Rumours
There are sections for Mario games, Legend of Zelda games, Pokemon games and many, many more.
The Mario Rumours
Luigi in Super Mario 64
The rumour here, is that after completing a long and arduous set of tasks, you will unlock Luigi as a playable character. The rumours either involve collecting coins, entering a cave with Luigi inside, beating a Hammer Bro behind the waterfall or getting a secret 121st star.
The Fake Proof
There are many sites with fake proof, but this video is pretty bad for giving fake rumours: Fake Luigi VideoThis video supposedly shows Luigi in Super Mario 64. The video is fake though, and the guy who made the video is a master hacker.
Conclusion
After much research and hacking, fans can conclusively say Luigi is nowhere to be seen in Super Mario 64.
Waluigi in Super Mario 64 DS
Okay, many sites have started now saying Waluigi is in Super Mario 64 DS. The rumours are that by going through secret rooms and mazes, you can unlock Waluigi, the castle floods and that you get to fire lightning. Other rumours are that you have to beat a giant rabbit, or a giant piranha plant to get his key.
Fake Proof
The above picture, which someone submitted to 1up.com, supposedly shows Waluigi in Super Mario 64 DS. I can tell however that it is a fake, because the poses look unatural and copied from Mario Tennis, while caps only appear on enemies which are possible to defeat.
I conclude this rumour is also fake.
Marty in Mario Kart 64
A rumour started by the Mario Kart 64 Players Page, it is rumoured you can unlock Marty in Mario Kart 64 by some elaborate method, and he goes many times faster than other characters. By the way, Marty is the green Thwomp in the cage at Bowser's Castle.
Proof
Sadly, no proof was archived by any website, and there is none of Marty that I know of, as the Mario Kart 64.com topics were deleted.
I conclude Marty is not in Mario Kart 64.
Waluigi in Mario Kart Super Circuit
Sigh, another bad Waluigi rumour. This rumour is prevalent on many cheat sites, but since there is no proof that he is in the game, or any videos, it is pretty obvious that the rumour is fake. Other variations say you can unlock Koopa in Mario Kart Super Circuit.
Track Shaped like Mario
A one off rumour about Mario Kart Double Dash, it is rumoured that you can unlock this by beating every cup in every difficulty with every character. Alas, it did not spread far before it was trounced by good players, and this rumour is only here for archival purposes.
Retro Tracks in Mario Kart Double Dash
This other rumour which required you to beat all cups with all characters was shot down easily. Probably because it was just an April Fools Day Joke started by a major Mario site was Super Mario 128 Central one year.
Actual Joke article by Super Mario 128 Central
Rainbow Cup in Mario Kart DS
Okay, the rumours about the secret cup with four Rainbow Road courses were quickly spread when Mario Kart DS was released. The rumour was, by beating all 32 staff ghosts, the secret Rainbow Cup would become useable. This was then proven wrong by people who beat the ghosts.
Sometimes, it is taken even further and people even talk about things like a Hyrule Cup and all. This is also fake.
Rainbow Kart
After the Rainbow Cup, the rumours seemed to die down. Then came this. A Rainbow Kart rumour. The rumour of cause is fake, but it shows that this game has way too much fake information about it passed around.
Baby Mario
Another rumour for Mario Kart DS. You were supposed to unlock this character by beating all the cups as Mario. However, the rumour is proven fake as there are only 36 karts, and all karts would have meant being able to use his karts if they existing. Plus, the pictures were fake, including one of him in Double Dash pasted onto a picture of Mario Circuit, one of his head on Warios and another of him on the character select screen.
Fight Dark Samus
This rumour, was that by getting all 3 star ranks, you could somehow fight Dark Samus in mission mode. However, the picture was easily proven fake, with one hand of Eyerok being visible on the map screen.
Worming
Since the Mario Kart boards were dying, two Mario Kart Players Page veterans had a mean joke to play on Gamefaqs. They started a rumour that worming was possible in Mario Kart DS, and was faster than SSMT and PRB. However, I proved this wrong with this link that clearly shows Stelzig admitting worming was a fake rumour set up to annoy Gamefaqs board users.
Admitting it's a lie
You can unlock Goomba in Mario Kart DS
A troll called 0ne Wing said he unlocked Goomba. However, he never raced anyone from the board, nor has proof, so it is known to be false. It is even known if the guy really had the Mario Kart DS game.
Mario Mode in Luigis Mansion
I really don't know how this started, but someone said it was possible to unlock Mario mode in Luigis mansion, and manage to play as Mario. However, it was proven to be false, and now is used as a joke by many players.
Unlock Yoshi in Paper Mario 1
Another rumour started by Super Mario 128 Central, this was proven to be fake when they said 'April Fools Day' and admitted it was fake.
Fake Yoshi in Paper Mario articleWario in New Super Mario Bros
All I know was that some websites must have tricked people into thinking you could unlock him, because someone asked at the Gamefaqs board. He only appears on the mini game screen where you select single player or VS, and then only his face does.
Princess Peach in New Super Mario Bros
The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Rumours
Get the triforce
This is probably the most famous rumour in the whole of Nintendo rumour history, and literally thousands of different ways have been suggested. These involve light temples, unicorn fountains, flying pink cows, Ganons Castle, the Deku Tree and The Temple of Time.
