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The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda (1986)

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In the game's instruction booklet it states that the Pols Voice hates loud noises. Consequently, many players mistakenly believed this to be a reference to the game's recorder item, and were surprised to find that the instrument had no effect on the creatures. The text only applies to the Japanese version of the game, as the Famicom's (Japanese NES) second controller had a built-in microphone. By talking into this mic you can effectively kill the Pols Voice.

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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)

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Part of the trading sidequest involves returning a fishook to a fisherman in exchange for a mermaid's necklace. The player then returns the necklace to the mermaid who gives Link a scale from her tail in return. In the Japanese and some European versions of the game however, Link receives a pink bra instead of a necklace. This explains the mermaid's shy and anxious behavior around Link. The pink bra, most likely deemed inappropriate, was changed to the necklace in the American version and later European versions of the game.

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EarthBound

EarthBound (1994)

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In Mother 2 (the Japanese version of EarthBound), the cultists of Happy Happyism appear with the letters HH on their forehead (for Happy Happyism). In EarthBound, a pom pom was added and the HH was removed, presumably to try to make the cultists look less like members of the Klu Klux Klan. Also, possibly because HH on an already Klan-like sprite could be construed to mean "Heil Hitler". The city "Threek" was renamed "Threed" in EarthBound. Like the cultists, this may also be to avoid any link to the Klan, as Threek could be seen as Three K's, or KKK.

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Fallout: New Vegas

Fallout: New Vegas (2010)

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The weapon Fat Man and its mod Little Boy are named after two atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima (August 6th) and Nagasaki (August 9th) in Japan during the end of the World War II. In the Japanese version, the name Fat Man is changed to "Nuka Launcher," yet the Little Boy Kit kept its name. The changes were made to avoid offending the people of Japan, though Japanese gamers generally didn't approve of the change.

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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)

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In the original Japanese version of the original game, the Hippo Model from the Animal Village had what appear to be breasts. This was changed during its international localization to remove the breasts and any suggestion of clothing to cover up its naked body. In the game's remake, the Hippo Model retains her hourglass figure, but is now fully clothed to maintain a satisfactory parity for all regional releases of the remake.

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The Legend of Zelda Fandom wiki article:
http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Hippo

Hippo Model's appearance in the Switch remake:
https://www.models-resource.com/nintendo_switch/thelegendofzeldalinksawakening/model/36878/

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)

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When Link sprinkles Magic Powder or uses a Mystery Seed on a Buzz Blob, it will transform into an enemy called a Cukeman who Link can talk to and hear several short phrases. Each localization of the game features completely unique Cukemen phrases, often making vague references to real-life people or things.

In the Japanese release, the Cukeman's dialogue string is a series of catchphrases that ends with "…That concludes this collection of R-Moto-isms. It has absolutely nothing to do with the game!"
"R-Moto" is most likely a nickname for the game's character designer Masanao Arimoto, suggesting that the Cukeman's dialogue originally consisted of phrases he commonly used during development.

In the English release, this dialogue is changed, causing the Cukeman to say nonsensical phrases like the stereotypical Jamaican greeting "Hey Mon!", as well as "It can display millions of polygons!" immediately followed by "I definitely need it, as soon as possible!".
These last two lines are most likely a reference to the Nintendo 64 which was in early development stages at the time of the game's release.

In the original German release, the Cukemen will say more suggestive or vulgar phrases courtesy of Nintendo of Europe localization translator Claude Moyse. Two of the phrases include "Gib Mir Deinen Saft, Ich Geb'Dir Meinen" which translated from German to English means "Give me your juice, I'll give you mine.", as well as "Nie Ohne Kondom!" which translates to "Not without a condom!"
The "Gib Mir Deinen Saft, Ich Geb'Dir Meinen" line is most likely a direct reference to the 1992 song "Saft" by German hip-hop group Die Fantastischen Vier, of which that line is its hook, and peaked at #19 on the German singles chart the year prior to Link's Awakening's release. Because the song openly promotes the sexual exchange of bodily fluids, the "Nie Ohne Kondom!" line was presumably added by Moyse to jokingly riff off it while promoting safe sex to older players.
The Link's Awakening DX release in Germany removed these references and phrases and instead changed them to in-game hints.

In the French release, the dialogue is changed once again to more nonsensical phrases before ending the dialogue string with "Lots of kisses from Kyoto! VERO". This last line features the name "VERO" and a unique heart sprite tacked on at the end as a signature, most likely from the localizer of this dialogue.

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The Cutting Room Floor article:
https://tcrf.net/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening_(Game_Boy)/Version_Differences#Cukeman_Dialogue

Original DidYouKnowGaming post:
http://didyouknowgaming.com/post/26291135666/links-awakening

Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid (1998)

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Meryl Silverburgh shares her name with a character from Kojima's earlier game Policenauts, and both Meryls were voiced by the same woman in Japan.

