Rubrica Cose che non sai sui Retro Giochi

[Geddoe]

Ma i burocrati che cercano di fare i grand'uomini ci sono sempre

This is the first Syphon Filter not to be based off a virus plotline, but rather it follows conspiracies and double agents.

 

[Geddoe]

Guardate dietro al muro!

In Chapter 4: A Captive Goddess, there is a room with some boards on one of the walls. If you slash at the boards, they will fall to reveal a DirectXbox, which is the original design for the Xbox.

 

[Strider]

Niente bolle d'acqua su Amiga 500 negli anni 90

Esiste una conversione per Amiga ad opera della divisione francese di Ocean Software, mai distribuita ufficialmente, ma disponibile su Internet grazie al ritrovamento del master nel 2003

 

[Vincent 86]

Nomi e stelle, una strana correlazione:

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Depending on what you name your save file, the name inputted will act as a seed that determines the position of the twinkling white stars in the night sky, while the blue stars and larger red planet remain in the same position. Since there is a character limit of 8 characters for a name, the number of possible variations is estimated to be somewhere under 5.3 billion, the key word being "under" as this cosmetic feature does not utilize all 127 characters available, so the actual number is bound to be lower. This feature was explained to the Japanese audience at launch, but this was not known in the West until 2021.

 

[Geddoe]

Esclusivo

The game has only been released in Europe.

 

[Geddoe]

Ed il postgame è ENORME

The NTSC version was released before the PAL versions and it shows, from the balance issues to the postgame being missing.

 

[Vincent 86]

L'uomo invisibile:

Double Dragon

There is a glitch in the NES version that can cause an "invisible man" to appear in Mission 2. Abusing this glitch can allow the player to obtain full hearts, as it's possible to beat the "invisible man" as much as the player desires without getting hit back.

 

[Geddoe]

Cameo

The targets seen in the target practice during the school festival after the "You in Wonderland" labyrinth are actually Vincent Brooks and some sheep from the game Catherine, another game made by Atlus.

 

[Vincent 86]

Red Rum:

Silent Hill

The word "RED RUM" can be found written in blood on a garage door on Bloch St. This is a reference to the Steven King novel The Shining.

 

[Geddoe]

Jojo reference!

When using the "Fist" sub-weapon, Juste will yell out "Oraoraora!!". This is likely a reference to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and the main character Jotarou Kujo, Star Platinum, repeating "Oraoraora!!" over and over again while punching.

 

[Vincent 86]

Stairway to Heaven:

Muramasa Rebirth

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".

 

[Geddoe]

Si scopre qualcosa di nuovo

If the player fails the Running Dog mission while CJ's fat level is over 50%, Big Smoke will call CJ afterward. He tells CJ to go to the gym and lose some weight.

 

[Geddoe]

Autoreference

Sly Cooper's cane can be bought on the Playstation Store as an alternate skin for Cole's Amp.

 

[Vincent 86]

L'anello mancante:

Sonic the Hedgehog

In the original international release, a short cut taken to the finish in the Labyrinth Zone would only allow the player to collect a total of 49 rings, missing 1 ring from going to the special stage. However, in the Japanese version, a ring was added so that people could get to the special stage if they went this way.

 

[Geddoe]

In anticipo sui tempi

The Dilophosaurus in this game are portrayed as powerful predators rather than weak-jawed scavengers or venom-spitters with frills. A portrayal that would be vindicated by a 2020 discovery which showed Dilophosaurus had a powerful bite.

 

[Geddoe]

Scrapped

There were plans to include a multiplayer mode in the game, but the idea was dropped due to time constraints after the developers were riddled with set backs during development.

 

[Vincent 86]

Turbo:

Illusion of Gaia

Kara tells you that a dog outside the man's house in Diamond Coast is called Turbo. This is a Quintet staple, and Turbo the dog appears in Soul Blazer, Robotrek, and Terranigma.

 

[Strider]

Turbo:

Praticamente un cane mascotte, viste le sue apparizioni.

 

[Geddoe]

Xord...

After the final fight with Xord, if the player speaks to Désirée in Colony 9, she will mention that her father was a blacksmith and died during the Battle of Sword Valley a year ago, and that his smithy was called Xord's Smithy. This implies that Xord is Désirée's father, and was captured at Sword Valley and turned into a faced Mechon just like Mumkhar, Fiora and Gadolt.

 

[Geddoe]

Un titolo molto diverso

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes began development as a proposal from Retro Studios level designer Tony Giovannini, pitched right after the release of Metroid Prime. Dubbed "Metroid 1.5", the pitch entailed a far different game involving Samus being abducted by a massive alien spaceship out to conquer the galaxy and battling a schizophrenic AI, and far more detailed multiplayer.