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Here are some good factoids from Iwata's interview with and Tezuka and Nakago:

• The first Super Mario and Zelda titles were made simultaneously, with the same staff.
• Spinning bars of fire were first in Zelda, but were then transferred to Mario.
• At first Zelda was only going to be a series of dungeons (no over ground world)
• SMB levels were designed on graph paper, and took a full day to get a change onto a ROM.
• World 1-1 was the last level finished.
• The grass and clouds in SMB are the same object.
• Goombas were added last.  At first it was going to be only Koopa Troopas.
• Heart pieces in Zelda came about because they wanted more items in the game.
• The P-Wing from SMB3 stands for Paratroopa (Koopa Paratroopa's wing)
• Miyamoto wanted to put Yoshi in SMB3
• They attempted to put multiplayer in SMB3, SMW, and NSMB DS.
• All the Super Guide & Hint Movies in NSMB Wii were performed by real players.

"So in that sense, you could describe New Super Mario Bros. Wii as being the first straight-ahead evolution in the horizontally-scrolling 2D platform game since Super Mario World, with which it is comparable in terms of the attention to detail and care that went into it."

No, I didn't make this one.

And it bloody well deserves it.

requested by flar3

THEY FINALLY ADDED THE *CRAG*ING ATTACK BUFF

Click the link. Don't let eggy die!

If it keeps up we might actually have a white christmas for once.

Yes.

"The wait is now over for its time for extreme battle action as we are please to inform you that OBT will begin this December 17, 2009 at 3:00pm [GMT+9]"

Over 11,000 entries.  Later they will announce more winners.

because i haven't streamed in a while (lol sorry didn't mean to type sa3 before)

And you better watch this time god damnit.

This was coppied from the TF2 Blog:

The Eyelander holds to a principle all one-eyed Scotsmen with no depth perception have known for years: you don’t kill a man by mucking about with rifles, arrows, rocks, or other long-distance rubbish. You kill him by grabbing the biggest bloody sword you can find, running up nice and close to him, and chopping the dumb bastard’s head off.

Made with pattern-welded Damascus steel, this melee-slot weapon offers a guaranteed decapitation with every killing blow. Unfortunately, because it's haunted, it will suck away some of your soul: expect a decrease in your max health at the outset. However, once the blade feeds on neck, you’ll receive a boost in max health and speed. With each new protesting head you cleave (up to four), you’ll get healthier and faster.

The Eyelander will not deal critical hits unless used in conjunction with the Chargin’ Targe’s charge ability.

The Chargin’ Targe solves a centuries-old Scottish riddle, which is that shields exist. True, the shield might block the occasional sword blow. However, they are essentially weapons to be used for hiding behind, and this is a concept the average Scotsman does not understand. “If I were to pick up this cowering-plate, I would have to put down my second sword,” a Scotsman thinks. “And surely that is madness.” The Chargin’ Targe solves this riddle by turning the useless shield into a deadly weapon you can run at people with and then bludgeon to death.

The targe replaces your tried-and-true sticky bomb launcher, but offers some unique capabilities in return, especially when used with the Eyelander. Just equipping the Chargin’ Targe provides automatic +50% fire damage resistance and +65% blast damage resistance. But the Chargin’ Targe’s main perk lies in its name. Alt-firing will hurtle you toward an enemy at a punishingly damaging high speed (far faster than a Scout can manage).

Charging also boosts the lethality of your melee weapon. Land a melee hit during a medium length charge and you'll be guaranteed a mini-crit. Land a hit during a long distance charge, and your victim will receive devastating full crit damage.

Source: http://www.teamfortress.com/demomanupdate/index.htm#item_1

LBP Water Trailer for Pirates DLC on Dec 22.