The normal rumours are easy to disprove. You can't drop a bomb in the centre of the lava in Ganon's Castle for one thing, you cannot enter the unicorn fountain and you cannot beat the running man (rumour 2). However, in the next paragraph, I talk about one fake rumour that took the Zelda community by storm!
Okay, after all this, someone contacted a Legend of Zelda fan site, and said they had reached the triforce, and had proof. This person went by the name of Ariana, and said something about playing a hidden song and going to the light temple. A million or so people then rushed to try the instructions in a vain hope of trying to get the triforce, and failed. More letters then came, and a secret song called the Overture of Sages was mentioned. After no one still had luck, much investigation into the credibility of the proof arose. People claimed the pictures were of an altered ROM of the game, people proved the pictures were photoshopped. Eventually, the creator of the rumour, came forward and admitted they were fake.
This site has much information on The rumoursYou can beat the Running man!
This was also impossible. People had claimed you would get an item to go fast which would allow you to beat him, or would get something good after you did. However, it was proven false when someone used a Gameshark to get a time of zero seconds, and the running man somehow still got 1 second faster!
El Puerco in Dampe's Grave, Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time
An odd rumour this, it was said that some mysterious beast stalked the maze of tunnels in the tomb. One guy said it a pig, another said it was an unloaded redead like thing. Thing is, it was never found, and so can be confined back to the history books.
Fire Sword
It was rumoured, after getting through the game without getting hit, and opening a specific chest which appeared in a certain location, you could get the mystical fire sword. This was proven to be false when no one got it, and no trace was found when the whole game was hacked recently. Same with the ice sword.
Play as Shiek
Also rumoured, but proven fake. No AR codes make this possible either.
Play as Dark Link
A rumour was invented where you could play as him by meeting certain requirements. However, while playing as him fairly is fake, Jay the Ham, and other hackers have found a code allowing you to play as him using a Gameshark. See here for details:
Play as Dark Link article by Videogamer X
Super Smash Bros Melee Rumours
Super Smash Bros Melee
Play as Sonic
The most common rumour there is. On the first of April one year, a magazine published that by beating 20 wireframes in cruel melee, you would unlock Sonic the Hedgehog as a playable character. However, this was found to be impossible when people managed the feat, and in the debug menu Sonic was not referenced. The magazine also admitted it was an April Fools Day Joke.
Detstar has articles about why Sonic the Hedgehog and Toad are not playable characters.
You can unlock Toad in Super Smash Bros Melee
This was another rumour, that by hitting all the credits in the mini game you could unlock Toad as a playable character. However, it is not true, as hitting all the credits is not only near impossible, but there is no trace of Toad playable in the game in the debug menu. Also, Detstar proved that the images of him were cut and pasted from real images and the message was altered.
You can unlock a Silver Pidgeon as a playable character
The rumour was you would unlock it after beating 50 wireframes in cruel melee. It was simply a joke though by the Detstar admin after people kept e-mailing about the Sonic rumour.
You can unlock Wario and Wario's Castle
The rumour was that by beating All star on very hard, you would unlock Wario. I did this, and since nothing happened, I can carefully conclude the rumour is fake.
You can unlock Felix!
Since this rumour required you to do something stupid while holding the disc for the game, it is easily a fake.
Pokemon Rumours
Mew in Pokemon
Well, this rumour is probably the most established, so I'll explain a few rumours and while they don't work, plus the one true method.
- Get 150 Pokemon- In Japan, yes, but in other countries, you simply get a certificate for catching them all.
- Go through the game without cut and return to the SS Anne and Move the truck with strength- no, as the truck can simply not be moved with strength. It actually serves no real purpose.
- Trade a Team Rocket Member a Level 100 Nidoking to get the keys to truck and move it that way.- you cannot trade Pokemon with computer controlled trainers, plus you cannot drive any form of vechicle.
- Use a glitch- Actually, this is true, so check the next paragraph. Oh, and it isn't the Missingno glitch either...
To get Mew without Gameshark or Nintendo event
- First, go to Celadon City.
- Now, go to the underground tunnel. When you come out, immediately press start. Select Pokemon and choose to fly somewhere.
- Now, the gambler should have an exclamation mark above his head, but you should fly away before the battle begins. When you arrive, your start menu is frozen. Now, make a trainer come to you. Fight them and win.
- Now, find an opponent who's last Pokemon has a special stat of 15, like the cool trainer with a slowpoke near Cerulean City. Beat them.
- Fly to Lavendar Town, and enter the route with the gambler. Your start menu should appear. Close it to fight a level 7 Mew (or if you fought the wrong pokemon last, some other Pokemon or a trainer.
You can get God Pokemon
Wrong. There are no such things, plus, the strategies, like talking to one person 1000 times, or getting all the Legendary birds, are too ridiculous and fake to be true or possible.
You can fight secret Pokemon in Bills Backyard.
It's impossible. Plus, I went their with a Gameshark and mega jump code, and the game just froze.
So there you have it, the best rumour page on the internet. If something appeared in that long list, you can be sure it is fake. Bye for now, join and talk at the DS Ultimate forums!