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Tweenies Doodles' Bones (2001)

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Tweenies: Doodles' Bones unusually credits the costume actors for the Tweenies TV series in the credits, despite no live-action footage or screenshots of them being present in the game.

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Palworld (2024)

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During Palworld's development, Pocket Pair hired over forty additional employees on a budget of one billion yen. Some of the staff hired notably came about under varied circumstances. For example, the character animator (despite having no prior industry experience) was hired by Takuro Mizobe after seeing his works on YouTube, where he posted combat animation videos and fan content based on the game Girls' Frontline as a hobbyist animator. Likewise, the director applied for the role during a Twitter recruitment run despite already lining up for a position at NetEase at the time. Finally, the main character designer for the game's Pals was initially rejected during a separate recruitment drive dedicated to finding illustrators that occurred in October 2020, but was ultimately hired after reapplying in February 2021.

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Don't Buy This (1985)

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Race Ace is the only game in Don't Buy This to have been released as an individual cassette prior to the compilation's release, credited to Tony Rainbird, who helped create the Firebird label that Don't Buy This was published under, meaning its inclusion may have been an in-joke.

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Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales (1994)

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The developers of Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales got very agitated with having to listen to Bubsy's catchphrases on loop, and would repeat them to one another mockingly. For one of producer Faran Thomason's co-workers, Bubsy's catchphrase "What could possibly go wrong?" became a 20-year long in-joke with other developers of the game (in spite of said catchphrase not even being said in Fractured Furry Tales outside of the ending text scroll).

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Poostall Royale (2023)

subdirectory_arrow_right Zaccaria Pinball (Game)

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The Poostall Dude is voiced by a fan known as Christian Hunter, who also did uncredited voice work as the announcer for the Postal: Redux and Postal 2 DLCs of the game Zaccaria Pinball.

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Poostall Royale credits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFkWoR1zTLM#t=1772
https://www.mobygames.com/game/201280/poostall-royale/

Zaccaria Pinball Postal Redux/Postal 2 DLC announcer voice work (when you start up the DLC you hear his voice):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEgeFZQvBOA

Alan Wake II (2023)

subdirectory_arrow_right Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (Game), Sweet Baby Inc. (Company)

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In October 2023, the narrative consulting firm Sweet Baby Inc. began receiving negative attention from websites like the forum Kiwi Farms for its mission statement and aggressive manner of "diversifying and enriching the video games industry", where one user described their work on Alan Wake II (AWII) as "possibly one of the biggest scandals in gaming history". This came to a head in January 2024, when a Steam Curator created a list of known games they worked on, citing Sweet Baby's own resume on their website and in-game credits to qualify for the list. While the curator initially expressed that it was not intended to try and "kill" Sweet Baby "or even convince people to not buy any game that they've worked on", it gradually built up a conservative userbase encouraging players to avoid said games due to the studio promoting a "woke agenda".

This group received increased attention the next month after two Sweet Baby employees, Chris Kindred and Maya Felix Kramer, complained about the list on Twitter, with Kindred asking users to "report the fuck out of this group" for allegedly violating Steam's Online Conduct for discussion, while Kramer questioned why the list was up at all, claiming "any game at all" could be added. However, the list had aforesaid criteria, and Steam does not have rules restricting how users curate lists or write review blurbs since they are user-made and intended to inform and cater to specific topics/audiences, with Steam's site stating that curators have no obligation to add games sent to them by developers, or to play/review games for them to be on a list to begin with. What then happened was an example of the Streisand effect, where several users instead reported Kindred for violating Twitter's terms of service for encouraging targeted harassment, leading to their account being limited for one week, and the increased attention causing more users to follow the list. The matter was also exacerbated after it was noted that Kramer was previously associated with Zoë Quinn, a developer who was a prominent figure in the 2014 #Gamergate movement, where they were accused of performing a DDoS attack on the site of startup charity organizer The Fine Young Capitalists, based on tweets they made allegedly claiming responsibility. The list gained over 210,000 followers in under a month, and a related Discord server gained almost 2,000 members. After multiple reports, Steam Support while in talks with the curator decided to keep the list up, but its forums were mostly purged and locked as of March 2024. The curator later decided to start a separate website to expand the list.

