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Star Fox 64
Star Fox 64 (1997)
subdirectory_arrow_right Star Fox (Franchise)
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According to former Nintendo character designer Takaya Imamura, Wolf O'Donnell was inspired by his grandfather, who he described as being a "bad man".
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Character Design, Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
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OutRun
OutRun (1987)
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The copyright notice in the sound test of OutRun for the Commodore 64 mistakenly lists the game as having come out in 1941.
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Copyright, Mistake, Release Date
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MySims Racing
MySims Racing (2009)
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There are four unused music tracks in the game. Two of them were planned to be character themes for Makoto and T.O.B.O.R., and the other two were planned to be racetrack themes for Pinball Canyon and Dr. F's Daredevil Drive.
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Music, Unused Audio, Unused Content
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Collection: MySims
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In 2010, development began on a MySims game for the Nintendo 3DS titled "MySims Friends", being made by Behaviour Interactive, the developers behind MySims Racing and MySims SkyHeroes. It would have featured extensive customization options (most notably the ability to customize the environment around you) and would have been an online-only game, requiring features such as StreetPass and Nintendo connectivity. It was cancelled after EA decided to move the The Sims franchise into a new direction, one that did not include the MySims series. Years later, art director Xavier Garcia would release pieces of concept art for the game.
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Artwork/Illustration, Cancelled Release, Corporate Affairs, Development, General, Online Play, Real Life
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (2006)
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Attachment If you beat Story Mode and then play through it again, the captions for Jonathan's response to Dio kicking his dog Danny in the jaw are slightly altered. Instead of reading "何をするんだ" ("What the hell are you doing?!"), it will now read "何をするだ" ("What the hell you doing!?"), which is identical in meaning, but omits the hiragana character "ん". The typo in the second playthrough is deliberate and references a mistake made in that scene when it was published in the manga's original 1987 print run. This typo stuck around in reprints for almost 15 years, becoming a meme among Japanese fans for making the intended line sound like a "country-like scream", until it was finally corrected in a paperback release in 2002.
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Adaptation, Easter Egg, Meme, Mistake, Reference
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First playthrough cutscene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rw5ATapxYE#t=721s

Second playthrough cutscene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P83YvsCVLro#t=1261s

Japanese article about the typo's correction:
https://web.archive.org/web/20240525194032/http://atmarkjojo.org/archives/71.html

Masahiro Sakurai Famitsu column Vol. 178 (supplementary source where he mentions this Easter egg):
https://sourcegaming.info/2016/04/11/mediabizarresakurai/
Pizza Tower
Pizza Tower (2023)
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Attachment "Meatophobia", the ominous background music that plays when approaching Pillar John and activating Pizza Time, features a timestretched version of the same hip-hop orchestral hit sample used in the Small Graffiti sound effect from Jet Set Radio.
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Asset Reuse, Easter Egg, Music, Sound Effect
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Sound effect comparison:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A5F38fa6fg

Jet Set Radio soundtrack - S.E. GRAFFITI SMALL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6btMWxLSrzg

