Hi! My husband and I run a video game blog called Gamekatsu.com
He writes all of the deep dives and retrospectives, while I try to figure out how to market it!
Our latest article is about the history and myth behind the Dragon Quest Law. #retrogaming #gamingfacts #videogamefacts
He writes all of the deep dives and retrospectives, while I try to figure out how to market it!
Our latest article is about the history and myth behind the Dragon Quest Law. #retrogaming #gamingfacts #videogamefacts
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A personal video game blog exploring retro history, culture, and reviews. All written by a person who loves digging into gaming's past.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Hi! My husband and I run a video game blog called Gamekatsu.com
He writes all of the deep dives and retrospectives, while I try to figure out how to market it!
Our latest article is about the history and myth behind the Dragon Quest Law. #retrogaming #gamingfacts #videogamefacts
He writes all of the deep dives and retrospectives, while I try to figure out how to market it!
Our latest article is about the history and myth behind the Dragon Quest Law. #retrogaming #gamingfacts #videogamefacts
Did you know WMAC Masters and Mortal Kombat share a surprising connection? From martial arts legends to crossover inspirations, this link between TV and gaming might blow your mind! #WMACMasters #MortalKombat #GamingHistory #MartialArts #90sNostalgia #VideoGameFacts #PopCulture #RetroGaming
September 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Did you know WMAC Masters and Mortal Kombat share a surprising connection? From martial arts legends to crossover inspirations, this link between TV and gaming might blow your mind! #WMACMasters #MortalKombat #GamingHistory #MartialArts #90sNostalgia #VideoGameFacts #PopCulture #RetroGaming
The European name for Game Boy's The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening was The Legend of Zelda: Link Wakes Up a Giant Fish. It was changed to match the American and Japanese name for the Switch remake.
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September 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The European name for Game Boy's The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening was The Legend of Zelda: Link Wakes Up a Giant Fish. It was changed to match the American and Japanese name for the Switch remake.
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many video games now have a "save" function, so you can play them when it's convenient #videogamefacts
August 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
many video games now have a "save" function, so you can play them when it's convenient #videogamefacts
Nintendo of America President and COO Doug Bowser exclusively refers to his son as "Bowser Jr."
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June 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Nintendo of America President and COO Doug Bowser exclusively refers to his son as "Bowser Jr."
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Super Mario 128 was going to be the first online battle royale game for the GameCube before it was unceremoniously canceled. It would have featured 128 different versions of Mario to choose from, all representing different universes.
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June 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Super Mario 128 was going to be the first online battle royale game for the GameCube before it was unceremoniously canceled. It would have featured 128 different versions of Mario to choose from, all representing different universes.
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When the Wii U first launched, the GamePad camera was set to be on 24/7 by default. This meant it was possible for someone with access to Nintendo's online servers to view a livestream of a player's home at any moment.
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June 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
When the Wii U first launched, the GamePad camera was set to be on 24/7 by default. This meant it was possible for someone with access to Nintendo's online servers to view a livestream of a player's home at any moment.
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Wii Sports was never intended to be a pack-in title for the Wii. Then-Nintendo of America President, Reggie Fils-Aime, personally opened up each Wii box before shipment to make the system more enticing for Americans. He claims to have been sleep-deprived for years after launch.
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June 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Wii Sports was never intended to be a pack-in title for the Wii. Then-Nintendo of America President, Reggie Fils-Aime, personally opened up each Wii box before shipment to make the system more enticing for Americans. He claims to have been sleep-deprived for years after launch.
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Did you know that Metroid is a metaphor for the human body fighting off an illness? Kraid and Ridley represent viruses. Samus represents a pill (hence the suit and ability to become a small ball). And Mother Brain represents, well, the brain.
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May 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Did you know that Metroid is a metaphor for the human body fighting off an illness? Kraid and Ridley represent viruses. Samus represents a pill (hence the suit and ability to become a small ball). And Mother Brain represents, well, the brain.
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#VideoGameFacts
Unique to SimCity for Super NES is the chance of Bowser showing up as a monster attack. Other disasters scrapped in development included Mario setting the city on fire with a fire flower power-up and Ryu using tatsumaki to spawn a tornado. A Game Genie can restore these to the game.
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April 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Unique to SimCity for Super NES is the chance of Bowser showing up as a monster attack. Other disasters scrapped in development included Mario setting the city on fire with a fire flower power-up and Ryu using tatsumaki to spawn a tornado. A Game Genie can restore these to the game.
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The only video game Pope Francis ever owned in his lifetime was Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS.
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April 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The only video game Pope Francis ever owned in his lifetime was Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS.
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In Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, there's a hidden track that is almost impossible to find normally. If you fail the song "Always Smiling" in story mode and then achieve an A rank on it immediately after, you'll unlock a dance remix of "Gold Digger" by Kanye West.
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April 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, there's a hidden track that is almost impossible to find normally. If you fail the song "Always Smiling" in story mode and then achieve an A rank on it immediately after, you'll unlock a dance remix of "Gold Digger" by Kanye West.
