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Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (2003)
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The development team for this game experimented with baby dinosaurs midway through the project, attempting to use schemes such as scaling the adult dinosaurs down to make them infants. The team realized that this didn't look right and that making proper infant dinosaurs would require new models and AI, which would be similar to the work required for adding more dinosaur species. As a result, baby dinosaurs were dropped, along with any ideas for a "Dino Petting Zoo".
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Development, Early Idea, Sprite/Graphical Animation, Unused Character
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Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (2003)
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The final version of Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis includes only 25 dinosaur species. However, the development team had originally hoped to include 40 species very early on, with many of them implied to be sea-dwelling and flying creatures. Ultimately, this was whittled down to the 25 dinosaurs seen in the final game due to time constraints, and also the developers wanting to focus on creating fewer, but more interesting dinosaurs, as opposed to a larger number of less interesting dinosaurs. As such, they decided to make the dinosaurs they had count and focus on species that players would recognize from the films.
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Development, Early Idea, General
person Dinoman96 calendar_month March 24, 2024
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Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (1993)
subdirectory_arrow_right Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales (Game)
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Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales was originally intended to be a straight port of Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind to the Atari Jaguar, owing to the Jaguar's hardware similarities to the Sega Genesis. It was ultimately decided that, due to the age of Claws Encounters at the time, it would instead be a new game built off of the older game's engine. Accolade were not able to provide source code for Bubsy 2 due to it not having been completed at the time.
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Development, Early Idea, Source Code
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month March 22, 2024
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Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
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In the seventh episode of each course, the player is required to chase down and defeat Shadow Mario to obtain a Shine Sprite, which spawns from his dematerializing body as he teleports away. In actuality, the Shine Sprites are stored at fixed locations and are simply teleported to his location by the flag "appearShineFromKageMario". If the flag is replaced with "appearShineFromNPC", the Shine Sprites appear where they are stored, implying that these were their originally intended locations. The fixed points in "Shadow Mario Revisited", "Hold It, Shadow Mario!", and "Shadow Mario Runs Wild" also feature dedicated cameras for spawning cutscenes, corroborating the idea.

Of note is that the internal location for the Shine Sprite in "Shadow Mario Runs Wild" places it partially inside Pianta Village's golden mushroom, which further implies that this object had its height raised at some point during development.
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Development, Early Idea, Removed Feature, Suggested, Unused Code
person VinchVolt calendar_month March 20, 2024
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The Cutting Room Floor article:
https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Sunshine#Unused_Shadow_Mario_Shine_Spawns

YouTube video showcasing the unused spawn points:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODI0ZeZ4s8Y
Dragon's Dogma
Dragon's Dogma (2012)
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Attachment According to art director Ikeno "Daigo Ikeno" Metaka, Dragon's Dogma's cover artwork was inspired by the Japanese covers of Dragon Quest, and also Dragon Quest II, because of the pawn placement on that cover. Both covers were illustrated by Akira Toriyama, and this information was revealed after his death was announced in March 2024.
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Artwork/Illustration, Box Art, Development, Early Idea, General, Inspiration, Real Life, Regional Difference
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Paper Mario: Color Splash
Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016)
subdirectory_arrow_right Mario (Franchise)
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Attachment Concept art for Paper Mario: Color Splash shows that the captain of the Violet Passage was at one point going to have a dark skin tone. This would've marked the first instance of a Toad with a distinct skin color (not counting usually-pale Toads under a transformation) in a Mario game, but not the first instance of a non-pale Toad in the Mario franchise as a whole. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show featured a one-off Native American Toad named Pronto, a parody of Tonto from The Lone Ranger, in the episode "The Provolone Ranger".
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Artwork/Illustration, Character Design, Development, Early Idea, Race, Unused Graphic
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month March 18, 2024
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Pokémon Platinum Version
Pokémon Platinum Version (2008)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Pearl Version (Game), Pokémon Diamond Version (Game)
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Within the data for Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum is code to spawn in a Level 40 Darkrai as a roaming Pokémon, tying in with its nature as a malevolent counterpart to Cresselia (which similarly becomes a roaming Pokémon after meeting the player on Fullmoon Island). In the final game, Darkrai is instead encountered as a stationary opponent at Newmoon Island after obtaining the Member Card as a Mystery Gift item at select in-person events.
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Development, Early Idea, Removed Feature, Unused Code
person VinchVolt calendar_month March 17, 2024
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The Cutting Room Floor article for Pokémon Diamond and Pearl:
https://tcrf.net/Pokémon_Diamond_and_Pearl#Unused_Roaming_Darkrai

