Comments on: Gaming Secrets and Hoaxes: Can You Tell the Difference?

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 13:53:23 +0000

That’s the funny thing about secrets, no matter how unlikely they seem, we still try to unlock them. But, when secrets like Star Fox being able to fight a giant slot machine are true, it’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s not.

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By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 01:52:45 +0000

When I was about 8, there was this rumor going around school (and other schools in my district, believe it or not). If you drove your kart into a specific patch of lava on the Bowser’s Castle course a nude photo of Jenny McCarthy would appear.

Hold on. I was 8 and the Internet wasn’t really a thing then. I still dismissed it but when I heard kids at other schools talking about it my friends and I spent countless hours driving into lava during a sleepover.

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By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:05:37 +0000

I originally thought you needed to collect all the stars in order to play as Luigi, not all the coins, and since I wanted to try and collect all the stars anyway, I had more motivation to try and unlock Luigi. If I had known it was supposed to be all the coins, however, I would have never tried at all. That sounds too overwhelming.

I think I heard Stop n Swop was included in the Banjoo-Tooie on the XBox 360. And yet, I am not really interested in checking out the new Stop n Swop. I liked it far more when it was accessed through secrets codes. Now that it’s supposed to be a real part of the game, it has lost its mystery.

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By: cary

cary — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:08:22 +0000

Oh, I remember that Luigi nonsense in Super Mario 64! I was never motivated enough to try to find out if it was real or not. And I actually never knew that about Humba Wumba in Banjo-Tooie. Kinda makes me wish I had the game so I could try it! Makes me think of the Stop N’ Swop shenanigans — so many rumors back then and all for nothing. Supposedly it was going to be included in a re-release of Banjo-Tooie some years back. Wonder if that actually happened…?

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By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 05:13:34 +0000

I think the Bottles game was the most unbelievable of all of these, but alas, it somehow is a real thing. Even after confirmation that this was real, I still have trouble believing it. And to think, Rareware apparently cut it because of glitches. I think they should have cut it because it made absolutely no sense.

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By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 05:11:58 +0000

That was a pretty crazy level indeed, and it definitely must be seen to be believed. I’ve gone through the level several times, partly to ease my shame at being unable to beat the game. Yes, I am completely incapable of beating anything beyond the easy path, but darn it, I can beat the secret slot machine from space!

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By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 03:10:18 +0000

I didn’t know all of these, but I was convinced that the Bottles game was a hoax. I tip my hat to you Duck! :)

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By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:31:55 +0000

The Star Fox one was pretty shocking the first time I read it. I couldn’t believe it until I watched a video.

Nice post.

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