User:Hawk/DidYouKnow

...that Hardwar has a hidden CD audio track containing some snarking from the developers?
...that the Intellivision port of Centipede has a hidden message with a terrible pun?
...that Mario Party, Pokémon Stadium and Ocarina of Time were planned to support the N64 Disk Drive?
...that the games in the Jak and Daxter trilogy all have hidden debug modes accessible with the controller?
...that the difficulty of Stage 6 in Ghosts'n Goblins constantly changed between board revisions?
...that Streets of Rage 3 has two cut levels, both of them on otherwise unused motorcycles?

...that the Amiga version of Final Fight has two lengthy diatribes by the author?
...that Taito's Indiana Jones game hates checksum errors?
...that The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds contains recreations of areas from A Link to the Past?
...that the NES port of Donkey Kong has unused graphics for a bonus item that doesn't appear in any other version?
...that Commando was originally called Combat, and was renamed Space Invasion in West Germany?
...that DuckTales has a third ending with a very obscure unlocking method?

...that Matt Furniss will break your legs if you hack Mad Professor Mariarti?
...that Mechanized Attack has an actual, factual nude code?
...that the Bionic Commando could originally shoot his arm in a downwards direction?
...that The Simpsons Game was planned to support multiplayer with 3 or 4 players?
...that Mortal Kombat II and Mortal Kombat 3 have fake character names that were deliberately put in to fool people poking around in the code?
...that Kowloon Youma Gakuenki has an image of Michael Jackson on a tricycle?

...that Mega Man 7 has two somewhat hidden references to Nintendo hardware that were removed in later releases?
...that the NES Tetris has a partially implemented two-player mode?
...that the arcade version of Bubble Bobble has a complete set of slot machine graphics?
...that many early Konami NES games have anti-piracy features designed to make the player's experience miserable?
...that Side Arms Hyper Dyne uses "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" to test the game's sound engine?
...that there's space in the NES Metroid cart for a save battery?

...that the programmer of Death Stalker put a message in the game's code after he was locked out of his car?
...that Nashi-jiru Busha! Funassyi VS Dragons has random Pokémon sprites hidden inside?
...that the battle courses from Super Mario Kart were planned to be included in Mario Kart: Super Circuit?
...that Conker's Bad Fur Day has a model for a Pikachu tail, part of a cutscene that was cut at Nintendo's request?
...that the arcade game of The Simpsons was made much easier (and given an actual scoring system) for the Japanese market?
...that Princess Peach and Bowser are shown getting drunk on champagne in the Japanese version of Super Mario Kart?

...that Yujix Terada hid his name in Dirty Pair: Project Eden by placing it in the overscan area at the bottom of the screen?
...that there's text in Perfect Dark for Game Boy Camera support?
...that even games from 1974 can have unused graphics?
...that there are voice clips in Super Smash Bros. for six characters' Final Smashes?
...that MTV Sports: T.J. Lavin's Ultimate BMX on the Game Boy Color contains a historical e-mail relating to a No$GMB update?
...that the Japanese version of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask has many leftover and unused items?

...that Erika to Satoru no Yume Bouken has a hidden message that can only be accessed by waiting 91 minutes at the ending screen?
...that the Koopalings were set to reappear in Super Princess Peach?
...that Huitzil from Darkstalkers probably has more unused moves than used?
...that an Asteroids Easter egg was planned for the automap in Doom?
...that there are Easter eggs even older than the one in Adventure?
...that Kirby was supposed to have a Mini ability as early as Kirby's Adventure?

...that the 1978 game Orbit has hidden credits that could only be accessed by a removed button combination?
...that Atomic Bomberman has many alternate line takes, including some pretty profane dialogue?
...that Palmtree Panic from Sonic CD was once named Salad Plain?
...that you could once kill people with dildos in Manhunt 2?
...that Metroid Fusion has debug rooms that use graphics from Wario Land 4?
...that Sonic Mega Collection has an unused video filmed in San Francisco?

