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> SECRETS/THEORIES YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD FOUND BUT COULD NEVER ACTUALLY PROVE

I used to think there was a secret exit to Vanilla Dome 1 which took me to the rocks right above it. I spent hours religiously pouring over every pixel of the level trying to find it...

What about you?

>> No.716671

triforce in oot and mm

>> No.716760

I've been really wanting to play SMW recently, but every time I do I play a couple levels then realize I've been through the game a zillion times and get bored

>> No.716762

>>716653
But anon there is a secret exit that does exactly that.

>> No.716912

>>716762
Not in Vanilla Dome 1, not directly at least.

>> No.716962
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716962

Sorry anon

>> No.717136
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717136

It just occurred to me, why do some levels have bigger circles on the map than others?

>> No.717143

>>717136
I don't know why there's a large yellow circle in the cave. Only red levels have two paths for the ending; and I think large red circles have three pathways.

>> No.717151

>>717136
I've always wondered about this too.

>> No.717163

>>717136
Because those levels are longer/more areas

>> No.717169

>>717143
>>717151
I know there's a reason for it.

Just like the red levels have secret exits.

>> No.717168

>>717136
I think it might have to do with the time limit in the level. Vanilla dome 3, the large circle, has a 400 second time limit while VD4 has a regular 300 second limit.

>> No.717179

>>716653
I know your pain OP
I always thought the same even though I knew it wasn't true

>> No.717197
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717197

Always thought there was a way to enter this hole.

>> No.717238

>>717197
Me too... so many hours spent.

>> No.717281

getting into closed Wizpig's mouth in DKR

>> No.717309

well there was some thread on here a while ago with some dude who swore on his life that when he played FF9 as a kid, he got a special cutscene where Dagger cut her hair much earlier than usual. It was interesting but nothing was ever proven as far as I remember.

>> No.717335

I once swore that I had gotten a master ball from Prof Oak in Pokemon Red. I believed I did this when I had played my cousin's copy for a short while. He had completed the Elite 4 in his game and I thought this must be what Oak rewards you with. This was back before even Gold and Silver had been announced.

Another one, not retro unfortunately but I'll share, happened during a play-through of Metroid Zero Mission in which for whatever reason I my suit turned into this cool ass looking purple and neon-blue design and fired an odd beam. I have no clue if I somehow unlocked it through a random sequence of events or if it was a pretty cohesive glitch.

>> No.717364

>>717136

The larger circles are larger levels, smaller circles are smaller shorter levels.

>> No.717432

I used to play Master of Magic back in the day a lot.

I once got a thing where when I checked out the mirror to look at my retorts (special abilities) it read "Zizzle o'fizzle".

I have never been able to replicate this.

>> No.717454

>>717364
This pretty much. Bigger simply have more time.

Red = more paths. Yellow = one path.

>> No.717469

There's an old Nintendo Power where someone wrote in, and in his letter he talked about booting Ocarina of Time. But instead of the logo popping up, he got a black screen with the sound of a heartbeat thumping.

>> No.717471

I always thought the big empty circle in the Forest of Illusion was a level, and that I just couldn't find the secret exit to unlock it.

>> No.717480

>>717454
That's not true. Check out Forest of Illusions 1 and the ghost ship.

>> No.717486

>>717480
Forest of illusions 1 has multiple paths.

>> No.717506

>>717486
That isn't what I was referring to. See
>Bigger simply have more time.

>> No.717504

>>717469
>>717469

I thought I was the only one who heard of this... I remember it as the guy turned on OoT and heard the forest temple music, not sure if the N64 logo showed or not.

>> No.717512

>>717136
It might be a coincidence but I've seen that every level after a level you can save (castle, fortress, ghost house) after is that large icon. The exception being Star Road and Special Stages.

