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Shining Force II
Shining Force II (1993)
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After defeating the final boss Zeon, when Mitula disappears with the jewels of Light & Evil, her theme song "Water Goddess Mitula" fades out, then plays "Panic" when the Ancient Tower is being sealed in the International release of the game. But in the Japanese version, the "Water Goddess Mitula" theme plays out until Bowie and the others escape the Ancient Tower. The International version likely adjusted the timing of those songs to fit the situation of the cutscene.
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General, Music, Regional Difference, Suggested, Theory, Update Difference, Version Difference
person ProtoSnake calendar_month September 29, 2021
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Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (1995)
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In a 1995 interview with the game's director Yasumi Matsuno, found within the Dengeki SFC magazine, he clarified that the game was a part of the Ogre Battle series, but it was not a direct sequel to Ogre Battle: The March of The Black Queen. The games' world and environments are shared, but the gameplay systems are completely dissimilar. When asked why the gameplay system was changed, he responded:

"First off, after we finished the Ogre Battle development, we determined that doing another 3D real-time simulation game for the Super Famicom was going to be difficult. There is a special chip now for the SFC that offers more possibilities, but it’s also very expensive to use [this could be referring to the Super FX chip]. Therefore, we abandoned the idea of doing another, powered-up version of Ogre Battle, and instead decided to develop a brand new system."

"Another reason was that we actually started the planning for Tactics Ogre three months before the release of Ogre Battle. To decide on a direct sequel then would have been pointless if Ogre Battle didn’t sell well, and we didn’t have any confidence that it would. Ultimately it was very popular, so we carried over just the world and setting."

"Also, in Ogre Battle the units moved in real-time, which meant you couldn’t take your time and plan out a strategy. For us, this was a big point we wanted to improve on. From the beginning of the Tactics Ogre development, therefore, we never saw real-time as an option."
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Development, General, Real Life, Suggested, Theory
person ProtoSnake calendar_month September 26, 2021
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Franchise: Dead or Alive
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Attachment Bass and Tina's father-daughter relationship shares similarities to that of the one between former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan and his daughter Brooke Hogan. Hulk Hogan was known to be very protective of his daughter in spite of her efforts to be more independent, which is often portrayed in their stage personas and public appearances. Also like Tina, Brooke has pursued careers outside of pro-wrestling; including modeling, acting, and music.
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Easter Egg, Reference, Similarities, Theory
person DrakeVagabond calendar_month September 24, 2021
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Franchise: Pokémon
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The in-game description for the Ability "Levitate" used since Generation IV states that it makes the Pokemon that knows it completely immune to all Ground-type attacks. However, this is false, because in all games since the Ability's introduction in Generation III, a Pokemon that has Levitate can still get hit and affected by non-damaging Ground-type attacks, such as Sand Attack. This means that the Ability only makes its Pokemon immune to damaging Ground-type attacks, such as Earthquake and Earth Power among others, and not ones that do not affect the Pokemon's HP.
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General, Mistake, Suggested, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Text
person PirateGoofy calendar_month September 23, 2021
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Dead or Alive 3
Dead or Alive 3 (2001)
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Most likely because this game was released as a launch title for the Xbox, it was released in an incomplete state in the North American market in November 2001. As such, the European and Japanese versions of the game, which released a few months later, feature a new opening cutscene as well as extra content and gameplay updates such as new costumes and attacks for certain characters. Between June and September 2002, the Official Xbox Magazine distributed a "Booster Disk" for Dead or Alive 3, which included the new opening cutscene and all of the extra costumes released in the European and Japanese versions of the game. It did not, however, contain the new attacks or gameplay balancing that the other versions brought. This update would later be released as unlockable sync-able content under the name "DOA3 Booster Disc" in Dead or Alive Ultimate upon unlocking every costume in the game.
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Bonus Content, Development, General, Regional Difference, Suggested, Theory, Update Difference, Version Difference
person DrakeVagabond calendar_month September 23, 2021
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Dead or Alive 2
Dead or Alive 2 (1999)
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Attachment The code of an early version of Dead or Alive 2 lists Genra and Raidou as being part of the roster, suggesting that they were going to be in the game early on in its development.
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Suggested, Theory, Unused Character, Unused Code, Unused Content
person DrakeVagabond calendar_month September 21, 2021
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Franchise: Bomberman
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Attachment A game tentatively titled "Bomberman" was originally planned for release on the Nintendo 3DS in 2011. From what little footage and screenshots exist of the game, it appeared to have similar gameplay to Bomberman 64, while also being one of the only games in the series to have Bomberman use a health bar instead of health stock. The game would have centered around Bomberman as he tries to save Central City from a robotics corporation, while possibly getting turned into a robot himself as implied by the game's tentative box art. It would have also had a Battle Mode similar to previous entries in the series that was rumored to be compatible with future Bomberman games for the 3DS should those have been made.

