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Daily facts about obscure and/or old (released 10+ yrs ago) video games. Profile themed after "Galerians" (PS1) and "Galerians: Ash" (PS2) I do not follow or follow back accounts!

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Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · Nov 15

Hi, welcome to Obscure Game Facts! #gamefacts #videogames
On this account, I share little snippets of information about games that never really caught on, or just aren't talked about anymore. Some games may be newer, older, or anything inbetween. Either way, they deserve lots of love!

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Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 13h

The Amazon Trail 3rd edition has an unused item called the Gati-ma-nya. It appears to be a medicinal plant that you could get at a certain point in the game, but it's hard to say for sure as there is no dialogue mentioning it.

#obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming #amazontrail #edutainment

Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 21h

The DS version of the Simpsons Game has a "Pet Homer" tamagotchi-style game, where you take care of Homer.

#videogames #retrogaming #thesimpsons #disney #fox

Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 1d

Prier from La Pucelle Tactics appears as a hidden boss in Disgaea: Hour of Darkness and Disgaea 2. She's playable in Dark Hero Days, and appears as a DLC character in Disgaea 3, 4, D2, and 5. In Prinny 2, she returns as a boss.

#obscuregames #videogames #disgaea #nipponichi #retrogaming

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Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 1d

Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom has a few unused character graphics, including one of a horse.

#obscuregames #videogames #attackontitan #koeitecmo

Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 2d

Sweet Home is largely considered to be one of the very first (and greatest) survival horror games. It's credited with setting the standard for future horror titles, and heavily influenced the first Resident Evil game.

#obscuregames #videogames #nintendo #residentevil #capcom #survivalhorror

Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 2d

Disney Princess (GBA) variates quite a bit from the original Disney films it's based on. Some deviations include the Evil Queen turning the Dwarves into stone, Jasmine fighting Jafar with a sword, and Aurora facing Maleficent while the rest of her kingdom slept.

#retrogaming #disney #videogames

Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 3d

Dokapon Journey is a remake of a Super Famicom title called Kessen! Dokapon Oukoku IV: Densetsu no Yuusha Tachi. It features a new story mode, has increased a level cap, and most curiously... Players can rob shops?

#obscuregames #videogames #dokapon #atlus #nintendo #retrogaming

Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 3d

Powerpuff Girls Z received a video game for the DS, aptly titled
Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z: The Game. It features boardgame-style gameplay with minigames. Despite the anime having dubs in other countries, it only released in Japan.

#obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming #powerpuffgirls #bandai

Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 4d

Some of Paradise Killer's inspirations include the works of H. P. Lovecraft and Franz Kafka. The developers have stated that they wanted to create a place that felt familiar to the player, whilst still maintaining an alien atmosphere to encourage exploration.

#obscuregames #videogames #indiegames

Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 4d

Harmony, a total conversion mod based off of Doom II, was first released in 2009 after five years of development. Since then, the game has gotten a standalone release in 2023, and was even a featured mod for Doom I and II in 2024.

#obscuregames #videogames #doom #zdoom #indiegames #retrogaming

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Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 5d

Advan Racing has a completely unused car, a Kure Racing Skyline GT-R for the SSC class. It can be used in game with a GameShark code.

#obscuregames #videogames #atlus #racing #retrogaming

Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 5d

Magical Chaser ~Stardust of Dreams~ was developed by dōjin circle Dakken. The game features crossovers from five magical girl series: Magical Doremi, Princess Comet, Mysterious Magic Fan Fan Pharmacy, Twin Princess of Wonder Planet and Kasumin.

#obscuregames #videogames #magicalgirl #anime

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Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 6d

Hidden in the files of BloodRayne II: Terminal Cut is an unused, brand new model of Rayne. It's unknown if this was leftover from an unreleased title, or a sign that the games were going to get completely new graphics.

#obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming #bloodrayne

Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 6d

Joshikousei Nigeru! Shinrei Puzzle Gakuen is a Japanese-exclusive budget title. Part of the SuperLite 2500 series, this is a horror-themed, match 3 puzzle game.

#obscuregames #videogames #nintendods #horror

Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 7d

A tech demo for the Nintendo GameCube features the only official risque art of Princess Peach, who is depicted in a swimsuit in a pin up girl pose.

#obscuregames #videogames #nintendo #princesspeach #mario

Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 7d

The Hunchback Oni in Ao Oni has unused sprites of it walking down.

#retrogaming #indiegames #aooni #horror #videogames #rpgmaker

Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 8d

The first Galaxy Angel game did not get an (unofficial) English translation patch until 2009, seven years after the game first released. Galaxy Angel Moonlit Lovers and Galaxy Angel Eternal Lovers got their English patches in 2011.

#obscuregames #videogames #retrogaming #visualnovel

Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 8d

A Winx Club-themed version of DDR exists, and it uses the same engine as Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2. It was also one of the first DDR game to release in Europe with the DDR name instead of "Dancing Stage".

#obscuregames #videogames #ddr #winxclub #konami #dancedancerevolution

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Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 9d

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Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 9d

The Vital Bracelet BE Smartwatch has quite a few games made specifically for it. Most of these are licensed crossover games featuring anime IPs like Demon Slayer, Digimon, Jujutsu Kaisen, and My Hero Academia.

#obscuregames #videogames #digimon #bandai #anime #smartwatch

Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 9d

The data for Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails mentions the characters Billy, Stanley, 'Arry, Bert and Harold. It's possible that they were intended to appear in the game, but were cut for unknown reasons.

#obscuregames #videogames #thomasthetankengine #retrogaming #nintendo #wii #ds

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Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 10d

In Carrie's Order up, if you beat the high scores in each map of Endless Mode, you can unlock extra color palettes for the character you're playing as (Carrie or Calcia).

#obscuregames #videogames #indiegames #cozygaming

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Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 10d

Jeanette Voerman from Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines is a part of the inspiration for Harley Quinn's design in the Batman Arkham series. Since then, that design has caught on and has been the standard for most Harley designs.

#videogames #retrogaming #vampirethemasquerade #batman #harleyquinn

Concept artwork for Harley Quinn. Artwork of Jeanette can be seen in the top right corner.

Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 11d

Fun! Fun! Pingu has a special controller and memory cards designed to accompany the game. They're also just really cute!

#obscuregames #videogames #sony #playstation #retrogaming #pingu

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Obscure and Old Game Facts @obscuregamefacts.bsky.social · 11d

According to the series timeline, the first Cake Mania game spans a total of four years. During that time, she was saving up money to buy back her family's bakery.
In the Back to the Bakery gameplay mode, she restores the bakery back to its former glory.

#videogames #retrogaming #cakemania #sandlot