>> No.717526

>>717469
#spooky

>> No.717531

>>717504

probably didn't seat his cartridge right or something

>> No.718457

I used to wonder if there was some sort of secret exit in "Top Secret Area" or one of the later Donut Plains levels that led up to the seemingly unused island above it. Tried all sorts of thing, but never found anything.

>> No.718484

>>718457
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJjYfjSWXx8

>> No.718497
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>>717136
length

Red colored ones are junctions that have more than one finishing point.

The most difficult level for me to unlock, when I was a kid, was soda lake.

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>>718484
Totally legit.

>> No.718512
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718512

>>718484
>NintendoTM

>> No.718535

>>718512
What?

>> No.718557

Every time I completed a game, I would always wait an inordinate amount of time on the "The End" screen to see if there was anything else to it. When I was satisfied that there wasn't, I'd start pressing every button on the controller to make absolutely sure.

I remember being disappointed and melancholic when Illusion of Gaia didn't have a New Game+ that started you in the modern day setting that it introduces at the end of the game.

>> No.718607

>>718484
>2013
>using the laser suit
>casuals

>> No.718617 [DELETED] 
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718617

one word:
Mewthree

>> No.718618

>>717136
you get prompted to save when you go to a big circle level

>> No.718620
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718620

>>716671
But the Triforce WAS in OoT, anon!

>> No.718659

>>718484
That top comment
>why do you people make hacks then try to push it like it's real.I've been Playing Mario since It came out and know the game likes its the back of my hand,Your probably some young blood that what's to make a name for your self so you lie about this shit.Drop dead if you can't do something useful in this game!!
>DBZ avatar

>> No.718676

>>718659
>I've been Playing Mario since It came out

>> No.718678

moving the truck in pokemon

>> No.718819

>>718659
>probably some young blood
This made me chuckle

>> No.719198

I could swear there was a commercial for Super Mario Allstars where Mario had a fireflower powerup, but he was shooting bullet bills instead of fireballs. They still traveled down diagonally like fireballs, but they were different sprites and didn't bounce

>> No.719286
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719286

I remember being able to go around the lake in the Vanilla Dome to enter the Valley of Bowser.

Also, I remember ogres in WarCraft: Orcs and Humans wearing shades on their portrait (my brother also seems to recall this, too).

The first time I played Mega Man X and remember picking up an item at Chill Penguin's stage that gave me the Storm Tornado ability.

I'm not sure if I actually had anomalous experiences playing these games, or if they're just false memories, but I'm leaning toward the latter.
>>718457
Same here.

>> No.719327

>>719286
>The first time I played Mega Man X and remember picking up an item at Chill Penguin's stage that gave me the Storm Tornado ability.
that could be just your game/system glitching up, stuff like that used to happen all the time on my nes as my cartridge port/thing was dirty.

>> No.719356

>>719327
Yeah, that makes sense. It just weirded me out in retrospect since I had no real explanation for what happened.

>> No.719357

>>719286
You're probably thinking of how Star Road could lead you to the Valley of Bowser as there is one right there in the image you posted.

Your memories just dramatized it.

>> No.719370
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719370

Obligatory.

>> No.719384
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719384

I always thought that it was possible that there was a secret stage on top of these "peeing legs."
>>719357
It's certainly possible.

>> No.719408
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719408

>>719384

>> No.719415

>>719408
you sly motherfucker, you

>> No.719427
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719427

>>719384
it always bothered me that in-game art never matched official art.

>> No.719432

>>719427
>the name of the hill with the Yellow Switch Palace is Kappa Mountain

>> No.719435

>>719427
>That sunken ship is from SMB3

I feel dumb never making that connection till now.

>> No.719442

>>719435
Want to have an "oh shit" moment?

Sunken ship, only bowser and his koopalings are around. No moles throwing wrenches, no traditional koopas or goombas, but the ship is full of ghosts.

>> No.719445

>>718497
Hit the midway point, exit level, to star road and grab a blue Yoshi, reenter level, eat a koopa and fly.

