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Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II (1991)
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It was initially planned for special moves to do more damage the quicker the command was entered.
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Development, Early Idea
person Cavery210 calendar_month November 7, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
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There were plans to include a Silenced 9mm Pistol in the game, but it was cut from the final build.
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Development, Early Idea
person ClaudX calendar_month November 7, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
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Attachment The beta version of the Assault SMG, seen in the debut trailer, lacks the suppressor and has a different firing sound. Additionally, the filler/foam in the Assault SMG's gun case in Armando's SUV does not have a cut out for the suppressor.
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Development, Early Idea
person ClaudX calendar_month November 6, 2013
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Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII (1997)
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Attachment Cloud's Buster Sword was originally a lot smaller and thinner with only one Materia slot. Tetsuya Nomura's original vision of the Buster Sword was unrefined steel, and he referred to it as "the Giant Kitchen Knife".
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Development, Early Idea
person Pogue-Mahone calendar_month November 6, 2013
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Spec Ops: The Line
Spec Ops: The Line (2012)
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When talking about Spoiler:the white phosphorous scene, Walt Williams, the game's lead writer, stated that he wanted player to "be in the same emotional position as Walker." Spoiler:He stated the he "wanted the player to be where Walker was and be angry at [the developers], the people who made them do this".

During focus tests, several regular gamers were brought in to play large chunks of the game for feedback on the game. After this scene, several players paused the game and left the room to compose themselves. Williams wasn't expecting such an intense reaction to the imagery used during this scene.

Williams was met with some resistance to this scene from several members of the development team. Williams defended the scene, and eventually had the team agree with the purpose of the scene as being vital to the story's progression.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person Dazz calendar_month November 5, 2013
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Final Exam
Final Exam (2013)
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Attachment Final Exam started its life as a reboot to ObsCure but due to fan feedback the title was changed. The fans weren't happy with the game's departure from horror.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person Mass Distraction calendar_month November 5, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
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Attachment A revolver was originally going to be featured in game, and can be vaguely seen in a pre-release screenshot.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Content, Unused Items
person ClaudX calendar_month November 5, 2013
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Epic Mickey
Epic Mickey (2010)
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Attachment Oswald's original love interest, Fanny, was set to appear in the game. She was dropped in favor of Oswald's last love interest, Ortensia.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Character, Unused Content
person RadSpyro calendar_month November 4, 2013
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Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Wii (2008)
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Attachment The Mach Bike, a medium sized bike, is based on the bike from the NES game Mach Rider.
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Development, Easter Egg, Inspiration, Reference
person CosmykTheDolfyn calendar_month November 4, 2013
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994)
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According to an interview with game developer J. Pataki, the "Get Blue Spheres" message at the start of Special Stages originally said "Get Blue Balls". This was changed by the mostly male staff to avoid any sexual undertones.
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Censorship, Development, Early Idea
person VinchVolt calendar_month November 3, 2013
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Franchise: Sonic The Hedgehog
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Attachment The design for Dr. Robotnik/Dr. Eggman was based on a caricature of Theodore Roosevelt in pajamas.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life
person Hufff calendar_month November 3, 2013
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Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII (1997)
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The intro to Sephiroth's theme, "One-Winged Angel", was inspired by the intro to the song "Purple Haze" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Music
person Pogue-Mahone calendar_month November 2, 2013
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Echoes from the Past
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Echoes from the Past (1994)
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The game features a variety of crewman that are original characters not featured on the TV show Star Trek: The Next Generation. These characters were named after and modeled in the likeness of the developers of the game. One character, Ed Semrad, is actually based on the Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine editor of the same name.
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Cameo, Development, Easter Egg, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person CosmykTheDolfyn calendar_month November 2, 2013
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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (2006)
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If Zangya is matched with Android 18, Zangya will say "Your man is kinda cute." Android 18 responds by calling Zangya a "skank." This was removed in Budokai Tenkaichi 3.
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Censorship, Development
person Psychospacecow calendar_month November 2, 2013
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (2013)
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Metal Gear Rising was originally developed as an open world game set in the time period between Metal Gear Solid 2 and 4. Hampered by their own preconceptions about what a Metal Gear game should be like, and given little direction by Hideo Kojima, the team assigned to the project was struggling to make a coherent game due to the different directions the developers thought they should take. Eventually, Kojima asked Platinum Games to develop the game. Platinum became the game's developer, but the game's cutscenes, story, and setting were still heavily supervised by Kojima Productions.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life
person broenheim calendar_month November 1, 2013
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Franchise: Spyro the Dragon
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Attachment At one stage, an educational Spyro game was planned known as Spyro: Ever After. It would have been based on fairy tales, but was cancelled before any work had begun.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Early Idea
person RadSpyro calendar_month November 1, 2013
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Franchise: Call of Duty
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The original code name for the Call of Duty franchise was "Medal of Honor killer", as Medal of Honor was the most prominent first person shooter during Call of Duty's development.
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Development, Early Idea
person Breakinggreens calendar_month November 1, 2013
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Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat II (1993)
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Attachment The Japanese version of the SNES release is slightly censored. All blood has been recolored green and all fatality moves (excluding the stage fatalities) cause the screen to become monochrome.
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Censorship, Development, Regional Difference, Version Difference
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month November 1, 2013
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Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (1993)
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Yasumi Matsuno was driven to make Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen, as he wanted to create a game that dealt with war and its effects in a realistic way by the 1990s civil war in Yugoslavia, which lasted for four years and introduced the term "ethnic cleansing" to the world.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person CosmykTheDolfyn calendar_month October 30, 2013
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Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain (2010)
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During the early stages of development, Ethan's blackouts were going to be dreams, including him swimming underwater, trying to save Shaun, and seeing John Shepperd. These dreams were removed because they did not contribute to progressing through the story.
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Development, Early Idea
person tigerlily calendar_month October 30, 2013
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