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Factory Panic
Factory Panic (1991)
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Factory Panic was originally released in Japan as Ganbare Gorby! and starred a chariacture of the Soviet Union's last leader, Mikhail Gorbachev.
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General, Politics, Regional Difference
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month November 27, 2023
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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
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Solidus Snake's swords are named "Minshuto" and "Kyowato". This translates to "Democrat" and "Republican", respectively.
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person Kirby Inhales Jotaro calendar_month November 27, 2023
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Solidus Snake official action figure by Square Enix Play Arts Kai (description identifies the swords as Minshuto and Kyowato; only official evidence I could easily find of this being their names):
https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIG-IPN-4453&page=top

Forum post from 2006 claiming they are named in concept art in The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2:
https://mgsforums.com/solidus-39-s-blades-t17836.html

The Art of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (pages with Solidus: 80-82, 149-150):
https://archive.org/details/the-art-of-metal-gear-solid-2-sons-of-liberty/Art_of_MGS2-0078.jpg
https://archive.org/details/the-art-of-metal-gear-solid-2-sons-of-liberty/Art_of_MGS2-0145.jpg

The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 (supposedly in this game but cannot find evidence):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58M4hTpj6k8#t=928

Sword names article:
https://screenrant.com/metal-gear-solid-2-solidus-snake-sword-names/
Wanted!: Monty Mole
Wanted!: Monty Mole (1984)
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The choice to portray real-life political figures, specifically the union leader Arthur Scargill and prime minister Margaret Thatcher, as villains in Wanted! Monty Mole was a PR stunt and successful attempt to rile the news media, and not an attempt to push any one political ideology. When called out for the stunt, Gremlin Graphics offered to donate 5 pence to the Miner's Welfare Fund per £6.95 copy sold, a donation that was rejected.
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Character Design, Charity, Politics, Real Life
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month November 16, 2023
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Article on PR stunt:
https://organisemagazine.org.uk/2019/09/26/wanted-monty-mole-rbg/

Archived Crash Magazine article detailing offered donation:
https://www.crashonline.org.uk/09/monty.htm
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (2021)
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Attachment Competitive players of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl nickname Rocko's grounded neutral strong attack, "Scream!", "Joe Biden" after a mondegreen interpreting Rocko's scream of "You're fired!" (a reference to the episode Power Trip, where he gets promoted to the boss of the comic book shop he works at and becomes mad with power) as "Joe Biden!"

NASB community manager Thaddeus Crews responded to a now-deleted tweet about the mondegreen with "canon", and later posted a stock render of Rocko with the caption "Joe Biden".
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Competitive, Etymology, Meme, Mistake, Politics, Reference, Voice Acting
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month October 20, 2023
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Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2
Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2 (2007)
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The arcade version of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA2 was planned for release in Europe, under the name "Dancing Stage SuperNOVA2". However, due to Sony's refusal to import the original Japanese PlayStation 2 into European territories (primarily to hinder third-party companies from modifying them to play unauthorized imported games from other regions), all releases and cabinet upgrades were cancelled. The reason why this import ban affected an arcade game like DDR SuperNOVA2 is because BEMANI Python 2, the hardware SuperNOVA2 ran on, was simply a retail PlayStation 2 with added I/O boards. While Europe did receive a PlayStation 2 Dancing Stage title under the Dancing Stage SuperNOVA2 name, it was nothing more than a stripped-down version of the North American PlayStation 2 SuperNOVA2 CS game, with one new license and most of the North American licenses removed.
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Cancelled Release, Early Idea, General, Politics, Regional Difference
person aa1205 calendar_month October 9, 2023
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RemyWiki article on Supernova 2:
https://remywiki.com/AC_DDR_SuperNOVA2

Section in RemyWiki on cancelled games:
https://remywiki.com/Cancelled_Games#Dancing_Stage_SuperNOVA2_(European_arcade_version)

Konami's BEMANI Python 2 specs and game list:
https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=831

More information on Sony's refusal to import PS2s into Europe:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1933-sony-playstation-ruling-sets-far-reaching-precedent/
Evil Nun
Evil Nun (2018)
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The game's plot is inspired by the real-life string of Magdalene Laundries, specifically those in Ireland and Australia. Named after the Biblical figure Mary Magdalene, these were Protestant or Roman Catholic institutions ostensibly designed to house "fallen women" (i.e. sexually promiscuous women, prostitutes, young women who became pregnant outside of marriage, or young girls and teenagers who did not have familial support) by taking them in, or occasionally kidnapping them, and forcing them to work in laundries commercially-run by local nun convents under poor conditions and exploitative abuse.

