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Ultimate Mortal Kombat
Ultimate Mortal Kombat (2007)
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According to Ed Boon, the game was originally supposed to include Mortal Kombat II, but it was ultimately dropped.
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Development, Early Idea
person SonicNicholas1995 calendar_month December 10, 2014
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Drakengard 2
Drakengard 2 (2005)
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Even though Fujisaka is responsible for the art direction, the designs for the dragon models were created by Taro Hasegawa.
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Development
person DrakeVagabond calendar_month December 9, 2014
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Blade Symphony
Blade Symphony (2014)
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The concept for Blade Symphony began in 2006 when lead designer Michael Chang and his friend wanted to create a sword-fighting game in the vein of the saber dueling found in Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast.
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Development, Inspiration
person DrakeVagabond calendar_month December 9, 2014
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WWE 2K15
WWE 2K15 (2014)
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Users who upload the face of Chris Benoit to the Community Creations are banned from the game. Chris Benoit was a wrestler who was signed by WWE prior to an incident in which he murdered his wife and son before committing suicide in 2007. Since then, WWE has tried to remove all records and affiliation with him wherever possible.
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Censorship, Development, General, Real Life
person Deleted User calendar_month December 8, 2014
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No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (2010)
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According to a 2009 interview with series creator SUDA51, this game was originally meant to be the last to feature Travis Touchdown as the series protagonist. However, due to the delayed production of subsequent entries Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes and No More Heroes III, he changed his mind, instead wishing to focus on how much older Travis had become since the second game.
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Development, Early Idea, General
person eLZyCorE_fACts calendar_month December 8, 2014
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Franchise: Super Smash Bros.
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Series creator, Masahiro Sakurai, has stated that both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl were developed with the mindset that there were to be no more sequels after them.
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Development
person Boyobmas calendar_month December 4, 2014
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Mario Hoops 3-on-3
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006)
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During development, the game was designed as a new IP, but Square Enix felt that the title would work well if it were a part of the Mario series. After contact was made, Nintendo gave permission for the Mario series to be used for the game.
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Development
person CuriousUserX90 calendar_month December 4, 2014
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Super Mario Strikers
Super Mario Strikers (2005)
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Attachment An unused promotional poster for Super Mario Strikers was created but ultimately rejected due to its visual depiction of a male scrotum. In the image, two soccer balls dangle from a net bag, with the quote "You're gonna need a pair".
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Development, Early Idea
person Yoshispacedragon calendar_month December 4, 2014
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Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!
Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! (1996)
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While the seventh Leisure Suit Larry game was being developed, Love for Sail wasn't the first title to be chosen. It went through numerous working titles before Love for Sail was ultimately chosen, including:

• Leisure Suit Larry in "Yank Hers Away!"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "Thar She Blows!"
• "Leisure Suit Larry's Half-Mast Adventure"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "Ship Happens!"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "Different Day, Same Ship"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "Different Ship, Same Day"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "A Shipload of Fun"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "Up Your Anchor"
• "Leisure Suit Larry's Naval Exploits"
• "Leisure Suit Larry Hoists His Yardarm"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "Hoisting the Old Yardarm"
• "Leisure Suit Larry Hides The Old Sea Cucumber"
• "Leisure Suit Larry Lays Anchor"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "Yo! Ho! Blow The Man Down!"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "Blow The Man Down"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "Blow Me Down"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "Mutant He On The Bouncy"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "Nautical But Nice!"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "Das Boob"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "Das Booty"
• "Leisure Suit Larry's Moby Dick"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "Around the World in 80 Ways"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "Around the World in 80 Lays"
• "Leisure Suit Larry Gets His Sea Legs"
• "Leisure Suit Larry Goes Cruising For Babes"
• "Leisure Suit Larry Glances A Stern"
• "Leisure Suit Larry Boards His Dinghy"
• "Leisure Suit Larry Lands A Ho!"
• "Leisure Suit Larry Takes An Enormous Ship"
• "Leisure Suit Larry Hoists His Rubber Dinghy"
• "Leisure Suit Larry, Proud Little Seaman"
• "Leisure Suit Larry Fills His Rubber Dinghy With Seaman"
• "Leisure Suit Larry Finds Himself In Deep Ship"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "The Lust Boat"
• "Leisure Suit Larry Goes Down With The Ship"
• "Leisure Suit Larry Spots The Submarine"
• Leisure Suit Larry in "Chicks Ahoy!"
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Development, Early Idea
person CLXcool calendar_month December 4, 2014
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Franchise: Spyro the Dragon
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Attachment In 2007, a computer animated feature based on The Legend of Spyro was announced. The movie would have been based on the then recent Legend of Spyro trilogy, and was originally going to be released around Christmas 2009, but was later pushed back to a different release date and was eventually cancelled. Daniel Altiere, who was a writer on the movie, stated that the movie was officially cancelled due to decisions made by ##Activision## to go in a different direction with the Spyro series, likely making reference to the Skylanders series.
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Cancelled Release, Development, General, Multimedia Adaptation, Real Life
person CLXcool calendar_month December 4, 2014
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Crossroads of Time
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Crossroads of Time (1995)
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According to Maurice Molyneaux, the designer and writer for the initial Genesis version of the game, the game went through a number of setbacks, including having to make a game proposal six weeks before the pilot episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine aired, Paramount's licensing and legal department sending "corrections" that were actually often incorrect, Paramount signing off on ideas and then reversing their statements weeks later, and working with a foreign team of developers (##Novatrade International##, based in Budapest, Hungary) who didn't fully understand the Star Trek series.

