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Injustice: Gods Among Us
Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013)
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Attachment Since the early versions of the game, the Metropolis stage has had a number of changes. The original time of day was daytime, but the weather in the final version is overcast. The TV in the streets had the Regime's logo which faded to Superman with glowing eyes and then back again. The final versions have just the logo. In an earlier version, it shows the Daily Planet logo as unfinished on the rooftops, but in the final versions it's shown completed.
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Development, Early Idea
person DeerBoarDude calendar_month September 8, 2013
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Franchise: Pokémon
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Attachment Two early Pokemon designs are named 'Godzillante' and 'Gorillaimo'.
'Godzillante' is most likely based on reptilian monster Godzilla, and
'Gorillaimo' could be based on Donkey Kong or the Universal monster King Kong. Not much is known about either Pokemon. Their designs could have been developed into other Pokemon, as they vaguely resemble Tyranitar and Slaking.
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Development, Early Idea
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule: Breed & Battle
Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule: Breed & Battle (1998)
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This was the first game in the Yu-Gi-Oh! series and was based on a game in the original manga series called "Capsule Monster Chess", as opposed to Duel Monsters which the series is known for and continues to be based on to this day.
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Development, Inspiration
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Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)
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Attachment DLC maps can be found in the game's code on the disk. These are Berlin Wall, Hotel, Munich (later renamed as Stadium) Discovery and Golf Course (later named as Hazard).
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Bonus Content, Development, Early Idea, General, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
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Attachment Luigi's partner, Screamy, is based on the original design of the Smorgs.
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Development, Inspiration
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Mario & Wario
Mario & Wario (1993)
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Attachment Although Mario & Wario was released only in Japan, the game is entirely in English; a US release was planned, complete with box art, yet never materialized.

Of note is that the scrapped English box art features a logo identical to the one seen on the title screen, and that the game itself contains unused graphics for a Japanese version of the title screen with a logo identical to that seen on the Japanese box art. Combining this with the fact that Nintendo games' title logos rarely deviate from the box art (and vice-versa), this implies that the final game is actually based on an English prototype which was shipped to Japanese retailers by mistake.
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Cancelled Release, Development, Early Idea, General, Leftover, Unused Graphic
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Dead Island
Dead Island (2011)
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The unlockable skill "Gender Wars" for the character Purna was referred to during development as "Feminist Whore". The original name along with alternate names for some of her other skills, which were "TeamSpirit1Purna", "SharpApprenticePurna" and "FeministWhorePurna", were found in the game's code of the non-retail version which had been accidentally released onto Steam. Techland came out to apologize over the incident and told that the developer responsible for the inappropriate names would "face professional consequences for violating the professional standards and beliefs Techland stands for."
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Text
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month September 7, 2013
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Dead Island
Dead Island (2011)
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Attachment The logo on the game's cover of the North American release was altered to feature the Zombie walking upright instead of hanging from the tree. This was due to the Entertainment Software Ratings Board's (ESRB) strict guidelines about the types of content which is considered appropriate to feature in advertising and marketing materials. The logo did however remain unaltered in-game.
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Censorship, Development, Regional Difference, Version Difference
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month September 7, 2013
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Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic 3D Blast (1996)
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Attachment There is an unused music track in the sound test found in certain prototype builds of the game. This track would later be recycled as one of the boss themes for Sonic 4, Episode 1.
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Development, Early Idea, Easter Egg, Reference, Unused Audio, Unused Content
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Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Resident Evil Code: Veronica (2000)
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The game's developers describe Resident Evil Code: Veronica as the true sequel to Resident Evil 2 even if it did not have a numbered title, and despite it being released after Resident Evil 3.
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Development, General
person Mass Distraction calendar_month September 6, 2013
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
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Major Ivan Raidenovitch Raikov's character is meant to mock MGS2's effeminate protagonist Raiden, who was met with mixed-to-negative criticism among Metal Gear Solid's western fanbase for replacing Solid Snake as the star. Although it isn't explicitly stated, the game heavily implies that Raikov is Colonol Volgin's gay lover.