The game was announced in an overview trailer released in February of 2011 showcasing games for the 3DS that would release later that year, but was cancelled the following month due to the closure and acquisition of Hudson Soft by Konami.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Rumor, Theory
person GamerBen144 calendar_month September 19, 2021
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
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Attachment One of the two villains in World of Light, Galeem, may be based on the Seraphim, one of the rank angels in Judeo-Christian religions. Both Galeem and Seraphim have four pairs of wings and a halo, and both devour darkness with light, turning everyone (excluding the game's fighters) into spirits.
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Development, Inspiration, Similarities, Theory
person GamerBen144 calendar_month September 19, 2021
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Resident Evil Village
Resident Evil Village (2021)
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During the scene where Ethan sees Spoiler:Eveline from Resident Evil VII: Biohazard in a desolate, snowy part of the village there is a partially modelled version of the interior of Ethan's house far below the geometry of the area, suggesting that it was originally going to be part of the scene, but ended up being used differently in the final game.
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Debug, Development, Early Idea, Easter Egg, General, Mistake, Secret, Suggested, Theory
person PirateGoofy calendar_month September 19, 2021
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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)
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The model for Epona can be found outside the boundary for an arena in Faron Woods Spoiler:that gets extremely infected by Twilight later on, suggesting that the developers were thinking of allowing the player to call and use her in that area before dropping the idea.
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Debug, Development, Early Idea, General, Mistake, Removed Feature, Suggested, Theory, Unused Character, Unused Content
person PirateGoofy calendar_month September 19, 2021
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Dead or Alive 4
Dead or Alive 4 (2005)
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Attachment Rachel from Ninja Gaiden makes a cameo appearance in Christie's ending.
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Cameo, Easter Egg, Suggested, Theory
person DrakeVagabond calendar_month September 18, 2021
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Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams (2004)
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The name "The Staff of Dreams" may be a play on the idiom "the stuff of dreams," which refers to someone experiencing a moment in life that one can only aspire happening.
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Easter Egg, General, Reference, Suggested, Theory
person GamerBen144 calendar_month September 18, 2021
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NHL 13
NHL 13 (2012)
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Shortly after the game's release, players discovered a glitch where when a tall hockey player comes into contact with a shorter one, the shorter one will be sent flying into the stadium. Dubbed the "Hercules Check" by fans, EA later replicated it in real life with a YouTube video shortly after it was discovered.

An EA representative explained in the video that the game, as well as the "glitch" itself, was made to bring "authenticity" and "real-time physics" to the game, suggesting that the "glitch" may have been intentional.
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Development, General, Glitch, Inspiration, Real Life, Suggested, Theory
person GamerBen144 calendar_month September 17, 2021
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
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As of March 2021, there are several mistakes, oversights, and omissions made by the "Move List" section of the pause menu. Some of them are as follows:

•Dr. Mario's Super Jump Punch (his Up Special) is described on his page as "hit[ting] repeatedly". however this is false as Dr. Mario's version hits only once at the start of the attack. Oddly, his base character, Mario, Has his version of the attack hit repeatedly but has a different description of the attack on his own page (the Tips menu corrects this).

