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The bushes in SMB are actually green-colored clouds and other crazy facts
Jordan Devore | 5:39 PM on 01.28.2008 49 comments


You might have already seen the thread up on NeoGAF, but just in case you hadn't, I decided to make this post. I didn't want you guys to miss out on a bunch of useless (yet extremely interesting) facts about video games.

I've selected my favorites from the post, so check 'em out and remember, once you see it, it can't be unseen. You've been warned.


Now this is how you cut corners! The bush is exactly the same as the leftmost cloud, other than color of course.


Another striking resemblance.

Pokemon will never die: Ekans backwards is snake.


Notice anything peculiar? The gym is set up to look like a Clefairy!


The original design for Gordon Freeman.

Alucard backwards is dracula (how the fuck did I not notice this?)

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest ... get it?


Rare slipped a little something into Banjo Tooie for the adult players.


WHY PENUS WHY!!!

Tekken was going to be called: "Rave Wars," and Namco kept the name as one of Law's moves.

Devil May Cry was originally a Resident Evil game. A bug in Onimusha led to the air combat found in DMC today.


An early Dreamcast prototype.


Goatse, anyone?


Moar plz!

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Das Inchworm's Destructoid Blog
yea, this thread blew my mind.
MrSadistic's Destructoid Blog
Pretty interesting stuff, especially the sexual innuendos.
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask's Destructoid Blog
I really enjoyed all that random trivia. Great finds!
Sindicate's Destructoid Blog
very nice..i wouldn't mind seeing something like this every once in awhile, just random facts about games. along with the ekans thing, arbok, the evolved form, is kobra backwards..kinda like cobra.

yep.
Tino's Destructoid Blog
Whoah.
Rockvillian's Destructoid Blog
Seeing that picture of pre-Gordon Freeman reminded me of a similar experience.

Waaaaaaah that's not Marty......... :O

EternalDeathSlayer's Destructoid Blog
I knew bout the clouds in Mario, but dude, it's amazing how developers seem so obsessed with penis in their games. It's also kind of gross......

Also, that Gordon Freeman fails. Epically.
the GAMEGOBLIN's Destructoid Blog
Jawsome.
DanielMachine's Destructoid Blog
Pretty interesting read. Hah, the obvious penis in Banjo Tooie makes me laugh.
Maldom's Destructoid Blog
Wow, I always thought Gordon was stout
Kif 's Destructoid Blog
I remember seeing a thread about the bushes and clouds being the same in /v/, and everyone went apeshit. I think it's archived actually. Seriously, people talk like the world is ending.

The Clefairy got me in this one though. Damn I never noticed it before.
tsunamikitsune's Destructoid Blog


Miles Prower. Miles PER HOUR.

I seriously didn't realize this until my Junior year of high school. I told this kid that Tails' real name was Miles Prower and he was like, "Oh, that's clever." And I was like, "What is?" And he's like, "Miles PER HOUR."

Blew my fucking mind. I've been playing fucking Sonic games since the Genesis came out and have a shit ton of the comics. I've been a crazed Sonic fanboy my whole life and I never noticed MILES PER HOUR?
ZekeThePlumber's Destructoid Blog
Banjo-Kazooie was chock full of sexual innuendos. The game even had a gay bar masquerading as an "inn." Obvious given the flamboyant characters and the menu on the wall consisting of "Salty Dumplings, Toad in the Hole, and Seaman's Surprise."
Neonie's Destructoid Blog
That Mario Kart picture is absolutly terrifying xD.
blehman's Destructoid Blog
How did you not know Alucard was Dracula backwards?

That, and that penis rock in Mario Kart is lulz.
Mxyzptlk's Destructoid Blog
I shat bricks.
Teta's Destructoid Blog
I didn´t notice the rock until blehman pointed it out. I thought it was the shape of the track.
Scape's Destructoid Blog
@tsunamikitsune

.....Holy SHIT!
imbeta's Destructoid Blog
Love It All... except the Goatse...
I couldn't possibly imagine ANYONE loving THAT.
BahamutZero's Destructoid Blog
I laughed for about five minutes about the mario kart double dash dick.

