# What's a truly obscure piece of retro game trivia that you know? **URL:** \ **Category:** Video Games\ **Created:** [August 6, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/whats-a-truly-obscure-piece-of-retro-game-trivia-that-you-know/2955 "2024-08-06T11:42:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![razorbeamz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/razorbeamz/32/26614_2.png) [@razorbeamz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/razorbeamz)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/whats-a-truly-obscure-piece-of-retro-game-trivia-that-you-know/2955/1 "2024-08-06T11:42:44Z")
Do you know any really absolutely obscure video game trivia? I’m not talking “Super Mario 2 is Doki Doki Panic”. What are facts about consoles almost no one has talked about? What are some secrets hidden in games that aren’t covered in Did You Know Gaming videos? What are some things that just don’t get much coverage at all? ---
**Author:** ![harborline\_765](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/harborline_765/32/5947_2.png) [@harborline\_765](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/harborline_765)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/whats-a-truly-obscure-piece-of-retro-game-trivia-that-you-know/2955/2 "2024-08-06T11:58:16Z")
The European models of the Game Boy Micro eschews the chrome Start and Select buttons in favour of plastic: ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/retrogameboards/original/3X/f/8/f80082725e64e390fee13a30a4a216563b0e47f9.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/retrogameboards/original/3X/a/b/abfbd07fa63f2daf4e122e795b4bfdb8e458e9d0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Minasu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/minasu/32/21041_2.png) [@Minasu](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Minasu)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/whats-a-truly-obscure-piece-of-retro-game-trivia-that-you-know/2955/3 "2024-08-06T12:34:02Z")
That’s the main reason my Micros are Japanese! It’s widely known that Sega developed F-Zero GX and AX, but I don’t think it’s common knowledge that the company developed a version of Rhythm Tengoku for the arcade. I’ve never seen the cabinet in real life but it’d be cool to play it someday. ---
**Author:** ![razorbeamz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/razorbeamz/32/26614_2.png) [@razorbeamz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/razorbeamz)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/whats-a-truly-obscure-piece-of-retro-game-trivia-that-you-know/2955/4 "2024-08-06T12:37:26Z")
I’ve played one! It was tucked into a random weird corner in a mall in the Tokyo suburbs. ---
**Author:** ![Glowsquid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/glowsquid/32/8110_2.png) [@Glowsquid](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Glowsquid)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/whats-a-truly-obscure-piece-of-retro-game-trivia-that-you-know/2955/5 "2024-08-06T19:52:53Z")
-Congo: The Movie on the Saturn is the first FPS to feature a weapon wheel. -Dr. Muto was the last game released by any incarnation of the original Atari. -While Alien Ressurection on PS1 is commonly held-up as the first console FPS to feature modern dual-analog controls, Uprising X on the same console predates by nearly two years. Gamestop’s review of it even simiarly expresses unfamiliarity with the scheme, albeit in a less flippant way. ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/whats-a-truly-obscure-piece-of-retro-game-trivia-that-you-know/2955/6 "2024-08-06T20:23:58Z")
The original version of Gunpey was a keychain LCD game called Professor Henoheno (プロフェッサー へのへの) or Henoheno, created by Koto (Gunpei Yokoi’s company) in conjunction with LCD game manufacturers HIRO. Later, after his death, it was remade as Gunpey for the WonderSwan, PS1, Arcade, etc > **[Gunpei Yokoi's final two games](http://blog.beforemario.com/2014/04/gunpei-yokois-final-two-games.html)** > > This blog showcases and celebrates the retro toys and vintage games Nintendo created in the period from the mid 60s to the early 80s, starting with the first board games up to the launch of the Family Computer in 1983. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/idVPHiZ2Wmo/maxresdefault.jpg "HENO HENO LCD GAME KOTO Gunpei Yokoi") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idVPHiZ2Wmo) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZINoC-tqhgc/maxresdefault.jpg "Game Boy Creator’s Final Games - Gunpei Yokoi's Legacy [HISTORY]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZINoC-tqhgc)