The raccoon tail / tanooki suit from Super Mario 3 is also probably based on this bit from Dr. Slump. The reason he holds out his arms when running is also from Arale here
Props to the Wulverblade developers who, when asked why their Roman-era Britain beat-em-up has black people in it, gives a thorough, historically accurate explanation
ACTUAL RETAIL STORES: spends thousands of dollars in research and manpower to merchandise their product in a way that's appealing and makes people want to spend money
GAMESTOP: rows and rows of this
After nearly two decades of those "you're reading this book backwards" warnings on manga, there are still people that are completely flummoxed and/or mad about it