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Franchise: Jak and Daxter
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A reboot Jak and Daxter game was in the works for the PS3 back in 2009. However, the team that would have created the game said that it would have ended up being a disservice to all the fans, since nothing that they were creating "felt like Jak and Daxter." After telling their superiors that it really wouldn't work, they were allowed to work on a new project, which turned into The Last of Us.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Early Idea
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month October 22, 2013
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MediEvil
MediEvil (1998)
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Attachment When the game was released in Japan, there were several alterations to the gameplay and graphics. These largely consisted of slight changes to cutscenes and alterations to gameplay that made it more difficult.

The most noticeable change is to Sir Dan's character design. Both his in-game and FMV model were changed to have a golden helmet, matching the one that he wore when he was still alive. The helmet can be unequipped in-game, but Dan will always be wearing it in FMVs except for the final cutscene where it is blown off.
According to the game's lead designer, Jason Wilson, the helmet was added because of a fear that Japanese audiences would react badly to Dan's skeletal design, and that they would not see him as a hero.


His eye was also given an iris, whereas in the original it only had a black pupil. This change was retained in all versions of the game's sequel.
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Development, Inspiration, Regional Difference, Version Difference
person EnoRed calendar_month October 22, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
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Attachment The original beta name for Grove Street Families was Orange Grove Families. Beta graffiti around South Central Los Santos referring to the "Orange Grove Families" and the "OGF" still exist. Likewise, CJ can get a tattoo on his upper back in Los Santos that references the "Orange Grove Families". CJ will also sometimes shout out phrases related to the "Orange Grove Families" and the "OGF" during a fight.
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Development, Early Idea
person ClaudX calendar_month October 22, 2013
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Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005)
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The game was never released in South Korea due to the country's fear of it straining the already tense situation between North and South Korea. This was due to the game's depiction of a war between the two countries.
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Cancelled Release, Development, General, Real Life
person Mass Distraction calendar_month October 22, 2013
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Folklore
Folklore (2007)
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Folklore was announced under the title of Unknown Realms. The name "Unknown Realms" appears in-game as the name of the magazine that Keats writes for.
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Development, Early Idea, Easter Egg, Reference
person Dazz calendar_month October 22, 2013
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Space Invaders
Space Invaders (1978)
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Tomohiro Nishikado, the game's creator, wasn't too good at playing video games and was only able to balance the game based on other people's feedback. He admitted that he had trouble making it past the first level and that he would've made the game a lot easier had he balanced it only on his own experiences.
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Development, General, Real Life
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month October 22, 2013
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Fur Fighters
Fur Fighters (2000)
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General Viggo's pet human, Fifi, was originally going to speak.
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Development, Early Idea
person RadSpyro calendar_month October 22, 2013
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Heart of the Alien: Out of this World Parts I and II
Heart of the Alien: Out of this World Parts I and II (1994)
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Eric Chahi, creator of Another World, didn't plan to make a sequel, but was pressured by Interplay to create one.
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Development, General, Real Life
person pAroxizm calendar_month October 22, 2013
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Mad Max
Mad Max (2015)
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During a private demonstration of the game, journalists reported that Max was portrayed with an American accent instead of the Australian accent from the original film series. Many fans of the series protested against the American accent. Avalanche Studios later responded to the controversy, announcing that Max would still have an Australian accent.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life, Unused Audio, Unused Content
person Dazz calendar_month October 22, 2013
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Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge
Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge (2001)
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There is a cheat only accessible through a cheat device known as 'Glyn and Nick'. Once activated, the voices in the game are replaced by a low quality recording from Nick Wiswell and Glyn Williams from the former Bizarre Creations team.
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Debug, Development, Easter Egg, General, Real Life, Secret
person RadSpyro calendar_month October 22, 2013
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Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009)
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Early demo footage showed that the Slime Tether attachment was available earlier in the game. Also in the demo footage, a small bubble formed at the tip of the nozzle when the slime tether was selected, which was also left out of the retail version.
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Development, Early Idea
person Pogue-Mahone calendar_month October 22, 2013
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Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat (1992)
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Attachment Shang Tsung originally had a fatality in which he would behead his opponent with his sword. The sprites for this are still in the game's data.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person DeerBoarDude calendar_month October 22, 2013
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Space Invaders
Space Invaders (1978)
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Tomohiro Nishikado, the game's creator, wanted to create a game that was better than the Atari game "Breakout", which he was hooked on at the time. Based on the sense of accomplishment and exhilaration from breaking the targets, Nishikado wanted to improve upon this by giving the targets a more interesting shape and by turning it into a shooting game.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month October 22, 2013
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Space Invaders
Space Invaders (1978)
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The invaders in the game were originally intended to be airplanes, but the vehicle movements appeared jittery. Tomohiro Nishikado, the game's creator, then wanted to use human targets instead, however Taito's president was against the idea. It was eventually settled on having aliens after the recent popularity of Star Wars, with their designs inspired by the buglike aliens from the novel "The War of the Worlds" by H. G. Wells.
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Development, Early Idea, Inspiration
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month October 22, 2013
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Just Dance 3
Just Dance 3 (2011)
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The song 'Jungle Drum' by Emiliana Torrini was intended to appear in this game but was taken out for unknown reasons. However, the dancer (and its respective choreography) were reused later in the series.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Music
person psyducklover13 calendar_month October 20, 2013
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U.B. Funkeys
U.B. Funkeys (2007)
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There is a cut Funkey named Taojo who never made it into the game. He would have appeared in the Speed Racer series, but was unreleased for unknown reasons.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Character, Unused Content
person frankfrost2 calendar_month October 20, 2013
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Silent Hill: Downpour
Silent Hill: Downpour (2012)
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In an early trailer (which Konami never meant for release), a boss fight with the Monocle Man can be seen at the end. According to the trailers and some left over models, he was meant to attack with two large tentacles, both of which appear to grab the train cars from the Devil's Pit ride. The removal of his boss fight is speculated to be due to the early release deadline.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Content
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month October 20, 2013
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PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (2012)
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Attachment Dart from Legend of Dragoon and Abe from Oddworld were both originally planned to be released as DLC characters, but were ultimately cancelled. Concept art was made for Dart, and Abe was announced as cancelled DLC for April and May. Alongside the new characters, there were plans for a Gravity Rush/Journey stage, but it was also cancelled.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Character, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person frankfrost2 calendar_month October 20, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
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Attachment In an early version of GTA IV, a wooden baseball bat appeared. In the final game there are only aluminium bats.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Content, Unused Items
person ClaudX calendar_month October 20, 2013
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Franchise: Final Fantasy
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Attachment The recurring enemy Coeurl, the giant leopard-like creature with very long whiskers, is named after and based on a similar alien creature from the short story Black Destroyer written by A.E. Van Vogt in 1939.
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Development, Easter Egg, Inspiration, Reference
person Pogue-Mahone calendar_month October 20, 2013
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