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Mega Man Zero 2
Mega Man Zero 2 (2003)
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Despite dying in Mega Man Zero and not appearing in Mega Man Zero 2, Phantom had an Armed Phenomenon form concept similar to the forms added for the other three remaining X Guardians.
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Development, Early Idea
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Tetris Attack
Tetris Attack (1996)
subdirectory_arrow_right Panel de Pon (Game)
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Tetris Attack plays very differently from other Tetris games, because it started as a different game called Panel de Pon. The name and characters were changed to Tetris and the Yoshi series to be more recognizable to North Americans. Henk Rogers, the CEO of The Tetris Company, says that he regrets granting permission to Nintendo to use the Tetris name on a game that has nothing to do with Tetris.
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Development, General, Real Life, Regional Difference, Version Difference
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Mega Man 9
Mega Man 9 (2008)
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Attachment Both Splash Woman and Hornet Man had their genders swapped; they were each originally designed as Ocean Man and Honey Woman respectively. The reason they were changed was because Keiji Inafune wanted the female robot master to be represented by a mermaid.
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Development, Early Idea, Inspiration
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Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
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There is an early build of Resident Evil 4 that was completely scrapped, now referred to as Resident Evil 3.5. In the trailers and gameplay footage released for the game, Leon battled possessed dolls, a fog monster that resembles Uroboros, and a recurring enemy called Hookman.

Some elements used in Resident Evil 3.5 include Quick Time Events, some sort of secondary weapon for fighting the dolls, and a blue screen filter for battle sequences.
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Development, Early Idea
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The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (2001)
subdirectory_arrow_right The Legend of Zelda: Mystical Seed of Wisdom (Game), The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (Game)
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Attachment There was a third game in the works titled "The Legend of Zelda: Mystical Seed of Courage." The name comes from the original titles of Oracle of Seasons (Mystical Seed of Power) and Oracle of Ages (Mystical Seed of Wisdom). The game was meant to come out several months after its prequels to form a trilogy (like the triforce), but was scrapped after complications arose with linking the three games together.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Early Idea
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Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990)
subdirectory_arrow_right Snake's Revenge (Game)
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Snake's Revenge was created as a direct sequel to the NES version of Metal Gear without Hideo Kojima's knowledge or involvement. Kojima met one of the developers on a train, who urged him to create a true sequel. This led Kojima to create Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
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Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 (2007)
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Attachment The SMG was originally intended for the Scout. Not only does the first trailer show off the Scout running with the SMG, but the game files for the weapon are still named "tf_weapon_smg_scout".
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Development, Early Idea
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A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia (1990)
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Imagineering developed the entire game in a mere 6 weeks.
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Development, General
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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
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Attachment An early screenshot suggests that Luigi may have originally been planned to have more of a role in the game than just cameos.
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Development, Early Idea
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Digimon World
Digimon World (1999)
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WereGarurumon was originally planned for the game and even had his own Digivolution item. All that remains through hacking is his name and Arena sprite.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Character, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Text
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
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Attachment In the games files there is an unused Pit or Arena Called "Windhelm Pit Entrance". Entering the Pit spawns 2 Argonians (Both Male), Nords, Dark Elves and Imperials NPCs, They are all called 'Pit Fans', who are supposed to be spectators. It is believed that Windhelm was going to have an arena at some point of development where you would face against animals or NPC Bandits. There are also Pit guards who are fully voiced, but they cannot be viewed during normal gameplay. The place can be viewed by entering the console commands "coc WindhelmPitEntrance" and "coc WindhelmPitExterior".
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Bonus Content, Debug, Development, Early Idea, General, Unused Audio, Unused Character, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
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Pokémon Red Version
Pokémon Red Version (1996)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Blue Version (Game)
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The three legendary birds (Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres) are puns on elements, as well as numbers in the Spanish language. Articuno is Arctic (ice) and uno (one), Zapdos is Zap (electricity) and dos (two), and Moltres is Molten (fire) and tres (three). This is also the order that they appear in the National Pokédex.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
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Luigi's Mansion
Luigi's Mansion (2001)
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Attachment In earlier versions of Luigi's Mansion there was a timer on the HUD. According to Nintendo Power Magazine, this was because Luigi had only 24 hours to save Mario. It was never explained what happened if he failed, but fans have speculated that Mario, along with the Mansion, would have disappeared, or that Luigi would have been possessed. This speculation is based on leftover 'Ranking' files in the game's data. Three unused renders show Luigi holding a flower and looking depressed, him looking happy and making a peace sign, and another of him making two peace signs.
