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Franchise: Lemmings
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Attachment The Lemmings series were the inspiration for the Red Clay Army, an army of golems controlled by an icon-driven interface who would climb, dig and march when commanded to, in the 1994 Discworld novel "Interesting Times" by Terry Pratchett.

When asked about the Red Clay Army's connection to the Lemmings series, Pratchett said,

"What? Lemmings? Merely because the red army can fight, dig, march and climb and is controlled by little icons? Can't imagine how anyone thought that...

Not only did I wipe Lemmings from my hard disc, I overwrote it so's I couldn't get it back."
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Development, Inspiration
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month September 9, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006)
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Attachment The 'Casual' clothes were originally yellow.
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Development, Early Idea
person ClaudX calendar_month September 9, 2013
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Metroid Prime Hunters
Metroid Prime Hunters (2006)
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It appears that the models and textures for each of the characters were originally far more detailed than the downscaled assets in the final game.
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Development, Early Idea
person cross307 calendar_month September 9, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005)
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Attachment In early versions of the game, Toni's casual clothes were a purple shirt with a green vest.
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Development, Early Idea
person ClaudX calendar_month September 9, 2013
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Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Spyro: Year of the Dragon (2000)
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There's an area in 'Dino Mines' that can only be accessed using hacks/glitches, which is an empty arena with a platform in the middle. It was likely going to be used for a boss battle to obtain an egg, much like in Spooky Swamp.
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Debug, Development, Early Idea, General, Glitch, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person mrlenny94 calendar_month September 8, 2013
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Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts (2002)
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The Pride Lands were originally going to be to be a playable level, with Sora turning into a lion to fight. This idea was scrapped as fighting and walking in a four-legged body required additional programming that the team did not have time to create. The concept was later used in the sequel.
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Development, Early Idea
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month September 8, 2013
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Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Spyro: Year of the Dragon (2000)
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There is an unused cave near the start of level "Fireworks Factory" that can only be accessed by hacking/glitching the level. The cave contains a life butterfly and acts as though it was supposed to have a wall that could be busted when rammed into, but doesn't.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Glitch
person mrlenny94 calendar_month September 8, 2013
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Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (1997)
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Attachment Door to Phantomile began as a much darker game involving robotic stone-like figures. But, due to most games in the Playstation era already having a dark theme, series creator Hideo Yoshizawa decided to make it into a more lighthearted game while still containing a sort of dark undertone to it. This later became the defining traits of the Klonoa series.
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Development, Early Idea
person AlphaRed9X calendar_month September 8, 2013
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Pikmin
Pikmin (2001)
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Attachment Bulbie, Olimar's dog (Or at least a Hocotatian form of one), was the inspiration for the Bulborbs' names because of their resemblance to Bulbie. The Grub-dog family (Which includes Bulborbs among other creatures) was also named after him, due to Bulbie being a dog.
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Development, Inspiration
person Kodyurem calendar_month September 8, 2013
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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
person EliasAnsel calendar_month September 8, 2013
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule: Breed and Battle
Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule: Breed and 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
person Psychospacecow calendar_month September 8, 2013
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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
person DeerBoarDude calendar_month September 8, 2013
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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
person Tuli0hWut calendar_month September 8, 2013
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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
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month September 8, 2013
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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
person SonicManEXE calendar_month September 6, 2013
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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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