Old Video Game rumours/lies you used to believe!

[Barry the Nomad]

In kindergarten I had a friend who claimed his brother had a Donkey Kong Game & Watch that grew a screen every time you beat a level, and if you got to the 10th level, the G&W would be ten screens tall. I called BS on it, but I did believe for a while that there could have been a kernal of truth to it, and that maybe there was a G&W that had three screens.

Also, that Dick Tracy 2 player always bugged me. I have the game and the Genny hooked up. I should see if there is any 2 player to be found.

[CosmicCastaway]

When I was little I thought that if you turned the controller in racing games it would make you turn sharper.

[MadeManG74]

Also, that Dick Tracy 2 player always bugged me. I have the game and the Genny hooked up. I should see if there is any 2 player to be found.

I think it MUST be a typo on the box or something, I've never been able to get 2 players in any form on that game. Good luck though, please report back with your findings!

When I was little I thought that if you turned the controller in racing games it would make you turn sharper.

Years ahead of your time it seems. Predicting motion controls already.

[Centrale]

When I was little I thought that if you turned the controller in racing games it would make you turn sharper.

I had two women roommates at one of the houses I lived at for a couple of years.  They usually didn't play video games at all, but for some reason Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller really interested them and they began playing it a lot.  They did just that with the controller, rotating it in addition to actually steering it with the thumbstick.  I teased them about it and they said they knew it wasn't actually doing anything, but couldn't really help it.  Within a week, though, they had become the best Crazy Taxi players I've ever seen.  Talk about making some crazy money... they were amazing.  Whatever works, I guess!

[Orta]

I think I still have that little Tetris thing.

Is it from Sega? White with blue buttons?

[crackdude]

OH MY GOD MAN THAT WAS IT!

The Pocket Boy! I just looked at SEGA's letter and it exactly that one, except for the colors.
So it wasn't Sega related at all?

[Orta]

Nope, the local distributor just gave it away or something. I had a good time with that thing, I should find some batteries for it.

[Sharky]

For many years myself and my friends all believed there was a cheat in Lara Croft 2 that made her nude... We searched for years for this...

[Barry the Nomad]

No mention of 2 players on my copy of Dick Tracy. You guys sure you aren't hallucinating? Or maybe it was a region goof.





Myth = BUSTED!

[MadeManG74]

I reject your reality and substitute my own!

Because now I have proof!

[Centrale]

*brain exploding*

[Barry the Nomad]

Clearly SEGA wanted to have one player control the d-pad while the other controlled A,B & C. It's the only solution!

...or a designer got lazy and used a template of another game that was 2 players, and forgot to make the change.

[crackdude]

Maybe the game was only 2P in PAL territories?
How bout you both boot up the game and check it?

[Barry the Nomad]

Theres no way it's 2p on mine. Menu is start and options, very bare bones. Still a great game. :D

[MadeManG74]

Yeah, trust me Crackdude, when I was younger me and my old man tried everything we could think of to find the elusive 2 Player mode. It must be a mis-print on the case or something.

As Barry said, it's still a lot of fun, but ball breakingly hard.