SegaSonic Popcorn Shop is a popcorn machine with a playable Sonic mini-game. Players help Sonic and Tails make the popcorn while making sure Dr. Robotnik can't take any. This machine was referenced in Sonic Mania. #obscuregames #videogames #sonicthehedgehog #sega #retrogaming

Foxy Roxy from "Brutal: Paws of Fury" makes a guest appearance in M&Ms Kart Racing. This cameo may be illegal, since none of the game's staff nor the publisher own the rights to the game. #obscuregames #videogames #sega #mars #retrogaming #wii

To promote the release of Puyo Puyo~n, Compile published diary entries belonging to a character named Chico in their Disc Station magazine. These entries were accompanied by full color illustrations. #obscuregames #retrogaming #videogames #puyopuyo #sega #compile

The main protagonist of the first and fourth Zenonia games, Regret, bears a striking resemblance to Cloud Strife. Even some details of his background are similar, like his ongoing identity crisis and revelations about his true self. #obscuregames #videogames #zenonia #finalfantasy #mobilegaming

According to Gui Karyo of Majesco Entertainment, Eco Creatures: Save the Forest was created to promote "public awareness of man's effect on the natural environment and the life within it" and to "impart environmental consciousness on the younger generation". #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming

The PC version of Bratz: Rock Angelz is the only version of the game that actually follows the plot of the film. The console and handheld versions have an original story about the girls starting a magazine together. #obscuregames #videogames #bratz #retrogaming

Vinyl Goddess from Mars was originally made as a sequel to Epic Games's (yes, that one) Jill of the Jungle. Epic was not satisfied with the game and chose to release Jazz Jackrabbit instead. The final version, with a new story, was published by Union Logic. #epicgames #retrogaming #videogames

Back in the earlier days of Gaia Online, there was a website called "Tektek", where users could build avatars and preview new items using the sprites from Gaia's site. It was DMCA'd in 2015 over hosting banner ads, and shut down shortly after. #gaiaonline #obscuregames #retrogaming #videogames

Gantz was adapted into a video game in 2005. It contains the characters and story up to the Buddha Alien mission, though some enemies that appear later are also present. It also featured other gameplay modes such as free play, and a magazine browser. #obscuregames #videogames #gantz #anime

A limited edition of Tiger & Bunny Hero's Day for PSP came with figurines of Wild Tiger and Barnaby Brooks Jr. It also came with postcards of all the characters, and special box art. #obscuregames #videogames #psp #sony #visualnovel #tigerandbunny

Sanrio Puro Land All-Characters was released on the GameBoy Advance in 2003 to advertise the real-world theme park of the same name. The game was released on Hello Kitty's birthday, November 1st. #obscuregames #videogames #sanrio #hellokitty #japan #nintendo

Many of the artists who worked on Winx Club: Rockstars went on to work in major AAA productions. Most notably are Sho Midorikawa, who worked on Death Stranding and several Nintendo games, and Sayo Yamamoto, who worked on Persona 5. #obscuregames #videogames #winxclub #atlus #nintendo #retrogaming

The Richard Scarry's Busytown series of books had a few games based on them. One of them, originally released for the Genesis and MS-DOS in 1993, was re-made in 1999 with updated graphics that resembled the animated series. #obscuregames #videogames #edutainment #busytown #pcgaming #retrogaming

Fantastic Tambourine allows you to swap the main character's head with a Mii's. This doesn't change Barin-chan's appearance on the map or during dialogue, though. #obscuregames #videogames #wii #nintendo #mii #retrogaming

Webkinz was subject to quite a few nasty playground rumors. Dubbed the "Webkinz Killer" rumors, kids would say that characters like Doctor Quack were secretly pet-murdering psychopaths. These rumors got so bad that Ganz had to release a statement debunking it all. #webkinz #retrogaming #videogames

Queen's Blade: Spiral Chaos and Queen's Gate: Spiral Chaos feature two characters that do not appear in anything else related to the series. Their names are Jean and Cute. #obscuregames #videogames #queensblade #bandainamco #retrogames

In 2011, a widespread hoax convinced tons of hopeful Wii modders to purchase copies of Hannah Montana games, claiming that they contained exploitable code that could help mod their consoles. The games' prices skyrocketed temporarily. #obscuregames #videogames #disney #hannahmontana #retrogaming

Klonoa: Moonlight Museum was developed at the same time as Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil. When Lunatea's Veil became more action-oriented, the Moonlight Museum team was ordered to make their game more puzzle-oriented to help separate the two titles. #klonoa #namco #bandai #obscuregames #videogames

To promote the release of Death Note: Kira Game on the DS, Light Yagami and L's voice actors narrated the commercials for the game. buff.ly/rMifkEY (Note: Link contains trailers for all 3 games, not just Kira Game) #obscuregames #videogames #deathnote #nintendo #retrogaming

Evolution Worlds is a remake of Evolution 1 and 2, originally made for Dreamcast. This version features new voice acting in both English and Japanese. However, features like the Linear Watch were removed, and Evolution 1's story was cut down significantly. #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming

Shrek SuperSlam actually has a very small competitive scene. It started as a joke, and spiraled into something larger. There's even a modded version of the game for competitive play. #obscuregames #videogames #dreamworks #shrek #retrogaming #fightinggames #fgc

Hamepane Tokyo Mew Mew came with two collectable Tokyo Mew Mew trading cards featuring illustrations by the Manga's artist, Mia Ikumi. Players can also collect artwork created by Ikumi in the game. #obscuregames #videogames #japan #tokyomewmew #takaratomy

Quite a few popular casual PC and Flash games from 2000-2012 got releases on the Nintendo DS. Some titles include Cake Mania, Sally's Salon, Bloons, and Diner Dash. #retrogaming #videogames #dinerdash #cakemania #bigfishgames #popcapgames #wildtangent

A mock version of Windows 3.1, "GBS Windows", was made for Gameboy Color by Ruben Retro. It features a media player, Minesweeper, paint, a game called Cannon Defense, and a piano program. #obscuregames #indiegames #homebrew #microsoft #windows #retrogaming #gameboy

Despite requests for FFXIV 1.0 servers, Yoshi-P believes that doing so would be a nightmare. In a 2019 interview, he claimed that the team worries that it may turn newer FFXIV players away from the game entirely due to how bad the original game was. #videogames #ffxiv #finalfantasy #squareenix

Thanks for all the love! This one really popped off. Should I post more Newgrounds trivia? That site has a lot of niche and forgotten history.

