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The King of Fighters '94
The King of Fighters '94 (1994)
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Chin's character is heavily inspired by Yuen Siu-tien's portrayal of the Qing Dynasty drunken boxer Beggar So (Sam Seed) from the Drunken Master film series.

There are many similarities between Psycho Soldier Team's design and characters from the Drunken Master film series. Kensou's character is possibly influenced by Jackie Chan's portrayal of Wong Fei-hung from the first Drunken Master film. Kensou's love of Steamed Buns is may also be a reference to a scene from the film where Chan's character attempts to steal food from a restaurant. Likewise, Athena's final design in the game is likely inspired by the lead female character from Story of the Drunken Master. Both characters were students of the Begger So in the films.
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Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988)
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In a prototype version of the game, the Underground theme was originally meant to be an updated version of the Underground theme from Super Mario Bros. with added kick percussion, but this was scrapped in the final release. A similar-sounding Underground theme to that of Super Mario Bros. 2's prototype would end up being used in Super Mario Bros. 3.
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Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II (1991)
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Cammy's character, fighting style, and animations are believed by some fans to be heavily inspired by Gally, the protagonist of the 1990 manga Battle Angel Alita.
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Super Mario 64 DS
Super Mario 64 DS (2004)
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Attachment In the only instance of a character having a move exclusive to VS Mode, when Yoshi is wearing Wario's Cap, he can perform an additional move called the "Swing and Fling" by picking up a stunned Yoshi, spinning around in a circle and throwing him. This move is only mentioned in the game's manual. Wario's animations when using this move share similarities to the "Wild Swing-Ding" move featured in Wario World, although the Swing and Fling does not take over spinning automatically.
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Franchise: Dead or Alive
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Attachment Bass and Tina's father-daughter relationship shares similarities to that of the one between former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan and his daughter Brooke Hogan. Hulk Hogan was known to be very protective of his daughter in spite of her efforts to be more independent, which is often portrayed in their stage personas and public appearances. Also like Tina, Brooke has pursued careers outside of pro-wrestling; including modeling, acting, and music.
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person DrakeVagabond calendar_month September 24, 2021
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
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Attachment One of the two villains in World of Light, Galeem, may be based on the Seraphim, one of the rank angels in Judeo-Christian religions. Both Galeem and Seraphim have four pairs of wings and a halo, and both devour darkness with light, turning everyone (excluding the game's fighters) into spirits.
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Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Sword (2019)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Shield (Game)
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The unique new fossil Pokémon of Sword and Shield and their even more unique mix-and-match gimmick are a reference to Paleontological history. Some of the earliest recorded Dinosaur bones and discoveries were found by British scientists (the Galar Region is based on the United Kingdom) and during the earliest discoveries many of those scientists, due to knowledge of these newly-discovered prehistoric beasts being very primitive at the time, did reckless things and made a lot of rather egregious mistakes including taking bones from one species of Dinosaur and applying them to another species' bones, both believing and claiming that they were of the same species. This is reflected in the gimmick where two of the player's fossils are fused into one of four Pokémon that clearly look like the parts used to fuse them do not match to the point that even the Pokédex descriptions seem baffled at their existence and how they are still alive. The scientist in-game who does this is called Cara Liss, or "careless".
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Franchise: Super Smash Bros.
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Snake's match victory theme ironically is based off of the Game Over jingle from Metal Gear Solid.
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person PirateGoofy calendar_month September 15, 2021
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Resident Evil Village
Resident Evil Village (2021)
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When activating the Duke's shop, there is a chance the Duke might quote the Merchant from Resident Evil 4 and say the latter's line "whatta ya buyin'?" and then follow it with a mention that the Merchant is a friend of the Duke's. Additionally, the developers stated that the Merchant was their primary basis for the Duke, furthering the connection between the two venders.
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person PirateGoofy calendar_month September 14, 2021
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Kingdom Hearts III
Kingdom Hearts III (2019)
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Arendelle's Boss, the giant wolf Heartless "Skoll", is named after and based on the figure of the same name in Norse (Viking) mythology. Specifically, the Vikings believed that two wolf figures, Hati and Skoll, were in constant pursuit of the Moon and Sun in order to devour the two celestial bodies, thus creating the day and the night. Skoll can also be seen trying to darken the boss arena at times in reference to Skoll successfully devouring the Sun during the Ragnarok, the end of all of the realms of the universe in Norse mythology.
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person PirateGoofy calendar_month September 11, 2021
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Nioh
Nioh (2017)
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The description for the Heshikiri Hasabe sword alludes to a real-life event where daimyo Oda Nobunaga used the sword to murder one of his servants in anger after he insulted him. The final enemy in the "Kanbei and the Overlord" side mission is a yōkai resembling a biwa that steals the weapon because of a grudge related to the sword. It is heavily implied that the demon is that slain servant.
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person DrakeVagabond calendar_month September 9, 2021
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Mario Kart Tour
Mario Kart Tour (2019)
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The appearance of Noshis in the R/T version of the Tokyo Blur course is likely a reference to the Japanese film franchise "Godzilla" and its respective genre Kaiju, which feature giant monsters usually depicted attacking major cities.
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person CuriousUserX90 calendar_month September 3, 2021
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up (2009)
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Attachment Three Rabbids from the Raving Rabbids series, a Ubisoft property, are guest characters exclusive to the Wii version of the game. One is a generic Raving Rabbid, a new Rabbid variant named Ninja Rabbid that is a parody of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the last, named Splinter Rabbid, is a Rabbid variant from the first two Raving Rabbids games who is a parody of Sam Fisher, the protagonist of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series, another Ubisoft property.
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person CuriousUserX90 calendar_month September 3, 2021
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Burnout 2: Point of Impact
Burnout 2: Point of Impact (2002)
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Attachment A pre-release screenshot shows an unused American bus modeled after buses owned by Coach USA, and was most likely scrapped to avoid copyright issues with that company.
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Burnout
Burnout (2001)
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Attachment A pre-release screenshot of the game shows that the buses that appear in the European tracks were originally designed with a different livery that resembles the livery used by buses owned by Stagecoach Group in the United Kingdom. This design was changed for the final release of Burnout, most likely to avoid copyright issues with Stagecoach Group.
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person HarryAstra calendar_month August 30, 2021
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Paper Mario: Color Splash
Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016)
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Attachment The book that Pry Guy holds is extremely similar to the book Goombella uses to tattle on opponents in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
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The plot of the Adventure Mode: World of Light, in which Kirby is the sole survivor of a cataclysmic invasion and must rescue the other fighters, was actually series director Masahiro Sakurai's original vision for the plot of Super Smash Bros. Brawl's Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary.

