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'''Did you know...'''</noinclude> | |||
*...that the vast majority of the music samples in {{p}}{{'s}} [[Music in Pikmin|soundtrack]] come from the same two synthesizers, the '''[[Assets used in the Pikmin series#Audio samples|Kurzweil K2500R and Roland SC-88]]'''? | |||
*...that [[Dweevil family|Dweevils]] can pick up '''[[Scrummy Bone]]s'''? | |||
*...that it is possible to jump over some small ledges in {{p3d}} by '''[[Charge|charging]]''' while running towards them? | |||
*...that '''[[Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat]]s''' quietly sing a unique song in {{p2}}? | |||
*...that the flame of the '''[[Olfactory Sculpture]]''' is an actual [[fire]] hazard? | |||
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==Older facts== | |||
'''Did you know...''' | |||
*...that the background images of the [[area selection menu]]s in {{p1}} and {{p2}} come from '''[[Assets used in the Pikmin series#Stock photography|real photographs of Hokkaido, Japan]]'''? | |||
*...that [[Winged Pikmin]] in {{p3}} carry '''[[Carry#Speed|slightly slower]]''' if there are 67 or more Pikmin in the field? | |||
*...that several [[treasure]]s in {{p4}}, such as the [[S.S. Berry]] and [[Personal-Injury Plank]], are based on '''[[Decor Pikmin]]''' designs from {{pb}}? | |||
*...that Nintendo of America made a browser game in 2001 to promote {{p}}, called '''''[[Pikmin.com SpaceForce]]'''''? | |||
*...that {{p2}}{{'s}} pre-rendered '''[[cutscene]]s''' take up a majority of the storage space on the disc? | |||
*...that red mushrooms known as '''[[Vegetation#Rosy Parachute|Rosy Parachutes]]''' make a unique low-pitched noise when disturbed by a [[leader]] or [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] in {{p3}}? | |||
*...that the '''[[Thoroughbred Statue]]''' in {{hp}} is found in a room shaped the same way as the treasure? | |||
*...that '''[[Big Flower]]s''' in {{pb}} have a planting radius of 40 meters? | |||
*...that in the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] version of {{p1}}, walking in a cardinal direction relative to the camera '''[[Mistake#Olimar's movement|is slightly faster]]''' than walking diagonally? | |||
*...that the '''[[Hey! Pikmin planet|''Hey! Pikmin'' planet]]''' has no sun to orbit around? | |||
*...that it takes 10,000,000 steps to reach '''[[level]]''' 100 in {{pb}}? | |||
*...that the music's '''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Enemy and combat mix causes|enemy mix]]''' only plays for [[Dwarf Bulbear]]s if they are biting Pikmin, unlike the other Dwarf enemies? | |||
*...that '''[[Pikmin 2 prerelease information#New Play Control! Pikmin 2 official website|early versions]]''' of {{p2}} allowed more than [[Pikmin limit|100 Pikmin on the field]]? | |||
*...that [[Winged Pikmin]] on an '''[[expedition]]''' in {{pb}} can fly at up to 20 meters per second? | |||
*...that the image of '''[[Koppai]]''' in {{p3}}{{'s}} opening cutscene is actually an edited picture of Earth? | |||
*...that the [[Waterwraith]]s in '''[[Bully Den]]''' ignore [[Louie]] in 2-player mode? | |||
*...that walking in an east-west direction is more efficient than walking in a north-south direction when '''[[flower planting]]'''? | |||
[[Category: | *...that '''[[Brawl Yard]]''' has a 20% chance of generating the sublevel randomly? | ||
*...that in '''[[Hey! Pikmin#During gameplay|some rare cases]]''', it's possible to have more than [[Pikmin limit|20 Pikmin at a time]] in {{hp}}? | |||
*...that there are 4 types of random stamps that appear on '''[[postcard]]s''' in {{pb}}? | |||
*...that the '''[[Wistful Wild]]''' was originally going to be called the Land of Promise? | |||
*...that linking a Nintendo Account to {{pb}} unlocks a special '''[[Decor Pikmin]]''' wearing a Mario hat? | |||
*...that the antenna on the '''[[S.S. Drake]]''' changes color based on progress through the game? | |||
*...that the rate of '''[[flower planting]]''' and [[petal]] consumption in {{pb}} is based on the number of [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] in the player's [[squad]]? | |||
*...that '''[[Hocotate]]''' is named after the address of [[Nintendo]]'s headquarters? | |||
*...that each [[Pikmin family#Types|Pikmin type]] has advantages and disadvantages against certain mushroom types on '''[[mushroom challenge]]s'''? | |||
*...that the '''[[Beady Long Legs]]''' is programmed to drop 25 [[Unmarked Spectralids]] when defeated in {{p2}}, but doesn't due to a [[mistake]]? | |||
*...that triple-tapping the whistle in {{pb}}{{'s}} '''[[Pikmin Bloom interface#Garden|garden screen]]''' will swap out the current [[squad]] for another one? | |||
*...that Pikmin under the effects of '''[[ultra-spicy spray]]''' drown faster? | |||
