercenaries" working on the game who could have taken breaks whenever he wanted, and that the development team as a whole were not forced to work. Okano believed that Saitō hid his illness to maintain "his own self-respect as an artist" and that the game "is filled with [Saitō's] soul", but clarified that he did not think that the game was good "because it sacrifices someone's lifespan". Okano felt that he owed a debt to Saitō for the rest of his life for "[robbing] him of his leg", but they would never work on a game together again. Saitō continued to work, but the cancer recurred and metastasized into his lungs, leading to his death in 2006 while working on the game Culdcept Saga.
person MehDeletingLater calendar_month February 18, 2025
Verdant Skies
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While the game allows players to enter polyamorous relationships, it is not possible to have multiple people move in with the player or get married to them. According to a comment from developer Andy Korth on the game's official Steam forums, the team had discussed the possibility of allowing this, but was ultimately unable to due to technical problems and complications brought up by the in-game dialogue, most of which was written under the assumption that the player would only be in one relationship.
A Hat in Time
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The "Peace and Tranquility" screen in Death Wish mode and the associated "Smug Dance" taunt (both added in the Seal the Deal DLC) are parodies of "No one's around to help.", a YouTube video by JerryTerry which depicts the Animal Crossing character Bob dancing to a remix of the Animal Crossing: New Leaf title theme. After the taunt was revealed in the announcement trailer for the DLC, JerryTerry responded by posting "No one's around to hat.", a recreation of the original video using the clip of Hat Kid and Bow Kid performing the taunt in the trailer. This video was uploaded only 24 days before the DLC's release, leading some players to mistakenly think that this follow-up video was what the "Peace and Tranquility" screen was referencing.
person VinchVolt calendar_month February 16, 2025
Gameplay footage of the "Peace and Tranquility" screen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBO05i_Nnlw

Gameplay footage of the "Smug Dance" taunt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ8nozMm1Pk

"No one's around to help." by JerryTerry:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD2FSwTy2lw

"No one's around to hat." by JerryTerry:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMeWnLUH4A8

Seal the Deal DLC announcement trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_I1GrvzxQQ

Seal the Deal DLC release date:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/787340/A_Hat_in_Time__Seal_the_Deal/
A Hat in Time
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Attachment Among the costumes added in the Seal the Deal DLC is the Virtual Kid costume, which replaces Hat Kid's regular model with a low-poly version as a nod to late 1990s collect-a-thons (which the game is a throwback to). Within the game's code is an unused additional shader for this costume which mimics the distinctive jitter found in titles for the original PlayStation. Reportedly, this additional effect was disabled because director Jonas Kaerlev didn't consider it a good match for the game's "cute" aesthetic.
person VinchVolt calendar_month February 16, 2025
YouTube video depicting the various customization options added in Seal the Deal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKK9_EUHJ6g#t=672s

The Cutting Room Floor article:
https://tcrf.net/A_Hat_in_Time_(Windows,_Mac_OS_X)#Unused_Virtual_Kid_Shader
WCW/nWo Revenge
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Attachment The cartoon referee who officiates in-game matches is a caricature of Brian Hildebrand, who worked at World Championship Wrestling as a referee under the ring name "Mark Curtis" from 1995 to 1999. The game's manual identifies the referee as such, using his "Mark Curtis" ring name. Hildebrand would pass away from stomach and bowel cancer eleven months after the game's release.
person MightyKombat calendar_month February 15, 2025
Gameplay footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9EbZ9C_19M

Manual (pages 16, 17, 19, and 21 in the manual):
https://nintendo64.pl/wp-content/uploads/WCW-nWo-Revenge-USA.pdf

Mark Curtis stopping a fan from encountering wrestlers during a match in 1997:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX3hnt3rFdY

Slam Wrestling article about his death:
https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/1999/09/09/brian-hildebrand-passes-away/

Supplementary tweet about the referee:
https://x.com/Quest64Official/status/1747227901026578607

The included pic of in-game Curtis was my screengrab from a video on WCW games by 616Entertainment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYyOmUVhmc0
WCW/nWo Revenge
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For years, players were puzzled by the inclusion of wrestler Scott "Raven" Levy on the game's cover art, as despite his cult icon status in Extreme Championship Wrestling, Raven wasn't as big of a superstar in World Championship Wrestling compared to the other three wrestlers on the cover: Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Bill Goldberg. In 2020, Raven would clarify on Twitter that he was included on the cover simply because he was THQ producer Sanders Keel's favorite wrestler. Levy also joked that "the Illuminati were recruiting [him]." An interview on the Insider's Edge podcast with Keel confirmed the story, having been a fan of Raven's since his ECW days. Raven's inclusion also helps highlight the game's main four factions: WCW (Goldberg), New World Order White (Hogan), nWo Red/Wolfpac (Nash) and Raven's Flock.
person MightyKombat calendar_month February 15, 2025
Scott "Raven" Levy tweet:
https://x.com/theraveneffect/status/1257792558119424007

ComicBookResources article:
https://www.cbr.com/ecws-raven-cover-n64s-wcwnwo-revenge/

An interview with Raven by Ten Count WWE once again covering this subject among others:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76zdLJg4Jhs

