One Interesting Fact...

[zehydra]

Hm... Fun random fact... Ms. Pacman was made out of a hack of the original PacMan and was sold as a new game. Subsuquently the company was sued, and Ms.Pacman became part of the PacMan series.

 

[Kodlak]

Before Harmonix made Guitar Hero and Rock Band, they made FreQuency and Amplitude, two of the greatest music games ever.

I'll agree with that they were great games...

And Jonathan Ross done a voice for one of the marines in Halo 3 however it is a rare occurence to hear it.

 

[Pilot Bush]

When a farmer fucks a sheep, he does it at the end of a cliff, so the sheep pushes back.

What does this have to do with video games?

oh...it was about games? then...nevermind

 

[mokes310]

You will never have a truly egalitarian island in Tropico...TRUST ME!

Also, non-gaming related, I can touch my nose with my tongue

 

[Kodlak]

Also, non-gaming related, I can touch my nose with my tongue

Well done you now try lick your elbow

The PS1 was intended to be by Nintendo, as they got Sony to make the electrical components but they ditched the idea so Sony built the console.

 

[LiftYourSkinnyFists]

I want people to post interesting facts about games that not many people might know. Mine is that Tetris was orginally a test that the USSR used to test their astronauts, and was sold to the public when they realised how addictive it could be.

Implying some people might not know of tetris as if it was some obscuro indie rock band, Oh you.

 

[Blitzkrieg64]

Super Mario Bros. 2's USA release was made by changing a few graphics from Doki Doki Panic, this was because Nintendo of America found the Japanese release of Super Mario Bros. 2 to be too frustrating to release in the USA.

 

[WorldCritic]

Birdo is supposed to be a guy who thinks he's a girl.

 

[Kodlak]

Final Fantasy was named so as it was supposed to be Square's final game due to a succession of unsuccessful games... guess we can all appreciate the irony here.

 

[TailsRodrigez]

Also, Too Human was in development for ten years.

Really? That's just sad.

 

[A Weary Exile]

Also, Too Human was in development for ten years.

Wow, and they still managed to screw it up? Are they still in business?

OP: Pac-man's design was based on a pizza missing one piece. Guess we can thank Italians for both Mario and Pac-Man.

 

[Sassafrass]

Also, Too Human was in development for ten years.

Wow, and they still managed to screw it up? Are they still in business?

OP: Pac-man's design was based on a pizza missing one piece. Guess we can thank Italians for both Mario and Pac-Man.

I have no idea.
I think it took ten years as they simply forgot about it or it kept shifting publishers or something stupid.
Google it if you want to find out about it. My info tends to be off.

 

[Pingieking]

Longtail Studios has a development team based on Prince Edward Island, Canada. They recently decided to open another studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Those guys seems to like having studios out in remote places.

 

[TheSeventhLoneWolf]

Most of the worlds pencils are yellow cased.

Women in fuedel japan had their own knife martial art.

Celts committed suicide if they belived the romans were beating them.

Tf2 were going to make trading cards.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

The cake is not a lie.

?? YOU LIE! IT SAID SO!!

*Cough*

Uh, Mario's first name (in Donkey Kong) was Super Jumper Man

And he was a Carpenter.

 

[Ultress]

The original Resident Evil had a animation between rooms to mask load times. In the remake the load times were non-existent so the animation was no longer needed. Playtester said it felt unnatural so they added the animation back in.