*...that the back of the '''[[Planter Pack]]''' displays the number of steps walked that day? | |||
*...that the [[Mission Mode]] stage '''[[Forgotten Cove]]''' is based on [[The Forest Navel]] from {{p1}}? | |||
*...that the color a '''[[Big Flower]]''' blooms into depends on the colors of flowers [[Flower planting|planted]] inside its radius? | |||
*...that it is possible to '''[[Sequence break#Yellow Onion skip|skip the Yellow Onion]]''' and complete {{p3}} without [[Yellow Pikmin]]? | |||
*...that {{p2}} has 4 possible '''[[Music in Pikmin 2#End of day|end of day themes]]'''? | |||
*...that the European GameCube version of {{p1}} runs at a slower '''[[frame]]rate''', meaning everything takes longer? | |||
*...that 5 of the 30 '''[[ship part]]s''' in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' are not required for [[Captain Olimar]] to leave the planet? | |||
*...that the '''[[Valley of Repose]]''' is set on a city street? | |||
*...that {{p3d}} has 50 unique '''[[hint]]s'''? | |||
*...that the [[Maturity|flower on a Pikmin's head]] exists in real life, and is called a '''''[[Chaenostoma cordatum]]'''''? | |||
*...that with the use of glitches, {{p2}} can be completed in '''[[5 day run|just 5 in-game days]]'''? | |||
*...that some moments in {{p3}}{{'s}} [[Story Mode|story]] have pre-determined '''[[weather]]'''? | |||
*...that the storyboards of the '''''[[Pikmin Short Movies]]''''' were created in ''[[nwiki:Flipnote Studio|Flipnote Studio]]''? | |||
*...that the '''[[Combat#Slap|attack strength]]''' of [[Purple Pikmin]] and [[White Pikmin]] was reduced in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''? | |||
*...that the [[Empress Bulblax]] is playable in a '''[[Pikmin in other media#WarioWare: Smooth Moves|microgame]]''' in ''[[mariowiki:WarioWare: Smooth Moves|WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''? | |||
*...that there are '''[[Pikmin 3 Deluxe#Aesthetics|many small differences]]''' in the appearance of [[area]]s between ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 3 Deluxe]]''? | |||
*...that '''[[Sparklium|Sparklium Seeds]]''' cannot be destroyed by [[bomb rock]]s? | |||
*...that ''[[Pikmin 3 Deluxe]]'' has 8 different designs of '''[[dirt wall]]s'''? | |||
*...that an '''[[Electripede]]''' can be seen in {{hp}}{{'s}} box art in most regions? | |||
*...that the '''[[Smoky Progg]]''' is the first spirit found in {{ssbu}}{{'s}} World of Light? | |||
*...that in ''Pikmin 3'' [[Mission Mode|mission]]s exclusively, player 2 starts with the second leader in the leader order, except in '''[[Distant Tundra Remix]]'''? | |||
*...that the '''[[Titan Dweevil]]''' is more likely to pick a weapon the more damaged it has been? | |||
*...that the color of the mist in the ''Pikmin 2'' '''[[saved game selection menu]]''' orbs reflects the Pikmin types the player has the most of? | |||
*...that '''[[Bingo Battle]]''' stage layouts also need to be unlocked, by finishing battles in those stages? | |||
*...that the fruits and enemies shown in the buttons of the '''[[Mission Mode menu]]''' are randomly selected? | |||
*...that the movements of the swirls in ''Pikmin 3''{{'s}} '''[[Onion]]''' follow the same looping pattern? | |||
*...that '''[[Pikmin prerelease information|early versions of ''Pikmin'']]''' shown in trailers showed more than [[Pikmin limit|100 Pikmin on the field]] at once? | |||
*...that ''Pikmin 3'' '''[[Onion]]s''' can only store up to 9999 Pikmin of a type, and reaching this number will [[Maturity|flower]] them? | |||
*...that '''[[Easter egg#Totaka's song|Totaka's song]]''' can play in the [[cave]] sublevel memory card warning screen? | |||
*...that '''[[throw]]n''' [[maturity|flower]] Pikmin fall slightly slower, exclusively in the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] games? | |||
*...that '''[[The Forest Navel]]'''{{'s}} lakes are based on cave structures in the real world called rimstone dams? | |||
*...that the '''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Wistful Wild|Wistful Wild sunset theme]]''' uses different instruments in the first loop, and only in the US and European GameCube versions? | |||
*...that hitting a '''[[Ultra-spicy spray|spicy]]''' Pikmin with an [[ultra-bitter spray]] will reset the spiciness timer? | |||
*...that for the '''[[Candypop family|Candypop Buds]]''' that only appear if one has less than 20 [[Purple Pikmin]] or [[White Pikmin]], buried Pikmin sprouts aren't counted? | |||
*...that the flowers that decorate some floors in ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Odyssey|Super Mario Odyssey]]'', especially the [[mariowiki:Wooded Kingdom|Wooded Kingdom]], are '''[[Pikmin in other media#Super Mario Odyssey|very similar]]''' to the [[Chaenostoma cordatum|Pikmin flower]]? | |||
