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Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
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Officially, the protagonist's name in this game is "Claude". Hacking into the game's files, one can find a text string saying "DEFNAME = CLAUDE" which not only made it clear his name was Claude, but also hinted at a removed mechanic allowing the player to rename the main character. As a result, many also believe he is Claude Speed, the protagonist of GTA2.

Sam Houser claimed that the GTA3 protagonist did not have a name as he was merely the player's avatar, but would later be named "Claude" as of San Andreas, as everyone had taken to calling him that.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Removed Feature, Suggested, Theory, Unused Content
person MightyKombat calendar_month May 19, 2013
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Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
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Super Mario Galaxy 2's internal disc ID is titled "Super Mario Galaxy More". This could suggest that Nintendo originally made the game as an expansion pack, rather than a true sequel.
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Suggested, Theory
person ShadowOfTheServer calendar_month May 16, 2013
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Pokémon Gold Version
Pokémon Gold Version (1999)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Silver Version (Game)
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The unused Bird type from the Generation I games remains in the Gold & Silver's code. This is presumed to be a carryover from the Generation I games' engine, as Pokémon Gold & Silver were developed on an upgraded version of it.
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Development, Early Idea, Suggested, Theory
person Funland47 calendar_month May 14, 2013
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Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Arkham City (2011)
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Using the Cryptographic Sequencer throughout the game, the player can find three hidden radio waves that transmit numbers.
These series of number can be deciphered with different mathematic methods, revealing a series of numbers, which need to be deciphered by correlating the numbers to letters of the alphabet.
Spoiler:These codes read out "I Will Return Batman", "You Will Pay For What You Have Done To Me", and "Fear Will Tear Gotham City To Shreds". The methods used to obtain these results, and their context, suggests that Scarecrow would return, which he would eventually do as the main antagonist of the 2015 game "Batman: Arkham Knight".
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Easter Egg, Hidden Message, Secret, Suggested, Theory
person Funland47 calendar_month May 10, 2013
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Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII (1997)
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Aeris, after being brought back via a cheat device, has dialogue in discs 2 and 3. This seems to imply that either Spoiler:she was not meant to die at the end of disc 1 or that Spoiler:she was intended to be revived later in the game.
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Debug, General, Suggested, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Text
person DivineDragoon calendar_month May 7, 2013
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Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat (1992)
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In the audit menu of the arcade version, there is a useless row of text that says "ERMACS" (which stands for Error Macros) and is listed under "Reptile Battles." Because of this, players thought that Ermac was a hidden boss like Reptile. Ermac became a running joke for the developers, so much so that they even made him a real character for Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, with his BIO saying he was hiding in the first Mortal Kombat.
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Bonus Content, Development, General, Inspiration, Rumor, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Text
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month May 7, 2013
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Pokémon Black Version
Pokémon Black Version (2010)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon White Version (Game)
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Genesect's backstory is similar to Mewtwo's. Both were created by villainous teams in at least one canon (Team Rocket for Metwto and Team Plasma Genesect), and genetically engineered and enhanced to be more powerful.
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General, Similarities, Theory
person SRJ calendar_month May 7, 2013
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008)
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Attachment There is evidence suggesting that Pikachu in this game is actually Pichu from Super Smash Bros. Melee, albeit evolved:

