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Fallout 3
Fallout 3 (2008)
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The Brahmin in all the Fallout games is in reference to "Brahmin" in Hindu culture, and the name likely plays on Hindu culture's reverence for cows.

However, this (and the fact that you and other NPCs can kill and eat the mutated cows) was viewed as disrespectful, which led to Fallout 3 being banned in India.
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Easter Egg, General, Real Life, Reference
person G-Haven calendar_month June 1, 2013
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Donkey Kong Country Returns
Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
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In honor of the release of the game, Nintendo trademarked the phrase "It's on like Donkey Kong."

"In honor of the upcoming Nov. 21 launch of Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii console, Nintendo has filed a request with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark the pop-culture phrase "It's on like Donkey Kong." For those unfamiliar with the term, "It's on like Donkey Kong" is an old, popular Nintendo phrase that has a number of possible interpretations depending on how it's used. In addition to Nintendo's use, it has been used in popular music, television and film over the years, pointing to Donkey Kong's status as an enduring pop-culture icon and video game superstar."
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General, Real Life
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month May 31, 2013
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Franchise: Sly Cooper
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Tennessee "Kid" Cooper's design has slightly changed throughout the series. In Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, he is depicted wearing a long sleeved shirt under his vest. Later Sly games removed the shirt, but it was re-added in Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time.
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General, Release Difference, Version Difference
person SRJ calendar_month May 30, 2013
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Super Princess Peach
Super Princess Peach (2005)
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There are several test levels left in the game's ROM. In one of them, Iggy Koopa is actually the boss, but due to him having no coding, he dies as soon as you enter his screen.
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Debug, General, Unused Character, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person Shadowmane calendar_month May 30, 2013
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Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
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Attachment On the game's cover, certain letters in the title have a small star under them. Reading only these letters spells out "U R MR GAY" - either a funny coincidence or a joke played by the cover artist. The letters sparkle on the title screen as well, leading more credence to the joke.
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General, Real Life
person Kade_Curphey calendar_month May 30, 2013
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Donkey Kong 64
Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
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It was originally believed that the only reason the game needed the Expansion Pak to run was because it fixed a game-breaking bug that caused the 4 megabyte game cartridge to randomly crash. Rare couldn't find any other solution, so they bundled the Expansion Pak with the game, costing them a lot of money. They still don't know what caused the bug. According to software engineer Chris Marlow:

"There was a bug that caused the game to randomly crash that only occurred in the 4meg-only version ... and they couldn't find out what it was, so they had to shift with the memory card in it for free and it cost them a fortune."

However, developer Mark Stevenson claimed that while there was a game-breaking bug, it only affected one hardware revision of the Nintendo 64 that would be resolved on later models. He claims that the actual reason the Expansion Pak was required was because Rare's management instructed the game's developers to support it early in development to accommodate advanced graphical effects like dynamic lighting. Stevenson speculated that these two stories were likely conflated into one, creating the memory leak rumor that persisted for years.

