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Finale segreto con il dream team:

Chrono Trigger

After beating the game you have the option to replay using everything you acquired through your first play through. Using this to beat the game's main villain at the very beginning of the game will unlock a secret ending where you meet the game's developers at the End of Time.

 

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Doppia Localizzazione

Because the localization was managed entirely independently, the North American version (Days of Ruin) and the European version (Dark Conflict) feature completely different English scripts. Entire character names (like Will/Ed, Isabella/Catleia) and localized dialogues differ drastically across regions.

 

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Modifiche nella Special Edition

Assassin: Special Edition was released 2 years after the original game and various gameplay elements were altered. The first level was removed, along with dogs as enemies, and the boomerang has been replaced with a laser gun. Amiga Power gave the game a lower rating of 79%, but still praised most of it.

 

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Mazinga Z:

Mega Man 3

The attack "Hard Knuckle" may possibly be a reference to the manga/anime "Mazinger Z (マジンガーZ)", in which the titular robot uses a very similar attack known as "Rocket Punch (ロケットパンチ)". The colors Mega Man also has while using this weapon bear a strong similarity to the colors of Mazinger Z's arms and fists.

 

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Returning

Main characters from this game (Avan, Zeri, Cosette, and others) later appear as playable characters in Valkyria Chronicles III, which showcases their backstories before they enrolled at Landseal.

 

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Finalmente sconfitto:

Tetris

In December 2023, a 13-year-old boy named Willis Gibson from Oklahoma became the first known person to "beat" the NES version of Tetris. At level 157 (which in itself was a world record), he reached the game's "kill screen", a feat only accomplished previously with machine assistance. A video of his victory was uploaded to his YouTube channel "Blue Scuti" on January 1, 2024.

 

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Actually Married

Lex Lang and Sandy Fox, who voice the English dub characters Ash and Marona, are married in real life.

 

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Scelta voluta

The game's frame-rate was purposely dropped by the developers to make the game have a more stop-motion feel.

 

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Rottura della quarta parete:

Crash Bandicoot

One early concept for Dr. Neo Cortex was to have him sporadically break the fourth wall and tell the player how unfair he is cast as the villain, the clichés that it presents, and his hopes to break the status quo of the "defeated supervillain" ending.

 

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Permadeath

Unlike many RPGs where death is a simple trip to a temple, Stranger of Sword City features a punishing permadeath system tied directly to your party members' ages:

 

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Un nome di peso

The game's beautiful watercolor-like art was designed by Tomomi Kobayashi, who is highly celebrated for her iconic work on the SaGa series.

 

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Nemici speciali:

Ape Escape 2

In Ape Escape 2, in "The Blue Babboon" and "Simian Citdel" levels, one-of-a-kind enemies exclusive to each stage can be found known as the "Space Can" and the "Submarine Lookalike" respectively, neither of which can harm the player in any way. Their Enemy Cards both mention that they "came to the wrong game". Ape Escape 2 was developed by Japan Studio and originally released in Japan on July 18, 2002.

A little over three months later on October 24, Sony published a Japan-exclusive game titled Space Fishermen, a collaboration between Japan Studio and the American animation studio Spümcø, Inc. under the name "Land Ho!". Both characters appear in the game as fish you can catch, presumably having found the correct game they were supposed to be in.

 

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Errori

In the original PS2 release, the Arena main menu occasionally displays pilot names from Armored Core 3, even though you are fighting an entirely different roster of 44 combatants.

 

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Passione delfini:

Wave Race 64

Completing all the stunts and passing through all the rings in a Stunt-mode run of Dolphin Park will cause some dolphin noises to play as the player crosses the finish line, and all the characters on the title screen will then be riding dolphins. This will also enable the player to ride a dolphin in Dolphin Park in the the Normal difficulty Championship mode, by holding Down on the D-Pad or Control Stick while selecting a rider.

 

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Incorrect voice clip

The Jester boss fights in the Special Edition include a voice clip where he refers to himself as "Joker" instead of Jester.

 

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Troppo caldo per Heat Man:

Mega Man Soccer

At one point, Heat Man was originally intended to be a playable character, but was cut from the final game.

 

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367

Number 367 stands out as one of the game's most notable pieces of trivia due to her unique mechanics and lore

 

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"Collect"

Your main character (named Oz by default) awakens with amnesia and discovers they possess the "Demon Gaze". They use this spiritual eye to repel, defeat, and capture rogue demons, which can then be summoned to fight alongside the party.