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Development, Early Idea, Removed Feature, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person Zelda calendar_month April 4, 2013
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Franchise: Wario
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The idea for WarioWare's fast action microgames originated from a Japanese game called Mario Artist: Polygon Studio for the Nintendo 64DD. The game featured a game mode called "Sound Bomber" which features many of the microgames that later made it into the WarioWare games.
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Development, General, Inspiration
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Zero Racers
Zero Racers (TBA)
subdirectory_arrow_right F-Zero (Franchise)
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Attachment An F-Zero game for the Virtual Boy titled "Zero Racers" was in development with a projected release for Fall of 1996. The game would have featured four new racers: Falcon, Stingray, Goose and Origammy; which resembled the F-Zero regulars the Blue Falcon, Fire Stingray and Wild Goose respectively, apart from the Origammy which was an original vehicle. The game was canceled most likely due to poor sales of the Virtual Boy console.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Early Idea
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Star Fox
Star Fox (1993)
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Attachment According to an interview with Dylan Cuthbert in the British Official Nintendo Magazine, the renaming of the game from Star Fox to Starwing in European territories was done to avoid confusing the game with an unrelated German company called Star Vox, as the letter "V", in some languages like Dutch and German, is pronounced as the letter "F".
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life, Regional Difference, Title, Version Difference
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Franchise: Final Fantasy
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Attachment The recurring characters Gilgamesh and Enkidu are actually based off of the characters of the same name from The Epic of Gilgamesh, the world's oldest recorded literary work dating back to 2000 BC Sumeria. Gilgamesh himself was named after the title character and a great king of Uruk, a region in Sumeria, who reigned around 2650 BC. Final Fantasy's Gilgamesh's bombastic warrior personality is mentioned in The Epic of Gilgamesh as the other Gods hated his pompous god-like personality and his claims of being 2/3 God, 1/3 human. Gilgamesh's quest for Excalibur in Final Fantasy is similar to Gilgamesh's quest for immortality in Sumerian epic. Enkidu is also similar to his Sumerian counterpart. Enkidu's beast-like appearance in all of the Final Fantasy games he's in are reminiscent of his upbringing in The Epic of Gilgamesh. Enkidu was created as a wild beastman to match Gilgamesh's strength so he could kill him. The two became partners after the fight ended in a draw and they became best friends. This is similar to how their Final Fantasy counterparts are usually inseparable and are battle partners.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
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Donkey Kong 64
Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
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Attachment Early screenshots of Donkey Kong 64 showed that Donkey Kong's Treehouse originally had a shower stall in it with a poster of Banjo and Kazooie on it.
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Development, Early Idea
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World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (2004)
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In Mulgore, there is a character by the name of Ahab Wheathoof, who gives you a quest to find his lost dog, Kyle. This character was actually created by a child by the name of Ezra Chatterton, who had brain cancer as a child. Ezra was able to go to Blizzard's offices thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and help design the character, who was also voiced by Ezra. Ezra also received the first Ashes of Al'ar, a phoenix mount, phoenix being both Ezra's middle name as well as his in-game name (Ephoenix). Ezra also helped create the Merciless Gladiator's Crossbow of the Phoenix, a crossbow that has the inscription of "Finely crafted to Ephoenix's specification." Unfortunately, Ezra suffered a stroke in August, 2008, and died on October 20th. As one last tribute, the elder that appears in Thunder Bluff during the Lunar Festival was renamed to Ezra Wheathoof.
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Development, Easter Egg, General, Inspiration, Real Life, Reference
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Platform: Xbox 360
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During a 2005 interview with J. Allard (then the executive vice president of Microsoft), it was revealed that the Xbox 360 got the "360" part of its name because it reminds people of something positive in their lives. In response to survey responses, Allard said, "But they all connected with a theme -- they were all emotional, personal experiences that evoked joy."
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Development, Inspiration
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