Category: Trivia Tidbits
The Ridiculous Chronology of the River City/Kunio-kun Series
We’re finishing up HG101 Presents The Guide to Beat-Em-Ups Vol. 1, which focuses on the works of Technos, Capcom, and …
Nier Status Messages
One of the many things that makes Nier great are the PSN* status messages. The terrible thing is one actually playing …
The Hidden Husband of Black/Matrix
The world of Flight-Plan’s SRPG Black/Matrix is like an inverted version of Christianity – the seven deadly sins are considered …
Cross-Series Cameo: Adol in Lunar: The Silver Star
Video game publishers occasionally cross-reference competitors titles in cheeky ways, though sometimes have to be done subtly to avoid copyright …
The Three Great She-Devils of Square
Among the Japanese RPG fanbase, there’s a specific term for a set of female characters largely disliked by the audience: …
The Tale of Oeilvert – Final Fantasy’s Forgotten Heroine
One of the big appeals of Final Fantasy IX was the way it appealed to the nostalgia of longtime series …
Primordial Pauline: How Did Mario’s First Girlfriend Get Her Name?
The story of how Mario got his name is fairly well known – in the original Japanese arcade release of Donkey …
Capcpom Presents – Gamest’s Greatest Typos
Gamest was one of the many video game magazines that ran through the 80s up until 1999, primarily created for …
“Ii desu tomo” – Golbez’s Famous Line
In Retro Game Super Translation Selection, there’s a section explaining the famous “You spoony bard!” quote from Final Fantasy IV, …
Don’t Believe Famitsu’s Lies – Final Fantasy Tactics’ Black Book
The Genji equipment is a series of samurai-themed weapons and armor found in most of the Final Fantasy games. In the PS1 …
Grave Rivalry – The Fate of Competing Video Game Heroes
Most video game publishers kept friendly relationships with each other, rarely referencing or parodying other games or characters other than …
Metroid Omoroid – Metroid II’s Commercial Catch Copy
In Japan, video games are often sold with “catch copy”, memorable phrases that are the equivalent to Hollywood movie taglines. …
The Urban Legend of Shin Megami Tensei: Turn it off now!
Back in 2003, a poster on the Japanese board 2ch posted a story about how he was playing Shin Megami …
Obscure Video Game Controversies – Hard Hat Mack
Hard Hat Mack is an 8-bit computer game from Electronic Arts. It’s clearly inspired by Donkey Kong, in that it …
