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Pajama Sam In: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
Pajama Sam In: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside (1996)
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The original concept for Pajama Sam was a character known as "Pumpkin Head Boy" who, fittingly, had a pumpkin for a head. This was scrapped as it was believed that Pumpkin Head Boy games would only be able to move units during Halloween, despite the game not being envisioned as a seasonal title. This is referenced in No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside, with Sam reading a book titled Pumpkinhead Boy: A Brief Tragedy about a boy with a pumpkin on his head removing his pumpkin due to concerns of seasonality. Notably, the story in the game alludes to a "lawsuit by that big guy in Atlanta". It is unknown if that is a non-sequitur or another part of the real-world Pumpkin Head Boy story that has not yet surfaced. Later, in You Are What You Eat From Your Head to Your Feet, Sam would wear a pumpkin on his head as a disguise
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Character Design, Early Idea, Reference
Also Appears On: Pajama Sam (Collection)
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 27, 2023
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Drill Dozer
Drill Dozer (2005)
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Attachment In a Game Freak behind-the-scenes video, an unused design for Jill is shown. This version of the character lacks zippers, has uncurled ponytails that are even bigger than Jill's already large exaggerated hairstyle, wears knee-high heeled boots, has one large pocket on her hoodie-dress instead of two, lacks her drill-shaped hair tuft, wears large white ponytail holders with rabbit ears, and appears to have a single fang and wear long white gloves instead of short yellow gloves.
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Character Design, Early Idea, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 25, 2023
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Drill Dozer
Drill Dozer (2005)
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The choice of a young girl protagonist in Drill Dozer was decided by Ken Sugimori as he felt the juxtaposition would be more interesting than the sort of masculine character that would typically be depicted in mech-suit and vehicle-themed media.

Character designer Hironobu Yoshida was opposed to this decision because he found women to be hard to draw, and added thick, boyish eyebrows to Jill's design as a subtle form of protest.
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Character Design, Complaint, Development, Real Life
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 25, 2023
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Ratatouille
Ratatouille (2007)
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Attachment An early prototype version of the SD version of Ratatouille appears to be based on early concept content for the movie that has never been released by Disney or Pixar. Notably, the game features a different logo with a Tricolore motif and humorous font, and Remy's design appears skinnier and has a purple tint.
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Character Design, Early Idea, Unused Graphic
Also Appears On: Ratatouille (Franchise), Pixar (Collection)
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 25, 2023
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Crazy Frog Racer 2
Crazy Frog Racer 2 (2006)
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Censorship, Character Design
Also Appears On: Crazy Frog Arcade Racer (Game)
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 23, 2023
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Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (2019)
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Attachment Upon the release of Rilla Roo as a DLC character in Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled, the model of the character was heavily criticized for how far it strayed from his original model in Crash Bash, particularly the presence of a large beard and chin on his face, with many fans editing mockups of a more faithful Rilla Roo. In the game's final DLC update, a "fixed" version of Rilla Roo would be provided - however, rather than serving as a skin for, or replacing the original, Rilla Roo, this new Rilla Roo would be made a separate character titled "Fixed Rilla Roo", with his own animations and exotic skins. His victory podium animation has him stop to check his face, and then sigh in relief as a meta-joke.
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Character Design, Complaint, Fan Works, Mistake, Update Difference
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 21, 2023
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Crazy Frog Racer
Crazy Frog Racer (2006)
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Attachment Despite the Game Boy Advance version of Crazy Frog Racer being rated 3+, Rasta Dog's model has what appears to be a joint of marijuana resting in his mouth - this is just barely visible in-game due to sprite compression.
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Censorship, Character Design, Console Difference, Version Difference
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 20, 2023
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Mappy
Mappy (1983)
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The name "Mappy" is likely derived from the early 20th century Japanese slang term "マッポ" (mappo), used in criminal circles to refer to a police officer.
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Character Design, Development, Inspiration, Real Life
Also Appears On: Mappy (Collection)
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 20, 2023
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“まっぽ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese)‎, 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, ISBN: 4-09-521001-X
Pizza Tower
Pizza Tower (2023)
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Attachment The Weenie and Burger Golfer enemies are based on Peter and Mac, the protagonists of an unmade Pizza Tower predecessor called Weenie Cop.
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Cameo, Cancelled Release, Character Design, Early Idea, Easter Egg, Inspiration, Unreleased Content, Unused Character
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 18, 2023
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Angry Birds Seasons
Angry Birds Seasons (2010)
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Attachment Matilda from Angry Birds was originally designed as an unnamed male bird, but was changed to female when higher ups at Rovio realized that male birds do not lay eggs. The Valentine's Day season of Angry Birds Seasons gave Matilda a girlfriend, which, after the change, retroactively gave the unintended implication of Matilda being a lesbian, despite actually being straight and later marrying Terence in the film series. When Matilda was redesigned for the 2013 animated webseries Angry Birds Toons, she would gain the pink cheeks of her former girlfriend. Angry Birds Seasons was removed from app stores in 2019, completing the retcon of the girlfriend character. Despite this, the Angry Birds franchise would introduce LGBTQ+ side characters and support LGBTQ+ fan works in later years.
