It’s definitely obvious that River City Ransom was inspired by the video game Double Dragon. There are enemies in the game called the Dragon Twins and they actually play the music from Double Dragon that was found in the NES version when you fight them.
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Fun Fact: The Mysterious Sypha Belnades in Castlevania
One of the playable characters in Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse, Sypha Belnades had American fans confused on the name spelling and gender for years. But it is canon that Sypha Belnades is a woman, married Trevor Belmont, and thus became an ancestor to the future Belmont vampire hunters.
Fun Fact: Japanese Name For Castlevania III
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse was known in Japan as 悪魔城伝説 (Akumajō Densetsu) meaning “Legend of the Evil Demon Castle.”
Fun Fact: NES Vs Gameboy Hardware
The NES and the Nintendo Game Boy were both 8-bit systems. But the Nintendo Game Boy was actually faster as it had four times the RAM as the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Fun Fact: Earthbound Beginnings Censorship
Earthbound Beginnings (Mother 1) was originally planned to be released on the NES. Full localization had already been made. But they removed things such as certain substances, weapons, religious references, and blood that may have been controversial in the United States.
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