Koudelka was planned to have multiple sequels if the game was successful, such as one that took place during the Paris World Expo of 1900, and another in America during the 70s. Instead, it became the prequel to the Shadow Hearts franchise. #obscuregames #videogames #snk #horror #retrogaming

The infamously bad film "The Room" was made into a flash game in 2010 by several members of Newgrounds's community - Tom Fulp, OneyNG, and JohnnyUtah. The point-and-click adventure game parodies the movie and features multiple endings. #retrogaming #newgrounds #videogames #theroom #tommywiseau

Freedom Planet was originally conceived in 2011 as a Sonic the Hedgehog fangame. When the game was changed into a commercial title, Sash Lilac, the game's protagonist, became a water dragon instead of a hedgehog. #indiegames #sonicthehedgehog #xseed #marvelous #galaxytrail #videogames

While the cat and dog titles in the Nakayoshi Pet Advance series were localized into Catz and Dogz, the hamster game did not get the same treatment and remains Japan-exclusive to this day. #catz #dogz #ubisoft #gameboyadvance #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming

On page 10 of Amazing Island, where it shows how to create a character, the screenshot pictured depicts a character being named "Homestar". This is a reference to the popular flash series "Homestar Runner". #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming #sega #homestarrunner

Hideki Kamiya was asked if Bayonetta could appear in Project X Zone 2, but declined, stating that he would like Dante and Bayonetta to meet on his own terms. He has since said that he regrets this choice, and hopes she will appear in future titles. #capcom #videogames #devilmaycry #bayonetta

Inside the files of Tetris: The Grand Master, there are several unused backgrounds featuring micro-organisms as seen through an electron microscope. #retrogaming #videogames #tetris #capcom #arcade

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

One of Tecmo's mascots was a little bunny rabbit, only seen in the 1980s. The mascot appears as a power-up in Solomon's Key and Mighty Bomb Jack. In Bad News Baseball, he is featured as the umpire. #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming #tecmo #koeitecmo

Koichi Hirose and his stand, Echoes Act 3, were planned to appear in JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze, but ultimately were scrapped before the game released. It's possible that he may have fought Giorno or participated in the Black Sabbath fight. #obsscuregames #videogames #jjba #retrogaming

Ōkamiden's Japanese title is 「大神伝:小さき太陽」, literally translating to "Okami Chronicles: Tiny Sun". #capcom #retrogaming #okami #videogames

TVDJ features fully animated, cel-shaded cutscenes that are intended to be stitched together to make films and skits. If the player messes up a skit, the video goes down in quality. #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming #ps2 #sony

While it isn't mentioned in the series, Resident Evil: Dead Aim is canon to the mainline games. Inside of Biohazard Darkside Chronicles, a book covering the Resident Evil franchise, features it in the official story timeline. #obscuregames #videogames #capcom #residentevil #retrogaming #biohazard

Did you know the original PC-98 version of "Kakyuusei" shipped on a whopping 17 floppy disks? The upcoming remake is going to be around 10 GBs, which means that would take up around 8533 floppies...

Cool World contains leftover sprites from The Addams Family game on the NES. #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming

Hmm. I need to find ways to expand my reach; it often feels like I'm not really reaching a lot of people anymore. Does anyone have any advice? And please, share and like my posts if you can! Anything helps.

In chapter 3 of Heavenly Sword, when playing as Kai, you can find Kratos's God Armor and the Blades of Athena next to the titular Heavenly Sword. #obscuregames #videogames #ninjatheory #retrogaming #godofwar #playstation #sony

The protagonist of Dog's Life was originally going to be a female dog named Gem. This was intended to be a nod towards Frontier Developments' chairman David Braben's dog. #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming #sony #playstation

Yogi Bear: Great Balloon Blast contains unused sprites for Dexter and Dee Dee from Dexter's Laboratory. It's unknown if they were intended to be playable, or were simply leftover sprites from another project. #obscuregames #videogames #dexterslaboratory #retrogaming #cartoonnetwork #yogibear

After the Deadpool game was revealed at SDCC in 2012, an article on Marvel's website was posted, written from Wade's perspective. He claims that he helmed the development of the game. Sadly, I can't find a link to the article anymore. Might've been lost. #retrogaming #deadpool #marvel #disney

In Ghostbusters: The Video Game, a monitor on the second floor of the firehouse displays the infamous ending screen of the NES Ghostbusters game. #retrogaming #ghostbusters #nintendo #atari #videogames

Alien Hominid was originally a popular flash game on Newgrounds. The game was so popular, having being played and downloaded over 10 million times, that The Behemoth decided to make console ports for it. #retrogaming #indiegames #videogames

An original character made for Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Ruby Heart, was going to get her own mobile game called "Daikoukai Frontier". For unknown reasons, the game has been indefinitely postponed - or canceled altogether. #obscuregames #videogames #capcom #mobilegaming

Hidden in Aquaventure's code are two short text strings, placed one after another. They read: "looney", "hot". #obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming #atari