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Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil 6 (2012)
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In the Urban Chaos map for Mercenaries you can find an arcade with old Capcom games such as Star Gladiator, SonSon, Ghosts'n'Goblins and Darkstalkers.
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Persona 3
Persona 3 (2006)
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Attachment Cielo, the blue haired protagonist with dreadlocks from the Digital Devil series, has a soda named after him. Named Cielo Mist, it is described as being from Jamaica, giving reference to the American portrayal of him having a Jamaican accent.
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Mega Man Zero 4
Mega Man Zero 4 (2005)
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The main bosses of the game, the Einherjar Eight Warriors, are all based on mythological creatures. These include a fairy, a Mandragora, a Minotaur, a cockatrice, a Pegasus, a Kraken, the Norse Fenrir and the Black Tortise Genbu.

Another mythological connection is that Einherjar in Norse myth are warriors brought to Valhalla to await Ragnarok, when they would join in an immense battle. In Mega Man Zero 4, the Einherjar are engaging in an operation called Ragnarok to eliminate the human settlement Zero aims to protect.
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
subdirectory_arrow_right Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Game)
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Attachment The gender identity of the party member Vivian is inconsistent between different language translations of the original game. In the Japanese version, Vivian identifies and presents as female, but is described by other characters in the game as actually being an effeminate-looking male, aligning with common media depictions of transgender or gender non-conforming characters at the time, but not explicitly referring to Vivian as such. A rough translation of the Japanese text for Vivian as a party member reads:

"カゲ三人組の一人だった　オンナのコのようで　ホントは　オトコのコ"
"One of the shadow group, Vivian appears to be a girl but is really a boy."

The French version directly carries this over and additionally describes Vivian as a boy pretending to be a girl, while the Spanish version describes Vivian as a boy who looks like a girl. However, according to former Nintendo of Europe translator Pol Roca, Vivian's Spanish name "Bibiana" was intended to be a reference to the Spanish transgender actress Bibiana Fernández, who starred in the 1977 film Cambio de Sexo (or Sex Change).

The English and German versions remove any references to being transgender or gender non-conforming, implicitly portraying Vivian as a cisgender woman with "a bit of an inferiority complex". Instead of being bullied over her biological sex, her sisters instead belittle her for her appearance.

The Italian version of the game on the other hand explicitly depicts Vivian as an openly proud transgender woman, with the localization reconfiguring her relationships with gender identity and her sisters by having Marilyn and Bedlam's bullying being rooted in jealousy, traits which are absent in the Japanese script:

Vivian: "We'll defeat that Mario guy! 'Cause we are 'The three shadow sisters'!"
Marilyn: "How can you define us as 'The three shadow sisters'? You are a man! A MAN!"
Vivian: "That’s true, you are two sisters… But I am a woman too now, and I'm proud to have turned into a woman!"
Marilyn: "Hmph. And you surely think you are more beautiful than we are, huh? You deserve a punishment for that!"

The English release of the Nintendo Switch remake follows the Italian version of the original game in unambiguously describing Vivian as a transgender woman, most prominently featuring a line where Vivian states that "it took me a while to realize that I was [Marilyn and Beldam's] sister... not their brother." It's currently unknown if Vivian's portrayal in other translations of the remake has changed from the original release.
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The Cutting Room Floor article on original GameCube release differences:
https://tcrf.net/Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand-Year_Door/Regional_Differences#Vivian

Japanese script example of Vivian's original portrayal:
http://themushroomkingdom.net/pmttyd_j2e.shtml#vivian

"Transgender in Games: A Comparative Study of Transgender Characters in Games" by Emil Christenson and Danielle Unéus:
http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1146698/FULLTEXT01.pdf

Article about Italian localization in video games by Francesca Di Marco, a former localization specialist for Square Enix, including a section on Vivian's portrayal:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210607111528/http://www.fti.uab.es/tradumatica/revista/num5/articles/06/06central.htm

Pol Roca tweet and Bibiana name in the Spanish version [info and links provided by Rocko & Heffer]:
https://www.twitter.com/polroc/status/1702660171737059808
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fumoIEFxjKU#t=1102s

My Nintendo review which discusses the restoration of Vivian's transgender identity in the English release of the Switch version:
https://mynintendonews.com/2024/05/21/review-paper-mario-the-thousand-year-door-for-nintendo-switch/


Attachment sources for "Looking for a gal!" Trouble Center mission Vivian interactions in the original game. Footage of the Vivian interaction in the French, German, Italian, and Spanish translations could not be found at this time:

English version ("Whoa! You sure are cute... But, um... That whole goth shadow thing is a bit... Creepy! There, I said it!"):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI_xG-knJE8#t=39s

Japanese version ("おお! これは かわいい。。。 ってキミ。。。 どっちゃなの?。。。 オトコ。。。 だよね。。。
ようするに オスじゃん!"):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIFTyRFZJO4#t=86s
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 (1996)
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MIPS, the rabbit in the castle basement, is named after the MIPS (Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages) microprocessor. The Nintendo 64's CPU runs on a MIPS Microprocessor, so the name was chosen for the rabbit.
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Persona 4
Persona 4 (2008)
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The Class trip takes you to Tatsumi Port Island, the main location in Persona 3. During the First Day, you go to Gekkoukan High School where you meet both Mr. Edogawa and Chihiro Fushimi.

Chihiro says she received help from last year's Class President to write her speech, implying Mitsuru Kirijo helped out.

