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Wolfenstein 3D
Wolfenstein 3D (1992)
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Attachment In the prototype version of the game, B.J. is wearing tan clothes. This was changed in the final version, where he is wearing grey clothes instead.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person DeerBoarDude calendar_month October 14, 2013
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Borderlands 2
Borderlands 2 (2012)
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The "these pretzels suck" and Butt Stallion dialogue spoken by Handsome Jack were ad-libbed by voice actor Dameon Clarke. Writer Anthony Burch was upset that these became Handsome Jack's most popular lines as he had no hand in writing them.

"This was an adlib by Dameon Clarke, the voice of Handsome Jack. It's easily Jack's single most popular line, and I didn't frigging write it. I will never forgive Dameon for this."
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Development, General, Real Life
person Pogue-Mahone calendar_month October 14, 2013
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008)
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Attachment There are unused CD labels in the games files, stored with the data for the CDs that are found during battles. It is likely that the CDs were originally intended to show these labels related to what would have been unlocked when collecting them.
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Development, Early Idea, Suggested, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person TympoleLover calendar_month October 14, 2013
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Pokémon X
Pokémon X (2013)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Y (Game)
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Junichi Masuda has stated that the name "Kalos" derives from the Greek word "καλός", meaning "beauty".
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person Dazz calendar_month October 13, 2013
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Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 (2007)
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The death sounds in the "Meet the Engineer" trailer are different to that of the final game. This is most noticeable at 0:38, when there is clearly a Sniper on the rocks, but when the sentry gun shoots him, the death sound is that of a Soldier. Additionally, when an off-screen class yells "MY ARM!" at 0:54, it sounds like a Scout yelling, but the arm is clearly that of the Sniper.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Audio, Unused Content
person snipes88 calendar_month October 13, 2013
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Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
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Attachment As seen in early screenshots, Koopa Troopas and Hammer Bros. were going to host two mini-games. The minigames were a Question Block and a Dice Block game respectively, which also would have marked the first Mario game to have the Koopas standing instead of on all fours. These mini-games and their hosts seem to have been replaced by Toad.
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Development, Early Idea, Removed Feature, Unused Character, Unused Content
person ummwat calendar_month October 13, 2013
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Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010)
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Attachment The character "Cécile Cosima Caminades" is based on the French Communications Manager of Konami, "Cécile Caminades".
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Development, Inspiration
person pAroxizm calendar_month October 11, 2013
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Pocket Pool
Pocket Pool (2007)
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The game was planned to feature the Girls Gone Wild adult film series license, with the game's co-publisher Conspiracy Entertainment confirming this. However the game's other co-publisher, Eidos (now Square Enix Europe), did not acknowledge this deal but later revealed that it was in consideration but that "an agreement was not formally signed".
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Development, Early Idea
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month October 11, 2013
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Spyro: A Hero's Tail
Spyro: A Hero's Tail (2004)
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The Dragon Elders Tomas, Magnus, Titan and Astor are all based on characters from the first Spyro game. However, their appearances have been dramatically altered.
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Development, General, Inspiration
person RadSpyro calendar_month October 10, 2013
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Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon
Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon (2003)
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Attachment Pausing the game, and then holding down L + R and pressing "Up, Right, A, Start, A, Down, A, Start, Start" (Which spells out "U R A SAD ASS") will cause the game to automatically unpause. Pausing the game again and quiting back to the main menu, going into the password screen and entering F4C3 will reveal a hidden menu, allowing the player to browse through various portraits of developers of the game.
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Development, Easter Egg, General, Hidden Credit, Real Life, Secret
person MaxFreeman calendar_month October 10, 2013
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)
subdirectory_arrow_right Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (Game)
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Attachment Richard in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is likely based on the main character for the game Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (or "The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls"). This is evident in his villa, in which the music that is played is a remixed version of the main theme from that game, and the frogs found hopping around his villa being a reference to the gameplay of his own game. Link's Awakening also uses the same engine as For the Frog the Bell Tolls.
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Development, Easter Egg, Reference, Similarities, Theory
person retrolinkx calendar_month October 10, 2013
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Advance Wars
Advance Wars (2001)
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Attachment In the Japanese release, Nell wears a buttoned-up tank top and a short skirt. During localization for the international release, it was changed to a full shirt and a skirt that reaches the knees.
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Censorship, Development, Release Difference, Version Difference
person ClaudX calendar_month October 10, 2013
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Touhou Eiyashou: Imperishable Night
Touhou Eiyashou: Imperishable Night (2004)
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The game's antagonist, Kaguya Houraisan, is based on a Japanese legend commonly called "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter," which details the life of a mysterious girl named Kaguya, who hails from the moon and sends her possible suitors on five impossible tasks to ward them off.

In-game, Kaguya is an exiled Lunarian. Notably, she has five Spell Cards that are named after the five impossible tasks. The five items from the tasks also appear in her artwork in-game.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person TailsFiraga calendar_month October 10, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
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Attachment The PSG-1 was originally going to make an appearance, but it was removed. It can still be seen in Ammu-Nation, and the Sniper Rifle's HUD icon resembles the PSG-1.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Content, Unused Items
person Psychospacecow calendar_month October 10, 2013
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Remember Me
Remember Me (2013)
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Attachment Remember Me was almost left unpublished because all of the publishers the developers pitched the game to turned down the idea of having a female protagonist, stating that "it wouldn't succeed." Eventually, the game was picked up and published by Capcom.
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Development, General, Real Life
person Mass Distraction calendar_month October 9, 2013
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EarthBound
EarthBound (1994)
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Attachment There are four unused sprites of King, which show him climbing a ladder or rope. This would suggest two things: either King was supposed to remain in the party longer, or Ness' original travels through Onett were supposed to include something to climb.
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Development, Early Idea, Suggested, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person ClaudX calendar_month October 9, 2013
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EarthBound
EarthBound (1994)
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Attachment In the Japanese version, the intro says, "Gyiyg Strikes Back!", but was changed in the International release to, "The War Against Giygas!". This could've been possibly an overly-cautious attempt to avoid conflict with Lucasfilm over The Empire Strikes Back.
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Censorship, Development, General, Real Life, Regional Difference, Version Difference
person ClaudX calendar_month October 9, 2013
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Franchise: Pokémon
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Many Pokemon are inspired by real-life creatures. Pokemon evolution, too, is based on real natural phenomena, although it has less in common with genuine evolution than it does with a process called metamorphosis.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person Psychospacecow calendar_month October 9, 2013
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Franchise: Pokémon
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Dunsparce is based on a Japanese cryptid called the Tsuchinoko. Dunsparce's Japanese name, Nokocchi (ノコッチ) is an anagram of Tsuchinoko (ツチノコ or 槌の子).
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Development, Inspiration, Regional Difference, Version Difference
person Psychospacecow calendar_month October 9, 2013
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Franchise: Pokémon
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The Lileep-Cradily evolutionary line of Pokemon are based on crinoids, also known as sea lilies.

Fossil evidence shows us that creatures such as sea urchins began to view the stationary sea lilies as an easy meal: many crinoid fossils from the Triassic period show evidence of teeth-marks! It seems that this is why some crinoids became motile again. Some, such as the feather stars, have become reasonably adept swimmers: not especially quick or graceful, but enough to make a break for it if things seem to be getting dangerous. Other species have been seen to slowly walk along the sea floor using their multiple arms. This gradual progression towards motility seems to be referenced in the Pokédex entries of Lileep and Cradily, too... while Lileep is stated to be immobile, numerous references are made to Cradily moving around (albeit inelegantly).
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person Psychospacecow calendar_month October 9, 2013
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