This early storyline was mentioned during a 2008 Iwata Asks interview:
"I had envisioned a more serious tone for the story. Something with some misfortune like a single character escaping total annihilation of his squadron and then fighting back while rounding up his allies."

It should be noted however that Spoiler:this early storyline would be implemented somewhat closer to the end of The Subspace Emissary anyway when Tabuu decimates every fighter turning them back into trophies, while Kirby, Luigi and Ness are revived in separate locations thanks to the three Dedede Brooches.
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Mortal Kombat 11
Mortal Kombat 11 (2019)
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The name of the main boss Kronika may be a reference to Chronos, the personification of time in pre-Socratic philosophy, often mistaken with the ruler of the Titans in Greek Mythology, Cronus. While this is a recurring historical and philosophical mistake, this might have inspired the idea that Kronika is a Titan, much like Cronus. Additionally, the word "Kronika" is a Czech and Slovenian cognate which translated to English means "Chronicle".
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Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
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Attachment Like the Toy Time Galaxy theme in the first game (of which it is a remix), the Supermassive Galaxy theme may be based on "Mario Syndrome", an alternative dance remix of the Super Mario Bros. overworld theme by Japanese act Bonus 21 that was released as a 12" and cassette single in 1986. The Supermassive Galaxy theme features similar instrumentation and compositional choices as "Mario Syndrome", though foregoes the 1986 song's dance elements.
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Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
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Attachment The Toy Time Galaxy theme may be based on "Mario Syndrome", an alternative dance remix of the Super Mario Bros. overworld theme by Japanese act Bonus 21 that was released as a 12" and cassette single in 1986. The Toy Time Galaxy theme features similar instrumentation and compositional choices as "Mario Syndrome", though foregoes the 1986 song's dance elements.
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person VinchVolt calendar_month August 24, 2021
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