Mainstream gaming outlets reported the controversy surrounding Sweet Baby as "conservative conspiracy theories", with several noting that users blamed them for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's (SS:KtJL) mixed reception rather than developer Rocksteady, and accused them of forcing Remedy Entertainment to change AWII/Quantum Break character Saga Anderson from white to black. These claims stem from Sweet Baby having a section in the credits of SS:KtJL featuring 13 credited writers implying a sizeable influence over the story, and a November 2023 article by Game Developer revealing that Sweet Baby story and narrative consultant Kim Belair worked with Remedy on AWII "to refine the character voice and story arc" of Saga. Her actress Melanie Liburd also "offered suggestions and other insights". AWII creative director Sam Lake commented on Saga being Remedy's first black protagonist and having Nordic origins, saying that while "she isn't necessarily that connected with it, there are aspects for us developing this game from Finland that are kind of close to home [...] these different aspects coming together to form a very unique and fresh character in that sense" was a big part of her creation. Game director Kyle Rowley also commented:

"I think that it took us a long time to find Saga. It was an interesting process, we had an idea in our head on what that character could be, but then, as the character evolves over time, being open to changing her based on input from the actors and from external sources really opened things up for us. I think that’s important for us as a studio to be okay with, because we don’t do it very often for our characters, this idea of how to create a new hero character, so it is kind of a big moment for us, and it was definitely interesting for me going through that process."

Rowley denied that Sweet Baby was directly responsible for Saga's race-swap, claiming "It's absolutely not true."

Stacey Henley of TheGamer claimed in defense of Sweet Baby that "all these firms do is make suggestions" and that developers can reject suggestions they do not like, claiming that Sweet Baby was being used as a scapegoat to complain about diversity in video games and "When you resort so quickly to falsehoods, your anger is probably misplaced and unfounded."

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"Sweet Baby Inc detected" Steam Curator list:
https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44858017-Sweet-Baby-Inc-detected/?appid=1934570

Sweet Baby Inc. front page:
https://sweetbabyinc.com/

General info:
https://kotaku.com/sweet-baby-inc-consulting-games-alan-wake-2-dei-1851312428

Article about the group (note the article is in German):
https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/sweet-baby-inc-detected-steam-kurator-hasskampagne,3409770.html

Accusation of "woke agenda":
https://www.eurogamer.net/spider-man-alan-wake-ridiculous-fishing-devs-speak-up-in-support-of-consultancy-studio-sweet-baby-inc

Employee statement:
https://dotesports.com/general/news/sweet-baby-inc-detected-drama-explained

Steam follower number:
https://www.themarysue.com/sweet-baby-inc-controversy-explained/

Kyle Rowley statement:
https://www.thegamer.com/going-after-alan-wake-2-for-being-woke-really-gives-the-game-away/

Kyle Rowley tweet:
https://twitter.com/TimePirateNinja/status/1764697135344202183

Stacey Henley quote:
https://www.thegamer.com/diversity-consultants-sweet-baby-inc-gaming-worse-live-service/

Curator statement about list purpose:
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/sweetbabyinc-detected/discussions/0/4302697419069965949/

Employee complaints:
https://thatparkplace.com/sweet-baby-inc-employee-begs-followers-to-report-steam-curator-that-tracks-sweet-baby-inc-s-involvement-in-video-games/

Zoë Quinn and Maya Felix Kramer DDoS tweets that were mentioned in the above article but not actually linked:
https://twitter.com/legobutts/status/439565200576892928
https://twitter.com/UnburntWitch/status/439565409780383744
https://twitter.com/UnburntWitch/status/439565723996655616

Steam Curator About page:
https://store.steampowered.com/about/curators/

Chris Kindred account limit and archived reaction:
https://thatparkplace.com/sweet-baby-inc-employee-who-tried-to-cancel-gamer-over-boycott-list-gets-x-account-limited/

Curator Steam Support tweet:
https://twitter.com/kabrutusrambo/status/1765907696887173127

Curator Steam Support community post:
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/sweetbabyinc-detected/announcements/detail/4128183566040620693

Article about claims of Sweet Baby's extent of their involvement:
https://thatparkplace.com/sweet-baby-inc-misinformation-campaign-about-how-much-influence-the-company-has-quickly-gets-exposed/

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League end credits with Sweet Baby section:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxWTfD9CHtQ#t=4475

Alan Wake II Game Developer article:
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/why-remedy-entertainment-went-all-in-on-saga-anderson-in-i-alan-wake-2-i-

Eternity's Child (2008)

subdirectory_arrow_right Eternity's Child (Game)

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Eternity's Child features the first video game credit for DidYouKnowGaming creator and VGFacts co-founder Shane Gill, who contributed art and animation to the game.

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Duckman: The Graphic Adventures of a Private Dick (1997)

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The Callisto Protocol (2022)

subdirectory_arrow_right Striking Distance Studios (Company)

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On January 9, 2023, a report was released by GamesIndustry.biz revealing that over 20 developers who worked on The Callisto Protocol were not included in the game's end credits, including multiple full-time developers and other key contributors. The decision to leave out these developers was described as "egregious" by one unnamed employee, while another accused the game’s developer, Striking Distance, of "playing favorites" and only crediting those that "they liked or had some sort of relationship with". The report also highlighted the intense work culture at Striking Distance with a controversy involving the studio's director Glen Schofield in September 2022, where he made a tweet about his employees working "six-seven days a week" for "12-15 hour days". At the time before the report's release, this tweet about the crunch culture at the studio was roundly criticized; it was later deleted and Schofield issued an apology, stating that the studio valued "passion and creativity, not long hours." In June 2023, an update was released for the game that added the names of over 50 previously uncredited developers to the credits, a notably higher head count than the numbers in the original report. These credits were added to the "Miscellaneous" group, which originally had only 18 names, and was also now renamed to "Additional Development".