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Robotrek

Robotrek (1994)

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Released in Japan as "Slapstick", the game was originally meant to be a parody of many traditional RPG elements used at the time.

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Final Fantasy X

Final Fantasy X (2001)

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At the end of the game Yuna will proclaim to Tidus that she loves him. However in the Japanese version Yuna will simply thank him. This change was to make up for cultural differences.

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Sabrina the Animated Series: Zapped!

Sabrina the Animated Series: Zapped! (2000)

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There are a few unused tracks in the game that are accessible from a hidden Music Menu. "newdream4" is different depending on if you're playing the US or EU version of the game. In the EU version, it sounds like an unfinished remix of worlds 2 and 4's music. The other, "sbr_mall_grager" is a very short tune that sounds very unfinished. It could possibly have been a piece of music associated with a boss.

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Sabrina the Animated Series: Zapped!

Sabrina the Animated Series: Zapped! (2000)

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There's a few unused messages hidden in the ROM that differ from the US and EU version. In the US, there are 3 messages of "Hello there!" whereas in the EU version they read:
"Wow Salem, so this is what the inside of a hex editor looks like..."
"Hello there!"
"Hey look! Someone ripped our game!!!"

There is also a large chunk of uncompiled code, and for some reason the file path to the developer's ZoneAlarm settings: "C:\PROGRAM FILES\ZONE LABS\ZONEALARM\ZONEALARM.E"

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James Bond 007: The Stealth Affair

James Bond 007: The Stealth Affair (1990)

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Although an officialy licensed James Bond game in the US, in Europe the game was called "Operation Stealth" and didn't retain the James Bond license. The protagonist's name was John Glames who worked for the CIA whilst in the James Bond version, Bond is on loan to the CIA from MI5.

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997)

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There are two familiars that didn't make the cut during the transition to the Western market. These are the Half-Fairy and the Nose Demon. They are almost exact copies of the normal Fairy and Demon, but with different graphics. They are still programmed into the Western version, but their familiar cards are no longer available, and thus have to be activated using GameShark codes.

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997)

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Dracula's castle in the boxart of the USA release is Mont Saint Michel, in France.

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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (2003)

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Freeza's son, Kuriza, appears as a third alternate costume for Freeza, however, this is only in the Japanese version of Budokai 2, 'Dragon Ball Z 2', and in the special edition release, 'Dragon Ball Z 2 V'.

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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (2003)

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An upgraded special edition release of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (which was known as Dragon Ball Z 2 in Japan) was released exclusively in Japan and titled "Dragon Ball Z 2 V".

Only 1000 copies were produced and sent out to readers of the magazine V Jump. This version featured a special Tenka'ichi Budōkai stage with V-Jump plastered over the ring, all characters unlocked from the start, and an alternate Coola costume for Freeza.

However, players were unable to save the game and all capsules were automatically assigned to characters.

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Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy VII (1997)

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There are large quantities of cut content from the soapland 'Honey Bee Inn'. The content is as follows:

Whilst in the club, Cloud could end up in a bathtub with nine muscular men, peep through keyholes of occupied rooms, have makeup applied, and choose a room to stay in. You could have also encountered Palmer, head of the Shinra company's space program, coming from one of his regular "bath sessions". There was also a waiting room and employee's louge which players could visit and interact with NPCs.

Whilst some of this content was ultimately cut from the game, the unfinished content can be found on the discs of the original Japanese release and can be accessed through file hacks.

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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)

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After receiving the Romani's Mask, if you protect Romani's Ranch from the invaders on the First Day, and help Cremia deliver the milk to Clock Town, you'll receive 1 of 3 rewards. Link can get either a Huge Rupee (worth 200 Rupees), some Chateau Romani, or a hug.

If Link receives the hug, Cremia will hold Link up close to herself and a message will appear saying "You did it! You helped Cremia!" "You feel all warm and fuzzy! inside! Sigh... You could get used to this!" The extra exclamation point after fuzzy was removed in later versions of the game.

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Bomberman Generation

Bomberman Generation (2002)

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There is an unused texture of one of the octopus enemies where it was brown instead of purple. This likely was not used because the enemy has large pink lips, and US audiences might find it offensive.

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)

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In the German version of Ocarina of Time, if you speak to Princess Zelda while wearing the Keaton mask, she will say:

"Was bist du denn? Ach, du bist eines dieser goldigen kleinen Taschenmonster, oder?"

Which roughly translates into:

"What are you? Oh, you're one of those golden little pocket monsters, right?"

Referencing the visual similarities between the mask and Pikachu.

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