An interview with Sanders Keel by Insider's Edge/Slam Society; I put in the timestamp where Keel is asked about Raven's inclusion on the box and gives his answer in no uncertain terms:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zyRrO3kJX0#t=1906s
Fortnite
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Attachment As part of the Summer Road Trip Quests available between July 23 and August 6, 2024, players could unlock the Tesla Cybertruck Bundle, a set of cosmetics allowing players to drive the titular car in-game. This add-on was criticized due to the car body's large and angular design causing numerous bugs upon its release, and having unique pros and cons compared to other SUV skins (i.e. large windshield exposing players to more gunfire head-on, easier to ram into players and to eliminate stowaway players). These complaints were intensified by prior political and online controversies involving Tesla CEO Elon Musk. A group of players decided to express their dissatisfaction by making a truce that, should they spot a Cybertruck driver during normal gameplay, they would stop what they were doing and take out the player and the vehicle as soon as possible. The truce grew large enough that three known Epic Games developers (Kyle Wynn, Toby Sperring and Robby Williams) also criticized the add-on or encouraged the in-game protests on social media, but emphasized that although they work for Epic Games, the company is still comprised of many people with differing opinions.
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month February 15, 2025
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
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Attachment Within the game's data is code for Kirby to change his skin color upon acquiring certain copy abilities, a trait which was previously seen in past Kirby games before being completely phased out from Kirby's Return to Dream Land onward. This feature appears to have been abandoned relatively early into development, as it is nonfunctional when in the world map and when using Mouthful Mode (both of which use different parameters from typical in-level gameplay). Additionally, the game contains code for displaying a yellow-skinned Kirby. Parameter names associated with this skin indicate that it was intended for a two-player mode, similarly to various other Kirby titles.
Darwin's Paradox
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Attachment In the reveal trailer for Darwin's Paradox, a chalkboard detailing plans for a mind-control conspiracy can be seen. On the board, the drawings of the masses that are planned to be hypnotized are represented by a traced image of the cartoon character Johnny Test from the animated series of the same name, likely as a placeholder image.
Company: Nintendo
subdirectory_arrow_right Activision Blizzard (Company)
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According to Activision Blizzard's former CEO Bobby Kotick in an interview on the podcast "Grit", the American conglomerate holdings company Berkshire Hathaway was at one point interested in buying Nintendo, or at least exploring the idea of it. Former vice chairman Charlie Munger had mentioned this to him during a period in the early 2010's when French investment company Vivendi was forced to sell its stake in Activision Blizzard, as Berkshire Hathaway was one of the potential buyers (in the end, they would buy themselves back from Vivendi and go independent). Kotick claimed that Munger didn't like the business of video games, feeling that they were "a step removed from gambling" and that Kotick was "preying off people's addictions", but he saw financial value in Activision Blizzard and Nintendo as companies:

"He goes, 'You know, I was looking at a couple other companies in your sector. I think if we bought [Activision Blizzard], we should buy that company Nintendo, too.' He said, 'Have you guys looked at it?' I was like, 'Yeah.' It was trading [at the time] at like 13 billion, with 7 billion in cash. He goes, 'You know, I don't think anything is gonna go really bad before I'm dead, and then if it goes bad after I'm dead, they'll just chalk it up to the folly of an 82-year-old, so you don't have to be so concerned about disappointing me.'"

In the end, Munger never went through with the idea, and Berkshire Hathaway has not shown any interest or intent to buy a video game company since.
person chocolatejr9 calendar_month February 11, 2025
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
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Attachment The idea of the Sparks came about as a way to evolve the combat system from Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle by stepping away from its focus on traditional weapons and the option to discard weaker weapons for better ones. However, the developers felt that the Sparks needed to visually fit into the game's world and not just function as "skills", resulting in a lengthy design process. According to lead producer Xavier Manzanares, the design of the Sparks as seen in the game's promotional art was the 25th attempt at designing them.
Disney's Toy Story
subdirectory_arrow_right Disney's Toy Story (Game)
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Attachment On the back of the SNES and Genesis versions of the game are two small screenshots from what appears to be an early build of the game. Both boxes feature screenshots of the level "Run Rex, Run!" with different sprites for Woody and Rex, while each box has one unique screenshot of their own from different levels. The differing sprites indicate that these screenshots are not from the build used for in-store demos of the game around its release, and nothing else seems to be known about this earlier build.
person Chipper_52 calendar_month February 11, 2025
Marvel Contest of Champions
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According to creative and art director Gabriel Frizzera, a 3D animated series based on the game was pitched at one point, but was never picked up. While he could not remember what the pitch was about, he said that it "probably [followed] a bunch of Summoners, but [touched] on important moments of the game story."
person chocolatejr9 calendar_month February 11, 2025
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
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Attachment Towards the end of World 3-8: Moonlight Sonata, you can find a Rabbid sleeping on the roof of a doghouse-like mausoleum. Once observed, Beep-0 will say "He'll catch the Red Baron one of these days." This is a reference to Snoopy and his World War I Flying Ace alias from the Peanuts series.
person CuriousUserX90 calendar_month February 10, 2025
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