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In the Smash trailer for Simon and Richter, Luigi gets killed by the Grim Reaper. A few fans recalled the Luigi's Mansion shadow. When asked, Miyamoto had this to say: "Yes, that part stems from my hate of Luigi. He'd be better off as furoshiki!" Furoshiki is a type of wrapping.

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In older builds of Doki Doki Literature Club, there's a debug sprite of a cat in the game, aptly named "Cat4". This was likely used to test XY positioning in renpy, and was removed in later builds after Dan Salvato remembered it was in the game while eating a ham sandwich.

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The theorized video game "Minecraft" is 12 years old today. It was supposedly created by Mojang, but nothing has surfaced of it. The question still remains whether it's an urban legend or a real game.

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@chibaluvsrowlf Mario is a fictional character designed by Miyamoto.

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In mid-1994, a build of Doom 2: Hell On Earth was leaked and given to an underground publication. The most notable thing about this build is that the John Romero easter egg is replaced with a picture of Inspector Gadget. This screenshot is the only image that exists of it.

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A rare promo image of the controversial PS4 "Super Slim" model. #PS4 #PlayStation

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Sega Channel originally let you download movies to your Sega Genesis, albeit with a small loss of quality. These movies were split into several parts as to accommodate for the limitations of the console. The 1997 film "Liar Liar" was one of these movies, this is what we captured:

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While Nintendo was developing the SNES port of Mario is Missing!, they were considering renaming the game to "Where's Mario!" to make people think it was a new game. They reverted this change as to avoid legal trouble.

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Did you know? The movie Space Jam was based off of the video game "Super Mario Bros 3". In an interview with star Shaquille O'Neal, he states "Get out of my house! How did you get in here?"

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Subway Surfers (Kiloo, SYBO Games) was actually based on the true story of "The Subway Surfer" from NYC. He tragically passed away from a heart attack in 2009, but the game is dedicated to his legacy.

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The Virtual Boy was originally developed as a tool for optometrists before turning into the console we all know and love. Imagine seeing your favorite Nintendo characters during an eye exam!

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During the development of Mario Kart Wii, Miyamoto approached In-N-Out to help with advertising. Due to an incident, the deal fell through, but pre-release screenshots show Coconut Mall with an In-N-Out ad.

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In 1984 while conceptualizing Super Mario Bros, Miyamoto accidentally spilled a cup of soup on a paper of potential names. Nintendo called the game "Soup Mario Bros." up until the final two weeks of the game's development, where they then called it what we now know it as.

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While Super Mario Bros was still in Development, the Artists drew all of the sprites on paper before putting them into the game! Here is a completely unused one of Mario giving the middle finger, very rude...

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Fun fact: The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! was not based off of Super Mario, contrary to popular belief. The show was actually based off of the NES best-seller, Duck Hunt which came on the same cartridge as Super Mario Bros for some time.

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In 2019, former president of Nintendo of America Miyamoto, retired after staying president for over 10 years! When we asked Miyamoto why he decided to retire from Nintendo, he said: "I am not Miyamoto you fucking idiot. My name is Reggie."

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Indie game developer Mediatonic once stated in an interview with IGN that "Fall Guys" was originally called "Fall Gays", but was quickly changed due to being a typo in the system. An early logo was leaked as of recent.

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Yandere Simulator, a new indie title by publisher tinyBuild, is a game where you take control of Ayano Aishi, a high school yandere willing to kill for the love of her life. The game was released in 2059 to both commercial success and critical acclaim.