More useless video game trivia.

[Valigarmander]

In the Japanese version of Ristar, the titular character sports a carefree smile for most of the game. In the international version, Ristar's sprites were altered to give him a constant angry scowl, presumably for the same reason Kirby always looks angry on American box art.

[Valigarmander]

Shigeru Miyamoto's favorite video game character is Pac-Man.

Miyamoto personally requested that Pac-Man be included as a character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, but Sakurai couldn't think of a good moveset for him at the time.

[Valigarmander]

In Super Mario RPG, some enemy attacks can be defended against by performing a timed button press. Attacks that are possible to defend against are indicated by a shower of stars preceding the damage number, as seen above.

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

I've beaten that game several times and I still keep learning new things about it.

[mushroom]

i knew about the defending but i didnt know about the stars, neat

[Valigarmander]

Taito was founded in 1953 by Michael Kogan, a Ukrainian Jewish immigrant. Prior to developing arcade games, the company distributed vending machines and jukeboxes, and was also the first to distill and sell vodka in Japan.

[Valigarmander]

"Fist Bump", the theme of Sonic Forces, was written and performed by Hoobastank frontman Doug Robb.

[Calamity Panfan]

i knew there was a.... reason... that the song f***ing slaps

[Marilink]

that three-note progression that repeats at 0:08 to 0:13 is basically that one part from Yub Nub (1:07 to 1:14)

[Valigarmander]

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil was localized in Japan as "Violence Killer: Turok New Generation".

[I am nobody]

I'd imagine that has to do with "Rambo" coincidentally meaning "violence"?