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Hi, welcome to Obscure Game Facts! #gamefacts #videogames
On this account, I share little snippets of information about games that never really caught on, or just aren't talked about anymore. Some games may be newer, older, or anything inbetween. Either way, they deserve lots of love!
On this account, I share little snippets of information about games that never really caught on, or just aren't talked about anymore. Some games may be newer, older, or anything inbetween. Either way, they deserve lots of love!
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Street Dance (Famicom Bootleg)'s 2008 re-release features characters that look eerily similar to Jar Jar Binks and Napoleon Dynamite.
#obscuregames #videogames #bootleg #nes #famicom
#obscuregames #videogames #bootleg #nes #famicom
January 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Street Dance (Famicom Bootleg)'s 2008 re-release features characters that look eerily similar to Jar Jar Binks and Napoleon Dynamite.
#obscuregames #videogames #bootleg #nes #famicom
#obscuregames #videogames #bootleg #nes #famicom
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Resident Evil (PS1) originally started as a remake of the Famicom classic Sweet Home, based on the Japanese film of the same name. When the developers couldn't secure the rights to the movie, they decided to make something original with what they had.
#obscuregames #videogames #capcom #residentevil
#obscuregames #videogames #capcom #residentevil
January 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Resident Evil (PS1) originally started as a remake of the Famicom classic Sweet Home, based on the Japanese film of the same name. When the developers couldn't secure the rights to the movie, they decided to make something original with what they had.
#obscuregames #videogames #capcom #residentevil
#obscuregames #videogames #capcom #residentevil
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Hong Kong 97 developer HappySoft has a lesser-known game called The Story of Kamikuishiki Village (PC-98). This game was a satire strategy game about the real-world Aum Shinrikyo cult and their infamous sarin gas attack in 1995. It made fun of the cult and their actions.
#obscuregames #videogames
#obscuregames #videogames
January 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Hong Kong 97 developer HappySoft has a lesser-known game called The Story of Kamikuishiki Village (PC-98). This game was a satire strategy game about the real-world Aum Shinrikyo cult and their infamous sarin gas attack in 1995. It made fun of the cult and their actions.
#obscuregames #videogames
#obscuregames #videogames
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Oh Shit! (MSX) was a Pac-Man clone for the MSX. It was re-released under several different names, including Oh Shit!, Shit! and Oh No!. It featured digitized speech introducing the ghosts, and saying "Oh Shit!" or "Oh No!" whenever the player dies.
#obscuregames #videogames #pacman
#obscuregames #videogames #pacman
January 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Oh Shit! (MSX) was a Pac-Man clone for the MSX. It was re-released under several different names, including Oh Shit!, Shit! and Oh No!. It featured digitized speech introducing the ghosts, and saying "Oh Shit!" or "Oh No!" whenever the player dies.
#obscuregames #videogames #pacman
#obscuregames #videogames #pacman
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The American wrestler Max Morgan in Live A Live (Famicom) is a parody of real-life wrestler Hulk Hogan.
#obscuregames #videogames #nintendo #squareenix
#obscuregames #videogames #nintendo #squareenix
February 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The American wrestler Max Morgan in Live A Live (Famicom) is a parody of real-life wrestler Hulk Hogan.
#obscuregames #videogames #nintendo #squareenix
#obscuregames #videogames #nintendo #squareenix
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When imported into South Korea, New Rally-X (Arcade) was given the title of "Banggucha". This translates to "Fart Car". This was due to a very literal interpretation of a smokescreen attack in the game.
#obscuregames #videogames
#obscuregames #videogames
April 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
When imported into South Korea, New Rally-X (Arcade) was given the title of "Banggucha". This translates to "Fart Car". This was due to a very literal interpretation of a smokescreen attack in the game.
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#obscuregames #videogames
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Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland (PC) features multiple notable actors in its FMV sequences, including Adam Wylie, Eric Lloyd, Isabella Rossellini, and Jeff Goldblum.
#obscuregames #videogames #goosebumps
#obscuregames #videogames #goosebumps
April 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland (PC) features multiple notable actors in its FMV sequences, including Adam Wylie, Eric Lloyd, Isabella Rossellini, and Jeff Goldblum.
#obscuregames #videogames #goosebumps
#obscuregames #videogames #goosebumps
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Bulletstorm's (PC/PS3/360) first level features a door that encounters an error and blocks you from progressing. The error visible on the door is a homage to the infamous Xbox 360 red ring of death.
#obscuregames #videogames #microsoft #xbox #electronicarts #playstation #sony #retrogaming
#obscuregames #videogames #microsoft #xbox #electronicarts #playstation #sony #retrogaming
May 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Bulletstorm's (PC/PS3/360) first level features a door that encounters an error and blocks you from progressing. The error visible on the door is a homage to the infamous Xbox 360 red ring of death.
#obscuregames #videogames #microsoft #xbox #electronicarts #playstation #sony #retrogaming
#obscuregames #videogames #microsoft #xbox #electronicarts #playstation #sony #retrogaming
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Policenauts's (PC-98/PS1/Saturn/3DO) main characters, Jonathan Ingram and Ed Brown, are based on actors Mel Gibson and Danny Glover's appearances in the Lethal Weapon franchise.
