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Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
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Attachment In the third trailer for the game, "Move Up, Ladies", the mission "The Cousin Bellics" is shown during the day while in-game the mission takes place at night.
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Development, Early Idea
person ClaudX calendar_month December 28, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
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Attachment There are two scrapped haircut designs in the game: one resembling helmet-hair, and the other a buzz cut. These still exist in the game's data and can be modded in.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person ClaudX calendar_month December 28, 2013
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Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (1992)
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In an issue of Nintendo Power previewing the game, a screenshot shows pictures of two unused items. These were a set of secret documents and a cloaking device that may have allowed the player to skip an important battle in the game. Both items were replaced by a bundle of Dilithium in the final game.
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Development, Early Idea
person CosmykTheDolfyn calendar_month December 28, 2013
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Metro: Last Light
Metro: Last Light (2013)
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Pavel is based off of Pavel Trofimovich Morozov, a figure in Soviet history. According to popular legend, he was a 13-year martyr who denounced his father to the authorities, and was in turn killed by his family. Since that time, Russians are known to call Spoiler:traitors "Pavlik Morozov", suggesting that they betray their closest associates.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person Makarov calendar_month December 27, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
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References to conditions relating to snow can be found in the game's files. This suggests that snow was considered as a weather condition at one point during development.
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Development, Early Idea
person ClaudX calendar_month December 27, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
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There are references within the game's data files to a nightstick weapon, but no such weapon is available in the final game.
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Development, Early Idea
person ClaudX calendar_month December 27, 2013
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Franchise: The Legend of Zelda
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Attachment The shields of The Legend of Zelda and Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link both had crosses on Link's shield. The cross was removed in A Link to the Past, likely in order to remove any religious references.
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Censorship, Development, Release Difference, Religion, Version Difference
person Funland47 calendar_month December 27, 2013
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Franchise: Metal Gear
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The idea of Snake hiding within a cardboard box to avoid enemy detection was inspired by the novel Hako Otoko (Box Man) by Abe Kobo, because Hideo Kojima is a fan of Kobo's novels.

The novel centers around a man who abandons the modern world and chooses to live and observe the "mad world" of Tokyo from within a "waterproof world", i.e the cardboard box he carries on his back.
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Development, Inspiration
person MightyKombat calendar_month December 27, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
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Attachment A Zastava M70 was supposed to appear in game, but was most likely replaced with the AK-47. It can be seen during the second trailer for the game, "Looking For That Special Someone".
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Items
person ClaudX calendar_month December 27, 2013
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Myth Makers: Trixie in Toyland
Myth Makers: Trixie in Toyland (2005)
subdirectory_arrow_right Anubis II (Game), Ninjabread Man (Game), Rock 'n' Roll Adventures (Game)
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Myth Makers: Trixie in Toyland, as well as the games Ninjabread Man, Anubis II and Rock 'n' Roll Adventures, (all of which were developed by Data Design Interactive) all reuse the same assets and models, but reskinned to fit with their respective themes. Though the levels in each game are arranged differently, the layouts of each of the games' tutorial levels are all identical.
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Development, General, Reskin, Similarities, Theory
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month December 25, 2013
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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)
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Through use of Gameshark or Action Replay cheats, it is possible to get "Saria's Song", as well as the "Sun's Song" from Ocarina of Time. The "Sun's Song" has no difference from Ocarina of Time, and fast-forwards time to the next day. "Saria's Song", however, doesn't do anything.
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Debug, Development, Early Idea, General, Music, Removed Feature, Unused Audio, Unused Content
person Cavery210 calendar_month December 24, 2013
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God of War
God of War (2005)
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In the PS3 re-release, it's possible to obtain a trophy called "Speed of Jason McDonald," which is obtained for beating the game in under 5 hours. The trophy is named after Jason McDonald, the Senior Combat Designer for God of War III, who held the office record for the best speed-run for God of War.
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Bonus Content, Console Difference, Development, Easter Egg, General, Real Life, Reference, Release Difference, Version Difference
person ThisGuyInTheSuit calendar_month December 24, 2013
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Sonic Lost World
Sonic Lost World (2013)
subdirectory_arrow_right Sonic Lost World (Game)
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After the development for Sonic Colors ended, a few members of Sonic Team began experimenting with a new Sonic game. During this time, Sonic Team also planned to build a game which fully utilized the 3DS' various features. Eventually, between the release of Sonic Generations and the announcement of the Wii U, development for a PC version of Sonic Lost World had fully begun. Sega eventually decided it would be best to develop the game for a Nintendo platform, considering Sonic's success on Nintendo consoles, and started to develop a Wii U version of the game, taking advantage of the Wii U's dual-screen capability and Gamepad. Once the basic stage structure and storyline was confirmed, development also began on a 3DS version of the game.
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Development, Early Idea, Inspiration
person Sonicyay2 calendar_month December 24, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
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Attachment In the mission "Fresh Meat", the opening cutscene was almost entirely improvised by the two main actors (Steven Ogg as Trevor and Shawn Fonteno as Franklin). During motion-capture, Ogg tripped over an obstacle and Fonteno broke out laughing. Upon standing up, Ogg started to yell at Fonteno (in character) and the scene was kept in-game.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person PhilosophicalZebra calendar_month December 24, 2013
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Pokémon Gold Version
Pokémon Gold Version (1999)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Silver Version (Game)
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Attachment The map of the Pokémon Laboratory on Cinnabar Island can be found complete in the data for Gold and Silver. This could suggest that there were once plans to include the laboratory in the game.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person ClaudX calendar_month December 24, 2013
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Chiller
Chiller (1990)
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Chiller was banned in the UK due to its use of extreme violence, however, the censored NES port was made available.
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Censorship, Development, Regional Difference, Version Difference
person Tuli0hWut calendar_month December 23, 2013
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Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 2 (2010)
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At a time during his development, Chuck's last name was Reid, a slight change in the color "Red". His final last name, Greene, plays off this, as it is a slight change of the color "Green". This is most likely a reference to Red Green of The Red Green Show, seeing as they both have an obsession with duct tape.
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Development, Early Idea, Similarities, Theory
person Tuli0hWut calendar_month December 23, 2013
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Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009)
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Attachment Concept artist Stuart Ng designed a multiplayer level based off of the underground subway from Ghostbusters II, but the level didn't make it into the game.
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Development, Early Idea
person Pogue-Mahone calendar_month December 23, 2013
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Steel Battalion
Steel Battalion (2002)
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Shigeru Miyamoto had long wanted to make a game where the player would control a huge vehicle. However, when Steel Battalion was released in 2002, Miyamoto was "mortified" because they beat him to it.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person ShadowOfTheServer calendar_month December 23, 2013
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Franchise: Pokémon
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The Pokemon Kabuto is named after a helmet which was commonly used by Japanese Samurai.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person Psychospacecow calendar_month December 22, 2013
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