History Trivia / MassEffect1

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0kdm7fg804 Cooper Lawrence and Fox News piece on the game]], which falsely accused it of having interactive sex scenes and full digital nudity while also admitting they never played it. [[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/26/arts/television/26mass.html?scp=1&sq=cooper%20lawrence&st=cse Lawrence retracted her comments a few months later]] after her latest book on Amazon was bombarded with 1 star reviews and she watched someone play the game.

* MissingEpisode: The source code for the Pinnacle Station DLC has been lost to history and the backups are unsalvageable, meaning it is not included in the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 port and the ''Legendary Edition''.

** There's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMSJDxM8YT4 audio]] that reveals at some point, it was possible to [[spoiler:save both Ashley ''and'' Kaidan while on Virmire]]. The option was cut when the developers realized ''everyone'' would see that as the only "right" choice and it would just complicate plotlines.
** There's dummied out audio that reveals it was possible to romance Kaidan with male Sheppard to the point it's possible to hack it in and carry it forwards to later games. The third game finally gives you the option to do so normally.

** There's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMSJDxM8YT4 audio]] that reveals at some point, it was possible to [[spoiler:save both Ashley ''and'' Kaidan during Virmire]]. The option was cut when the developers realized ''everyone'' would see that as the only "right" choice and it would just complicate plotlines.

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The "Bring Down The Sky" [=DLC=] is known as "Turbulences at 900 000 feet" in French.

** There's dummied out audio that shows it was possible to romance Kaidan with male Sheppard to the point it's possible to hack it in and carry it forwards to later games. The third game finally gives you the option to do so normally.

** There's dummied out audio that shows it was possible to romance Kaiden with male Sheppard to the point it's possible to hack it in and carry it forwards to later games. The third game finally gives you the option to do so normally.

** Elanos Haliat has anti-human views, which makes it [[BoomerangBigot otherwise odd]] when he shows up as a human in the mission. His name and a filter applied to his voice imply that he was meant to be a turian. This was confirmed when the ''Legendary Edition'' replaced his model with that of a turian.

** The sidequest character Elanos Haliat has anti-human views, which makes it [[BoomerangBigot otherwise odd]] when he shows up as a human in the mission. His name and a filter applied to his voice imply that he was meant to be a turian, and this was confirmed when the ''Legendary Edition'' replaced his model with that of a turian.
* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0kdm7fg804 Cooper Lawrence and Fox News piece on Mass Effect]], which falsely accused the game of having interactive sex scenes and full digital nudity while also admitting they never played it. [[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/26/arts/television/26mass.html?scp=1&sq=cooper%20lawrence&st=cse Lawrence retracted her comments a few months later]] after her latest book on Amazon was bombarded with 1 star reviews (many of which stated [[HypocriticalHumor they never read the book but felt fully qualified to talk about it]]) and after watching someone play the game.
* KillerApp: Microsoft handled publishing duties for the original UsefulNotes/Xbox360 release, and it became a bestseller even before it came to PC.
* MissingEpisode: The source code for the ''Pinnacle Station'' DLC has been lost to history and the backups are unsalvageable, meaning it is not included in the [=PS3=] port and the ''Legendary Edition''.
** ...until [=N7=] Day 2021, when it was released as a GameMod for the ''Legendary Edition'', fans having done the hard work porting over from the publicly available game files.
* RelationshipVoiceActor: [[Creator/JenniferHale FemShep]], [[Creator/RaphaelSbarge Kaidan]], and Dr. Chakwas are [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Bastila Shan, Carth Onasi, and Bastila's mother]] respectively. Also doubles as ProductionPosse, as both KOTOR and ''Mass Effect'' were done by [=BioWare=].

** There's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMSJDxM8YT4 audio]] showing that at some point, it was possible to [[spoiler:save both Ashley ''and'' Kaidan during Virmire]] (perhaps only in a NewGamePlus). The option was cut when the devs realized ''everyone'' would see that as the only "right" choice and it would just complicate plotlines.
** There's also dummied out audio that shows it was possible to romance Kaiden with male Sheppard to the point it's possible to hack it in and carry it forwards to later games (this was done for simplicity reasons regarding the script for both genders and programming interactions into the game). The third game finally gives you the option to do so normally.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: [[Creator/JenniferHale FemShep]], [[Creator/RaphaelSbarge Kaidan]], and Dr. Chakwas are [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Bastila Shan, Carth Onasi, and Bastila's mother]] respectively.

