In all the mario games, if you finish the level with a 99, 88, 77, 66, 55, 44, 33, 22, or a 11, Then you get a mushroom place where the world begins.

(Harder to explain than to do... )

It's been questioned how Mario can smash through bricks... yet he dies when he touches a turtle.

Shadow of the Colossus was the prequel to ICO. It's something that not many people I've talked to about it knew.

Kirby is really genderless(is not a boy or girl), but the game designers assume he is male.

The first home video game console was called the Odyssey it was released in 1972 and created by a fellow called Ralph Baer.

Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles were originally supposed to be one game, but because of memory and time constraints, Sega had to split it up into two games. That's why Sonic & Knuckles was released so soon after Sonic 3; much of it was already done. That's also the main reason why Sega invented the lock-on technology for Sonic & Knuckles.

The Legend of Zeldakyward sword, has been worked on since the Wii came out

the metroid game for the gbc was the only metroid game with a number in it also mzm was the only metroid game that didnt make cronological sense

Did you know that in mother3 there are several "main characters"like a dog a kid a princess and a thief.My fact is not quite fun but quite facty.

This is an interesting game fact super mario bros 2 is not the real sequal to mario but nither is super mario bros the lost leveals. the first and real sequal i super mario bros special.

there are over 100 levels in duck

did you know the in almost evey level of perfect dark there is a piece of chedder chesse hidden somewhere

The knife in MW2 is a Black Hawk Tatang

these facts are from the official nintendo magazine so if they do turn out not to be true the nintendo magazine is lying

1.during development of the donkey kong arcade unit,the games director shigeru miyamoto referred to his new creation as mr video.

2.when the game finally hit arcades,he simply became known as jumpman.

3.while donkey kong was being localised for america,a nintendo employee had an altercation with the warehouse landlord,mario segale.jumpman was renamed in his honour.

4.once mario had got his moniker,nintendo of america then needed to name his brother.a pizza joint near their washington hq called mario & luigis took care of that.

5.due to the limitations of the nes,miyamoto only had a 16x16 pixel grid in which to create mario.he didnt have space to animate hair,so gave him a hat.

6.because of the pixel limit,if mario had been created to scale,mario would have been a featureless stickman so miyamoto gave mario a huge,oversized head and in turn a personality.

7.to avoid having to make his mouth move,miyamoto hid it under a rather stylish moustache.

8.to make it easy for the player to see his running animation,miyamoto had to dress him in something with differently coloured sleeves and chest.the answer? dungarees!.

9.in the mid 80's,nintendo owned the license to popeye.when miyamoto first pitched the basic idea of donkey kong,it was with popeye,pluto and olive oil inthe starring roles.alas,the deal fell through.

10.miyamoto originally designed donkey kong as a game that would only need a joystick to control.mario couldnt jump.the ability to make him hop was only added because the arcade cabinet that it was being built for had a single button.

nintendo once owned several fantasy love hotels across japan

the manual of the original mario says the koopas turned everyone to blocks, so mario is technically a murderer

the 7 sons of bowser are named after nintendo staff

whoever told you that they were named after nintendo staff is telling you lies

ROY KOOPA AKA roy orbison(pretty woman singer)

IGGY KOOPA AKA iggy pop and the stooges

LEMMY KOOPA AKA lemmy kilmister from motorhead

MORTON KOOPA JR AKA morton downey jr(foul mouthed 80's tv host)

WENDY O KOOPA AKA wendy o williams(obscure shock rock legend)

LUDWIG VAN KOOPA AKA ludwig van beethoven

LARRY KOOPA AKA larry king(us talk show guru)

i wouldve loved to have some famous people like them as staff

Mario has made a bad game marios hotel

Great Fairy fountain song was used in the movie Scott Pilgrim vs the World

Mario's fullname is Mario Mario

Ridley is stronger in Metroid Fusion because he is infected by the X parasite

ET for the atari is a terrible game

Here's a Legend of Zelda fact:
In a few of the Zelda games domesticated animals will attack Link. If you hit Cucco (chickens) enough with your sword, an entire flock will swoop down and peck you in a Link to the Past. If you're not careful and don't run away, they can kill you. In the Wind Waker, if you provoke certain pigs in the game, they will attack and kill you. It's always a good idea to to nice to the animals in the Zelda games