Ultimately, Simon Craddick, one of the four engineers who worked on the Expansion Pak's implementation into Donkey Kong 64, claimed in a Facebook group that the only thing the Expansion Pak actually did was add vertex lighting to the levels.
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Development, General, Glitch, Real Life, Rumor, Theory
person Charlie calendar_month May 30, 2013
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Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (2006)
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You can play as sisters Stella and Loretta. This mode is a prequel to the main story line. You control the sisters by the directional pad and attack using the touch screen.
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General
person Outofmind23 calendar_month May 30, 2013
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Viewtiful Joe 2
Viewtiful Joe 2 (2004)
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The demo for Viewtiful Joe 2 on the PS2 Holiday 2004 Demo Disc contained a glitch that would erase the player's memory card.
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General, Glitch
person Pogue-Mahone calendar_month May 30, 2013
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Platform: Dreamcast
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The Dreamcast startup sound was composed by Japanese electronic/classical musician and former Yellow Magic Orchestra member Ryuichi Sakamoto. Sakamoto, by then internationally renowned for his film scores, was a personal friend of Kenji Eno, who came up with the console's name.
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Celebrity, General, Music, Real Life
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month May 30, 2013
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Ares Rising
Ares Rising (1998)
subdirectory_arrow_right Blue Heat: The Case of the Cover Girl Murders (Game), Cyberdreams (Company)
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Cyberdreams was originally going to publish Ares Rising and Blue Heat: The Case of the Cover Girl Murders. When the company folded in 1997, the games managed to be completed and published under different companies: Imagine Studios for Ares Rising and Orion Interactive for Blue Heat.
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Corporate Affairs, Development, General
person Antwan calendar_month May 30, 2013
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Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Arkham City (2011)
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It is possible (with a glitch) to get over the walls of Arkham City. Doing so reveals a completely modeled Gotham, Arkham Asylum, and other areas not visible from inside the city's walls. As none of it is solid though, it must be explored on a single glide.
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General, Glitch
person Shadowmane calendar_month May 29, 2013
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Luigi's Mansion
Luigi's Mansion (2001)
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There's evidence suggesting that Luigi's Mansion was going to be an N64 game. On the game's disc, there's a sound effect for getting a star from Super Mario 64 and a cropped image of Daisy's artwork from Mario Tennis. Hideki Kono, the director for Luigi's Mansion, also stated that the game was originally going to be released on the Nintendo 64.
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General, Unused Audio, Unused Content
person Bean101 calendar_month May 29, 2013
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Franchise: Pokémon
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Lance has two Pokemon with illegal moves. In Red & Blue, his Dragonite uses Barrier and his Aerodactyl uses Rock Slide in Gold, Silver, and Crystal. These Pokemon cannot learn these moves in-game without the use of a cheat device.
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General
person Funland47 calendar_month May 29, 2013
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Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (2006)
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By defeating 1,000 Old Axe Armors in the regular story, you can unlock a special version of the game in which you will play as an Old Axe Armor. This mode is the only special mode which does not give you a partner.
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Bonus Content, General
person Outofmind23 calendar_month May 29, 2013
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Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (2006)
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Spoiler:Eric Lecarde from Castlevania: Bloodlines appears in Portrait of Ruin as a ghost named Wind. He will give out quests for the player to complete.
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Bonus Content, Cameo, Easter Egg, General
person Outofmind23 calendar_month May 29, 2013
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New Super Luigi U
New Super Luigi U (2013)
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Attachment Mario's cap is seen on Peach's table in the intro.
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Cameo, Easter Egg, General
person Bean101 calendar_month May 29, 2013
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Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X (2001)
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When you talk to the woman taking care of the Chocobos at the bottom of the ship during the sea voyage to Kilika, she will sing a part of the Chocobo Theme.
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Easter Egg, General, Music, Reference
person Pogue-Mahone calendar_month May 29, 2013
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Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (2006)
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There is a special mode called Richter Mode. You play as both Richter Belmont and Maria Renard. Richter plays much as he did in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, except that he lacks item crashes.
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Bonus Content, Easter Egg, General, Secret
person Outofmind23 calendar_month May 29, 2013
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Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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Attachment The Multi-Purpose Arcade Combat Simulator (M.A.C.S.) was a shooting simulator developed by Sculptured Software and was made for the U.S. army to train shooting skills to soldiers. The simulator uses a light gun replica of a Jäger AP 74 and is far more accurate than the Super Scope.
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General, Real Life
person ShadowOfTheServer calendar_month May 29, 2013
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Tekken 3
Tekken 3 (1997)
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Tekken 3 has a guest character in the form of Gon, a silent little dinosaur originating from a manga of the same name. His secondary costume, where he wears a turtle shell, references a time when he did so in his manga, as well as the fact that his mother was a turtle.
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Bonus Content, Easter Egg, General, Reference
person Psychospacecow calendar_month May 29, 2013
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