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Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon
Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (2004)
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It is possible to unlock an alternate ending sequence featuring Yogurt. The requirements to unlock this ending are unknown, but an unsubstantiated claim on a fan forum suggests it could be tied to unlocking the alternate bikini outfits which are only in the Japanese version of the game.
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person pixelrbv calendar_month March 10, 2022
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Metroid Dread
Metroid Dread (2021)
subdirectory_arrow_right Metroid Dread (Game)
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A game with the same title was originally planned to release on the DS. In 2005, IGN got hold of an official internal Nintendo software list that revealed a number of key DS games set to be announced in the future. All of the games on the list were eventually announced and released except for one project simply titled "Metroid Dread". However, the title quickly disappeared from Nintendo's title plan lists and in magazine articles before that year's E3.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Rumor, Theory
person DrakeVagabond calendar_month October 23, 2021
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Franchise: Bomberman
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Attachment A game tentatively titled "Bomberman" was originally planned for release on the Nintendo 3DS in 2011. From what little footage and screenshots exist of the game, it appeared to have similar gameplay to Bomberman 64, while also being one of the only games in the series to have Bomberman use a health bar instead of health stock. The game would have centered around Bomberman as he tries to save Central City from a robotics corporation, while possibly getting turned into a robot himself as implied by the game's tentative box art. It would have also had a Battle Mode similar to previous entries in the series that was rumored to be compatible with future Bomberman games for the 3DS should those have been made.

The game was announced in an overview trailer released in February of 2011 showcasing games for the 3DS that would release later that year, but was cancelled the following month due to the closure and acquisition of Hudson Soft by Konami.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Rumor, Theory
person GamerBen144 calendar_month September 19, 2021
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Franchise: Doctor Who
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Attachment According to the August 1994 issue of magazine Mean Machines Sega, a Doctor Who game for the Mega Drive / Genesis was in development by SEGA around the time Steven Spielberg was involved in working on the show, but nothing else was known about this.
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person KnowledgeBase calendar_month September 5, 2021
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Company: Nintendo
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Attachment Revealed in concept art by former Retro Studios employee Sammy Hall, Retro Studios actually worked on two major projects for Nintendo using two of their biggest IPs before Nintendo cancelled them for unknown reasons.

One of them was a project in the Mario series centered around the supporting character Boo. Little is known about the project outside of the Concept art, but hints released with the concept art tease that it would have been released for one of Nintendo's handhelds (such as the DS) as well as there being things in the game referred to as "possession powers" and "Broomies".

The other game, rumored to be centered around the character of Sheik from The Legend of Zelda series, was more elaborate. Hints leaked by Hall and released with the concept art suggest that it would of been about, and centered around, the origin of the Master Sword in the Bad Timeline and would feature "the last Sheik" as it's main character. The game would have also seen the Dark Gerudo tribe engaging in their decade-long birth to Ganon. The project was describe as an "Action/RPG".
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Cancelled Release, Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life, Rumor, Suggested, Theory
person PirateGoofy calendar_month August 31, 2021
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Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong (1981)
subdirectory_arrow_right Donkey Kong Junior (Game)
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The development of the first Donkey Kong game was outsourced by Nintendo to Ikegami Tsushinki, a company who is believed but not confirmed to have previously worked with Nintendo on several of their early ventures into arcade games. They produced and sold to Nintendo somewhere between 8,000 and 20,000 printed circuit boards for Donkey Kong, and it is believed that Nintendo went on to copy an additional 80,000 boards from this batch without Ikegami's permission. Despite the sale, because no formal contract was known to have been signed between the two companies, Ikegami owned the source code to Donkey Kong as they had created it, and never sent it over to Nintendo.

In order to create a sequel on the coattails of the success of the first game, Nintendo employed subcontractor Iwasaki Giken to reverse-engineer Donkey Kong so Nintendo’s staff could develop the game's sequel, Donkey Kong Jr. Should this narrative be verifiably true, this would make Donkey Kong Jr. Nintendo's first "in-house" video game created by themselves without any assistance from outside development companies. Ikegami viewed this use of the source code as blatant copyright infringement, and sued Nintendo in 1983 for ¥580,000,000 (around $91,935,800). A trial in 1990 ruled that Nintendo did not own the source code to the original Donkey Kong, and the parties settled out of court the same year for an undisclosed amount.
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Copyright, Development, General, Legal Affairs, Real Life, Rumor, Source Code, Suggested, Theory
person MehDeletingLater calendar_month August 25, 2021
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Rabbids Go Home
Rabbids Go Home (2009)
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The game faced controversy around its release, as it was reported that Ubisoft initially recalled copies of the game in the UK due to a line that was considered offensive. Ubisoft refuted this however, stating the title wasn't being recalled. The game was later re-released in the UK with a PEGI 12 rating.
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person SkullRabbidX calendar_month August 24, 2021
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Rock Band 2
Rock Band 2 (2008)
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Attachment In the Game Modifiers menu, one of the cheat options is called "Awesomeness Detection". Its description states that it "Lets Harmonix know that you are awesome!", and Harmonix claimed that high-level players should play the game with this option turned on without actually revealing what it does, causing confused players to speculate on what it did. The Official Harmonix Podcast confessed in their 11th episode on February 26, 2010 that it did nothing.
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Easter Egg, Rumor, Theory
person MehDeletingLater calendar_month June 23, 2021
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Cooking Mama: Cookstar
Cooking Mama: Cookstar (2020)
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While the game was briefly released physically and through the Nintendo eShop on the Switch, the game was later made unavailable for purchase. The original rumor was that the game was using the Switch's hardware to mine cryptocurrency, but this was later discredited by the game's producers. It was revealed that the reason for the game's quick removal from sale was due to a lawsuit between the game's publisher, Planet Entertainment, and IP owners Office Create. The lawsuit claimed that Planet Entertainment's license to use the Cooking Mama IP expired the day before Cookstar's release.
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person KidDivinegon calendar_month November 19, 2020
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Mischief Makers
Mischief Makers (1997)
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Attachment At the end of the game, Spoiler:the game's three previous bosses merge their mechs together to form "The Beastector", the final boss of the game. The mech's design seems to pay homage to a few notable Japanese mechs, such as the Gundam robots from the Mobile Suit Gundam series. Similarities include the distinct V-shape on both of their heads, as well as the use of a beam rifle similar to the ones from the Gundam series.

