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Atari Video Cube
Atari Video Cube (1982)
subdirectory_arrow_right Rubik's Cube (Franchise)
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Atari Video Cube was originally an unlicensed adaptation of the Rubik's Cube toy - it would eventually be released as an official Rubik's Cube product.
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"Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984: A Complete Reference Guide" by Brett Weiss, ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-3226-4. Page 33:
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BzxTtml8Jq4C&dq=%22Atari+Video+Cube%22&pg=PA33&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Atari%20Video%20Cube%22&f=false
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
subdirectory_arrow_right Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (Game), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Game)
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Jason Lee reprises his role as David Seville from the live-action "Alvin and the Chipmunks" films in the first tie-in game, while Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman reprise their roles from the 1980s cartoon and the films (the singing voices for Alvin and Theodore, respectively, with Janice also reprising her role as the Chipettes in the second and third games). However, Steve Vining does not reprise his role as the singing voice of Simon, with his role instead given to Ross.
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Adaptation, Celebrity, Credits, General, Real Life, Voice Acting
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Franchise: Sonic The Hedgehog
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Ian Flynn has stated that the IDW Sonic the Hedgehog comics are considered canon to the mainline Sonic games on his Bumblekast podcast. This would be supported by Chris Hernandez, one of the lore managers of the series: in the seventh episode of the seventh season of "Sonic Official", he reiterated that the comics were indeed canon and take place after the events of Sonic Forces. It's also worth noting that, unlike the previous comics by Fleetway and Archie, certain aspects of the IDW comics have been referenced in the Sonic games: original character Tangle the Lemur is briefly mentioned in Sonic Frontiers, and she (as well as other original characters Whisper the Wolf and Surge the Tenrec) has appeared in the mobile games Sonic Dash and Sonic Forces: Speed Battle.

While the comics do largely stay in line with the game's canon, there is one notable exception: the events of Team Sonic Racing in regards to the comics. Ian Flynn originally claimed that the events of Team Sonic Racing take place at some point after the Metal Virus Saga (meaning after Issue #32), but before Issue #43. Since then, it has been stated that it could also have taken place before the events of Sonic Forces, or it could have not happened yet.
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Adaptation, General, Multimedia Adaptation, Real Life
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Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget (1993)
subdirectory_arrow_right Inspector Gadget (Franchise)
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Attachment Dr. Claw's face, a recurring mystery in the Inspector Gadget cartoon, is shown in the Inspector Gadget SNES game. The design of his face, which possesses spiky grey hair, matches up with an action figure released prior, which used a mystery box gimmick for his face. It does not, however, match up with Inspector Gadget character designer Bruno Bianchi's take on the character released in a French magazine contest, where he is instead portrayed as a frog-like alien controlling fake human hands from his chair.
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Adaptation, Backstory/Lore, Character Design, Magazine, Secret
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Constantine
Constantine (2005)
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Tilda Swinton, Gavin Rossdale, and Max Baker reprise their roles from the "Constantine" film for this game.
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Die Hard: Vendetta
Die Hard: Vendetta (2002)
subdirectory_arrow_right Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza (Game)
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Reginald VelJohnson reprises his role as Sgt. Al Powell from the "Die Hard" films in both "Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza" and "Die Hard: Vendetta".
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Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza - End Credits:
https://youtu.be/BtnmBSmN6Is?t=153

Die Hard: Vendetta - End Credits:
https://youtu.be/C7dBkzDsMiI?t=9930
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (1987)
subdirectory_arrow_right Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (Game)
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The Myconid is a race of intelligent fungus creatures appearing in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei. This is notable as while the concept of mushroom creatures is well known in pop culture, the specific term “Myconid” was specifically invented for the fantasy tabletop role playing game Dungeons & Dragons.
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Adaptation, Backstory/Lore, Cameo, Development, Easter Egg, Etymology
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Myconid in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzul2qUbwgQ#t=6603