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Character Design, LGBTQ+, Mistake, Release Difference, Unused Character, Update Difference
Also Appears On: Angry Birds (Franchise)
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 18, 2023
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McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (1993)
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Censorship, Character Design, Complaint, Regional Difference
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 18, 2023
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Mighty Goose
Mighty Goose (2021)
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With the viral success of Untitled Goose Game, Mighty Goose developer Richard Lems considered swapping out his goose protagonist for a duck, but ultimately decided that "there's room for another goose in gaming. Maybe it's just the start of a movement."
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Character Design, Development
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 18, 2023
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Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 (1996)
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According to Shigeru Miyamoto, the design of the Deku Baba enemies in The Legend of Zelda series were a cross between a dog and the giant snapping Clams from Super Mario 64.
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Character Design, General, Similarities
Also Appears On: The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)
Contributed by CuriousUserX90 on September 18, 2023
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Judgment
Judgment (2018)
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Attachment In the game files exists a beta version of protagonist Takayuki Yagami's design. This design was presumably an alternate plan in case the licensing agreement with Takura Kimura, the actor whose face inspired Yagami's design, runs out, or he gets involved in any kind of controversy.
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Character Design, Development, Early Idea, Theory, Unused Character, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
Contributed by Kirby Inhales Jotaro on September 17, 2023
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Pooplers
Pooplers (2020)
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Upon its initial release, Pooplers was, despite its young target audience, given an M rating by the ESRB for "blood", likely because one of the selectable poop colors in the game is red. Despite this M rating being featured in the game's trailer, the game would eventually be re-evaluated to an E10+ rating for merely "mild blood".
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Censorship, Character Design, Complaint, Customization, Meme
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 16, 2023
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Disney's DuckTales
Disney's DuckTales (1989)
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The reason Scrooge McDuck wears his red cloak from the Carl Barks comics and DuckTales reboot instead of the blue cloak from the original DuckTales TV series is because the blue cloak didn't stand out enough alongside blue and black level backgrounds.
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Character Design, Removed Feature, Unused Graphic
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 15, 2023
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Collection: WarioWare
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Attachment Pyoro, the star of the game-within-a-game series that rivals Wario's microgames in the WarioWare series, is a parody of the Japanese malt chocolate ball brand Chocoball's mascot, Kyoro-Chan.
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Advertisement, Character Design, Commercial, Reference
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 15, 2023
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Mr. Gimmick
Mr. Gimmick (1992)
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Attachment In Gimmick: Exact Mix, a black bird ally from the original game was recolored to resemble Kyorochan, the mascot of ChocoBall, a Japanese malt chocolate ball brand similar to Maltesers or Whoppers.
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Character Design, Console Difference, Reference, Release Difference, Update Difference, Version Difference
Also Appears On: Gimmick: Exact Mix (Game)
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 14, 2023
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Crash Team Racing
Crash Team Racing (1999)
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Attachment On the character designer for Nitros Oxide in Crash Team Racing, Bob Rafei's website, he has a portfolio containing various works sorted by game. In the Crash Team Racing folder of the site, there is an image of a blue hippo in an aviator suit named "trippo.jpg". According to Rafei in 2017, this character was designed as a mascot for an airline search engine during the dot-com boom, but was placed in the CTR folder of the site by mistake. However, in the time between the image's discovery and the clarification, the image was spread online as if it was a lost Crash Bandicoot character, gaining the accepted name of "Fasty" through unknown means.

In Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled, the character Hasty the Moose, one of two completely original characters alongside King Chicken, was inspired by the myth of "Fasty", with a similar body build; face; outfit; and name in both meaning and spelling.
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Cameo, Character Design, Inspiration, Rumor, Similarities, Unused Character, Update Difference
Also Appears On: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (Game)
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 13, 2023
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Q*bert
Q*bert (1982)
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Q*Bert co-creator Warren Davis, although highly grateful for the character's continued longevity, dislikes that modern portrayals of the character, such as those in Disney's Wreck-It Ralph, Adam Sandler's Pixels, and the Q*Bert: Rebooted game make his nose "flaccid".
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Character Design, Complaint, Credits, Real Life
Also Appears On: Q*bert: Rebooted (Game), Wreck-It Ralph (Franchise), Q*Bert (Collection)
Contributed by Wario Wario Wario on September 11, 2023
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