The way each of the individual mechs morphs into a single bipedal mech is also reminiscent of the Megazord from Super Sentai (Power Rangers in the west).
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person Castle23clash calendar_month May 4, 2017
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Pokémon X
Pokémon X (2013)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Y (Game)
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In the Battle Mansion, the player can fight against a Beauty trainer. After beating her in the English version, her response is "Yes, a mere half year ago I was a Black Belt! Quite the transformation, wouldn't you say?". In the Japanese version, her response is translated as "I was a Karate King a half year ago: the power of medical science is awesome wouldn't you say?!".

Whilst differently portrayed, both versions hint that the Beauty trainer is transgender (black belt is a male-specific trainer class; same for Karate King in Japanese).
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Regional Difference, Rumor, Theory, Version Difference
person Castle23clash calendar_month April 30, 2017
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Overwatch
Overwatch (2016)
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person Psychospacecow calendar_month February 18, 2017
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Franchise: Pokémon
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Attachment Before the release of Pokemon Gold & Silver there were rumors about Marill being a mysterious new evolution to Pikachu and Raichu called Pikablu, somehow achievable in Red and Blue. These rumors were nothing more than conjecture by fans due to the lack of information at the time. However, this name actually made it into one of the official Pokemon movie trading cards by Topps. This is despite Marill's actual Japanese name even being mentioned on the official Pokemon website. It was corrected in a later edition of the set, but for a time it only served as fuel for the rumors.
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Rumor, Theory
person Mass Distraction calendar_month September 21, 2016
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Sonic CD
Sonic CD (1993)
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Attachment In the Japanese manual for Sonic CD, Amy Rose is referred to as "Rosie the Rascal".
In the U.S. Manual, her name is listed as Princess Sally.

There are theories that her name was changed to Princess Sally in the U.S. manual of Sonic CD to tie the game to the Archie Comics, or the Saturday morning cartoon.
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person ABOhiccups calendar_month November 19, 2015
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Chaos Wars
Chaos Wars (2006)
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It's believed that all of the game's voice actors were family members of Chris Jelinek, the CEO of the game's North American publisher, O3 Entertainment. In the credits, each of the game's voice actors have the surname "Jelinek". This is the reason why the game is notoriously known for its bad voice acting.
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General, Real Life, Rumor, Similarities, Theory, Voice Acting
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month June 7, 2015
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The Matrix Online
The Matrix Online (2005)
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Ubisoft were originally meant to publish the game, however, they later backed out. It's unknown why but it was speculated that this was due to the under-performance of the last two Matrix films. The MMO was instead published by SEGA.
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person KnowledgeBase calendar_month February 1, 2015
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Mega Man 5
Mega Man 5 (1992)
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It is theorized that Mega Man 5 was banned in Vietnam due to the inclusion of Napalm Man, a level design much like Viet Cong tunnels that includes traps, enemies named and designed after animals from areas in and around Vietnam, and more. The Viet Cong fought both the United States and South Vietnamese governments during the Vietnam war between 1959 and 1975.
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Rumor, Theory
person Kakariko Kid calendar_month January 30, 2015
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Killer7
Killer7 (2005)
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The game was allegedly delayed in America so that it would be released on July 7th (7/7). However, it ended up being released two days earlier on July 5th.
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Release Date, Rumor, Theory
person Takahashi2212 calendar_month November 11, 2014
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Hey You, Pikachu!
Hey You, Pikachu! (1998)
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Attachment It was heavily rumored that, by saying things like "Sony", "Playstation" or even "Sega" into the microphone, you could get Pikachu to become mad. However, it appears that this is in fact an urban legend, as there is no indication in the data file that these words were supposed to be registered. The few registered cases of an Angry Pikachu were probably just caused by the game not understanding what was said, which in turn led it to just pick a random word similar to what was heard.
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person Black INK.I.M calendar_month October 12, 2014
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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Decade Duels
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Decade Duels (2010)
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The "Secret Pass to the Treasures" card only appears in this game. It is speculated that this stems from an infinite loop condition it can trigger.
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person Psychospacecow calendar_month September 6, 2014
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