The Cutting Room Floor article for Pokémon Platinum:
https://tcrf.net/Pokémon_Platinum#Unused_Roaming_Darkrai

YouTube video showing the unused roaming Darkrai in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot-u1X8V2Q8
Pokémon Gold Version
Pokémon Gold Version (1999)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Silver Version (Game)
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Attachment Early builds of Pokémon Gold and Silver indicate that Celebi was originally designed after Kokopelli, a trickster figure, mythical flautist, and fertility deity worshiped by certain indigenous tribes in the American southwest (most prominently the Hopi and Anasazi). This is most apparent in a leaked build from May 6, 1998, in which Celebi's sprite is nearly identical to modern depictions of Kokopelli, with the only major deviation being the addition of eyes. A later design is present in the data for the Spaceworld 1999 demo, bearing a closer resemblance to Celebi's finalized sprite but retaining the Kokopelli motif.
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Character Design, Development, Early Build, Early Idea, Inspiration, Leak, Unused Graphic
person VinchVolt calendar_month March 16, 2024
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Franchise: Angry Birds
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During development of "The Angry Birds Movie 2", it was decided to break away from the original source material by having the birds and the pigs end their conflict and team up against a greater threat. This was done both in an effort to surprise audiences with a new experience involving the same characters, and as part of an attempt to outdo what was done in the first film thanks to the unprecedented level of freedom that the change made available to them. According to actor Josh Gad, the production team went forward with it not only because they thought the idea was "ingenious", but also because it would be most appropriate given the increasingly polarized political climate at the time, stating:

"The movie has some amazing messaging in it, not the least of which is overcoming differences with people you disagree with in order to find a common ground, which I think speaks to a lot of issues we’re dealing with right now."

While not explicitly stated, it's speculated that this change in the story may have also been made in response to theories that its preceding film, "The Angry Birds Movie", contained thinly-veiled political and anti-immigration undertones as an allegory on the European refugee crisis, most notably with the portrayal of the pigs being unintentionally similar to Arab and Muslim terrorist stereotypes. However, it is not likely this was intended by the film's producers as the pigs were actually inspired by the 2009 swine flu epidemic during the original game's development, on top of there being antagonistic, invasive, and explosives-based elements in the pigs and their weaponry dating back to the first game that are crucial to the series' gameplay and story concept, albeit in a less developed state than they are shown in the film.
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Backstory/Lore, Development, Early Idea, General, Multimedia Adaptation, Politics, Real Life, Theory
person chocolatejr9 calendar_month March 16, 2024
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Disney Mirrorverse
Disney Mirrorverse (2022)
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Attachment Early concept art for Tigger shows that when he was being redesigned for Disney Mirrorverse, he was at one point considered to have a spring-propelled sneaker or boot on his tail, which he could use to bounce further than his canonical counterpart.
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Artwork/Illustration, Character Design, Development, Early Idea
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month March 13, 2024
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Persona 3 Reload
Persona 3 Reload (2024)
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According to producer Kazuhisa Wada, the addition of the female protagonist from Persona 3 Portable was considered during development of Persona 3 Reload, but was ultimately deemed "too time-consuming and expensive" compared to remaking "The Answer", the epilogue chapter from Persona 3 FES.
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Bonus Content, Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life, Remake, Unused Character
person chocolatejr9 calendar_month March 12, 2024
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Disney Heroes: Battle Mode
Disney Heroes: Battle Mode (2018)
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On July 26, 2023, developer PerBlue released a poll requesting input on various franchises that were in consideration for inclusion in Disney Heroes: Battle Mode. As of March 2024, the only franchises from the poll to still not be part of the game are "Encanto", "Gravity Falls", "Miraculous Ladybug", "Inspector Gadget", "Amphibia", and "Fantasia". Notably, "Miraculous Ladybug" and "Inspector Gadget" are not actually owned by Disney, but appear to have been considered due to the company having ties to each of them. With "Miraculous Ladybug", Disney finances the show through its French division, giving them broadcasting rights in places such as the United States and select European regions. As for "Inspector Gadget", Disney was involved in the production of the 1999 live-action film based on the series due to owning DIC Entertainment at the time from merging with Capital Cities/ABC.
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Adaptation, Corporate Affairs, Crossover, Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life
person chocolatejr9 calendar_month March 9, 2024
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Dark Souls
Dark Souls (2011)
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Lost Izalith was originally going to be a swampy area like the bottom of Blighttown. However, FromSoftware didn't want it to be a swamp and so it was redesigned to be a lava field, but the team couldn't completely redesign the place the way they wanted to due to time constraints.
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Development, Early Idea, Level Design
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin (TBA)
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In an interview with TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman published in Game Informer on March 5th, 2024, he revealed that the comic miniseries "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin", originally envisioned in 1987 as the final storyline during the original comic book's run and set 30 years in the future, was initially planned by Paramount to go "multimedia". However, they scrapped these plans, because concerns emerged about it conflicting with the sales and marketing for the recently-released 2023 animated film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem". Paramount then suggested that Eastman and company adapt it into a video game so that they could "give it all the edge and all the attitude and intensity that [he] did in the comic series and even go a bit deeper."
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Adaptation, Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life
person ProtoSnake calendar_month March 6, 2024
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Zelda's Adventure
Zelda's Adventure (1994)
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In an interview with Nintendo Player, Jason Bakutis, who designed the game's monster models and prosthetics, claimed that Viridis Corporation intended to commission English neo-psychedelia band Echo & the Bunnymen to compose the game's soundtrack. However, these plans fell through for unknown reasons. Ultimately, the soundtrack was provided by Mark Andrade, who also played Gaspra in the opening FMV; however, most of his compositions were omitted from the final game, which instead uses ambient environmental noises for the majority of gameplay.
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Celebrity, Development, Early Idea, Music, Real Life
person VinchVolt calendar_month February 29, 2024
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Star Fox 64 3D
Star Fox 64 3D (2011)
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Attachment Concept art for Star Fox 64 3D suggests that the development team at some point considered creating an all new Arwing model design, one that appears to be a mixture of the classic Star Fox 64 design and the sleeker, sharper Star Fox: Assault design, similar to how the Landmaster was redesigned to resemble its 64/Assault amalgamated design from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
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Artwork/Illustration, Development, Early Idea
person Dinoman96 calendar_month February 28, 2024
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Neopets Browser
Neopets Browser (1999)
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When the Grey Faerie's Neopedia article was released, a "Bottled Grey Faerie" item was found in the game's servers. Neopian Times Editorial #90 would later imply that a plotline involving the Grey Faeries was on the way, however nothing has been heard about this since, likely meaning that whatever plotline was planned was either cancelled or delayed indefinitely.
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Bonus Content, Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life, Unreleased Content, Unused Items
person chocolatejr9 calendar_month February 26, 2024
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Shantae
Shantae (2002)
subdirectory_arrow_right Shantae: Risky's Revenge (Game), Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (Game), Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (Game), Shantae and the Seven Sirens (Game), Shantae (Collection)
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In a 2020 interview with SiliconEra, series co-creator Matt Bozon described the development and distribution of each entry in the series as reflective of various changes in the video game industry and its treatment of smaller developers.