* {{Blooper}}: If Captain Kirrahe [[spoiler:dies on Virmire, but the rest of his squadron and Ashley survive, Ashley will still mention that "Kirrahe wants to brief [Shepard]" when talking to her about the mission.]]

** There's also dummied out audio that shows it was possible to romance Kaiden with male Sheppard to the point it's possible to hack it in and carry it forwards to later games. The third game finally gives you the option to do so normally.

** There's also dummied out audio that shows it was possible to romance Kaiden with male Sheppard to the point it's possible to hack it in and carry it forwards to later games. The third game finally gives you the option to do so normally.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMSJDxM8YT4 audio]] showing that at some point, it was possible to [[spoiler:save both Ashley ''and'' Kaidan during Virmire]] (perhaps only in a NewGamePlus). The option was cut when the devs realized ''everyone'' would see that as the only "right" choice and it would just complicate plotlines.

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0kdm7fg804 Cooper Lawrence and Fox News piece on Mass Effect]], which falsely accused the game of having interactive sex scenes and full digital nudity while also admitting they never played it. [[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/26/arts/television/26mass.html?scp=1&sq=cooper%20lawrence&st=cse Lawrence retracted her comments a few months later]] after her latest book on Amazon was bombarded with 1 star reviews (many of which said [[HypocriticalHumor they never read the book but felt fully qualified to talk about it]]) and after watching someone play the game.

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0kdm7fg804 Cooper Lawrence and Fox News piece on Mass Effect]], which falsely accused the game of having interactive sex scenes and full digital nudity despite not actually playing it. [[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/26/arts/television/26mass.html?scp=1&sq=cooper%20lawrence&st=cse Lawrence retracted her comments a few months later]] after her latest book on Amazon was bombarded with 1 star reviews (many of which said [[HypocriticalHumor they never read the book but felt qualified to talk about it]]) and after watching someone play the game.

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: The Cooper Lawrence and Fox News piece on the game. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0kdm7fg804 See for yourself]]. The situation was resolved in a [[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/26/arts/television/26mass.html?scp=1&sq=cooper%20lawrence&st=cse New York Times article]] a few months later.

* FanNickname: Pressly's known as "Hugs and Kisses Pressly" on the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' forums.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMSJDxM8YT4 audio]] showing that at some point, it was possible to [[spoiler:save both Ashley ''and'' Kaidan during Virmire]] (perhaps only in a NewGamePlus). The option was cut when the devs realized ''everyone'' would see that as the only "right" choice and it would just complicate plotlines.

* InternetCounterattack: Cooper Lawrence declared that the game was a [[HotCoffeeMinigame graphic sex simulator]] on Fox News, where she admitted she had never played the game, or even heard anything about it. Gamers responded by bombing the hell of her Amazon book rating, along with reviews that started with "I've never read this book, but..." When Amazon started taking down reviews such as this, gamers responded by beginning their reviews with "I ''have'' read this book, and..."
** How badly did Lawrence mess up? ''Jack Thompson'', infamous anti-game maven, called her statement an overreaction.

* InternetCounterattack: Cooper Lawrence declared that the game was a [[HotCoffeeMinigame graphic sex simulator]] on Fox News, where she admitted she had never played the game, or even heard anything about it. Gamers responded by bombing the hell of her Amazon book rating, along with reviews that started with "I've never read this book, but..." When Amazon started taking down reviews such as this, gamers responded by beginning their reviews with "I HAVE read this book, and..."
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMSJDxM8YT4 audio]] showing that at some point, it was possible to save both Ashley and Kaidan during Virmire (perhaps only in a NewGamePlus). The option was cut when the devs realized ''everyone'' would see that as the only "right" choice and it would just complicate plotlines.