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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
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Attachment The game was originally intended to be the fifth installment of the Super Mario Bros. series, with two leaked prototypes from December 1994 featuring a title screen with the logo Super Mario Bros. 5: Yoshi's Island. Come the final release, and the prefix would be shortened to Super Mario. This explains why the international release was titled Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, as the original Super Mario World was subtitled Super Mario Bros. 4 in Japan.

Additionally, the later of the two prototypes features a radically different design for the logo, using a much sleeker and blockier font. The final release would revert to the earlier logo, barring the aforementioned truncated prefix.
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Development, Early Idea, Name Change, Prototype, Regional Difference, Title
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December 6, 1994 prototype information:
https://tcrf.net/Proto:Super_Mario_World_2:_Yoshi%27s_Island/ys_romX_0

December 19, 1994 prototype information:
https://tcrf.net/Proto:Super_Mario_World_2:_Yoshi%27s_Island/ys_rom_0_D

Comparison between the final title screens in the Japanese and international releases:
https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_World_2:_Yoshi%27s_Island/Version_Differences
Tonic Trouble
Tonic Trouble (1999)
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Tonic Trouble's working titles were "Ed" and "Hed". The title of the game, having changed roughly 8 times through development, was decided through a vote on the IGN website. The poll is not known to have been preserved, and thus it is unknown what other titles were in consideration for the game.
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Development, Name Change, Title
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Flushed Away
Flushed Away (2006)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pink Panther: Pinkadelic Pursuit (Game), Simple (Collection)
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Flushed Away (released in Japan under the name "The Nezumi no Action Game - Mouse Town Roddy & Rita no Daibouken") and Pink Panther: Pinkadelic Pursuit are the only Simple series games to be based on non-Japanese licensed IPs.
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Adaptation, Regional Difference, Title
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month October 24, 2023
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Catalog of all Simple games:
https://www.giantbomb.com/simple/3025-1171/

Flushed Away Simple series version footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw-Ohu4F2OI
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise (1993)
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The reason Fatty Bear never appeared in another point-and-click adventure game was due to a mixture of series creator Laurie Bauman Arnold owning the rights to the character and the name "Fatty", in spite of being intended in an endearing manner, being considered potentially offensive.
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Copyright, Corporate Affairs, General, Title
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Crayon Shin Chan: The Storm Called! Flaming Kasukabe Runner!!
Crayon Shin Chan: The Storm Called! Flaming Kasukabe Runner!! (2020)
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Adaptation, Censorship, Regional Difference, Title
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Video about Shin-Chan's US history, timestamped to the point talking about the game
https://youtu.be/U0NtRta15jY?si=eHjzE93ss4NbHAsk&t=1265

First 20 minutes of the game.
https://youtu.be/TKGaIYRcSFQ?si=oJSVpAmfDpDC8Axm
Taz-Mania 2
Taz-Mania 2 (1997)
subdirectory_arrow_right Taz-Mania (Game)
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There were two Game Boy games based on Taz-Mania developed roughly around the same time, but were released in each region at different points and under different names:

• The first game Taz-Mania was released in 1994 and was released in North America under that name, but in Europe the game was renamed to Looney Tunes 2: Tasmanian Devil in Island Chase. Despite this, the game's title screen was not changed and still reads as Taz-Mania.

• The second game was released in Europe in 1993 under the name Taz-Mania to compensate for the first one being rebranded to a general Looney Tunes game and had no indication of being a second Taz-Mania game. The North American version of the game would be released as Taz-Mania 2 in 1997, long after the European version of the game and two years after the show it was based on ended.
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Adaptation, Mistake, Regional Difference, Release Date, Release Difference, Reskin, Title
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Overwatch
Overwatch (2016)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Brilliant Diamond (Game), Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Game), Yoshi's Crafted World (Game), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass (Game), Pokémon Shining Pearl (Game), Pikmin 4 (Game)
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Coincidence, Hoax, Meme, Rumor, Similarities, Theory, Title
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M.U.G.E.N
M.U.G.E.N (1999)
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M.U.G.E.N. is an acronym for something, but according to Elecbyte, they forgot what that was.
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Development, Hidden Message, Mistake, Secret, Title
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month October 1, 2023
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Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (1994)
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This game was not originally envisioned as a successor to the original Pac-Man, but rather a spin-off. The title was changed from Hello Pac-Man! to Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures in Western localization.
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Development, Early Idea, Name Change, Regional Difference, Title
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month September 25, 2023
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Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion
Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion (2011)
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The title for Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion originated as an in-joke within Cartoon Network, being shortened from the joke title Cartoon Network: Super Fist Crazy Punch Time Explosion. The original title was Cartoon Network: Superstar Rumble, which had to be changed for unknown legal concerns.
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Development, Early Idea, Name Change, Title
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month September 17, 2023
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Reckless Rufus
Reckless Rufus (1992)
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Reckless Rufus was originally titled Awesome Dude, but Alternative Software decided to go with the former name instead.
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Development, Early Idea, Name Change, Title
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Mario Tennis
Mario Tennis (2000)
subdirectory_arrow_right Waluigi's Foot Fault (Game)
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Attachment The September 2000 issue of Nintendo Power contains a "Nintendo Power Online" section on page 12, featuring an article titled "Mamma Mia! It's Waluigi!" The accompanying text introduces Waluigi to readers, reveals that he has his own website: www.waluigi.com, and claims to have an upcoming online game called "Waluigi's Toenail Clipping Party".