The eponymous first title was pitched for multiple platforms, including the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, PlayStation, and PC before eventually landing on the Game Boy Color due to the industry relying on deals with big-name distributors; Bozon stated that "If retail and distribution deals had come together more quickly for SNES, PSX, or PC, Shantae would have launched there."

Nintendo's establishment of WiiWare and DSiWare allowed WayForward to more readily develop a follow-up in the form of Shantae: Risky’s Revenge thanks to the digital distribution model making it less expensive to develop and release a smaller-scale title for systems that were otherwise demanding increasingly complex games. Later, The Nintendo 3DS' "split delivery system" that allowed digital-only games to be released at retail prices was a boon to the making of Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero and Shantae and the Seven Sirens meanwhile benefitted from the greater prioritization of digitally distributed games on home consoles by the start of the 2020s, with the rise of premium physical media imprints such as Limited Run Games further helping offset costs.
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Development, Early Idea, Real Life
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Kingdom Hearts III
Kingdom Hearts III (2019)
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Tetsuya Nomura had requested for the character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to be used in Kingdom Hearts III, but Disney responded that he would be "too difficult" to use, though they never clarified why. While his plans for Oswald had he been added to the game are unknown, it's worth noting that Nomura has admitted that Oswald is one of his favorite Disney characters.
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Crossover, Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life, Unused Character
person chocolatejr9 calendar_month February 22, 2024
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Franchise: Killer Instinct
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On the 19th of February 2024, designer Kevin Baylis revealed a pitch he made for Killer Instinct 3 for the Nintendo 64. It was meant to be a prequel featuring younger versions of the characters, where players could hone the characters' moves, then gaining more before moving on to "the next chapters of their lives". The game didn't make past the concept phase because the people at Rare thought that "the fighting game ‘fad’ was over".
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Cancelled Release, Development, Early Idea, Pitch Bible/Proposal
person ZpaceJ0ck0 calendar_month February 22, 2024
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