Wiki page on Myconid:
https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Myconid
Shark Jaws
Shark Jaws (1975)
subdirectory_arrow_right Jaws (Franchise), Horror Games (Company)
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Attachment Shark Jaws was originally intended to be an official Jaws tie-in game, but plans fell through - however, Atari still went through with the game, putting the word "JAWS" in large letters on the game's promotional but having "SHARK" be much smaller. To avoid a potential lawsuit, Atari released the game under the pseudonym "Horror Games", similarly to what it had done with Kee Games prior.
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Adaptation, Legal Affairs, Plagiarism
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Cartoon Cartoon Summer Resort
Cartoon Cartoon Summer Resort (2003)
subdirectory_arrow_right Cartoon Network (Franchise)
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The player characters in Cartoon Cartoon Summer Resort, as opposed to being established Cartoon Network characters, all originated from pilots featured in Cartoon Network's 2000 "The Big Pick" event, where viewers could vote on their favorite cartoon from a selection of pilots, with the most popular being made into a full series - Uncle Gus originated from "Uncle Gus", Longhair originated from "Longhair and Doubledome", Vivian originated from "Foe Paws", and Prickles the Cactus originated from "Prickles the Cactus".

Neither of the two pilots from the 2000 Big Pick that would be picked up as full Cartoon Cartoons (Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy) were featured in Summer Resort.
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Adaptation, General
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Cartoon Cartoon Summer Resort Gameplay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S0lYYMleSg

Big Pick promo where all of the Big Pick shows - and as a result, all of the Summer Resort player characters - can be seen. Please note that Sheep in the Big City is featured despite not being a Big Pick pilot, though its pilot was first aired around the same time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur5QZsm9Nss#t=632
Tails' Skypatrol
Tails' Skypatrol (1995)
subdirectory_arrow_right Mickey Mouse (Franchise)
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Attachment Tails' Skypatrol was originally developed as a licensed Disney game for an unreleased budget handheld system aimed at a younger audience with a focus on educational content - much like Sega's Pico - and was reworked into a Tails game for the Game Gear after the console was scrapped, due to the Game Gear's similar stats to the unreleased hardware. It is not known which Disney character Tails replaced, however a pre-release promotional video shows the Mickey Mouse character Peg-Leg Pete in place of Bearenger as the boss of Ruin Wood.
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Adaptation, Cancelled Release, Console Difference, Reskin, Unreleased Hardware, Unused Character
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Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country (1994)
subdirectory_arrow_right Donkey Kong (Franchise)
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Attachment Shesez, known for his YouTube series "Boundary Break", interviewed Kevin Bayliss, who was previously one of the animators and character designers for Donkey Kong Country. Bayliss mentioned during the interview that when Rare co-founder Tim Stamper and Nintendo tasked him to redesign Donkey Kong and "bring it up to date", Bayliss originally wanted DK's design to be "compact" similar to how NES characters were previously designed, and wanted the character to show up "nice and clearly." Bayliss later revealed that when designing Donkey Kong's new facial features, he used the same design as the Battletoads' eyes, believing that Gorillas "look like they got this big brow".
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Adaptation, Artwork/Illustration, Character Design, Development
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The Invincible
The Invincible (2023)
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The Invincible is based on the science fiction novel of the same name by Polish author Stanislaw Lem. The devs chose this novel to adapt because they felt the original novel was "stunningly picturesque", and that "it reads as a ready-made movie script". However, the game is not a direct adaptation of the novel; while the story is largely the same and features several returning characters, the game's main cast (including the main protagonist) are original.
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Adaptation, Development, General
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Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Alex Kidd in Miracle World (1986)
subdirectory_arrow_right Dragon Ball (Franchise)
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Similarly to Donkey Kong's origins as a Popeye game, Alex Kidd in Miracle World was originally intended as a Dragon Ball game. Alex's creator, Kotaro Hayashida, said in an interview:

"Sega were planning on making a Dragon Ball game... I guess this happened long enough ago that it's okay for me to talk about this! The project began as a Dragon Ball title, not as a direct competitor to Super Mario Bros.

But when we were told we could not use the Dragon Ball licence any more, we were forced to come up with our own ideas instead. For example, when it was Dragon Ball, Goku fought with his Power Pole, but we changed that to a punch attack. It was only after we came up with the plan to restart the project as Alex Kidd in Miracle World that we starting thinking about Mario, and looking for ways in which to differentiate the title from it."