#obscuregames #videogames #kojima #playstation #sony #konami #sega #lethalweapon #policenauts
#obscuregames #videogames #kojima #playstation #sony #konami #sega #lethalweapon #policenauts
May 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Policenauts's (PC-98/PS1/Saturn/3DO) main characters, Jonathan Ingram and Ed Brown, are based on actors Mel Gibson and Danny Glover's appearances in the Lethal Weapon franchise.
#obscuregames #videogames #kojima #playstation #sony #konami #sega #lethalweapon #policenauts
#obscuregames #videogames #kojima #playstation #sony #konami #sega #lethalweapon #policenauts
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In 1993, then-Chairman of Nintnedo of America Howard Lincoln went on record saying that "Night Trap" would never release on a Nintendo console. 25 years later in 2018, "Night Trap" would finally release on Nintendo Switch.
#retrogaming #nintendo #videogames #nighttrap #sega
#retrogaming #nintendo #videogames #nighttrap #sega
September 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In 1993, then-Chairman of Nintnedo of America Howard Lincoln went on record saying that "Night Trap" would never release on a Nintendo console. 25 years later in 2018, "Night Trap" would finally release on Nintendo Switch.
#retrogaming #nintendo #videogames #nighttrap #sega
#retrogaming #nintendo #videogames #nighttrap #sega
Some unused text hidden within the files of Winx Club's PC release indicate that online multiplayer may have been a planned feature at some point.
#winxclub #y2k #konami #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming
#winxclub #y2k #konami #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming
November 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Some unused text hidden within the files of Winx Club's PC release indicate that online multiplayer may have been a planned feature at some point.
#winxclub #y2k #konami #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming
#winxclub #y2k #konami #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming
The blue gems on Sash Lilac's (Freedom Planet) head are actually hearing aids! She is deaf due to a genetic issue. Without the hearing aids, she has fins where her ears would be.
#freedomplanet #indiegames #videogames #retrogaming #galaxytrail
#freedomplanet #indiegames #videogames #retrogaming #galaxytrail
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The blue gems on Sash Lilac's (Freedom Planet) head are actually hearing aids! She is deaf due to a genetic issue. Without the hearing aids, she has fins where her ears would be.
#freedomplanet #indiegames #videogames #retrogaming #galaxytrail
#freedomplanet #indiegames #videogames #retrogaming #galaxytrail
Thank you for the love lately, everyone!
I hope we can reach 200 followers by the new year...
I hope we can reach 200 followers by the new year...
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Thank you for the love lately, everyone!
I hope we can reach 200 followers by the new year...
I hope we can reach 200 followers by the new year...
If you're playing Sword of Mana as a female character, there is a quest to retrieve a boy's book in Topple Village. Upon returning the book to him, he mentions it's a story called "Magical Vacation" -- referencing another one of Brownie Brown's games.
#obscuregames #mana #videogames #retrogaming
#obscuregames #mana #videogames #retrogaming
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
If you're playing Sword of Mana as a female character, there is a quest to retrieve a boy's book in Topple Village. Upon returning the book to him, he mentions it's a story called "Magical Vacation" -- referencing another one of Brownie Brown's games.
#obscuregames #mana #videogames #retrogaming
#obscuregames #mana #videogames #retrogaming
Today, Tribe Nine officially ended service.
Neoneon Tribe is continuing the story with blessings from Akatsuki Games.
Rest in peace, Tribe Nine.
#obscuregames #videogames #akatsukigames #tribenine #danganronpa #gachagame #kodaka
Neoneon Tribe is continuing the story with blessings from Akatsuki Games.
Rest in peace, Tribe Nine.
#obscuregames #videogames #akatsukigames #tribenine #danganronpa #gachagame #kodaka
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Today, Tribe Nine officially ended service.
Neoneon Tribe is continuing the story with blessings from Akatsuki Games.
Rest in peace, Tribe Nine.
#obscuregames #videogames #akatsukigames #tribenine #danganronpa #gachagame #kodaka
Neoneon Tribe is continuing the story with blessings from Akatsuki Games.
Rest in peace, Tribe Nine.
#obscuregames #videogames #akatsukigames #tribenine #danganronpa #gachagame #kodaka
Leftover data for Braniac and Quan Chi can be found in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, suggesting that they were in development for the game at one point. It's unknown why they were scrapped.
#dccomics #dc #midway #mortalcombat #videogames #retrogaming #warnerbros
#dccomics #dc #midway #mortalcombat #videogames #retrogaming #warnerbros
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Leftover data for Braniac and Quan Chi can be found in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, suggesting that they were in development for the game at one point. It's unknown why they were scrapped.
#dccomics #dc #midway #mortalcombat #videogames #retrogaming #warnerbros
#dccomics #dc #midway #mortalcombat #videogames #retrogaming #warnerbros
In Drawn to Life, players can color in/create the Secret Door. However, there's an unused version of this gate that appears like all the others in the game.
#drawntolife #videogames #retrogaming #thq
#drawntolife #videogames #retrogaming #thq
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In Drawn to Life, players can color in/create the Secret Door. However, there's an unused version of this gate that appears like all the others in the game.