...that the 1986 game Ganso Saiyuuki has a filthy message from the game's designer?
...that in Portal 2, the two people in co-op were once not robots, but Chell and Mel, a palette-swap?
...that Donkey Kong Jr. was meant to appear in Donkey Kong 3?
...that in Serious Sam 3: BFE, a giant invincible scorpion will spawn if the game detects that it's a pirate copy?
...that Crocomire was set to appear in Metroid Zero Mission?
...that Mega Man's Soccer has unused endings for the championship and tournament modes?

...that Gokuraku! Chuka Taisen and Taito Chase H.Q. have hidden Morse code messages?
...that Bionic Commando: Elite Forces was considered for a two-player mode? And that it contains a large collection of graphics from a game that wouldn't be out for a few more months?
...that Norimaro in Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter has an unused nosebleed attack? (Yes, you read that right.)
...that Blaster Master has an unused 8th special item that not even Blaster Master Underground knew about?
...that Super Mario Advance 4 has a large amount of e-Reader content that was never used?
...that LEGO Ninjago: Spinjitzu Smash had unused graphics from Mega Man Battle Network?

...that Iron Tank contains an angry screed by KNT, the game's programmer? (Don't worry, he got better.)
...that the Game Boy Camera has all of the content used in an undumped CoroCoro Comics version that was never released to the public?
...that Mega Man: The Power Battle has many dummied-out features that would make their way into the sequel?
...that Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood once had an area called Tutorial Island?
...that the A-Type song in the Game Boy version of Tetris was completely different in the earliest released copies?
...that Game & Watch Gallery originally had a Very Hard version of Classic Mode?

...that the original arcade version of Donkey Kong has a congratulatory message to those who could decompile the game?
...that both Hidden Agenda and The Transnium Challenge summon Satan if a graphic is missing?
...that the Superman arcade game has graphics for a female character and a sign advertising delicious Cold Blood?
...that Scribblenauts once had a female Maxwell?
...that Sonic Chaos has an unused song that was later used in Sonic Triple Trouble?
...that Insaniquarium has unused demo-recording functionality?

...that Matt Duncan was in big trouble if the PC Spider-Man game didn't work right?
...that the DOS version of Mario is Missing! has cut dialogue for the ending?
...that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game has an unused laser gun power-up?
...that Rugrats: Time Travelers has an unused graphic of a CD labeled "Microsoft World Domination 99"?
...that Metroid Prime has an unused intro narration that was later repurposed for Super Smash Bros. Brawl?
...that Somari was once just called Mario?

...that Spiker! Super Pro Volleyball has a birth announcement hidden in the code?
...that Mario Paint has hidden features that are disabled by default?
...that many cameo appearances in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga were scrapped? And that each battlefield is larger than what can fit on the GBA screen?
...that Wacky Races: Crash & Dash has a logo for an undeveloped Carmageddon game?
...that there are models for Mario and a Goomba hidden in Pikmin?
...that Nintendo World Championships 1990 was likely meant to have music on its title screen?

...that several unused bosses exist in Cuphead's data?
...that the Game Boy version of Yoshi's Cookie was once called Hermetica?
...that Mega Man Zero 3 had e-Reader support that was cut from all non-Japanese releases?
...that the PC version of Plants vs. Zombies has a page of unused minigames?
...that Super Mario Sunshine had four areas and a railroad system that were cut from the final game?
...that Shinobi III supports a then-unreleased controller through a cheat code?

...that Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 has instructions on how to make a ROM loader? And that the instructions were to a pirate group?
...that Yoshi once had more transformations in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island?
...that there's a texture for a gun hidden in Plum's trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee?
...that Dance Dance Revolution 2nd Mix was supposed to have Xanadu, which wouldn't be included until 3rd Mix?
...that The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has many, many unused rooms?
...that Nintendo's NES Tetris was likely meant to have music on its title screen?

...that Mickey Mania on the Genesis has a special message that can only be seen by changing the region of the console after the game has loaded?
...that LEGOLAND once had a difficulty system based on age?
...that many of the special items in Landstalker were censored from the Japanese version?
...that Sonic the Hedgehog Mobile has graphics for the Marble Zone UFOs seen in a prototype of the Genesis original?
...that in Mega Turrican, there are unused graphics that have Mario and Sonic frozen in carbonite?
...that part of a phone call from the white nationalist organization Combat 18 was left in Front Mission: Gun Hazard?

