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Suikoden
Suikoden (1995)
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Attachment As weapon levels increase, they are also sometimes renamed. Many characters are recruited with weapons already upgraded beyond early level names for their weapons, but these names are still coded into the game.

Viewing these names, we see that Clive's weapons all have a wind theme (Wind, Storm, Tornado) and Warren's weapons are all references to the Norse God Odin, though badly mistranslated (Slavenil, Gunnigle, Odin).
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Unused Content, Unused Text
person Dazz calendar_month February 13, 2013
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Cool Spot
Cool Spot (1993)
subdirectory_arrow_right Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (Game)
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There's a hidden credit line in the ROMs of both Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind and the SNES version of Cool Spot which reads:
(C) 1992 Basement Boys Software

Basement Boys Software were a group famous for making hacking tools on the Commodore 64 in the late 80s, who had some members go on to Chip Level Designs, a company that used to provide sound programming for a number of SNES titles.
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Console Difference, Easter Egg, Hidden Credit, Modding, Real Life, Unused Content, Unused Text
person Dazz calendar_month February 16, 2013
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The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (1996)
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It was originally planned for the player to have sex with NPCs in the game, and there is plenty of unused text in the game's code to reflect this. In addition to this, there's text suggesting you were originally able to join the prostitutes guild and turn your character into a prostitute.
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Removed Feature, Suggested, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Text
person Skarro calendar_month February 24, 2013
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The New Tetris
The New Tetris (1999)
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Hidden in the code are several rants and pieces of text-art by multiple developers who worked on the game, with one rant by programmer David Pridie, who would leave H20 Entertainment after this game's release to work at The 3DO Company and passed away in 2001. The rants are mainly about the incompetence of his co-workers, and the text art is of several logos, a Canadian flag, a cannabis leaf, and (possibly) some psychoactive psilocybin mushrooms.
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Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Text
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month February 25, 2013
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Dark Souls
Dark Souls (2011)
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When originally announced, the game was titled "Dark Ring". The name was changed to Dark Souls because "Dark Ring" can be seen as a euphemism for an anus.

This was the second time the name changed. The first time was also unintentionally risque; "Dark Race".
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Content, Unused Text
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month February 26, 2013
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Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro (2001)
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Attachment Spider-Man 2 was recalled to rework anything related to the World Trade Center. Activision and Vicarious Visions feared backlash from releasing a New York-centric game featuring the Twin Towers so close to the attacks. This included renaming a level, changing dialogue, and heavily editing entire structures at key points in the game.
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General, Real Life, Unused Audio, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Text
person Skarro calendar_month March 1, 2013
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Franchise: Pokémon
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Attachment Pokemon was originally called "Capsule Monsters" but was renamed as the creators had trouble trademarking the name. They also tried to trademark "Capumon" and then "Pocked Monsters". Capsule Monsters was put on hold so Game Freak could develop Yoshi for the NES and Game Boy. The success of Yoshi helped Game Freak acquire the resources they needed to continue work on Pokemon, and could even be the reason we have Pokemon today. The name "Capsule Monsters" is inspired by Japanese gashapon machines. It appears PokeMarts were supposed to sell the capsules, as indicated by this concept art.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Inspiration, Real Life, Unused Content, Unused Text
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month March 3, 2013
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Suikoden II
Suikoden II (1998)
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There are many unique dialogue choices for the end of the game after defeating the Beast Rune. Some of these require special conditions to be met, such as having only a single character with you.

