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Post by mopinks on Aug 11, 2007 2:47:33 GMT -5
I thought for sure this was already old news, but I didn't see it listed on the site and couldn't find any mention of it in the forum, so let's give it a try! "The Key" in Pikmin 2, the treasure you collect to unlock challenge mode (and subsequently need to collect over and over again within challenge mode) is totally an exact replica of the keys that unlock secret exits in Super Mario World. the ship even says something about it looking familiar or nostalgic or something when you collect it, but I can't remember the specifics. :x w-create.com/~bisqwit/nesvideos/smbtricks/smw_keyjump.gifimages.wikia.com/pikmin/images/0/01/Thumb_thekey.jpg |
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Post by Fryguy64 on Aug 11, 2007 3:02:26 GMT -5
Yes, we had a great big discussion about the Pikmin 2 cameos when the game came out. There's a lot of definite cameos, some not so definite, and then some which are verging on pure speculation.
The key, unfortunately, is one of those.
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Post by mopinks on Aug 11, 2007 3:34:56 GMT -5
I don't know! it seems pretty definite to me, since it's a pretty uncommon (and very very impractical!) shape for a key.
I would tend to think, given that all of the other treasures are super-realistic in nature, the key's super-cartoonish appearance is an intentional callback.
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Post by HappyDarkUsers on Aug 12, 2007 9:54:29 GMT -5
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Post by Smashchu on Aug 12, 2007 14:26:38 GMT -5
The problem is it looks just like a regular key. I'll took in the description. It might shed some light on this.
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Post by kirbychu on Aug 12, 2007 17:22:06 GMT -5
Hmm... it does look exactly like the SMW key, and I've never, ever seen a key that looks quite like that anywhere else. I seem to remember it alluding to something in the description too, but since it's been a long time since I played... I'm not going to trust that memory.
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Post by Hiker of Games on Aug 12, 2007 17:35:20 GMT -5
The Ship describes it as:
"This shape... I have encountered it somewhere before... No, I must be mistaken... Yes, I am mistaken. Thoughts like these strike all who see this cabalistic form. You can feel its immense power!"
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Post by Kohta on Aug 12, 2007 18:04:18 GMT -5
Oh man I remember thoses keys! I played Super Mario Bros 2 on the SNES when I was little.
Who else was scared of those masks that came after you when you picked it up!! *whine*
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Post by TV Eye on Aug 12, 2007 19:58:14 GMT -5
Well, why else would it say it looks familiar?
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Post by Fryguy64 on Aug 13, 2007 2:49:46 GMT -5
The Ship describes it as: "This shape... I have encountered it somewhere before... No, I must be mistaken... Yes, I am mistaken. Thoughts like these strike all who see this cabalistic form. You can feel its immense power!" Sounds like exactly what I said  Sure, it looks familiar, but it's just a key! Maybe someone at NoA had the same thought And yes, the Phanto was horrible!  I still get a twinge of nerves when running from that thing in some of those levels!  |
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Post by Wildcat on Aug 14, 2007 17:57:41 GMT -5
Phantos were almost as bad as Metroids.  I remember some of my earliest frights in gaming were Phantos. Maybe I should give them a spot on my Enemy feature. |
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Post by HappyDarkUsers on Aug 15, 2007 17:07:54 GMT -5
Phantos, I've hated them so much, make me cry at night...  |
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Sure, it looks familiar, but it's just a key! Maybe someone at NoA had the same thought 
I remember some of my earliest frights in gaming were Phantos. Maybe I should give them a spot on my Enemy feature.