This plays an important part during a particular scene when Snake is disguised as Raikov in order to infiltrate the Shagohod testing facility. Snake's cover is blown by Volgin who states that he was "waiting for Raikov in his room." Volgin grabs Snakes' crotch twice, thus revealing his identity. Volgin then exclaims "I know the Major better than anyone else." Volgin later beats Naked Snake to a pulp in retribution for Snake "hurting" Raikov.

Several other small hints at Raikov's sexual orientation are present in the game. If the player attempts to distract Raikov with a pornographic magazine, he will only give a brief glance at it and walk away instead of reading through it. Raikov also wears black underwear with a lightning bolt monogrammed on them (seen after stealing his uniform), a reference to Volgin's powers. EVA also drops hints about his homosexuality during a codec call.

MGS3: Subsistence later dropped more clues about Raikov. In the online mode of Subsistence, players can play Raikov, who's special move is a massive crotch grab that renders his opponent stunned. The Secret Theatre film 'Metal Gear Raiden: Snake Eraser' also jokes about Raikov's homosexuality and his purposeful resemblance to Raiden.

Despite being Volgin's male lover, Volgin himself appears to be bisexual, having an abusive relationship with Tatyana. He is a sadist, however, and treats her rather harshly compared to Raikov, whom he adores.
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Development, Easter Egg, General, Inspiration, Real Life, Reference, Secret, Suggested, Theory
person Matthew Neuteboom calendar_month September 6, 2013
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Double Dragon
Double Dragon (1987)
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The game was originally planned to be a sequel to Renegade (Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun in Japan). The game was given a new art style and a new story to appeal to a more international audience instead of the Japanese one that Kunio-kun was known for.
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Development, Early Idea, Inspiration
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Zelda's Adventure
Zelda's Adventure (1994)
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The game's test period had took almost two years, longer than the time that was spent developing it. One of the reasons was due to a certain number of bugs which were still present.
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Development, General, Glitch, Mistake
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month September 6, 2013
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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012)
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Bayonetta was almost selected to be a playable character in the game, but she was left out because the developers thought that including her would affect the game's age rating.
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Development, Early Idea
person Pogue-Mahone calendar_month September 5, 2013
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Clock Tower
Clock Tower (1995)
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According to Hifumi Kouno, the inspiration for Scissorman and his signature blades came from the disfigured killer Cropsy in the horror movie "The Burning," which scared him as child.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
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Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc (2003)
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Murfy's last quote in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc is "See you in Rayman 4", so it is probable that he was to appear in the cancelled Rayman 4. Or he may have been referring to Rayman 3's sequel, Hoodlum's Revenge, where he appeared.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Suggested, Theory
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Half-Life
Half-Life (1998)
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There was a Dreamcast port in development at the same time as the PlayStation 2 version. The port was being developed by Gearbox Software and was going have the Blue Shift expansion included. Though is was almost finished and was pretty much ready to ship, the port was cancelled "due to changing market conditions."
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Cancelled Release, Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life
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Disney's Aladdin
Disney's Aladdin (1993)
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The Super Nintendo, and Game Gear ports of Disney's Aladdin are drastically different to ports on other consoles. SEGA had rights to publish Disney related video games and had a collaboration with Disney's animation studios. SEGA tasked Virgin to program the game. This version ended up on most systems (including the NES and Game Boy). The Game Gear port was programmed by SIMS instead of Virgin Interactive, so gameplay and level design is slightly different. The Super Nintendo version (and by extension the GBA port) was developed by Capcom. Capcom still had rights to develop Disney related games on Nintendo consoles, so they made their own game with different gameplay and levels.
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Console Difference, Development, Version Difference
person rethack24 calendar_month September 5, 2013
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Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 (2007)
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Attachment There is an unused Kill Icon in the game that suggests the Taunt item 'Shred Alert' was once planned to be a Taunt Kill, meaning that players within it's radius would be killed, similar to the Pyro's Armageddon Taunt.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person Elderlolz calendar_month September 5, 2013
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Company: Team Shanghai Alice
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Despite the name, Team Shanghai Alice only consists of one member, Jun'ya Ota, who goes by the name "ZUN." He is responsible for the programming, graphics, and soundtracks of the main-series Touhou Project games.
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Development, General, Real Life
person TailsFiraga calendar_month September 4, 2013
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