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Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II (1991)
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The "Combo" system developed for the game was a bug. A bug in the game's code enabled the player to "cancel" during the animation of some moves by performing another move, allowing for a combination of several basic and special moves. This "combo" system was later adopted as a standard feature of fighting games, and was expanded upon in subsequent Street Figher installments.
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Development, General, Glitch, Inspiration
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Luigi's Mansion
Luigi's Mansion (2001)
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Luigi's Mansion was built with the intention of being in 3D. All Nintendo Gamecube systems support display of Stereoscopic 3D. Nintendo decided to shift focus away from 3D at the time as a 3D screen add-on would have cost more than the Gamecube system itself.
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Development, Early Idea, Removed Feature, Unused Content
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
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Attachment The Iron Knuckles enemies are actually Gerudo Thieves in armor. Removing the chest plate reveals a curvy feminine figure, and since the Gerudo are all female it seems that this was intentional, and Nintendo didn't just aimlessly use them as a base.
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Development, Easter Egg, General, Inspiration, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
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Video Olimpic
Video Olimpic (TBA)
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Attachment Video Olympics was developed in Spain. One of the advertisements banners in the background reads "Cocaina" in a similar style to the Coca Cola logo. In Spanish, cocaina means "cocaine". The game was published in Europe uncensored.
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Development, Easter Egg, General, Hidden Message, Real Life, Reference
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Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong (1981)
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According to series creator Shigeru Miyamoto, Mario's appearance was the result of graphical limitations in the original Donkey Kong: his overalls allowed his arms to be visible against his body (as there was no room for outlines), his hat substituted for hair and eyebrows (and did not need to be animated when he jumped), and the large nose and mustache made up for the lack of space to depict a mouth.

Miyamoto additionally stated that the design was influenced by the decision to make Mario Italian-American, identifying his large nose in particular as a distinctly western feature.
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Character Design, Development, General, Inspiration, Sprite/Graphical Animation
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Franchise: Sonic The Hedgehog
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Attachment Sonic was originally planned to have a human girlfriend called Madonna. She would chase Sonic around, similar to how Amy Rose acts in later games.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Character, Unused Content
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Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
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The project director for Fallout: New Vegas, J.E. Sawyer, released a mod for the game which brings more difficulty, shifts certain NPC alignments and modifies a few character stats.

The reason this wasn't released as an official patch was partly due to its technical difficulties and difficulty curve, however it was mainly due to the development for the game and all DLC having ended.
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Bonus Content, Development, General, Update Difference, Version Difference
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Maniac Mansion
Maniac Mansion (1987)
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In the NES version of the game, despite heavy censorship, the scene where the player can put a hamster into a microwave oven was left in the game. Nintendo discovered this just as the first run was being shipped to retail, and stipulated that no more copies could be manufactured until that scene was censored.

In later versions of the game, including the PAL version, attempting to put the hamster in the microwave will only cause the game to respond "HOW SICK!"
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Censorship, Console Difference, Development, Version Difference
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Franchise: Pokémon
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Attachment The Pokemon Jynx went through a slight redesign due to allegations of racism. The effects were first implemented in the international version of Pokemon Crystal, and can even be seen in the virtual console re-release of Pokemon Snap.
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Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System
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Attachment Nintendo once planned to release a knitting add-on for the NES. The slogan was 'Now you're knitting with power.'
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Development, Early Idea
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Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro (2001)
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Attachment When you put an incorrect phrase into the cheat menu it will simply reset. However, when you input a foul word as a cheat, Spider-Man will appear and change it into something nice like flower, puppy, or spice.
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Censorship, Development, General
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World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (2004)
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Various screen-shots you take in the game have a secret watermark that contains data for your account ID, the time the screenshot was taken, and the IP and data of the server you were playing on. It's speculated that this was mainly used to identify and punish internal leaking of images during development.
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Development, General, Real Life, Suggested, Theory
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Spider-Man
Spider-Man (2002)
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Attachment If you put in the cheat code "girlnextdoor" you can play the game as Mary Jane Watson. At the end of the game, where Spider-Man and Mary Jane usually kiss, Mary Jane will kiss herself. This code was removed from later versions of the game, presumably because of the lesbian kiss in an E-rated game.
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Censorship, Development, LGBTQ+, Male/Female Gender, Regulatory Content Rating
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Franchise: Earthbound
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Attachment Shigesato Itoi first founded Ape Inc., the company that worked on EarthBound's predecessor Mother / EarthBound: Beginnings. Ape Inc. later reformed as Creatures Inc. with the help of Satoru Iwata. Ape Inc. worked on EarthBound, and later helped Game Freak develop the Pokémon series as the reformed Creatures Inc. Their influence can be seen in Pokémon. The main villain in Mother, Giygas, has a battle sprite that resembles Mewtwo. He also has a mental power called PSI. Additionally, there's an item in EarthBound called "Bag of Dragonite." There is also a Pokémon named Dragonite.
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Development, General, Real Life, Similarities, Theory
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Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System
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The Minnesota state lottery was considering using the NES to let people play the lottery. The player would use a game cartridge made by the company to play the lottery, and a modem that would allow them to communicate with the central computer. The plan eventually fell through due to concerns that minors would illegally purchase tickets.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life
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Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)
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Hideo Kojima had requested that Metal Gear Solid's Solid Snake be in the game, but due to time constraints he couldn't be added to the game's roster. Sonic the Hedgehog also nearly made it into the game. Sonic's creator Yuji Naka stated that Sonic was going to be in Melee, but he also was cut due to time constraints. Both characters later made it into the sequel, Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Character, Unused Content
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Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
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Attachment The box art for the game shows images from earlier stages of the game's development. The image of word 1 has different paths when compared to the final version, and the second image doesn't represent anything seen in the game's final build.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
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Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
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It was once planned for Mario to have a power up that turned him into a Centaur. This isn't as outlandish as it seems; the Tanooki suit was also inspired by the legendary Tanuki.
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Development, Early Idea, Inspiration
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Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid (1998)
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Attachment Solid Snake's design in Metal Gear Solid was inspired by the body of Jean Claude Van-Damme and the face of Christopher Walken.
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Development, Inspiration
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Franchise: Sonic The Hedgehog
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Sonic's shoes were inspired by Michael Jackson's boots and the color scheme of Santa Claus. Sonic's personality was inspired by Bill Clinton.
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Development, Easter Egg, General, Inspiration, Real Life, Reference
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