A classic Dragon Ball influence can be observed in the final game, such as Alex's laser bracelet resembling a kamehameha and the use of Janken (Rock, Paper, Scissors) in boss battles, as well as certain character and object designs with resemblance to those from Dragon Ball, and shared influences from the public domain Japanese story Journey to the West.
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Adaptation, Cancelled Release, Corporate Affairs, Early Idea, Reskin, Similarities, Unused Character
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Pac-Man
Pac-Man (2002)
subdirectory_arrow_right Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Franchise)
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Attachment The Neave Interactive port of Pac-Man was reskinned and packaged as a new game by many Flash websites. Most of these were amateur jobs, and among those cheap ports existed a reskin of the game on the official 4Kids TV website to promote the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, titled Mutant Munchies.
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Adaptation, Plagiarism, Reskin, Website
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Trivia about Pac-Man Neave Interactive port:
https://twitter.com/DailyPacMan/status/1705597897382002733

Mutant Munchies gameplay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-SDUAy4GtQ
Toy Story 3: The Video Game
Toy Story 3: The Video Game (2010)
subdirectory_arrow_right Toy Story (Franchise)
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In the Toy Story films, Woody has a holster for a gun attached to his leg, but no pistol. This is not a missing play piece, as his near-mint condition is a major plot point in Toy Story 2, leading many Pixar fans to wonder why Woody lacks a gun in-universe, beyond the obvious out-universe censorship.

In the Toy Story 3 video game, there is a collectible Woody's Roundup card titled "Gunless Law", which lead some fans - particularly Disney theory YouTube channel SuperCarlinBrothers, who first made the connection - to believe that Woody's empty holster is a metaphorical symbol of an anti-violence statement from the producers of Woody's Roundup.
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Adaptation, Bonus Content, Suggested, Theory
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Rocko's Modern Life: Spunky's Dangerous Day
Rocko's Modern Life: Spunky's Dangerous Day (1994)
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In the manual for Rocko's Modern Life: Spunky's Dangerous Day, it is mentioned that Spunky is idiotic because a TV set dropped on his head when he was a puppy. This is not mentioned in any episode of Rocko's Modern Life, but is a reference to a real-life incident from Rocko creator Joe Murray's childhood, which is also referenced in the series' opening titles.
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Adaptation, Inspiration, Real Life, Reference
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Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988)
subdirectory_arrow_right J.J. & Jeff (Game), Transformers: Mystery of Comvoy (Game), Punch-Out!! (Game), Quest for Camelot (Game), Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (Game), Yume Koujou: Doki-doki Panic (Game), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Game), GoldenEye 007 (Game), Kato-chan & Ken-chan (Game), Nintendo Switch (Platform), Wii (Platform)
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As of 2023, only 4 licensed IP adapted games have been released on Nintendo's retro game digital download services: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for NES on Wii (which was later delisted on January 26, 2012), Transformers: Mystery of Convoy for NES on Wii, Quest for Camelot for Game Boy Color and GoldenEye 007 for N64, the latter two being on Switch.

Additionally, J.J. & Jeff, Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream, and Super Mario Bros. 2, all reskins of licensed titles, have been available in their license-less formats.
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Adaptation, Corporate Affairs, Reskin
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom (2003)
subdirectory_arrow_right Spongebob Squarepants (Franchise)
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Prawn, a villain introduced in SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, made a cameo in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Captain Pipsqueak", rehearsing lines with the rest of SpongeBob's rogues gallery. This is the first time a character from a SpongeBob video game has appeared in the series proper.
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Adaptation, Cameo, General
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Flushed Away
Flushed Away (2006)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pink Panther: Pinkadelic Pursuit (Game), Simple (Collection)
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Flushed Away (released in Japan under the name "The Nezumi no Action Game - Mouse Town Roddy & Rita no Daibouken") and Pink Panther: Pinkadelic Pursuit are the only Simple series games to be based on non-Japanese licensed IPs.
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Adaptation, Regional Difference, Title
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Catalog of all Simple games:
https://www.giantbomb.com/simple/3025-1171/

Flushed Away Simple series version footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw-Ohu4F2OI
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise (1993)
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Fatty Bear was based on a real teddy bear owned by a friend of a series creator Laurie Bauman Arnold in her youth. The original bear had a string you could pull to make a farting sound, something that was not transferred over to the Fatty Bear game.
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Adaptation, Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month October 24, 2023
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