Mr. Edogawa's lecture is important. Spoiler:It tells of the mythology behind Persona 4's last boss, Izanami-no-Okami, and the protagonist's final persona, Izanagi-no-Okami.

When you finally get to your hotel at the end of the day, you end up on Shirukawa Boulevard. The Seaside Clam-Shell Hotel is the location of Persona 3's fourth full moon shadow battle with Arcana Hierophant and Arcana Lovers.
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Easter Egg, General, Reference, Suggested, Theory
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WarioWare D.I.Y.
WarioWare D.I.Y. (2009)
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If you name your game "Mario Paint" then, while you are making graphics for your game, the Mario Paint theme will play.
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Easter Egg, General, Music, Secret
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Assassin's Creed III
Assassin's Creed III (2012)
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If you go to the manor, stealth on the outer walls, and whistle, a turkey will appear near you. If you put in the Konami Code, the turkey will put on an assassin hood.
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Easter Egg, Secret
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Dissidia Final Fantasy
Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)
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Attachment In the cut-scene where Cloud fights Sephiroth (Destiny Odyssey VII), several shots are recreated from previous titles.
• The scene where Cloud and Sephiroth cross swords is similar to the scene from Crisis Core in which Sephiroth and Cloud battle in the Nibbleheim Reactor.
• After being knocked back, Cloud descends towards Sephiroth who then knocks Cloud back into the air. This is similar to Sephiroth's first appearance in Advent Children.
• After Cloud lands, the camera pans across Sephiroth's Masamune up to his face, similar to another scene from Advent Children.
• At the end of the scene where Cloud and Sephiroth face off, their poses are similar to their final battle from Final Fantasy VII.
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Easter Egg, General, Reference, Similarities, Theory
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Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (2007)
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During the production of the game, the Insomniac Games employee and level designer, Dan Johnson, had passed away. Both this and the next game, Tools of Destruction, had his name in the credits for a memorial.
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Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (2003)
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Attachment There is a snowman in both this game and Up Your Arsenal named Snow Dan. This is an in joke for the developers which references a former Insomniac Games employee, Dan Johnson. Also, the Insomniac Museum planet, Dantopia, was also named after him.
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Kid Icarus: Uprising
Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012)
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Komaytos greatly resemble Metroids. Pit acknowledges this during a conversation with Viridi in the Chaos Vortex, though Viridi states that the two are unrelated. Komatoys function similarly to Metroids as they attach themselves to Pit's head and leech health from him. Also, the idol description reads "The last Komaytos is not in captivity, Skyworld is not at peace." This is a reference to the opening of Super Metroid.
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Easter Egg, Reference, Similarities, Theory
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Jet Force Gemini
Jet Force Gemini (1999)
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Beating the high scores on the two "Jeff & Barry Racing" games (30 seconds for the first, 40 on the other) will unlock a track for multiplayer mode. The track is that of Greenwood Village from Diddy Kong Racing, which Paul Mountain, the lead programmer, had previously worked on before this game.
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Bonus Content, Easter Egg, General, Reference
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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
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When approaching the boss Naval Piranha, the player can see him in his un-transformed state and can fire an egg at him. Doing so results in him dying instantly, and Kamek flying in to yell "OH, MY!!!" before flying away in retreat.
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Easter Egg, Secret
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Mega Man Zero 2
Mega Man Zero 2 (2003)
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The boss Phoenix Magnion has an attack that summons ghostly images of the characters Vile, Agile, Bit and Colonel (who were introduced in Mega Man X1 - X4, respectively) to attack Zero. Interesting facts to note is that two of the enemies, Agile and Bit, are never actually met in gameplay by Zero in either X2 or X3, and Bit, for the first time, is seen in gameplay using his shield that was formerly only seen in concept and other official art, not gameplay.
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Cameo, Easter Egg, General
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Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013)
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The opening scene in which Luigi is sleeping in front of a TV which suddenly displays static, awakening him and causing him to reach out towards it, is a reference to the 1982 film "Poltergeist".
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Easter Egg, Reference
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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 (2004)
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One of the available decorations is called the "Vampire Castle". Zooming in to one of the tombstones surrounding the castle will yield a grave with the title "RCT 2", implying that the game is now dead and buried.
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Easter Egg, Reference
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Company: FromSoftware
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Ever since the first King's Field game, From Software has included a weapon called the Moonlight Sword in many of their game titles. The structure of both its exact name and appearance varies from title to title, but it has appeared in many of their games, including King's Field, Armored Core, Demon's and Dark Souls, and 3D Dot Game Heroes. They even named an RPG making program for PC based on King's Field called "Sword of Moonlight: King's Field Making Tool".
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Kid Icarus: Uprising
Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012)
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During a random conversation between Palutena and Pit when he is wielding a Bow, Pit mentions that a bow was handy in his last "Brawl", to which Palutena will say that she's glad it wasn't a "Melee", which Pit remarks he was never a part of. This is a reference to his debut in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and when he was considered to being put in Super Smash Bros. Melee, but ultimately was not chosen in favor of the Ice Climbers.
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Easter Egg, Reference
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
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There is a way to kill The End before you even fight him. If you swim to a hiding place across from the Ponizovje Warehouse, you are in a perfect spot to snipe him. If you do kill him this way, Zero and the other support team members will congratulate you for killing him, although Snake will express disappointment in killing him in the manner that he did, as was hoping that he'd actually face him in battle. If you do this in the HD Collection, you will get an achievement called "The Early End."
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