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Callisto Protocol developers left out of credits:
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/callisto-protocol-developers-left-out-of-credits

Glen Schofield back pedals Callisto Protocol crunch comments:
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/glen-schofield-back-pedals-callisto-protocol-crunch-comments

The Callisto Protocol Reportedly Left Around 20 Devs Out Of The Credits:
https://www.thegamer.com/the-callisto-protocol-left-20-devs-out-of-credits/

Developers left out of The Callisto Protocol credits accuse Striking Distance of "playing favourites":
https://www.eurogamer.net/developers-left-out-of-the-callisto-protocol-credits-accuse-striking-distance-of-playing-favourites

Callisto Protocol update restores omitted developers to credits:
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/callisto-protocol-update-restores-omitted-developers-to-credits/

Disney Magic Kingdoms (2016)

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This game marks the final appearance of R. Lee Ermey as the voice of Sarge from the "Toy Story" franchise, as he passed away in 2018.

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Game credits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkAFGGbYfSM#t=1545
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5987062/

R. Lee Ermey's death:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/15/obituaries/r-lee-ermey-dead-actor.html

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (2021)

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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl has an unused file of the logo of Nickelodeon's parent company, ViacomCBS (now known as Paramount Global). In the final game, ViacomCBS is only mentioned by name in the credits instead of with a logo, and the opening of the game shows a Nickelodeon logo instead of a ViacomCBS logo.

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ViacomCBS logo:
https://tcrf.net/Nickelodeon_All-Star_Brawl/Unused_Graphics

NASB credits:
https://youtu.be/Co3zlixup2o

NASB opening:
https://youtu.be/rteAJKWS_04

Halo 2600 (2010)

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The unofficial demake Halo 2600 was developed by Ed Fries, who previously worked at Microsoft from 1986 up until 2004 and played a large role in the development of the Xbox and the acquisition of Bungie.

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Super Mario World (1995)

subdirectory_arrow_right Tagin' Dragon (Game)

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The credits theme to the Hummer Team bootleg version of Super Mario World on the Famicom is not taken from its SNES source material, but is rather a rearranged version of the title theme of Tagin' Dragon. The latter game is believed to be one of composer and Hummer Team founder Hummer Cheng's first projects, if not his first.

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Franchise: Sonic The Hedgehog

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Dan Slott, a comic book writer best known for his work on Marvel Comics such as "The Amazing Spider-Man", "Fantastic Four", and "Silver Surfer", wrote for two issues of Archie's "Sonic Super Special" series as part of its "Zone Wars" storyline. Despite these being his only works for the comic, he did make one notable contribution: Zonic the Zone Cop, an alternate reality version of Sonic who monitored all realities in order to maintain balance across the various Zones, though allowing other people to appear in other Zones when they are needed. In November 2022, in response to various fan questions about Zonic, Slott noted that he was willing to collaborate with Sega to bring him back, and had no protective hang-ups over the character unlike an unspecified Sonic creator who was "super protective of all the characters he's created over the years to the point where SEGA doesn't want to use ANY of them in other media" (likely referring to legal issues surrounding former writer Ken Penders).

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"Sonic Super Special" issue 8:
https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Sonic-Super-Special/Issue-8-Giant-special?id=50275#1

"Sonic Super Special" issue 12:
https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Sonic-Super-Special/Issue-12-Sonic-and-Knuckles-visa-versa?id=50252#1

Dan Slott statement:
https://twitter.com/DanSlott/status/1592017777535205378

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (2012)

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While the game's Project Giana Kickstarter campaign was active, voice actress Cristina Vee went to Black Forest Games' forums and offered to voice Giana for the game. While her offer was considered, voice actress Katie Leigh got the role instead.

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Black Forest Games Forum archive:
https://web.archive.org/web/20121127100647/http://project-giana.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=158

Game credits:
https://www.youtube.com/live/U-LZZcdGlj0#t=11511

The Finals (2023)

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The Finals has been criticized for using an A.I. text-to-speech program created by ElevenLabs to artificially generate the character's voices, rather than using traditional voice actors. In response, developer Embark Studios claimed that the generated voicework is based on a mix of professional voice actors and temporary voices from Embark employees.