I went through the tunnel so many times
chief blaze's Destructoid Blog
lol for real
very nice post thx man
Chad Concelmo's Destructoid Blog
Wow. Thank God they changed Gordan Freeman. I mean ... wow ...
Clockwork's Destructoid Blog
Gordon Freeman is the best on there.

But the Banjo Tooie is pretty hilarious too.
Technophile's Destructoid Blog
Here is a couple more. Maybe you already knew, maybe not.

Mega Man is originally called Rock Man in japan. Which is why his female companion is named Roll. Rock and Roll. :D

Bass and Treble (or Forte and Gospel in japan)
ProtoMan's original name is Blues.

The character you control in donkey kong was originally named Jumpman.

Toru Iwatani thought up pac-man while eating pizza.
GoldBond's Destructoid Blog
I think that's the design for John Freeman.
bottled dark's Destructoid Blog
the penis in banjo tooie blew my mind.
GuitarAtomik's Destructoid Blog
That Gordon Freeman design is beyond hideous. Dodged a bullet on that one.
Steel Squirrel's Destructoid Blog
God damn Gordon! That's the most hideous character model I've ever seen. Also, the prototype of the early Dreamcast controller is like looking into the past and the future at the same time. Seriously though...... you never got the Diddy's KONG-QUEST thing? Or Alucard? He's Dracula's son for crying out loud!
Necros's Destructoid Blog
That's pretty fucking cool. Good thing they revised Gordon's character model.
Snaileb 's Destructoid Blog
Wow this is amazing. As a gamer, I need to know these things.

Rave Wars! HAHAHAH
Dexter345's Destructoid Blog
I'm surprised I never noticed that the bush sprites were exactly the same as the cloud sprites. Nothing else was really that mindblowing. I don't know how you never realized Alucard is Dracula backwards, and like 90% of Pokemon have puns for names.

Ekans backwards is snake, and the thing is a snake, sure. Ekans evolves into Arbok, or "kobra" backwards. The three legendary birds from the original game were Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres... notice anything about them in that order? Think Spanish numbers.
Shawnzzy's Destructoid Blog
man that was great... I love the original Gordan "grizzly Adams" Freeman
GrayFox's Destructoid Blog
Gordon Freeman made me lol.
Namelessted's Destructoid Blog
The penis in Banjo Tooie is my favorite. That is fucking great
supermetroid's Destructoid Blog
Moar plz.
Samit Sarkar's Destructoid Blog
*HEAD ASPLODE*

The bush/cloud thing is expected, but still cool...and the penises are hilarious. Also, I didn’t realize that Alucard was “Dracula” backwards until a few months ago.
21topher's Destructoid Blog
i agree to, thanks for the information theres a site are similar of that visit that http://ahuuy.com/
Deftone's Destructoid Blog
I laughed at goatse.
Kryptinite's Destructoid Blog
How am I just now reading this!
wolf428's Destructoid Blog
Hey Grim, your gamercard said, "Volition, Inc.", what was that about?
Jordan Devore's Destructoid Blog
Volition, Inc. is really just the Red Faction: Guerrilla beta.
nebones's Destructoid Blog
This is awesome
GamingMedleycom's Destructoid Blog
Everyone knows about Ekans and Diddy's Kong Quest. Those were meant to be obvious, and anyone who didn't pick up on them is an idiot. Also, Arbok backwards is Kobra (cobra). Given that I picked up on these things when I was three says a lot for people who didn't get it until now.
The Clefairy and clouds/bushes thing were sweet, although I've heard them before. Blew my mind the first time.
GunSlap's Destructoid Blog
Haha! I feel... almost mentally deficient, I have never realized any of those before!


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