Show me the little things

phylaxis

i feel like the “free smile” thing comes from an actual exant japanese burger chain? or maybe it’s ex-extant at this point but brb i’m gonna look it up

edit: lol it is mcdonald’s

tomjonjon

Yim

exodus Those’re some good apples, and yeah, getting the images is a sticking point for the thread - I’ve been using ones I already had, so it’ll probably be a while before I have any more.

Yim

I remembered another (though I forget where I saw it pointed out): a lot of games have equipment that can only be used by certain characters. Maybe only archers can use bows, or clothing is restricted by gender, or whatever. Yggdra Union is a Sting game, so of course it’s going to do this in a more complicated way than most. For example:

Milanor can’t read, so this book is no good to him.

But why is it that headgear can’t be equipped by Rosary specifically?

Well, she already has a better hat.

connrrr

I think I realized that the pikmin follow Olimar and Louie around because the glowing lights sticking out of their helmets look like sprouts.

Pikmin is made of the little things both literal and figurative.

Chopemon

When I saw the thread title I thought it was about little things in games and I thought of this and while it isn’t what the thread is explicitly about, I would like to post it. Thank you.

In the first Atelier Ryza, there is an inexplicably small barrel in your atelier.

connrrr

I hear this was removed from the Switch release. I’m still on Wistful Wild so no spoilers please!

Yim

Popils for Game Gear has a cool hidden sound test mode which shows the notes being played on an on-screen keyboard:

I can’t find a video of it on GG, but here’s one from the unreleased famicom version.

I just think that’s neat.

hellomrkearns

Yim this is super cool. If anyone wants to try it themselves, the code is:

On the Options menu, press 1+START to get to the sound test.

Yim

hellomrkearns Oh yeah, I should have said. It’s also a pretty good puzzle game.

captain

There’s an eye exam chart out in the middle of this enemy camp that says Metal Gear Solid Four on it (of course)

exodus

captain that rules

Funbil

I was playing through Ape Escape and it reminded me of this adorable wall sketch from Tail Concerto.

Any other PS1 games that do this to add to the collection?

hellomrkearns

Funbil these are incredibly similar. The flower, the sun… Is this some specific reference other than “kid drawing”?

Yim

I haven’t played Harvest Moon 64 and my brief search hasn’t turned up footage or screenshots of this, but I was listening to the Ashly Burch episode of the podcast My Perfect Console and she described a scene in the game where if you grow flowers in your yard a couple will show up, comment on how nice they are, kiss, and leave, and that’s their whole part in the game.