...that there are over 30 item icons, over 50 unused voice clips, and sprites for several unused moves for Richter in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night?
...that there are 9 unused items in Lunar: Eternal Blue, including the famous Dark Scimitar weapon?
...that Shang Tsung was meant to have a fatality in the arcade version of Mortal Kombat?
...that Kintaro was originally meant to have an intro in Mortal Kombat II like Goro did in Mortal Kombat?
...that graphics for an unused blimp object exist in Castlevania: Bloodlines?
...that the instructions for reaching the final stage of the NES X-Men were hidden in the in-game text?

...that the NES Star Trek: 25th Anniversary has two key items that were only ever seen in Nintendo Power?
...that the Famicom Maniac Mansion has a hidden apology for its 104-character passwords?
...that Samurai Shodown Anthology has movelists for the unplayable characters - but got all but one of Yumeji's moves wrong?
...that the enemy troop leader in the arcade Alien vs. Predator actually has a name? And it may have been possible to fight him?
...that the Game Boy Color version of Dragon Warrior III has Dragon Warrior IV-related content in it?
...that Cheetahmen II was supposed to have two more levels?

...that there's a cheat that gives Bond a paired rocket launcher and sniper rifle in the Japanese version of GoldenEye?
...that Zeromus got a makeover in the Japan-exclusive Easy Type version of Final Fantasy IV?
...that Joanna Dark is Asian in the Japanese version of Perfect Dark?
...that Scorched Earth had a couple of very buggy lasers in Version 1.1?
...that this website's prickly mascot was originally intended to appear in Super Mario 64?
...that at one point in development, the green background in the 1990 Windows version of Solitaire could be changed to a bitmap image?

...that The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall has a quest that goes unused due to a simple naming mistake?
...that Team Fortress 2 has a real-time music track leftover in its files?
...that there's an unused mask of Link's face in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask?
...that Mario has a model stretched to fit Luigi's proportions in Luigi's Mansion?
...that Bullet Bills were meant to appear in the Game Boy version of Yoshi?
...that the Game Boy version of Qix was meant to have more endings?

...that The Simpsons: Road Rage was originally a much more open-ended game?
...that the SNES version of The Itchy & Scratchy Game has unused conversations between Bart and Lisa?
...that games included with Windows Vista and 7 have support for Xbox 360 controllers?
...that Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards has very early concept art in its graphics?
...that Life Force has over 20 pieces of unused music?
...that inside the Mario Kart Arcade GP ROM, there exists a picture of the Beslan school hostage crisis, a major terrorist attack?

...that Catherine contains an original arrangement of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl's wild battle theme?
...that both the SNES and Genesis versions of College Football USA '97 contain a hidden team known as the Roms?
...that many older games have uncompiled code snippets sloppily included?
...that Skullgirls has an ASCII portrait of a Persona 2 character hidden in its cutscene script files?
...that Amiga developers really, really, really, really, really, REALLY didn't like pirates?
...that Maya the Bee & Her Friends was supposed to be a South Park game?

...that The New Tetris contains a gigantic amount of hidden rants and ASCII art? And that it took hackers only three days to find?
...that Star Fox was renamed Star Wing due to potential legal issues in Germany?
...that RoboCop on the Game Boy and Alien vs. Predator on the SNES were both planned to have password screens, but they ended up scrapped?
...that RoboCop vs. The Terminator thought that was a weird error, man?
...that Monster Rancher has a slick techno track randomly put on the CD as filler?
...that the Wii version of A Boy and His Blob has a Sam & Max: Freelance Police intro movie?

...that Gremlins: Unleashed and Kirikou have a variety of hidden images and messages from the developers, including rants about crappy Windows dev environments?
...that the Amiga version of Dragon's Lair has a message to crackers, asking them to wait a while before cracking the game...and it worked?
...that Side B of the Apple II Karateka diskette has an upside-down version of the game?
...that Journey to Silius started out as a Terminator game?
...that due to the video game crash of 1983, Midnight Magic was released three years after it was completed?
...that Lakitu's behavior in Super Mario Bros. is the result of a bug?

