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Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System
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Attachment Due to South Korea banning Japanese cultural imports at the end of World War II, the NES was distributed by South Korean company Hyundai, and was named the Comboy.

Many consoles in South Korea were released under alternate names and published by various Korean companies, including the Game Boy, Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, SNES and Nintendo 64.
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person Berry calendar_month February 27, 2013
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Platform: Game Boy
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Attachment Due to South Korea banning Japanese cultural imports at the end of World War II, the Nintendo Game Boy was distributed by South Korean company Hyundai, and was named the Mini Comboy.
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person Berry calendar_month February 27, 2013
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Platform: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
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Attachment Due to South Korea banning Japanese cultural imports at the end of World War II, the Sega Genesis was distributed by South Korean company Samsung, and was named the Super Gam*Boy.
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Franchise: Pokémon
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In the Japanese versions of Pokemon, the attack "Night Slash" is called "Blade Testing". This is a reference to an old practice that some immoral samurai held to test their new swords. They would wait alongside a road at night for a random passer-by, then attack them with the intention to kill. Night Slash also has a higher than average critical hit rate, which could be another nod to the story, as the passer by would be defenseless.
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person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month February 26, 2013
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Super Mario World
Super Mario World (1990)
subdirectory_arrow_right Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (Game)
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Attachment In the Japanese version, Yoshi can eat the dolphins. This was removed from the international release. It's thought it was removed because of the different cultural views towards dolphins, or simply to make the level easier to finish, as the dolphins can be used as platforms. This was added back into all versions of the Game Boy Advance version.
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person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month February 26, 2013
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
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In the German version, the Snow World is called "Großfrostheim" which translates into "Great Frost Home". This, however, is a reference to the German city "Großostheim", which is where the Nintendo of Europe headquarters are located, and where the game was localized.
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person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month February 26, 2013
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
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In the Spanish version, Rawk Hawk is named Hawk Hogan as a reference to Hulk Hogan.
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person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month February 25, 2013
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Mind Quiz
Mind Quiz (2006)
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Attachment Your Brain Coach was voluntarily pulled from stores in the United Kingdom after release due to complaints that the word "spastic" was triggered when a player didn't perform well. The game was never re-released, but is still sold with the European English language in Australia, as it isn't considered particularly offensive there.

A similar incident occurred with Mario Party 8 just one month later.
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person Dazz calendar_month February 25, 2013
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Mario Party 8
Mario Party 8 (2007)
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Attachment Mario Party 8 was recalled in the United Kingdom due to the character "Kamek" saying the word "Spastic". The word is considered highly offensive in the UK, as it has been used to mock the disabled.

A similar issue occurred with the word in Mind Quiz: Your Brain Coach.
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person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month February 25, 2013
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Franchise: The Legend of Zelda
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In the Japanese games, Super Mario World's "Forest of Illusion" and The Legend of Zelda's "Lost Woods" share the name, "Mayoi no Mori" (Lost Forest). All the standard exits in the Forest of Illusion send you around in circles which is comparable to the Lost Woods circling you back to the entrance after a wrong turn.
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person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month February 25, 2013
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Super Mario World
Super Mario World (1990)
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In the Japanese games, Super Mario World's "Forest of Illusion" and The Legend of Zelda's "Lost Woods" share the name, "Mayoi no Mori" (Lost Forest). All the standard exits in the Forest of Illusion send you around in circles which is comparable to the Lost Woods circling you back to the entrance after a wrong turn.
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person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month February 25, 2013
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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
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In the German version of Yoshi's Island, Naval Piranha is named "Audrey", referencing the 1960 film "The Little Shop of Horrors".
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person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month February 24, 2013
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Trouble Shooter
Trouble Shooter (1991)
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Attachment In the Japanese version of Trouble Shooter (known as Battle Mania), if you hold the C button on controller two while the game starts up, it displays the game's protagonist stomping curiously on a Super Famicom (the Japanese variant of the Super Nintendo). Apparently the developers were Sega fans, and were annoyed when funding for their game was moved to Nintendo projects, deciding to get their own stab back at them by hiding this screen in the game.
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person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month February 24, 2013
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The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (2007)
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Attachment There is an unused dungeon, internally labeled "player_dngn", in the code for Phantom Hourglass. Accessible only in the PAL version and only via devices like Action Replay, the dungeon contains four rooms likely used during development to test interactive objects.
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person Petie calendar_month February 24, 2013
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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)
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Attachment The Japanese version of Majora's Mask contained three save slots as opposed to the two that the American release saw. However, in the Japanese version, the owl saving feature did not exist, making the Song of Time the only way to save. This proved to be annoying and owl saving was added to the American release, at the cost of one save slot.
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person Petie calendar_month February 24, 2013
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Pokémon Puzzle League
Pokémon Puzzle League (2000)
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Pokémon Puzzle League is the first Pokémon game to be released exclusively to the Western market, and not in Japan.
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person Dazz calendar_month February 24, 2013
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Mega Man X5
Mega Man X5 (2000)
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In the North American localization of the game, the 8 Mavericks' names were translated by Alyson Court, voice actress for Claire Redfield in the Resident Evil series. The translated names were based on members of the rock band Guns N' Roses:

Crescent Grizzly -> Grizzly Slash (Saul "Slash" Hudson)
Bolt Kraken -> Squid Adler (Steven Adler)
Shining Hotarunicus -> Izzy Glow (Izzy Stradlin)
Tidal Makkoeen -> Duff McWhalen (Duff McKagen)
Spiral Pegacion -> The Skiver (Michael "High as the Sky" Monroe)
Spike Rosered -> Axle the Red (Axl Rose)
Dark Necrobat -> Dark Dizzy (Dizzy Reed)
Burn Dinorex -> Mattrex (Matt Sorum)
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person Mighty Jetters calendar_month February 20, 2013
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Mega Man X5
Mega Man X5 (2000)
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Attachment In the Japanese version of the game, there were narrator voices for each of the Maverick's names that you would hear during their intro sequence after you selected their stage. These were removed in the US release. In order played, the names are: Tidal Makkoeen, Dark Necrobat, Spike Rosered, Burn Dinorex, Dynamo, Shining Hotarunicus, Spiral Pegasus, Crescent Grizzly, and Bolt Kraken.
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person Mighty Jetters calendar_month February 20, 2013
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Mega Man 2
Mega Man 2 (1989)
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Attachment There is a noticeable difference in music tempo and gameplay speed between the European version of Mega Man 2 and the North American version (the EU version being around 83.3% of the US versions speed.) This is due to conversion issues that occurred during the games localisation from 60Hz (US Standard) to 50Hz (EU Standard). Strangely, Mega Man himself isn't slowed down, making some parts of the game (such as the Metal Man conveyor belts) easier in the EU version of the game.
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person AntCGallagher calendar_month February 17, 2013
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Cool Spot
Cool Spot (1993)
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Attachment In the European release of Cool Spot, the 7 Up bottle seen in the introduction was changed to be opaque and contain an S.O.S. note. Presumably this was done to make the plastic bottle appear as a glass bottle, and remove all references to 7 Up, who at the time, in Europe, already had another mascot known as Fido Dido.
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person Dazz calendar_month February 17, 2013
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