#drawntolife #videogames #retrogaming #thq
#drawntolife #videogames #retrogaming #thq
Godzilla: Kaijuu Daikssessen made an appearance in a 1995 edition of Nintendo Power, and was stated to be getting localized as Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters. However, this never released for unknown reasons.
#godzilla #toho #kaiju #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming
#godzilla #toho #kaiju #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Godzilla: Kaijuu Daikssessen made an appearance in a 1995 edition of Nintendo Power, and was stated to be getting localized as Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters. However, this never released for unknown reasons.
#godzilla #toho #kaiju #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming
#godzilla #toho #kaiju #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming
Always happy to see my Neopets posts do well. Love y'all <3 One of my favorite internet communities, and the first I ever joined way back in 2004.
To commemorate the Year of the Dog in 2006, Neopets collaborated with Pepsi and had a ton of on-site advertising. There was also a Chinese-exclusive sweepstakes, where 500 lucky winners received a dark blue Gelert plushie with a Pepsi logo on its collar.
#obscuregames #neopets #videogames #y2k
#obscuregames #neopets #videogames #y2k
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Always happy to see my Neopets posts do well. Love y'all <3 One of my favorite internet communities, and the first I ever joined way back in 2004.
If you play Persona 3: Portable as the female protagonist, you might bump into Yukiko Amagi from Persona 4.
buff.ly/NOEEYzY
#atlus #sega #retrogaming #persona #videogames
buff.ly/NOEEYzY
#atlus #sega #retrogaming #persona #videogames
Yukiko In Persona 3 | Persona 3 Portable
This was so awesome!
#persona3 #persona3portable #persona5royal #japan #manga #pancakes #persona5 #persona5strikers #sega #videogames #anime #joker #persona3reload
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November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you play Persona 3: Portable as the female protagonist, you might bump into Yukiko Amagi from Persona 4.
buff.ly/NOEEYzY
#atlus #sega #retrogaming #persona #videogames
buff.ly/NOEEYzY
#atlus #sega #retrogaming #persona #videogames
To commemorate the Year of the Dog in 2006, Neopets collaborated with Pepsi and had a ton of on-site advertising. There was also a Chinese-exclusive sweepstakes, where 500 lucky winners received a dark blue Gelert plushie with a Pepsi logo on its collar.
#obscuregames #neopets #videogames #y2k
#obscuregames #neopets #videogames #y2k
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
To commemorate the Year of the Dog in 2006, Neopets collaborated with Pepsi and had a ton of on-site advertising. There was also a Chinese-exclusive sweepstakes, where 500 lucky winners received a dark blue Gelert plushie with a Pepsi logo on its collar.
#obscuregames #neopets #videogames #y2k
#obscuregames #neopets #videogames #y2k
The Pokémon Pokédex Organizer almost didn't release over constant disputes with Nintendo of Japan, out of fear that it would impact sales of Pokémon Red and Blue. They didn't want the device to have any mini-games, or even animated sprites!
#obscuregames #videogames #pokemon #nintendo
#obscuregames #videogames #pokemon #nintendo
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Pokémon Pokédex Organizer almost didn't release over constant disputes with Nintendo of Japan, out of fear that it would impact sales of Pokémon Red and Blue. They didn't want the device to have any mini-games, or even animated sprites!
#obscuregames #videogames #pokemon #nintendo
#obscuregames #videogames #pokemon #nintendo
Delmin Devilmintkiryu, a Sanrio character, was created in collaboration with #COMPASS. She also appears in SHOW BY ROCK!!. Due to the circumstances of her creation, she's not considered a collaboration character, and is part of the main casts of both franchises.
#sanrio #obscuregames #videogames
#sanrio #obscuregames #videogames
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Delmin Devilmintkiryu, a Sanrio character, was created in collaboration with #COMPASS. She also appears in SHOW BY ROCK!!. Due to the circumstances of her creation, she's not considered a collaboration character, and is part of the main casts of both franchises.
#sanrio #obscuregames #videogames
#sanrio #obscuregames #videogames
Out of all the Mother 3 characters, Claus has the most unused sprites. There are over 150 of them, and include different outfits.
#earthbound #nintendo #retrogaming #videogames #mother3
#earthbound #nintendo #retrogaming #videogames #mother3
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Out of all the Mother 3 characters, Claus has the most unused sprites. There are over 150 of them, and include different outfits.
#earthbound #nintendo #retrogaming #videogames #mother3
#earthbound #nintendo #retrogaming #videogames #mother3
Margarete Gertrude Zelle, a character who appears in Shadow Hearts, was inspired by the real-world German spy known as "Mata Hari".
#obscuregames #videogames #shadowhearts #midway #retrogaming #horror
#obscuregames #videogames #shadowhearts #midway #retrogaming #horror
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Margarete Gertrude Zelle, a character who appears in Shadow Hearts, was inspired by the real-world German spy known as "Mata Hari".
#obscuregames #videogames #shadowhearts #midway #retrogaming #horror
#obscuregames #videogames #shadowhearts #midway #retrogaming #horror