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Drakengard
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Attachment According to creative directer, Taro Yoko, Arioch's character was roughly inspired by Ritsuko Akagi from Neon Genesis Evangelion, and was entirely his idea.
Hebereke no Pair Pair Wars
subdirectory_arrow_right Hebereke (Collection)
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Attachment There were plans for a puzzle game titled Hebereke's Pair Pair Wars, in which the player would have to clear tiles by pairing them up. It was intended to be released around 1996 for the Neo Geo, but was cancelled for unknown reasons.
Hearthstone
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The card "Mana Wyrm" appears to have taken its art either from World of Warcraft Burning Crusade's Cinematic trailer, or was directly inspired by it.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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Attachment During development, Stalfos originally had less armor and a different sword and shield, among other minor cosmetic differences.
Sonic Adventure 2
subdirectory_arrow_right Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (Game)
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In the final game, Sonic wore SOAP shoes instead of his buckle shoes seen in previous games. However, during development, Sonic was shown to still be wearing his buckle shoes. This can be seen in early screenshots, and the E3 2000 trailer. Remnants of this can be seen in the final game. In the first cutscene of the Hero Story, when Sonic jumps out the helicopter, he is wearing the buckle shoes, but by the end, he is wearing the SOAP shoes. This error was fixed in the GameCube port.
Grand Theft Auto IV
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A restaurant was planned to appear in the game called "Ping's". Audio associated with the restaurant still exists within the game's files.
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Joe Kucan, the actor for Kane, wasn't originally going to have the role. Kucan created video footage of himself to use as a place holder for a scene, however his performance was positively received during play testing, and so he was kept on for the role.
The Godfather
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Francis Ford Coppola (film director of the original Godfather trilogy) was not consulted or even informed about the development of the game. He later went on to say that he felt the game was mishandled, stating:

"They use the characters everyone knows, and they hire those actors to be there, and only to introduce minor characters. And then for the next hour they shoot and kill each other, I had absolutely nothing to do with the game. I disapprove. I think it's a misuse of film".
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
subdirectory_arrow_right Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2 (Game), Roll-o-Rama (Game)
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Attachment A sequel to Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble was being developed for the GameCube and was even shown at Spaceworld 2001. The game was supposed to demonstrate how the Game Boy Advance could be used with the GameCube as a controller. The game used a special cartridge in the Game Boy Advance to detect tilting. Kirby was removed as the mascot, and the game was reworked as 'Roll-o-Rama'. It's unknown why the project was cancelled.
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric
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According to an interview with Bob Rafei, CEO of Big Red Button Entertainment, the idea for the Enerbeam Tether came from Knuckles' Chaotix.
Bulletstorm
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A sequel to the game was planned, which was set to be "more insane" according to the game's director, Adrian Chmielarz. The idea was abandoned after the mediocre sales of the first title.
Popeye
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There were originally plans for a Popeye arcade game to be made by Nintendo, but negotiations with King Features Syndicate, the right holders for Popeye at the time, fell through, which lead up to the game being reworked into Donkey Kong.

Nearly a year later, after seeing the massive success of Donkey Kong, King Features Syndicate re-established contact with Nintendo with a proposition for a potential Popeye video game. A deal was struck and in December 1982, the Popeye arcade game was released.
Super Mario 3D World
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According to the game's Producer, Koichi Hayashida, Peach was not originally intended to be playable at the start of development, and was intended to be the damsel in distress character as she is in other Mario titles. The idea of her being playable was brought up by the game's producer, Yoshiaki Koizumi, who told the team that Peach should be playable, stating "I think she adds a lot to the sense of competition when you get in multiplayer. You can have different people choosing different characters based on their personality or whoever they like. And Princess Peach is just really a lot of fun to play!"
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
subdirectory_arrow_right Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Game)
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According to the game's director, Masahiro Sakurai, the reason for Sheik and Zero Suit Samus appearing as separate characters is due to the limitations of the 3DS not being able to have them transform from their respective characters. This option was made because Sakurai wanted both versions of the game to have same roster.
Toontown Online
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During the game's Beta, cogs were called "The Suits".
Conker's Bad Fur Day
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The game originally featured a cutscene that was removed from the game upon Nintendo's request, as it displayed scenes of graphic torture and mutilation. The scene showed Tediz cutting open a Squirrel Soldier who was pleading for his life, possibly performing a vivisection, as Conker watched in horror.
Dr. Muto
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An early trailer for the game showed Jankey appearing in-game, but he was removed prior to the game's release. In the final release of the game, Jankey only appears in the introductory cutscene.
Paper Mario
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Attachment Early screenshots for the game show a different art style for Mario. The old design had Mario with sclerae in his eyes instead of simple black dots in the final.
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
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Sly was originally supposed to collect bags of money instead of the coins that appear in the final game. When collected, bills would flutter like butterflies into Sly's bag. The idea was eventually scrapped due to localization problems using green money in different countries.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
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Attachment Edgeworth's design for the game went through many iterations. In the first design, he had large frills that went down to his thighs. In other designs, he had grown facial hair. In the end, Edgeworth retained an "elegant" look, with rolled back sleeves and vest, and sporting a longer coat and a pair of glasses, appearing more like his father.
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