...that the Atari 7800 port of Karateka wants to plant subliminal messages in your brain?
...that ClayFighter 63⅓ has a character name graphic for a "HoboCop"?
...that the Japanese version of Factory Panic has Gorbachev as the protagonist, but he was changed to a much more generic character in the International releases?
...that the stage select in the Genesis version of Sonic 3D Blast doubles as an exception handler?
...that the voice acting in The Town With No Name could have been worse?
...that Pingus has an unused Pac-Man levelset?

...that D/Generation originally had the player infiltrate into Genoq with a zip line?
...that the original arcade version of Donkey Kong wasn't developed exclusively by Nintendo?
...that the arcade game Depthcharge could have let the player bomb whales?
...that Chainz 2: Relinked once had a level editor?
...that Transformers (PlayStation 2, International) has a very early story draft hidden on-disc?
...that Gubble Buggy Racer started as a Wallace and Gromit game?

...that the unlocking method for the Hornet vehicle in Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge was discovered after 22 years?
...that close to half of the mutants in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl were cut, some of which would later appear in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat?
...that Cool World (DOS) warns against the consumption of lots of ice-cream, prunes, and grape juice?
...that Astal has a Mario sprite?
...that Deus Ex: Invisible War contains an early script with a cut museum level?
...that Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98 has a song about violent fish?

...that Myth Makers: Super Kart GP started as a Nickelodeon racing game?
...that Lethal Enforcers I & II has its own entire source code hidden inside?
...that Bloody Roar 4 has the entire RenderWare 3.7 SDK hidden inside?
...that Shrek Super Slam has a full PSP copy of Tony Hawk's Underground 2 inside?
...that Digimon Rumble Arena 2 has a prototype of itself from over a year before release?
...that Deus Ex: Invisible War had cut baby animals, and mechanically augmented dogs and apes?

...that 360: Three Sixty has its own entire source code hidden inside?
...that Chill has its own entire source code hidden inside?
...that the Swedish release of Kung Fu Panda on PlayStation 2 has a hidden prototype build of the Wii version?
...that Syphon Filter has an unused video from Bubsy 3D?
...that Alien Storm has a hidden cheat that can be activated by many different button combinations?
...that the Brazilian GameCube BIOS has a patch contained exclusively to fix a crash in NBA Courtside 2002?

...that Deus Ex has cut models and textures referring to cut White House and moon levels?
...that Donkey Kong 64 has a hidden rainbow coin collectible that took 17 years to be well known?
...that Homefront: The Revolution contains almost the entirety of TimeSplitters 2?
...that a Dreamcast port of Half-Life was finished but not released?
...that PuLiRuLa has a hidden snowy stage in the game's code?
...that Valve accidentally leaked cut weapon names in Team Fortress 2 then leaked the assets for said weapons almost two years later to the day?

...that the original Xbox had an easter egg that went hidden for almost 20 years before a developer revealed it?
...that multiple NES games have worse audio than intended, due to hardware reading the data backwards?
...that the Atari version of Donkey Kong had an easter egg that took 26 years to discover?
...that Persona 5 Royal has over two hours worth of unused cutscenes?
...that Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf has an uncensored version of the South Park pilot episode?
...that a demo of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! reveals the reverse cup was once planned for the game?

...that an uncensored version of Team Fortress 2's Meet the Demoman leaked within Source Filmmaker?
...that leaked material suggests that at one point there was a Pokémon Pink companion version to Pokémon Yellow?
...that Deus Ex: The Fall contains graphics, sounds, enemies, scripts and detailed plot information for the unreleased 2nd part of the game?
...that an unused item attribute allows spies in Team Fortress 2 to disguise as dispensers?
...that Scrabble CD-ROM Crossword Game has 4,270 unused words that are simply too long to be placed on the board?
...that Gumball (Apple II) had such strong copy-protection it took 33 years to break and discover its secret ending?

...that Super Punch-Out!! has a secret two-player mode which took players 28 years to discover?
...that a vulpix pre-evolution has been cut at least three times?
...that the site's logo uses text from The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout?

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