*...that in {{hp}}, dying 5 times or exploring for 30 minutes in a new non-[[boss]] area will let the player '''[[Hey! Pikmin#Area skipping|skip it]]''' and unlock the next one? | |||
*...that [[Captain Olimar|Olimar]]'s dance at the end of each '''{{hp}}''' [[area]] is the same as the one in ''[[Occupational Hazards]]'', except with fewer spins? | |||
*...that the ''Pikmin 2'' '''[[title screen]]''' uses far more than 100 Pikmin at once, with the "PIKMIN 2" formation using 273? | |||
*...that Nintendo of Canada participated in Red Bull Flugtag 2013 with a '''[[Winged Pikmin]]''' aircraft? | |||
*...that the vulnerable '''[[Waterwraith]]''' has a standing animation, only visible by being far away and zooming in on sublevel 5 of the [[Submerged Castle]]? | |||
*...that the '''[[Title screen#Pikmin 3|''Pikmin 3'' title screen]]''' terrain is an altered version of the [[Awakening Wood]]'s west corridor? | |||
*...that when a '''[[Toady Bloyster|Toady]]''' or a '''[[Ranging Bloyster]]''' dies, its body shrinks, but can still be seen by zooming in the [[camera]]? | |||
*...that the '''[[Spherical Atlas]]''' and the '''[[Geographic Projection]]''' are missing the North Pole and South Pole? | |||
*...that [[the President]]'s and [[Louie]]'s health icons in the '''[[HUD]]''' use the same backdrop as [[Captain Olimar|Olimar]]'s, resulting in a weird shape mismatch? | |||
*...that the walls next to the 35 Pikmin [[bag]] in the '''[[Valley of Repose]]''' wobble with the tree shadows? | |||
*...that the '''[[Bearded Amprat]]'''{{'s}} Japanese name is "Billy"? | |||
*...that in ''Pikmin 2'', pausing the game when a lone [[leader]] is on top of a '''[[seesaw block]]''' will make the numbers "0/1" appear? | |||
*...that the part of the '''[[Spherical Atlas]]''' that faces the [[camera]] by default matches the [[region]] of the game? | |||
*...that some '''[[Treasure#Dynamic weights|treasures]]''' can decrease in weight so the Pikmin are always able to carry them? | |||
*...that due to a [[glitch]], {{p2}} may or may not '''[[Cave#Oddities|switch the leader]]''' that the player enters a cave with? | |||
*...that '''[[Dandelion]]s''' in {{p3}} change with each passing day, like real dandelions? | |||
*...that the '''[[Raging Long Legs]]''' may be female? | |||
*...that the '''[[Shaggy Long Legs]]''' shares the internal name of the [[Beady Long Legs]]? | |||
*...that the '''[[Koppaite text]]''' scattered throughout {{p3}} is actually English text with a different alphabet? | |||
*...that the soles of leader '''[[spacesuit]]s''' in {{p3}} have dirt on them? | |||
*...that the [[area]]s in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''{{'s}} '''[[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]]''' and '''[[Treasure Hoard]]''' have some notable differences compared to the areas in-game? | |||
*...that [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] being '''[[Throw|held]]''' in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' cannot be killed by attacks? | |||
*...that [[Louie]] won't take any food when landing on the '''[[Garden of Hope]]''' if the crew has less than 1.0 bottles? | |||
*...that ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' has an entirely '''[[Unused content in Pikmin 3|unused]]''' enemy and some unused modifications of enemies from previous games? | |||
*...that [[Candypop family|Candypop Bud]]s and [[geyser]]s in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' are technically '''[[boss]]es''', so the enemy music variant plays near them? | |||
*...that on the first [[day]] in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', buried [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] will not '''[[Maturity|mature]]''' into buds or flowers? | |||
*...that '''[[Mission Mode]]''' medals have Pikmin with a leaf, bud, or flower, depending on the ranking? | |||
*...that '''[[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]''' in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' will follow a non-linear path if they can't enter the [[Onion]] by walking in a straight line? | |||
*...that in [[2-Player Battle]], players can select which '''[[2-Player Battle#Stage generation and layouts|stage layout]]''' to use, including a bizarre unused randomized mode? | |||
*...that sublevel 2 of the [[Glutton's Kitchen]] contains an exclusive, unique "[[enemy]]" – a piece of '''[[Glutton's Kitchen#Chiyogami|chiyogami]]''' paper? | |||
*...that taking a [[Bulborb]]'s picture with the '''[[KopPad#Camera|camera]]''''s flash enabled will result in an [[wikipedia:Tapetum lucidum#Eyeshine|eyeshine]] effect? | |||
*...that the names of the five '''[[areas]]''' in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' all have the same number of characters – 14? | |||
*...that the [[Music|fanfare]] that plays when jumping into the first sublevel of a '''[[cave]]''' is actually different from the one in the following sublevels? | |||