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#VideoGameFacts
Did you know that every "Super Mario" game in the series is known as "Super Mario Bros." in Japan? That means the games are actually called "Super Mario Bros. 64," "Super Mario Bros. Odyssey," etc. This is despite the fact that Luigi is often not in these games.
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April 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Did you know that every "Super Mario" game in the series is known as "Super Mario Bros." in Japan? That means the games are actually called "Super Mario Bros. 64," "Super Mario Bros. Odyssey," etc. This is despite the fact that Luigi is often not in these games.
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#VideoGameFacts
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 is the highest selling game Square Enix has ever developed for a Nintendo system. The company has been so humiliated by this fact that they refuse to ever work with Nintendo again.
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April 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 is the highest selling game Square Enix has ever developed for a Nintendo system. The company has been so humiliated by this fact that they refuse to ever work with Nintendo again.
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You have higher odds of winning the lottery than winning against a "Hard" CPU Luigi in Mario Party 2.
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April 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
You have higher odds of winning the lottery than winning against a "Hard" CPU Luigi in Mario Party 2.
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In Japan, the Pokémon games are not split into two versions like Red and Blue or Gold and Silver. They are only split up for American audiences because Game Freak knows Americans will waste their money on anything.
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April 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
In Japan, the Pokémon games are not split into two versions like Red and Blue or Gold and Silver. They are only split up for American audiences because Game Freak knows Americans will waste their money on anything.
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#VideoGameFacts
Nintendo was unable to include gay relationships in Tomodachi Life for the 3DS due to a little-known Japanese law prohibiting gay relations between humanoid characters in interactive media. The law was since repealed, so the sequel should be free to include latent homosexuality.
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March 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Nintendo was unable to include gay relationships in Tomodachi Life for the 3DS due to a little-known Japanese law prohibiting gay relations between humanoid characters in interactive media. The law was since repealed, so the sequel should be free to include latent homosexuality.
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Did you know that the first Nintendo game to feature voice acting was the Japanese version of Donkey Kong 3? Orson Welles was hired to explain the plot of the game between each stage. These clips were scrapped for the North American release due to licensing disputes.
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March 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Did you know that the first Nintendo game to feature voice acting was the Japanese version of Donkey Kong 3? Orson Welles was hired to explain the plot of the game between each stage. These clips were scrapped for the North American release due to licensing disputes.
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#VideoGameFacts
Nintendo has completed HD ports of Twilight Princess, Wind Waker, and even Ocarina of Time 3D for the Switch system. However, the final code is kept behind a glass case labeled "BREAK IN CASE OF WII U-LEVEL EMERGENCY." It is believed the games will thus never see release.
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March 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Nintendo has completed HD ports of Twilight Princess, Wind Waker, and even Ocarina of Time 3D for the Switch system. However, the final code is kept behind a glass case labeled "BREAK IN CASE OF WII U-LEVEL EMERGENCY." It is believed the games will thus never see release.
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#VideoGameFacts
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was originally meant to be a licensed game based on the novel Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Nintendo surrendered the rights to the license after their engine failed to accurately render Edward Cullen's sparkle.
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March 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was originally meant to be a licensed game based on the novel Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Nintendo surrendered the rights to the license after their engine failed to accurately render Edward Cullen's sparkle.
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#VideoGameFacts
Playing as a Mii named Satoru or 聡 in any Nintendo-published game will grant the user additional power-ups or points. This is likely a reference to former Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata.
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March 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Playing as a Mii named Satoru or 聡 in any Nintendo-published game will grant the user additional power-ups or points. This is likely a reference to former Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata.
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#VideoGameFacts
Did you know that Mario wears red because he is part of the Communist Party?
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#VideoGameFacts #MAR10Day #CommunismFunFacts
March 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Did you know that Mario wears red because he is part of the Communist Party?
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#VideoGameFacts #MAR10Day #CommunismFunFacts
If you die 99 times or more in Super Mario Bros. for the NES, you unlock a secret bad ending in which you fail to rescue the princess. After defeating Bowser for the final time, this text appears on screen: "THE PRINCESS HAS DIED. TERROR REIGNS SUPREME. GAME IS OVER."
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March 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
If you die 99 times or more in Super Mario Bros. for the NES, you unlock a secret bad ending in which you fail to rescue the princess. After defeating Bowser for the final time, this text appears on screen: "THE PRINCESS HAS DIED. TERROR REIGNS SUPREME. GAME IS OVER."
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#VideoGameFacts #MAR10Day
Charles Martinet, the original voice of Mario, had never heard of Italy or Italians when he came up with Mario's voice. Any resemblance to actual or stereotypical Italian accents was pure coincidence.
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#VideoGameFacts #MAR10Day
March 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Charles Martinet, the original voice of Mario, had never heard of Italy or Italians when he came up with Mario's voice. Any resemblance to actual or stereotypical Italian accents was pure coincidence.
#VideoGameFacts #MAR10Day
#VideoGameFacts #MAR10Day
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