Jowy and Nanami can also be hacked into the party using code, which will reveal Jowy having glitched text, but Nanami will have understandable dialogue.
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General, Unused Content, Unused Text
person Dazz calendar_month March 4, 2013
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Suikoden II
Suikoden II (1998)
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If Jowy is hacked into the party during the game, neither the "King" version, or "Best Friend" version will appear in the HQ anywhere. They can both be removed and added to the party with unique (and different) dialogue, despite these never normally being accessible through traditional means. "Best Friend" Jowy can also be awarded the statue that appears at the top of the castle for obtaining the most kills, even though he is never a part of the party's team after the events that lead to the castle being accessible.
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Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Text
person Dazz calendar_month March 4, 2013
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Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII (1997)
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Attachment 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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Development, Early Idea, Regional Difference, Removed Feature, Unused Character, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Text, Version Difference
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month March 5, 2013
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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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Development, Easter Egg, Hidden Message, Regional Difference, Secret, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Text, Version Difference
person Dazz calendar_month March 8, 2013
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NHL 96
NHL 96 (1995)
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At the beginning of the game's ROM is a message directed towards hackers and demo coders. The message reads:
"Tiburon Entertainment, Inc. developed this product for Electronic Arts.
Tiburon is a small developer located in Longwood Florida, a suburb of Orlando.
We develop entertainment software for console systems, and IBM Compatibles.
If you're a talented programmer or Artist please fax us your resume at 407-862-4077.
Although formal education is a plus, it's not required. This message is directed
to all you hackers and demo coders out there who might be looking through our ROMs.
We have good benefits, and pay competitive wages.
We understand that while your resume may not reflect jobs programming, that you
may still be very talented, and the opportunity may not have been available.
In this case we ask your to mail us you're demos, or examples of work you have done.
Tiburon Entertainment c/o Hey! I'm good, and I want a job
900 Fox Valley Drv. Suite #202 Longwood, FL"
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Easter Egg, General, Real Life, Secret, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Text
person Dazz calendar_month March 10, 2013
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004)
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Nintendo originally planned to include a level editor in the game. The level editor is still in the game's code, and by editing the game's memory, the level editor can still be accessed.
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Bonus Content, General, Removed Feature, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Text
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month March 14, 2013
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Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VI (1994)
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Attachment There are three unused enemies hidden in the game's code. These are CzarDragon, Colossus and an alternate Umaro. The Colossus and Umaro use the same graphics and palettes as other enemies in the game. The Colossus is fairly simple and has a full attack script, and the alternate Umaro is weaker than the original.

CzarDragon however has no script, so when the battle begins, all it does is attack repeatedly. Which is odd, as there's a line of battle dialogue for the enemy, as though it was intended to be fought. The dialogue reads:
Mwa, ha ha... Humans and their desires! I'm free at last! I bring you destruction... I bring you terror... I am Czar... Prepare yourselves!
Taking into account the dialogue and its likeness to Shinryu in Final Fantasy V, it seems as though CzarDragon was intended to be an optional end boss. In the Gameboy Advance rerelease, CzarDragon can be fought under its original Japanese name Kaiser Dragon. It has a unique sprite similar to the SNES design.
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Bonus Content, Console Difference, General, Release Difference, Unused Character, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Text, Version Difference
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month March 16, 2013
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Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (1993)
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Attachment In Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers, there is an unused graphic in the game with the name "Sarah". This may have been Cammy's early name.
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Development, Early Idea, Suggested, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Text
person Ghost calendar_month March 17, 2013
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Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat (1993)
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Kano didn't appear in the Sega Game Gear version of the game, but his ending text is still in the game's code, suggesting he was intended to appear.
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Console Difference, Development, Early Idea, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Text, Version Difference
person Cavery210 calendar_month March 19, 2013
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Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
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In the Japanese version of the game, there are files referencing planned train stations and dialogue involved in obtaining and stamping tickets. Each ticket would take you to one of 15 stations.
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Development, Early Idea, Regional Difference, Unused Content, Unused Text, Version Difference
person Dvon calendar_month March 19, 2013
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Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts (2002)
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Bahamut, a recurring summoned creature from the Final Fantasy series, was planned to be a summon for Sora. But it was removed from the final version. Searching through the game data, a Bahamut summon option can be chosen through the use of cheat codes. However, since there is nothing to execute when it is chosen, the game will crash.
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Cameo, Easter Egg, Unused Character, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Text
person Shinitenshi calendar_month March 21, 2013
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Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (1999)
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Attachment There are three unused character classes within the code of the game. There is the unfinished 'Giant' class, and the finished 'Lycanthrope' and 'Werewolf' classes. It is unknown why these were omitted from the game.
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Development, Early Idea, Removed Feature, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Text
person renpoke calendar_month March 22, 2013
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Pokémon Red Version
Pokémon Red Version (1996)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Blue Version (Game)
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During development, a type called "Bird" was going to be in the game, but was later changed to flying. This is still in the game's code, with Missingno. being a bird/normal type.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Text
person paulthevideogamenerd calendar_month March 22, 2013
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