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Chocobos first appeared in Final Fantasy II (FC, 1988). It is rumored that these large flightless birds were inspired by the "horseclaws" featured in the popular manga (and later movie) Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
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Bastion is celebrating its 9th birthday today. If you haven't, go play this influential indie game!
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Blinx: The Time Sweeper, an Xbox exclusive released in 2002, was advertised as "The World's First 4D Action Game."
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Mario's stars and stripes outfit first appeared in 1987's Family Computer Golf: U.S. Course. It would reach players outside Japan with 1991's NES Open Tournament Golf. Happy 4th of July!
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11 years ago Hatsune Miku: Project Diva was released in Japan for the PSP.
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17 years ago, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne was released on the PC.
The game brought a bunch of legendary mods to fans worldwide. What are some of your favorites?
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According to a 1993 character guide issued by Nintendo, Yoshi's full scientific name is T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas.
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According to the instruction manual for Wario World (GC, 2003), Wario weighs 308 lbs (140 kg). He's a big boy.
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Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days was released 8,016/2 days ago.
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The protagonist from Mr. Driller (Susumu Hori) is the son of the protagonist from Dig Dug (Taizo Hori). In fact, the first Mr. Driller game was originally developed as Dig Dug 3.
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When creating Elite Beat Agents, Commander Kahn’s catchphrase "Agents are go!” was derived from both the Thunderbirds TV series and terminology used by NASA for launch sequences.
For more EBA trivia, check out our Save Files archive https://t.co/Ht4FCzz6YP
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The game Power Punch II was released in 1992 for the NES. Strangely, the game is a sequel to nothing, as there was no original Power Punch 🤷♂️
Learn more in our podcast episode "Below the Belt" https://t.co/uFzpXhCAT9
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In October of 2009, Sony released an all-digital version of the PSP called the PSP Go. Despite its streamlined design, the handheld did not sell well.
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Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, a game developed by Alpha Dream was released in 2015. It featured Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario!
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The manual for We ❤️ Katamari (PS2, 2005) is illustrated to resemble a children's picture book. It is very cute.
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Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You was released in 1995 for the PlayStation and is the third entry in Konami's popular dating sim game.
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Doki Doki Literature Club! is a visual novel released in 2017. The game has a cult following, and was well received.
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In the late '80s Nintendo released a slew of official Legend of Zelda Valentine's cards.
Since Valentine's Day is this Friday we thought we would give them to you 😉
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