101 things you didn't know about games Page 8

72. Resident Evil Zero is the only non-spin-off Resi title to remain exclusive to a single format, the GameCube.

73. ‘J Allard’ is actually J Allard’s name. It was changed from James Allard.

74. Ace platformer Psychonauts managed to sell fewer than 90,000 copies on PS2, Xbox and PC combined. Boooo.

75. All of the carrier pigeons found in Capcom’s Killer 7 are named after female characters from Bond movies.

76. Saints Row on Xbox 360 features over 130 licensed tunes, including some 40 pieces of classical music.

77. Possessing a copy of Manhunt in New Zealand is a criminal offence.

78. Almost 5,000 games were displayed at E3 2004. 1,000 of them were brand new, while 16% of the games on show were classed as ‘educational’

79. Each of Gran Turismo 4’s 700+ cars took approximately one month for a designer to create.

80. In the US release of Gameboy RPG Final Fantasy Legend II, Nintendo’s censorship guidelines meant that a band of opium smugglers became banana smugglers instead.

81. The Chain Chomp enemies in Mario games were inspired by a dog, chained to a post that belonged to a neighbour of Miyamoto during his childhood.