Pizza Tower soundtrack - Meatophobia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_y3PLiCa6A
Nintendogs: Labrador & Friends
Nintendogs: Labrador & Friends (2005)
subdirectory_arrow_right Nintendogs: Chihuahua & Friends (Game), Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends (Game), Nintendogs: Shiba & Friends (Game), Nintendogs: Dalmatian & Friends (Game), Nintendogs: Best Friends (Game)
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Attachment There are two unused pieces of headgear in the files of the original Nintendogs games: a chonmage wig (a Japanese male ponytail haircut worn by samurais in the Edo period to hold their helmets in place), and an afro wig. The chonmage has an unused description found in the Japanese version of the games and had all of its assets in the international releases replaced with the data for the Rainbow Wig. The afro on the other hand was finished enough that you can use cheat codes to make a dog wear it, but it does not have any leftover text or item attributes that let it be obtained as an item. It may have been cut from the games late into development due to concerns over racial offense and replaced with the Rainbow Wig, which has a very similar appearance to the afro, but with a rainbow-colored texture instead of one resembling black hair.
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Censorship, Cheat, Customization, Leftover, Race, Regional Difference, Similarities, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Items, Unused Text
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MySims Agents
MySims Agents (2009)
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Attachment A sequel to MySims Agents called MySims Agents 2 was planned, but was ultimately shelved in Fall 2009. Years later on May 12, 2023, designer Brian Kaiser shared an old completed story outline for the game on his Twitter account. Based on the outline, the plot would have revolved around the player investigating a series of strange events involving an unknown energy source (later revealed to be seeping through portals from the Nightmare Realm), all while contending with the new S.P.A. director Morgan (a reworked version of the scrapped character Vice Admiral Morgan from MySims Kingdom) and her advisors Dragomir and Svetlana (reused from MySims SkyHeroes), who has shut down several branches of the agency as part of "restructuring" and captured Walker after he began to investigate them. Several characters from the original game would have returned, with Roxie Road, Jenny, Dr. F, Buddy, and Vic Vector all being part of the player's team as they solve cases all over the globe. While full gameplay details are unknown (aside from a new grapple hook mechanic), some pieces of concept art have been released since, such as designs for Morgan's various monster forms.
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Artwork/Illustration, Cancelled Release, Character Design, Development, Early Idea, General, Pitch Bible/Proposal, Real Life
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Story outline thread on Twitter:
https://x.com/VonKaiser/status/1657038598888120327

Location concept art posted by artist Norman Felchle (likely for Skip Rogers' mansion, mentioned at the start of the outline):
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=216206145073383&;set=pb.100063556808091.-2207520000.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=216205668406764&;set=pb.100063556808091.-2207520000.

Morgan boss concept art:
https://beyondsims.com/2010/11/mysims-agents-2-canceled-boss-details-on-morgan/
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future (1999)
subdirectory_arrow_right JoJo's Venture (Game)
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Attachment JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future was originally released as JoJo's Venture in December 1998. This version suffered from a rushed development, reflected by the abundance of unused assets in its code, including both finished and unfinished sprites for various attacks, cutscenes, and HUD elements. An updated version would come out eight months later, this time using the series' full title and adding the Heritage for the Future subtitle. A significant chunk of the unused assets in JoJo's Venture would be polished up and incorporated in this newer version.
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Asset Reuse, Development, Early Idea, Release Difference, Removed Feature, Sprite/Graphical Animation, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Update Difference, Version Difference
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Rambo
Rambo (1988)
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At any time during gameplay, a cheat code can be activated as many times as needed to receive one free medicine bottle, allowing players to stock up on as many health items as they need to get through the game. This was most likely not meant to be seen by players and was possibly intended for debug purposes during development. The code involves standing still, pressing Up/Down/Left/Right and repeating this combination 16 more times in a row.
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Cheat, Debug, Secret
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Rambo
Rambo (1988)
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At any time during gameplay, if you press Down 100 times in a row, Rambo's combat knife will automatically gain 15 EXP points. This cheat does not have a limited use and can be activated as many times as needed, suggesting this was meant to be a code used for debug purposes during development and not to be used by players.
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Cheat, Debug, Secret
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Rambo
Rambo (1988)
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There are two hidden methods to obtain permanent unlimited ammo. In order for both of these methods to work, Rambo's combat knife needs to be at Level 1 (20 EXP points), which is difficult due to Level 2 being only 320 EXP points away, making the chances of the player collecting the necessary ammo before Rambo levels up slim. As such, these methods were likely only intended for debug purposes and not meant to be discovered by players. If you manage to collect exactly 2 throwing knives, 3 arrows, 4 exploding arrows, 5 machine gun rounds and 6 hand grenades, all ammo and health items will be permanently refilled. The other method to get permanent refills is to have an ammo count of exactly 77 throwing knives, 77 arrows, 77 exploding arrows, and 77 machine gun rounds.
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Cheat, Debug, Secret
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1989)
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When the title screen menu cursor points to the "START" option, press B on Controller 2, then press Up/B/Right/Left/Down/Right/Left/A/B/Right/Select/B/Down/Start on Controller 1. This code unlocks a pair of debug features that can be used on Controller 2 during gameplay by pressing either A to skip the current level (up to the ending sequence), or B to switch between the Jekyll and Hyde modes.
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Cheat, Debug, Easter Egg, Secret
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Jak 3
Jak 3 (2004)
subdirectory_arrow_right Jak II (Game), Naughty Dog (Company)
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Attachment Naughty Dog's name was inspired by their first company mascot Morgan, a Labrador/Rhodesian Ridgeback mix born in 1989 who was the pet dog of co-founder Jason Rubin starting with the development of Rings of Power. During the development of Way of the Warrior, Morgan lived with both Rubin and co-founder Andy Gavin in poor living conditions and she was often fed some of their meals from the fast food chain McDonald's. While she first appeared in a game as a Special Thanks credit in Rings of Power, Morgan technically became part of the company when she was given her own photo ID card after Naughty Dog moved onto the Universal Interactive Studios premises for the development of Crash Bandicoot. She was credited as a member of Naughty Dog on their four Crash Bandicoot games and Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. She died in 2002 at the age of 13 during the development of Jak II, and several tributes to her were put into Jak II and Jak 3.