•The text on Chrom and Roy's pages describing their counters says that both of the attacks send back the opponents attack "at greater force". However, while this is true in most situations, both counters have a cap of 60% damage that they cannot exceed or a minimum of 9.6% that they cannot go under.

•It says Isabelle's fishing rod grab can throw opponents up, down, or forward, with the menu making no mention of her being able to throw her foes backward with the same attack as well.

•King Dedede's Neutral Special description does not state that it can also automatically reflect projectiles, which is a new feature for the character in this game.

•Being a copy-paste of Simon's text, Richter's Holy Water descriptor states that it takes "fire" damage when his version of the attack actually has the "Aura" effect like Lucario's moves.
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General, Mistake, Suggested, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Text
person PirateGoofy calendar_month September 17, 2021
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Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Sword (2019)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Shield (Game)
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The unique new fossil Pokémon of Sword and Shield and their even more unique mix-and-match gimmick are a reference to Paleontological history. Some of the earliest recorded Dinosaur bones and discoveries were found by British scientists (the Galar Region is based on the United Kingdom) and during the earliest discoveries many of those scientists, due to knowledge of these newly-discovered prehistoric beasts being very primitive at the time, did reckless things and made a lot of rather egregious mistakes including taking bones from one species of Dinosaur and applying them to another species' bones, both believing and claiming that they were of the same species. This is reflected in the gimmick where two of the player's fossils are fused into one of four Pokémon that clearly look like the parts used to fuse them do not match to the point that even the Pokédex descriptions seem baffled at their existence and how they are still alive. The scientist in-game who does this is called Cara Liss, or "careless".
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person PirateGoofy calendar_month September 16, 2021
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Franchise: Super Smash Bros.
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Snake's match victory theme ironically is based off of the Game Over jingle from Metal Gear Solid.
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Easter Egg, General, Music, Reference, Similarities, Theory
person PirateGoofy calendar_month September 15, 2021
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Resident Evil Village
Resident Evil Village (2021)
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When activating the Duke's shop, there is a chance the Duke might quote the Merchant from Resident Evil 4 and say the latter's line "whatta ya buyin'?" and then follow it with a mention that the Merchant is a friend of the Duke's. Additionally, the developers stated that the Merchant was their primary basis for the Duke, furthering the connection between the two venders.
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Development, Easter Egg, General, Hidden Message, Inspiration, Real Life, Reference, Secret, Similarities, Theory
person PirateGoofy calendar_month September 14, 2021
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Kingdom Hearts III
Kingdom Hearts III (2019)
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Arendelle's Boss, the giant wolf Heartless "Skoll", is named after and based on the figure of the same name in Norse (Viking) mythology. Specifically, the Vikings believed that two wolf figures, Hati and Skoll, were in constant pursuit of the Moon and Sun in order to devour the two celestial bodies, thus creating the day and the night. Skoll can also be seen trying to darken the boss arena at times in reference to Skoll successfully devouring the Sun during the Ragnarok, the end of all of the realms of the universe in Norse mythology.
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Development, Easter Egg, General, Inspiration, Real Life, Reference, Similarities, Suggested, Theory
person PirateGoofy calendar_month September 11, 2021
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Nioh
Nioh (2017)
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The description for the Heshikiri Hasabe sword alludes to a real-life event where daimyo Oda Nobunaga used the sword to murder one of his servants in anger after he insulted him. The final enemy in the "Kanbei and the Overlord" side mission is a yōkai resembling a biwa that steals the weapon because of a grudge related to the sword. It is heavily implied that the demon is that slain servant.
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Easter Egg, General, Real Life, Reference, Similarities, Suggested, Theory
person DrakeVagabond calendar_month September 9, 2021
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Franchise: Doctor Who
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Attachment According to the August 1994 issue of magazine Mean Machines Sega, a Doctor Who game for the Mega Drive / Genesis was in development by SEGA around the time Steven Spielberg was involved in working on the show, but nothing else was known about this.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Rumor, Theory
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month September 5, 2021
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