•Pikachu in Brawl uses Pichu's wall jump ability from Melee.
•Pikachu's Final Smash in Brawl is Volt Tackle, which, in the Pokemon games, can only be inherited by an egg-born Pichu.
•Pikachu's blue costume in Brawl uses the goggles worn by Pichu's blue costume in Melee.
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Easter Egg, Reference, Similarities, Suggested, Theory
person VinchVolt calendar_month May 4, 2013
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Pokémon Red Version
Pokémon Red Version (1996)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Blue Version (Game)
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There were originally going to be 190 Pokemon instead of 151; 39 of them were later moved to Pokemon Gold and Silver. By checking the game's code, you can see the orders in which the Pokemon were entered into the game, Rhydon being first and ending with Victreebel. Since Ken Sugimori, the designer of the Pokemon, confirmed that Rhydon was the first Pokemon ever designed, it can also be inferred that the Pokemon were put into the game in the order in which they were originally intended to appear in the Pokedex. The ordering also proves that all 190 Pokemon were conceived before the original games' release.
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Development, Early Idea, Suggested, Theory
person VinchVolt calendar_month May 4, 2013
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Donkey Kong 64
Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
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ASCII text for ICE KEY is present in the ROM. The Ice Key is one of the Stop 'n' Swop items in Banjo-Kazooie, so there may have been intended to be a connection between the two games.
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Development, Early Idea, Suggested, Theory, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Items, Unused Text
person Bean101 calendar_month May 2, 2013
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Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Arkham City (2011)
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While fighting against The Joker, using Detective Mode's X-ray feature reveals that Joker has no bones. Spoiler:This actually foreshadows that he's really Clayface.
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Easter Egg, General, Secret, Suggested, Theory
person ST3 calendar_month May 1, 2013
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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)
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At the end of the game, Skull Kid asks Link to be his friend and says, "You have the same smell as the fairy kid who taught me that song in the woods." This hints at the Skull Kid being the same one that Link sold the Skull mask to and taught Saria's song in Ocarina of Time.
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Easter Egg, Reference, Suggested, Theory
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month April 28, 2013
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Metroid II: Return of Samus
Metroid II: Return of Samus (1991)
subdirectory_arrow_right Metroid II: Return of Samus DX (Game)
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Attachment There was a rumored Game Boy Color port of the game called "Metroid II: Return of Samus DX" featured once in the German gaming magazine "Club Nintendo" that was claimed to make use of the Game Boy Color's vast color-palette. However, the game never released and its existence has been contested by a testimony from Nintendo of America translator Dan Owsen who was unaware of plans for the port, suggesting that the screenshot featured in the magazine may be a mock-up.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Rumor, Theory
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month April 24, 2013
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Pokémon Black Version 2
Pokémon Black Version 2 (2012)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon White Version 2 (Game)
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In the files for the Pokemon World Tournament, there are two complete text strings for Hilbert and Hilda, the player characters of Black and White. This suggests that they were originally going to be present in an unidentified tournament, and they were also going to speak in full sentences, unlike Red who just speaks in ellipses. Their names are set as Hilbert and Hilda, unlike the Memory Link referencing your past character.
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Suggested, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Text
person TheRealJDawgz calendar_month April 22, 2013
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008)
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Attachment The Pokemon Trainer has an unused jumping animation. Some fans have speculated he may have been playable on his own, but it seems more likely that this jumping was planned to help him traverse large areas like The Subspace Emissary.
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Development, Early Idea, Rumor, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person ClaudX calendar_month April 21, 2013
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Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
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Attachment The S.T.A.R.S. group photo has an unidentified member on the far left. It is speculated that he is either the predecessor of Rebecca Chambers or an early concept of Kevin Dooley, an RPD pilot who sometimes helped the S.T.A.R.S. team on their missions. The latter would make sense as there is an RPD helicopter in the background.
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Development, Early Idea, Rumor, Theory
person Mass Distraction calendar_month April 19, 2013
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Mega Man X4
Mega Man X4 (1997)
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If you look at the symbols on the bosses health bars, three of them have the normal Sigma symbol (Magma Dragoon, Cyber Peacock, and Split Mushroom), while the other five have the symbol of the Repliforce (Web Spider, Storm Owl, Frost Walrus, Jet Stingray, and Slash Beast). This means that most of the bosses you fight have not turned Maverick like the other games.
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General, Suggested, Theory
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month April 17, 2013
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
subdirectory_arrow_right The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)
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Attachment The Gerudo, a race first introduced in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, were largely inspired by the Arabic and Egyptian civilizations in the medieval Middle East. This can be alluded to by the Arabic and Egyptian themed locations and sculptures that the series has has to offer, in addition to the original design of the Crest of the Gerudo resembling an Islamic star and crescent. This symbol can be seen throughout the original release of Ocarina of Time on blocks, floor switches, and even the Mirror Shield. The similarities to the Islamic symbol caused controversy, and was changed to a new symbol in all re-releases of the game.
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Artwork/Illustration, Censorship, Complaint, Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life, Release Difference, Religion, Similarities, Theory, Version Difference
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month April 17, 2013
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Crest of the Gerudo:
https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Crest_of_the_Gerudo

[Below links and additional info provided by CuriousUserX90.]

Assorted Middle Eastern inspirations:
https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Medieval_elements_in_The_Legend_of_Zelda_series#Middle_Eastern_inspirations

Page dedicated to information about the Gerudo race:
https://www.architectureofzelda.com/gerudo-town-and-the-great-desert.html

Zelda Dungeon article about Gerudo race:
https://www.zeldadungeon.net/an_examination_in_orientalism_in_zelda_the_gerudo/
Mega Man 10
Mega Man 10 (2010)
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According to Capcom, there is a secret somewhere in the game that players have yet to uncover, similar to the one in Mega Man 9. It's unknown what it is or if Capcom is even telling the truth.
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Easter Egg, Rumor, Secret, Theory
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month April 16, 2013
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Pokémon Black Version
Pokémon Black Version (2010)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon White Version (Game)
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Prime numbers had a significant role in the composition of N's battle theme. Though there is little evidence to suggest this in-game, N is actually a mathematical genius. It can also be said that he sees the world in a 'black and white' fashion, using formulas to make sense of it.
Composer and director Junichi Masuda frequently references this in N's battle theme with the use of prime numbers, and even more so with the addition of sounds like a clock ticking in N's final battle theme.
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General, Music, Suggested, Theory
person Akuro calendar_month April 16, 2013
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