Jak II's manual and end credits feature a standard In Memoriam dedication for Morgan, but there are two more hidden tributes in the game. There is a green neon sign spelling Morgan's name written in the Precurian language inside the Hip Hog Saloon located to the left from the door. Additionally, in the Power Station in New Haven City, a set of random scrolling Precurian messages can be found on the large computer monitor. Translating these to English will reveal the following:

• "Morgan I miss you"
• "Morgan"
• "Thirteen years hard time"
• "There will never be another"
• "Good dog"
• "I will always love you"

Another message can be found on computer screens you can view at eye-level, which reads "Morgan is still missed even after a year has passed". These computer screen messages are re-used on the monitors in both the Power Station and the Freedom League buildings in Jak 3. Since Morgan's death, Naughty Dog have credited more pets as members of their team and/or company mascots, with the first successor being a Labrador puppy named Osiris who first appeared in the credits of the first Jak and Daxter game alongside Morgan.
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Corporate Affairs, Credits, Crunch/Overwork, Development, Easter Egg, General, Hidden Message, Inspiration, Manual, Mascot, Passed Away, Real Life, Title, Tribute
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Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! (1985)
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Censorship, Console Difference, Regional Difference
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MySims Kingdom
MySims Kingdom (2008)
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Early on in the game, after finding out the town was ruined during the night, King Roland wonders if Buddy, Lyndsay and "their friend" could come help, but concludes that they are too busy elsewhere. This is a reference to the Wii version of the game, where Buddy, Lyndsay, and the player (the aforementioned friend) travel across the various islands in the kingdom to help solve their problems, implying that the events of the two versions occur simultaneously.
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Backstory/Lore, General, Reference
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Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! (1985)
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Attachment The casino in the Japanese Famicom version was almost completely redrawn for the international NES release by changing the color palette, correcting the perspective of the slot machines, and changing the roulette wheel.
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Regional Difference, Sprite/Graphical Animation
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Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! (1985)
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Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! (1985)
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Attachment The file select menu in the Japanese NES version featured a glass of scotch. This was switched out for three golden coins for the international release.
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Censorship, Regional Difference
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MySims Agents
MySims Agents (2009)
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To avoid loading everything in memory when the player visits the HQ, recruitable agents are given separate archives for their models. Several Sims who are not recruitable have separately stored models in addition to their regular map models, suggesting they were intended to be recruitable at some point. The Sims in question are Chef Gino, Ol' Gabby, Barney Cull, Dr. F, DJ Candy, Alexa Lexington, Chaz McFreely, Chef Watanabe, Justice, Tim (whose files were used in an earlier build of the game), and Proto-Makoto (a character who was scrapped from the game entirely).
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Development, Early Build, Early Idea, General, Loading, Model, Unused Character, Unused Content
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