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Franchise: Mario
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Attachment Shigeru Miyamoto had originally intended for Bowser to be an ox, and based him on the main antagonist from the animation "Alakazam The Great". This is likely why his modern design has horns and a defined muzzle, despite him being a turtle.
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Development, Early Idea, Inspiration
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The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda (1986)
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In an interview between Shigeru Miyamoto and "Gamekult", Miyamoto revealed that at the start of The Legend of Zelda's development, the pieces of the Triforce were actually intended to be electronic chips. The game was to be set in both the past and the future. And as the hero was the link between them, they decided to call him "Link".
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Development, Early Idea
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Collection: ToeJam & Earl
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Rumours circulated that ToeJam & Earl were originally named FlowJam and Whirl. The story goes that when designer Greg Johnson told programmer Mark Voorsanger their names, Mark misunderstood what Greg was saying and coded them in the game as Toejam and Earl. It wasn't until they showed the game to SEGA that Greg realized the named were incorrect, but since SEGA actually like the name, they decided to keep them.

This rumour was confirmed as being false by Greg Johnson, who frequently joked with games press, giving them intentionally incorrect information, and was reaffirmed by the official ToeJam & Earl Twitter account in 2020.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Mistake
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Original DidYouKnowGaming Tumblr post:
http://didyouknowgaming.com/post/34525222398/toejam-earl-source-retrogamer-uk-magazine

The official ToeJam & Earl Twitter account confirming the rumor as false and conversing with DidYouKnowGaming about it (link submitted by MrNope):
https://twitter.com/toejamandearl/status/1259496770826113024
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
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Ocarina of Time was originally planned to be played in a first-person perspective, but it was changed to third-person because Miyamoto wanted the change from Young Link to Adult Link to be visible on screen. He also thought players should see Link because "he is so cool looking!"
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Development, Early Idea
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Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry (2001)
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Devil May Cry started out as Resident Evil 4. Producer Shinji Mikami felt it strayed too far from the series' survival horror roots and gradually convinced all the staff members to make it an independent game. The story was eventually rewrote to be set in a world full of demons and the hero's name was changed to Dante.
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Development, Early Idea
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Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
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Devil May Cry started out as Resident Evil 4. Producer Shinji Mikami felt it strayed too far from the series' survival horror roots and gradually convinced all the staff members to make it an independent game. The story was eventually rewrote to be set in a world full of demons and the hero's name was changed to Dante.
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Development, Early Idea
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Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies (2009)
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Plants vs. Zombies was at one point going to be called "Lawn of the Dead", a pun on George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead. The name was changed for legal reasons.
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Development, Early Idea
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Franchise: Mario
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According to Mario Bros. developer Takashi Tezuka, there was a stage in Super Mario World's development when Yoshi was a Koopa. A relic of this idea is Yoshi's shell-like saddle.
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Development, Early Idea
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Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
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Attachment The official artwork for Lola Del Rio (which was used to promote the game) shows her with six digits on one hand; five fingers and a thumb underneath.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Mistake
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
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Attachment It's speculated that the forest and water temples in Ocarina of Time were originally wind and ice temples. The symbol on the Water Medallion from the Water Temple appears to have a snowflake on it, and the Forest Medallion design resembles a fan. This connection is further supported by the interior of Ganon's Tower, which is based on different temples. The Forest Temple portion of the tower has a wind puzzle based around fans, and the Water Temple portion of the tower is based on ice.
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Development, Early Idea, Rumor, Similarities, Suggested, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month March 3, 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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Tekken 3
Tekken 3 (1997)
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In the arcade cabinet's data, there are references to a secret character named "SAKE", though it is simply Yoshimitsu's model using Jin's move set.

Katsuhiro Harada has gone on to say that SAKE was originally planned for the game as an additional animal character, however SAKE was actually a salmon. No matter if the players punched or kicked, the salmon would simply flop around and make a flapping noise. This was removed as they were concerned that players would be angry about spending 100 Yen to play as a fish that can't do anything.

There were also plans for another character named INSECT, who would be a giant praying mantis. This is because there was a bug in the program which would make characters arms, legs and waists appear incredibly skinny, and they looked like a praying mantis. The idea was dropped as there weren't enough resources, what with adding so many other new characters.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Character, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person Dazz calendar_month March 5, 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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Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart 64 (1996)
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Attachment In its early beta stage, the game was known as Super Mario Kart R. Some differences were Kamek as a playable character who would later be replaced with Donkey Kong. Also there was an option to have the multiplayer screen set to horizontally or vertically, but this was removed in the final version. A number of other small differences were the avatars in the "Character Select" screen, the textures of the "Item Boxes", the feather as an item, and other minor graphic details.
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Development, Early Idea, Removed Feature, Unused Audio, Unused Character, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Items
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Star Wars: The Old Republic
Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011)
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During development, the writers were considering the idea of a Killik companion, however they thought it would not fit with the story. Ultimately the idea was dismissed, but it inspired the Imperial Agent class companion Vector Hyllus, a human Killik Joiner.
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Development, Early Idea, Inspiration, Unused Character, Unused Content
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GoldenEye 007
GoldenEye 007 (1997)
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At one point in GoldenEye's development, reloading your weapon was going to be triggered by removing and reinserting the N64 Rumble Pack as if you were removing a magazine on a gun.
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Development, Early Idea
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month March 7, 2013
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GoldenEye 007
GoldenEye 007 (1997)
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Attachment In the first level of the game, the Dam, there's a small island near the end which can be seen from afar. The island features a guard tower and an inoperable drone gun with some beta textures. It can only be reachable using a cheat device and a no clipping cheat enabled.

Left over code suggest the player had to travel to the island and retrieve proper equipment to perform a bungee jump. 'Piton Gun' and 'Bungee' can still be seen in the games code, and a Piton Gun is what Bond used in the movie to get to the facility. However, according to Duncan Botwood, one of the developers on the game, it was originally planned for players to investigate the area and find some armor as a reward.
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Development, Early Idea, Removed Feature, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Items
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month March 8, 2013
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Robotrek
Robotrek (1994)
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Attachment There are 3 unused items in the game's code:
Warp System: Allows you to exit to the world map, disappears after use. Likely removed due to the number of times in the story you're supposed to be trapped in a dungeon.
Sphere: The description reads "Ball?" There appears to be no other use for it.
Badge 2: Again, has no actual use, and is just a recolor of the Leader's Badge.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Items
person Dazz calendar_month March 8, 2013
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991)
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Attachment There is an unused item called "The Letter" that occupies the same inventory space as the Magic Mirror. It uses the same sprite as the map, similar to the letter item from the original Legend of Zelda.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Content, Unused Items
person Dazz calendar_month March 10, 2013
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)
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Attachment In issues 44 and 48 of Nintendo Power, there are a number of early screenshots from a pre-release copy of Link's Awakening.
These show that the Wind Marimba was originally a pair of cymbals, you could carry more than one of Crazy Tracy's medicine, and you could also carry the Guardian's Acorn. There also appears to be another item that wasn't in the final game that looks like a stone fragment. This was also a prize available in the crane mini-game.

There is also an early version of the world map that is completely different from the final game. It appears to be a highly condensed version of Hyrule from A Link to the Past map. This was likely used as a placeholder during development.
It also seems that the boss battle with Moldorm would have taken place in a room that is completely different from the final version of the game.
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Development, Early Idea
person Dazz calendar_month March 11, 2013
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