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Embark Studios' "Meet the Makers" podcast episode on The Finals' audio development:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ciiOdwOaDP2s15jF8FUgd

Complaints about A.I. voices:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/10/29/the-finals-is-using-ai-voicework-and-it-is-bad/
https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-finals/ai-voice-acting

Embark Studios response:
https://www.axios.com/2023/10/31/the-finals-embark-ai-voice

Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009)

subdirectory_arrow_right Batman: Arkham Trilogy (Game)

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The Nintendo Switch version of Batman: Arkham Trilogy pays tribute to Kevin Conroy, a long-time voice actor of Batman including the Arkham Trilogy, who passed away in November 2022. Once the credits roll on the first game in the trilogy, Batman: Arkham Asylum, a black and white drawing of Gotham City appears with the text: “In memory of Kevin Conroy”.

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Batman: Arkham Trilogy on Switch pays tribute to Kevin Conroy:
https://www.eurogamer.net/batman-arkham-trilogy-on-switch-pays-tribute-to-kevin-conroy

Batman: Arkham Trilogy on Nintendo Switch Includes Tribute to Voice Actor Kevin Conroy:
https://www.ign.com/articles/batman-arkham-trilogy-on-nintendo-switch-includes-tribute-to-voice-actor-kevin-conroy

Batman: Arkham Trilogy on Nintendo Switch Includes Tribute to Voice Actor Kevin Conroy:
https://nordic.ign.com/batman-arkham-trilogy/76292/news/batman-arkham-trilogy-on-nintendo-switch-includes-tribute-to-voice-actor-kevin-conroy

Franchise: Sonic The Hedgehog

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Lanolin the Sheep, a character introduced in IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog comics, was created by artist Adam Bryce Thomas as a background character in Issue #2. He would continue drawing Lanolin in subsequent issues he illustrated for, often with a new look. Comic writer Ian Flynn would eventually confirm her name on Twitter. She even appeared in an early draft of Issue #30's A cover (drawn by Thomas), but was edited out in the final version. Starting with Issue #57, Lanolin began to have a supporting role in story arcs: according to Ian, this is due to how her appearances had evolved to the point of gaining a role in the story, and her increase in prominence lead to a more developed personality. By her own admission in Issue #58, she is "bossy and inexperienced", being rather new to her role as a leader. Despite this, some fans have criticized the character for having a tendency to act as if she is just as experienced as her peers (i.e. critiquing Silver in Issue #63 despite having no experience with psychokinesis, and her interactions with Tangle in Issue #62 giving the impression that she had a genuine problem with her, despite the scene's comedic nature). This has resulted in comparisons to Sally Acorn, a character from the 1993 "Sonic the Hedgehog" cartoon who was a main character throughout the Archie Sonic comics, due to their status as no-nonsense leaders able to keep even Sonic in line. These similarities also lead some fans (particularly those who don't like Flynn's writing) to accuse that Lanolin was an attempt to replace her despite having gone on record stating that he wanted to incorporate Sally and the Freedom Fighters into the IDW comics.

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Sonic the Hedgehog Issue #2:
https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Sonic-the-Hedgehog-2018/Issue-2?id=133091#1

Sonic the Hedgehog Issue #58:
https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Sonic-the-Hedgehog-2018/Issue-58?id=211715#1

Sonic the Hedgehog Issue #62:
https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Sonic-the-Hedgehog-2018/Issue-62?id=217827#1

Sonic the Hedgehog Issue #63:
https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Sonic-the-Hedgehog-2018/Issue-63?id=218591#1

Ian Flynn confirming her name:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200118183121if_/https://twitter.com/IanFlynnBKC/status/1218525183235018752

BumbleKast Mini - February 7th, 2023 (Ian Flynn on Lanolin's role):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20VhsqISpZY

Example of general criticism:
https://www.tumblr.com/molinaskies/726869989655756800/saw-your-thoughts-on-lanolin-and-figured-i-should

Article on Lanolin's increased role:
https://screenrant.com/sonic-best-female-characters-lanolin-sally-acorn/

Yakuza (2005)

subdirectory_arrow_right Yakuza 2 (Game)

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The first Yakuza game features a recording of the Christian hymn "Amazing Grace", and Yakuza 2 features the Christmas carol "Silent Night, Holy Night". Each song is played during their respective game's end credits. Both games were set around December which is probably why the songs were chosen.

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Yakuza - Amazing Grace:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcSTfGNlzu0

Yakuza Kiwami end credits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIUrxGZAUWY

Yakuza 2 - Silent Night:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Pvk4DnSyw

Yakuza 2 end credits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvd2-2tj9YM

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2005)

subdirectory_arrow_right Gyakuten Saiban (Game), Ace Attorney (Franchise)

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Hideo Kojima, best known as the creator of the Metal Gear series, is a fan of the Ace Attorney series and tried to recruit some of its developers to Konami after the release of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, including Shu Takumi and Shinji Mikami.

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