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Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (2007)
subdirectory_arrow_right Donkey Kong Bongo Blast (Game)
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The game was originally in development for the GameCube, under the working title of "DK Bongo Blast". As its name implied, the game could be played using the Donkey Kong Bongos controller. However, due to the GameCube becoming an obsolete platform, the game was moved over to be a Wii title.
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Development, Early Idea
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Halo 2
Halo 2 (2004)
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Attachment The Mongoose was originally intended to be put into Halo 2, but was cut and later reworked for Halo 3. The Mongoose prototype did not fulfil Bungie's quality expectations for Halo 2.
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Development, Early Idea
person CuriousUserX90 calendar_month October 12, 2014
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LEGO Island
LEGO Island (1997)
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Lego Island had a large quantity of content that was planned, but never inserted into the game. Content ranges from entering every building including Pirate's Cove, expansion packs that would allow the player to visit an undersea location, and the helicopter as a more viable form of transportation. Most content was cut due to time, budget, and technology constraints.
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Development, Early Idea
person neonthefox calendar_month October 12, 2014
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Kirby Family
Kirby Family (TBA)
subdirectory_arrow_right Kirby (Franchise)
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Attachment A program titled "Kirby Family" (a spiritual successor of Mario Family) was planned to be released for the Game Boy Color. The game was showcased at Spaceworld 2001, but the plans to retail it outside of the event for 6,800 yen on September 10, 2001 were scrapped.
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Cancelled Release, Development
person Ophl calendar_month October 11, 2014
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Drakengard
Drakengard (2003)
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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.
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Development, Inspiration
person DrakeVagabond calendar_month October 11, 2014
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Hebereke no Pair Pair Wars
Hebereke no Pair Pair Wars (TBA)
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.
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Cancelled Release, Development
person Ophl calendar_month October 11, 2014
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Hearthstone
Hearthstone (2014)
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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.
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Development, Easter Egg, Inspiration, Reference
person Psychospacecow calendar_month October 11, 2014
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
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Attachment During development, Stalfos originally had less armor and a different sword and shield, among other minor cosmetic differences.
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Development, Early Idea
person ClaudX calendar_month October 11, 2014
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Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2 (2001)
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.
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Development, General, Mistake
person Takahashi2212 calendar_month October 9, 2014
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Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
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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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Development, Early Idea, Unused Audio, Unused Content
person ClaudX calendar_month October 9, 2014
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Franchise: Command & Conquer
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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.
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Development
person Makarov calendar_month October 9, 2014
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The Godfather
The Godfather (2006)
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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".
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Development
person CLXcool calendar_month October 9, 2014
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Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (2000)
subdirectory_arrow_right Roll-o-Rama (Game), Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2 (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.
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Cancelled Release, Development
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Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (2014)
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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.
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Development, Inspiration
person CuriousUserX90 calendar_month October 9, 2014
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Bulletstorm
Bulletstorm (2011)
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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.
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Cancelled Release, Development
person Assertive Fluttershy calendar_month October 9, 2014
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Popeye
Popeye (1982)
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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.
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Development
person G-Haven calendar_month October 9, 2014
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Super Mario 3D World
Super Mario 3D World (2013)
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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!"
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Development, Inspiration
person CuriousUserX90 calendar_month October 9, 2014
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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014)
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.
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Development
person gamer94 calendar_month October 9, 2014
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Toontown Online
Toontown Online (2003)
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During the game's Beta, cogs were called "The Suits".
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Development, Early Idea
person billebobfacts calendar_month October 8, 2014
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Conker's Bad Fur Day
Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001)
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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.
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Development, Early Idea
person Carball-Tunnel calendar_month October 8, 2014
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