History Trivia / MeatBoy

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** FetusTerrible

** Every boss was supposed to have a Dark World counterpart, but time constraints ensured that only the FinalBoss would get one.

--> '''Tommunism''': Lately, the #ask-teammeat questions have either been things I can't answer, things that If I answer it will spoil the game, or things that don't have an answer[.] So...I'm taking an approach of when it comes to those questions I may or may not [[BlatantLies make up the most stupid shit I can think of]]

* WordOfGay: Dr. Fetus. Team Meat confirmed it via Twitter, but he's DEEP in the closet.

* ScheduleSlip: ''Forever'' was first promised for the end of 2018, then April 2019. Both release dates have since passed. It's currently set for Q3 2019.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: C.H.A.D. was originally going to have a "fart attack" that spawns Betuses, however this was cut to prevent the boss battle from becoming too difficult.

* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Edmund [=McMillen=] no longer owns the ''Meat Boy'' franchise despite being the original creator, and all the rights go to ''Super Meat Boy'' co-creator Tommy Refenes. Unlike most examples however, this was completely on Edmund's own accord.

* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Edmund McMillen no longer owns the ''Meat Boy'' franchise despite being the original creator, and all the rights go to ''Super Meat Boy'' co-creator Tommy Refenes. Unlike most examples however, this was completely on Edmund's own accord.

* ExtremelyLengthyCreation: While not necessarly going through DevelopmentHell or TroubledProduction, ''Super Meat Boy Forever'' has gone through a very long production process and suffered tons of false release dates due to it not being finished by the date. Though people justify it by saying that because it's still made independently by Team Meat and is more heftier in material than the previous game, of course it will take a long time to make.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: C.H.A.D. was originally going to have a "fart attack" that spawns Betuses, however this was cut due to prevent the boss battle from becoming too difficult.

* TrollingCreator: In regards to Super Meat Boy Forever, Tommy Refenes occasionally gives deliberately absurd answers to certain questions from the Team Meat Discord. In one case, when asked why Team Meat [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer "recycled Lil' Slugger instead of creating a new boss"]] (referring to the Big Slugger boss, who in actuality plays much differently than Lil' Slugger), he claimed that it was part of a contract requiring SMBF to reuse at least one boss from Super Meat Boy, that Big Slugger was ''designed by Valve themselves'', and that if Team Meat didn't use it, [[ArtisticLicenseLaw they would have to return all of the money they were given by Valve in the past 3 years.]] All because they [[HandWave "signed a bunch of documents [they] didn't read."]] Nowadays, the community knows when Refenes is making up ridiculous lore like this, and they occasionally encourage it with overly pedantic questions.

* TrollingCreator: In regards to Super Meat Boy Forever, Tommy Refenes occasionally gives deliberately absurd answers to certain questions from the Team Meat Discord. In one case, when asked why Team Meat [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer "recycled Lil' Slugger instead of creating a new boss"]] (referring to the Big Slugger boss, who in actuality plays much differently than Lil' Slugger), he claimed that it was part of a contract requiring SMBF to reuse at least one boss from Super Meat Boy, that Big Slugger was ''designed by Valve themselves'', and that if Team Meat didn't use it, [[ArtisticLicenseLaw they would have to return all of the money they were given by Valve in the past 3 years.]] All because they [[HandWave "signed a bunch of documents [they] didn't read."]]

* TrollingCreator: In regards to Super Meat Boy Forever, Tommy Refenes occasionally gives deliberately absurd answers to certain questions from the Team Meat Discord. In one case, when asked why Team Meat [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer "recycled Lil' Slugger instead of creating a new boss"]] (referring to the Big Slugger boss), he claimed that it was part of a contract requiring SMBF to reuse at least one boss from Super Meat Boy, that Big Slugger was ''designed by Valve themselves'', and that if Team Meat didn't use it, [[ArtisticLicenseLaw they would have to return all of the money they were given by Valve in the past 3 years.]] All because they [[HandWave "signed a bunch of documents [they] didn't read."]]

* CutSong: The DarkWorld of Chapter 5 has an unused theme. Same to second part of the boss level

** This still applies to some extent for the [=PS4=]/Vita editions. In between the Xbox and [=PS4=] releases, [[http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/3/9445143/super-meat-boy-launch-date-ps4-ps-vita-soundtrack Team Meat was unable to renew the original version's soundtrack, so they had to make an entirely new one from scratch]]. The consensus is that the new soundtrack is bland compared to the initial OST. Although it's unfair to blame Sony for the fallout between the composer and Team Meat, this issue could have been avoided entirely if Sony got the game at the same time as Microsoft.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: In a way; when Team Meat was first marketting the game out to publishers, Sony, at the time, decided to pass on the title [[ItWillNeverCatchOn due to lack of interest.]] This resulted in Microsoft more or less getting the exclusive rights to the game. Super Meat Boy wouldn't become available on a Playstation console until Fall 2015 on the Playstation 4 and Vita.
** This still applies to some extent for the PS4/Vita editions. In between the Xbox and PS4 releases, [[http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/3/9445143/super-meat-boy-launch-date-ps4-ps-vita-soundtrack Team Meat was unable to renew the original version's soundtrack, so they had to make an entirely new one from scratch]]. The consensus is that the new soundtrack is bland compared to the initial OST. Although it's unfair to blame Sony for the fallout between the composer and Team Meat, this issue could have been avoided entirely if Sony got the game at the same time as Microsoft.

* {{Defictionalization}}: Tofu Boy, who started out as a [[http://features.peta.org/super-meat-boy-parody/ parody by PETA]], [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome became a real character in the game]] ''in less than 24 hours''.