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Adattamenti MIA

The series was twice adapted following its Japanese release; a novelization written by Hiranari Izuno and published by Famitsu Bunko in March 2000,[45] and a short-lived manga created by Ataru Cagiva published in a tankōbon by Enterbrain in June the same year

 

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Caratteristiche simili:

 

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Unused

A set of unused battle sprites for Eiphel can be found in the game's code. It's likely that these are early graphics that went unused, as the art style differs from the rest of the game.

 

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Un omaggio alla triforza:

 

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Move on!

One of the main characters in the game is the military brother of Bottles, Jamjars. This name was actually first used in Banjo-Kazooie during the opening training. As the player is testing out Kazooie's beak barge, Bottles comments that Kazooie is useful for something, to which she retaliates with, "I'm trying this move out on you next, jam jars!" The term comes from slang for large glasses with thick lenses.

 

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Unused

Although Baby Wario and Baby Bowser don't have Character Coins in the game itself, graphics for them still exist in the game's code.

 

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Cut in arcade

There is evidence in the code of the arcade version that the two boss characters, Huitzil and Pyron, may have been planned as playable at one stage of development. There is an alternate color scheme for both of the characters that shows up if you are playing a mirror match, both characters are able to be played in Arcade mode though hacking (though Pyron can't fight the final boss due to a bug), both of the characters have their own endings, which are the exact same as their endings in the sequel, "Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge", though in a more unfinished state with the ending text just repeating "A" and the music not playing like it should.

 

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Questa è simpatica.

 

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Origin story...

In a 1996 interview published in a Dungeons & Dragons mook (magazine & book portmanteau) covering Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystra and this game, the developers were asked why they choose Dungeons & Dragons as the setting. The game's designer Tomoshi Sadamoto responded: "It was TSR, the copyright holder of D&D, who came to us first and talked about doing a game. However, an agreement could not be reached at that point and the project was on hold for awhile. Sometime later a compromise was reached, and we were able to start working on the first game, Tower of Doom." He also admitted that from the beginning, the game was only intended for the arcade.

 

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Censure in Paper Mario:

 

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Classic Reference

One of Bayonetta's attacks is a reference to Akira from Virtua Fighter, where she performs his Tetsuzankou (Bodycheck) and says his signature victory quote "Juunen hayaindayo!" ("You're 10 years too early!").

 

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Spotted

Before facing Kimmy Howell, parts of the Charlie Macdonald's mecha, Santa Death Parade, can be spotted around the now-damaged Santa Destroy University.

 

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Il 3D costa troppo:

 

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By popular demand

Sony's decision to bring Vib-Ribbon to the PlayStation Network came as a result of Sony Computer Entertainment of America's President and CEO, Shawn Layden, throwing out the name on-stage at E3 2014, unaware that Vib-Ribbon was never originally released in North America. The outcry from fans to release it in North America following the conference spurred Layden to demand a port of it for American consoles.

 

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Rare occurence

UK chat show host Jonathan Ross voices one of the marines that helps Master Chief in the campaign, although it is an extremely rare occurrence for one of his lines to come up.

 

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Le idee geniali nascono nei modi più strani:

 

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Citazioni musicali di alto livello

For completing Chapter 7 of Momohime's story, you receive the trophy titled "...Stairway to Heaven." This is most likely a reference to Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven".

 

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Oggi qualcosa di un po' diverso

 

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Un successo inaspettato:

 

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PEPSI

Despite the game being available only in Japan, the game is mostly in English.