At the time of the Nintendo Power issue's release, www.waluigi.com was identical to the official website for Mario Tennis, www.mariotennis.com. One of the files hosted on the Mario Tennis website was the Adobe Flash file "toenails_coming.swf", which is an advertisement for the game instead titled "Waluigi's Foot Fault" depicting him showing his bare feet and unkempt toenails (he also occasionally blinks). Another file hosted on the website was "toenails.swf", which was supposedly the game itself. Catalogued alongside this file are two additional .swf files named "paint_the_lines" and "deface_painting", which could be evidence of other Flash games hosted on the Mario Tennis website.

However, the waluigi.com domain has since been turned into a redirect to the official Nintendo website. The toenails.swf file was not preserved, and as of 2023 has not resurfaced.
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Advertisement/Commercial, Filename, General, Title, Website
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Infamous: Second Son
Infamous: Second Son (2014)
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There is a Vietnamese noodle shop in the game called inPhởmous. This is a fun play on the words for the Vietnamese noodle dish of Phở and the title of the game.
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Easter Egg, Etymology, Title
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Missile Command
Missile Command (1980)
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The originally planned title for Missile Command was "Armageddon", but this name was vetoed by upper management due to issues that children would have with spelling and pronouncing the name. It's also suggested that various members of Atari's upper management didn't know what the word actually meant. As such, the alternative title of "Missile Command" came about.
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Advertisement/Commercial, Development, Early Idea, Name Change, Real Life, Removed Feature, Title, Unused Text
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Tornado Outbreak
Tornado Outbreak (2009)
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Two early names considered for the game during development were Tornado Alley, and Zephyr: Rise of the Elementals. The game was first pitched to Warner Bros. Interactive under the Tornado Alley name in July 2006. These early design documents, alongside the documents for the unproduced Dirty Harry: Excessive Force, were later trademarked in 2008.
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Development, Early Idea, Name Change, Pitch Bible/Proposal, Title
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Tornado Alley pitch bible:
https://uspto.report/TM/77202639/SPE20080304192012/

Tornado Alley sizzle reel variant with early title:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVDY1uNt3Ig

Engadget article with Zephyr: Rise of the Elementals title:
https://www.engadget.com/2009-06-01-konami-announces-zephyr-rise-of-the-elementals.html
Transformers
Transformers (2004)
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The game went through a number of early titles throughout development including "Transformers Armada" (which was the name shipped with review copies of the game), "Transformers Armada: The Battle for Energon" and "Transformers Armada: Prelude to Energon", all of which bear the name of the show and toy line that it's based upon. However, when the game was launched at retail, the name was changed to just "Transformers" for unknown reasons.
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Development, Early Idea, Inspiration, Name Change, Suggested, Theory, Title, Unused Content, Unused Text
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Franchise: Phantasy Star
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According to a 1993 World of Phantasy Star book interview with Miki Morimoto, she stated that the meaning of the game's title was like “a planet/star of fantasy” and that Yuji Naka was the one who originally named the game Phantasy Star. He started with just the word "Fantasy", and played around with it until he figured out what to name the game. He was also influenced by a song called "Nagisa no Fantasy" (Beachside Fantasy) by his favorite singer, an idol named Noriko Sakai.
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Celebrity, Development, Early Idea, General, Inspiration, Music, Pitch Bible/Proposal, Real Life, Title
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Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy (1987)
subdirectory_arrow_right Final Fantasy (Franchise)
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The Final Fantasy series' title was long rumored to stem from the idea that it would've been Square and series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi's final game if it didn't perform well. According to these claims, Square was in dire financial straits in 1987, with Sakaguchi planning to quit the gaming industry and return to university studies. These claims appeared to be further corroborated when series composer Nobuo Uematsu affirmed them in a 2009 interview with Wired, claiming that Square's financial position was the main inspiration for the Final Fantasy name.

However, Sakaguchi debunked the rumors in a 2015 keynote address. In reality, Square always intended to give the first game in the series a name whose initials were "FF," as the Japanese pronunciation, エフ・エフ ("efu efu"), was considered pleasing to the ears. The developers' initial pick was Fighting Fantasy; however, it turned out that this name was already taken by a tabletop RPG series. Consequently, the title was changed to Final Fantasy. According to Sakaguchi, while Square indeed had their "backs to the wall" during development, "anything that started with an F would have been fine for the title."
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Corporate Affairs, Development, Early Idea, Inspiration, Legal Affairs, Misconception, Rumor, Title
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Katamari Damacy
Katamari Damacy (2004)
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Attachment The title Katamari Damacy is a transliteration of "Katamari Tamashii" (塊魂). "Katamari" is japanese for "lump/clump" or a "mass", and "Tamashii" is "soul/spirit", which roughly translates the game's title as "clump of souls", in a context of "team spirit." The two kanji-letters also look similar, using similar right-side letters (akin to 鬼).
When asked about the title, Keita Takahashi (director and producer for the first game and following sequels) said in an interview with Dengeki Online "It just popped into my head suddenly, and this is what it has been from the beginning."
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Etymology, General, Title
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Minecraft
Minecraft (2011)
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Minecraft was originally called "Cave Game".
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Development, Early Idea, Title
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