*...that ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' has some secret '''[[hidden mural|Pikmin drawings]]''' hidden throughout the game? | |||
*...that the '''[[Puffstool]]''' appears in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]''? | |||
*...that '''[[Koppai]]''' is named after Nintendo's original name, Nintendo Koppai? | |||
*...that ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' contains an '''[[Unused content in Pikmin|unused]]''' executable that allows testing the game on Windows? | |||
*...that files in the '''''[[New Play Control!#Pikmin 1 and 2 on Wii|New Play Control!]]''''' games imply that both remakes were initially meant to be in the same disc? | |||
*...that in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', the spots on the backs of '''[[Grub-dog]]s''' change size, and analogously, those on the back of [[Dwarf Bulborb]]s are static? | |||
*...that the behavior of '''[[Swooping Snitchbug]]s''' over [[Throw|held]] Pikmin is different in each game? | |||
*...that the '''[[poison emitter]]s''' in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''{{'s}} overground [[area]]s respawn after 99 [[day]]s? | |||
*...that page 23 of the '''''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''''' instruction manual has a typo: "holdung" instead of "holding"? | |||
*...that the reflection of leaves in '''[[water]]''' is actually just a black-and-white "bowl" under the ground? | |||
*...that '''[[Candypop family|Candypop Bud]]s''' actually have a root? | |||
*...that by changing a single setting in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''{{'s}} files, it is possible to have '''[[Pikpik carrot#As "Pikmin"|pikpik carrots]]''' in the player's party? | |||
*...that the caves in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' have some mysterious '''[[Cave#Technical discrepancies|technical discrepancies]]'''? | |||
*...that there are some development oversights in the way Pikmin and leaders follow '''[[Path oversights|paths]]'''? | |||
*...that the '''[[Empty Space Container]]''' is the only [[treasure]] in the GameCube version of ''Pikmin 2'' to not follow a title case styled name? | |||
*...that in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', if 20 of each main type of [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] are on the field, they will start '''[[Easter egg|singing]]''' parts of [[Ai no Uta]]? | |||
*...that the '''[[HUD|Pikmin type counter]]''' in [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']] rolls back to 000 after the player gets 999 Pikmin? | |||
*...that it is possible for the '''[[HUD|Pikmin counters]]''' in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' to show more than four digits? | |||
*...that the '''[[Unspeakable Wonder]]''' closely resembles [[mariowiki:Princess Peach's Crown|Princess Peach's crown]]? | |||
*...that the scene used when viewing an item in the '''[[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]]''' and '''[[Treasure Hoard]]''' is the area selected on the [[Area selection menu|map screen]]? | |||
*...that '''[[Ai no Uta]]''', a song used to advertise ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', actually outsold the game in Japan? | |||
*...that [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] carrying a '''[[bomb rock]]''' drop it without detonating it when called back to the Onion? | |||
*...that when '''''[[Pikmin 3]]''''' was first announced in 2008, all that was said was "We're making ''Pikmin''"? | |||
*...that the word "'''[[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]'''" is derived from the two words "pick me"? | |||
*...that '''[[Blue Pikmin]]''' can save other types of Pikmin from drowning? | |||
*...that there is a [[glitch]] that lets the player '''[[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Spray duplication|absorb a spray drop twice]]'''? | |||
*...that some enemies '''[[Health#Regeneration|heal]]''' over time and two of them can '''[[Health#Revival|revive]]''' themselves after their defeat? | |||
*...that the '''[[Positron Generator]]''' is used to make "Instant Space Noodles"? | |||
*...that via an '''"[[Challenge run#Emergence Cave challenge|Emergence Cave challenge]]"''', it is possible to repay ''[[Pikmin 2]]''{{'s}} debt without ever reaching the [[Awakening Wood]]? | |||
*...that the '''[[Smoky Progg]]''' is thought to be a malformed larval Mamuta? | |||
*...that the '''[[Water Dumple]]''' is actually a part of the [[Grub-dog family]]? | |||
*...that the '''[[Bulbmin]]''' is a form of Pikmin caused by a parasitic Pikmin unseen in any [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' game]]? | |||
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