>> No.719448

>>719442
But there are paratroopas during the really long fall at the end.

>the question mark item to end the level is the same that the Boom Booms dropped in 3

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719484

>>719408

>> No.719505

>>717281
so much time spent on this. I could have sworn it was possible.

Since I tend to be the most adamant Vigilante 8 player on this board, I'll share that I KNEW I could attack myself with Beezwax's bee's, and he would say "DAMN BEES". I would try this for hours, and I really don't like the character.

>> No.719559

>>719448
>sole survivors

>> No.719589

I used to think that the fortress above Vanilla Dome had a secret area or exit, with the waterfall being a possible secret stage. Turned out I was wrong. The glimpse of an empty area above the door to the boss room was never accessible. But I was in denial and spent countless days and hours in trying to find a non-existent secret area/exit.

>> No.719618

>>719505

That kind of rings a bell with me too. I used to spend quite a while on the game with one of my friends.

>> No.719627

Beautiful

>> No.719629
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719629

I used to think you could somehow hit that lever in Zangief's stage, SSF2.

>> No.719641

>>719629
Picking up the rock in Chun-li's stage.

>> No.719759

>>719629
MY COUSIN WHO LIVES OVER 9000 MILES AWAY HAS THIS ON SEGA CD WHERE YOU CAN PUNCH THE CHAIN AND TRAP THE OTHER GUY. IT'S PRETTY, BAD.

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719785

I used to think that jumping on top of where those bubbles came from and repeatedly pressing the jump button until you hit the ground would make the air bubbles come out faster.

>> No.719813
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>>719759
Speaking of awesome stuff in Sega CD fighting games..

>> No.719828

>>719813

what am I even looking at

>> No.719854

>>719828
Eternal Champions CD.

Game had fuck ton of finishing moves. Most of them involved punching the enemy to a certain spot of the level as your last move.

I think there were like, 2 per level, plus one where your character mauled the opponent? Which is a fucking lot considering the game had a gigantic roster, ranging from Atlantean capoeira fighters through a B.C. caveman through a senator from Washington to Crispy the Chicken (an actual chicken). All with their own levels...

>> No.719883

>>719854
shit I forgot how rad that game was

>> No.719894

>>719854
Yeah that game was crazy
There was the Overkill, which required a defeated opponent to land on a certain spot

Sudden Deaths are if the opponent lands on a spot with 33% or less life

Vendettas, which were button combos performed on a stunned opponent with 33% life

And Cinekills which were complicated to do but sent the opponent to the Dark Champion, who then transforms into a character specific form, like a shark for Riptide (I think), and kills them

>> No.719930
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719930

Why does this even exist?

>> No.719937

>>719854

so uh

is that guy on the right possessing the ticket booth operator and somehow giving her a gun which she uses to blow the other guy's head off

>> No.719954

>>719894
This game put Mortal Kombat to shame in terms of gore.
Overkills and Sudden Deaths:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQlXJl_zf3Q
Vendettas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akJk0Mpl3Ic
Cinekills:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9BVTzwkHss

This game really went all out with the customization and options back in the day but it just didn't feel as polished as SF2. The fact that it was only on the Genesis and Sega CD probably hurt it the most.

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>>717197
Why the fuck would you? Imagine going in there and finding a whole family of Eels just ready to fucking chomp you. Not Cool

>> No.721083

>>719930
to fuck with kids

>> No.721660

>>719937
>somehow giving her a gun
Your Europe is showing.

>> No.721854

>>719930
It was aesthetic and a mini easter egg since you're not actually able to see it if you play the way you're supposed to normally. Everybody just wanted to latch onto some deep hidden secrets because it made it all that much more special.

>> No.721874

>>719954
Wow, this is even better than Mortal Kombat.

>> No.721962

I played Link to the Past pretty much every day for an entire summer vacation, and fucked around in the game so much I randomly found that 'Chris Houlihan Room' by accident