On the SNES version of the game, Maurice says "The Super Nintendo version was a "port" of the Genesis version, and a very poor port at that! My apologies to anyone who played it!"
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Development
person G-Haven calendar_month December 4, 2014
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Samurai Warriors 4
Samurai Warriors 4 (2014)
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Nobuyuki was originally going to be designed with the same hair color as Yukimura. The hair color was constantly changed until the developers settled with silver hair.
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Development, Early Idea
person DrakeVagabond calendar_month November 30, 2014
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RollerCoaster Tycoon
RollerCoaster Tycoon (1999)
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Attachment On the back of the game's US box, developer Chris Sawyer can be seen riding a real roller coaster. The Oakwood Leisure Park in Wales (UK) allowed the developers to ride their wooden roller coaster, Megafobia, while the park was closed during winter. These photos were then used for publicity for the game, as well as to create the game's box art.
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Development
person xianc78 calendar_month November 30, 2014
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Drakengard 3
Drakengard 3 (2013)
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Zero's original designs did not have the eye-flower. According to character designer, Kimihiko Fujisaka, he believes flowers are feminine and wanted to somehow include that for her design. He spontaneously plopped one into her eye for originality and to have her design stick out. Taro Yoko liked it as soon as he saw it and approved it for the final, despite the producer's hesitation for it.
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Development, Early Idea
person DrakeVagabond calendar_month November 30, 2014
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Gears of War 3
Gears of War 3 (2011)
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In an early version of the game, the Locust execution is different. Instead of ripping the player's arm off and hitting them in a single direction, the Locust would hit them in an up and down motion.
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Development, Early Idea
person Shiny Blazeikin calendar_month November 30, 2014
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Samurai Warriors 2 Xtreme Legends
Samurai Warriors 2 Xtreme Legends (2007)
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Gracia was originally envisioned as an adult with long black hair. This idea was re-purposed in Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle.
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Development, Early Idea
person DrakeVagabond calendar_month November 30, 2014
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System Shock
System Shock (1994)
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Attachment A port of the game for the Genesis was pitched. In the pitch to the series publisher Origin, it estimates the budget for the port to be $20,000 with a projected release on Q2 (September 1994). The only problem was that the game's developer didn't have any free personnel to start on it and that they would need to have an outside development studio to do it which they would have no track record with.
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Development
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month November 26, 2014
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Hyrule Warriors
Hyrule Warriors (2014)
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When Omega Force began making the game, it contained many core Zelda elements such as puzzle solving and an RPG approach. Shigeru Miyamoto intervened at this point, saying "this doesn't feel like a cross-IP game, this is more just like a Zelda game" and that if it was just going to feel like a Zelda game, there was no point in doing a cross-collaboration.
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Development
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month November 25, 2014
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Hyrule Warriors
Hyrule Warriors (2014)
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##Tecmo Koei## previously developed multiple games in which they incorporate other IPs into the realm of Dynasty Warriors, such as One Piece: Pirate Warriors. Coincidentally, Tecmo Koei approached ##Nintendo## about creating a Zelda version of Dynasty Warriors just as Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma was playing one of the previous Dynasty Warriors IP crossover titles. Aonuma was himself considering the potential of a Zelda game with Dynasty Warriors style gameplay at this time.
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Development, Inspiration
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month November 25, 2014
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Monster Party
Monster Party (1989)
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Attachment The game's prototype, entitled "Parody World: Monster Party", vastly differs from the final game graphically. Most notably, the title screen featured blood instead of green slime, and many of the enemies and bosses were originally parodies of copyrighted movie characters or mythological creatures:
• The man-eating plant was originally Audrey II from the 1982 musical "Little Shop of Horrors" and shot quarter notes instead of bubbles.
• The Jack-O-Lantern was originally Caesar from the "Planet of the Apes" film series, and the background of the fight featured the famed image of the destroyed Statue of Liberty from the original 1968 film.
• The gorgon snake was originally a humanoid, most likely Medusa.
• The ghost man was originally a mummy.
• The giant spider was originally the titular antagonist of the 1982 film "The Thing".
• The giant cat-in-a-box was originally a gremlin from the 1984 film "Gremlins".
• The grim reaper was originally an alien robot resembling a Xenomorph from the "Alien" franchise.
• The vampire ghoul bore more of a resemblance to a stereotypical vampire.
• The projectiles released by the eggs in Round 2 were originally Facehuggers from the "Alien" franchise.
• The baseball catcher enemy was originally Jason Voorhees from the "Friday the 13th" franchise.
• The ghosts were originally "jiangshi": Chinese hopping vampires.

These graphical aspects were mainly changed both due to Nintendo of America's stringent censorship policy and the risk of copyright lawsuits, due to the United States' more strict copyright laws compared to Japan.
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Development, Early Idea, Easter Egg, Reference
person VinchVolt calendar_month November 24, 2014
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