A series of paintings by Rachael Romero, an Australian girl who fled from her abusive father and for a time worked in a Magdalene Laundry in the city of Adelaide, inspired the overall design of the game's laundry room and general aesthetics. The room, and certain objects such as a machine and a wooden basket, were also directly based on pictures from these laundries.
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Artwork/Illustration, Development, General, Inspiration, Male/Female Gender, Politics, Real Life, Religion
person chocolatejr9 calendar_month September 24, 2023
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Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (2023)
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This game was delayed twice prior to its release. Initially, it was delayed to April 8, 2022 from its initial release date of December 3, 2021. However, on March 9, 2022, the game was delayed again indefinitely in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Despite this, a mistake on Nintendo's part lead to one player who pre-installed the game to her Nintendo Switch being able to play it in a completed state on April 8. Six days later, Nintendo issued a refund to this player and revoked access to the game. Eventually, the game would finally be released on April 21, 2023.
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Development, General, Mistake, Politics, Real Life, Release Date
person chocolatejr9 calendar_month September 21, 2023
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Company: Scottgames
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Attachment Scott Cawthon retired from game development in 2021 after it was discovered that he had donated thousands of dollars to anti-LGBTQ+ Republican political candidates. Cawthon posted a message to his fans on his website stating:

"I've had a blessed, fulfilling, and rich career. I've been shown great kindness and I've tried to show great kindness in return. I've tried to make some good games (let the debate ensue), and I've witnessed the creation of possibly the most creative and talented fanbase on the planet. [...] I realize that I miss a lot of things that I got to focus on before FNaF became such a success. I miss making games for my kids, I miss doing it just for fun, and I miss making RPGs even though I stink at it. All of this to say that I am retiring."

He also stated that he would be choosing someone that he trusts to take over the FNaF franchise. Cawthon later removed this message from his website, has not announced a successor for the franchise, and appears to still have complete control over it. In 2023, Cawthon released the first game since announcing his retirement, Freddy in Space 3: Chica in Space, as a supposed tie-in to the "Five Nights at Freddy's" movie from that year.
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Complaint, General, LGBTQ+, Politics, Real Life
person Violett calendar_month September 5, 2023
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Pokémon Ruby Version
Pokémon Ruby Version (2002)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Emerald Version (Game), Pokémon Sapphire Version (Game)
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Attachment The games' most prominent subplot focuses on the conflict between Team Aqua and Team Magma in their efforts to gain control of the legendary Pokémon Kyogre and Groudon to change the climate in response to the effect of humans on the environment in order to create expanded environments for sea and land Pokémon respectively. Although it has not been confirmed by the developers, this subplot may have drawn direct inspiration from a real-life controversy that was a prominent issue in Japan at the time of the games' development and continues to be. The Isahaya Bay land reclamation project on the Japanese island of Kyūshū, which the Hoenn region is based on, aimed to expand the available farmland in one of Japan's last wetland habitats. This lead to fierce political conflict from environmentalists who argued that the project would cause long-term damage to the wetlands and the marine ecosystem of the area through agricultural runoff released into the sea, and from reclamation activists who argued that Kyūshū needed the land as Japan has very little arable land already and needs to produce enough food to feed its increasing population and keep up with rapid industrialization. The concept of Team Aqua and Team Magma draw striking parallels to each side of this issue (i.e. reclaiming land where there used to be sea and protesting to reclaim sea where there is now land) while being written as cultic villains akin to Team Rocket from past games without distinct arguments to their positions. This causes these parallels to be obscured and emphasizes the personal gain of expanding, or reducing land for the sake of certain land, or sea Pokémon to be won out from the conflict with little to no regard for humanity.

In Pokémon Emerald, the unified story featuring Kyogre and Groudon both being pacified by the presence of Rayquaza, a Pokémon heralding from the sky which in many religions and mythologies is where powerful gods and deities live, hints that a divine compromise between civilization and nature is the necessary solution, with how Hoenn is presented in the final game through the coexistence of different environments, humans and Pokémon being the result. This suggests that the preservation of Isahaya Bay while allowing for land reclamation elsewhere is the compromise this subplot is trying to get across.
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Backstory/Lore, Development, General, Inspiration, Politics, Real Life, Similarities, Suggested, Theory
person MehDeletingLater calendar_month January 22, 2022
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Liyla and the Shadows of War
Liyla and the Shadows of War (2016)
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Liyla and The Shadows of War was originally rejected for iOS devices because Apple didn't think the app's strong political themes would be appropriate in the "Games" category. Apple then suggested that developer Rasheed Abueideh re-categorize the game as a "News" or "Reference" app. Apple rescinded this decision a week later after a public outcry, and the game is now available on iOS devices under the "Games" category.
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Cancelled Release, Development, General, Politics, Real Life
person MeleeWaluigi calendar_month April 22, 2017
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True Crime: New York City
True Crime: New York City (2005)
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Attachment The developers had help from former NYPD officers Bill Clark and Tom Walker to make the game more accurate. Despite this, the game was seen as disrespectful by the rest of the NYPD and was boycotted. This has lead to the firing of both officers involved with the game, changing the in-game police from the real live NYPD to the PDNY, and including a piece of paper with each copy stating that the NYPD does not endorse the game.
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Development, General, Manual, Politics, Real Life
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month January 27, 2016
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