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Pikmin

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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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Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule: Breed & Battle

Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule: Breed & 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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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)

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Luigi's partner, Screamy, is based on the original design of the Smorgs.

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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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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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Double Dragon

Double Dragon (1987)

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The game was originally planned to be a sequel to Renegade (Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun in Japan). The game was given a new art style and a new story to appeal to a more international audience instead of the Japanese one that Kunio-kun was known for.

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Clock Tower (1995)

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According to Hifumi Kouno, the inspiration for Scissorman and his signature blades came from the disfigured killer Cropsy in the horror movie "The Burning," which scared him as child.

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Platform: Xbox 360

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The most expensive Xbox 360 Kinect sensor peripheral was inspired by pop singer Kylie Minogue and features over 6000 Swarovski crystals and worth $1,242 USD. Designed by PlayBling, it was given out as a prize as part of a promotion by Microsoft and Dance Central in celebration of Kylie Minogue's upcoming European tour.

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Pokémon Red Version

Pokémon Red Version (1996)

subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Blue Version (Game)

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After Shigeru Miyamoto became Satoshi Tajiri's mentor, Satoshi gave thanks to him by making the default rival name 'Shigeru'. Satoshi made himself the default name for the protagonist. This can be found in the Japanese Generation I Pokemon games.

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Franchise: Devil May Cry

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Dante's name comes from Dante Alighieri, who was a great Florentine poet of the Middle Ages. His central work, Divine Comedy, is often referenced or used as a background throughout the Devil May Cry series. While his brother's name comes from Publius Vergilius Maro, who was a classical Roman poet. Dante Alighieri made Virgil his guide through Hell and Purgatory in his Divine Comedy.

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Pokémon Black Version

Pokémon Black Version (2010)

subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon White Version (Game)

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The idea of having two rivals instead of one came from early concepts for the Pokemon series that went unused until Black & White.

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000)

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The location of the level "Hangar" is based on Neversoft president Joel Jewett. Jewett had a mullet hairstyle during the game's development, and he is from Great Falls, Montana. Because of this, the level's location is jokingly named "Mullet Falls, Montana".

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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002)

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The in-game book "The Egg of Time" depicts a Dwarven figure in an image inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man.

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Franchise: Guilty Gear

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Guilty Gear's main character, Sol Badguy, is considered to be series creator Daisuke Ishiwatari's alter ego. Ishiwatari even voiced the character up until Guilty Gear Xrd, where the character is voiced by Jouji Nakata.

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Dragon Age: Origins

Dragon Age: Origins (2009)

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At one point in the game, The Warden can obtain a long sword named "Oathkeeper". The sword is described as a blessed blade commissioned by The Chantry and given to Templars as a reward for their deeds. It has been speculated that the sword is a homage to George R.R. Martin's book series "A Song of Ice and Fire", as the sword shares the same name as the sword given to Jaime Lannister by his father Tywin, which Jaime later passes to Brienne of Tarth who then names the sword. It is known that the book series was an inspiration during game development.

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Company: Square Enix

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Besides sharing a few visual similarities, the characters Axel (Kingdom Hearts) and Reno (Final Fantasy VII) share the same voice actor in multiple languages. Tetsuya Nomura did this intentionally to experiment with putting a familiar character in a new environment and role. He also stated in an interview that the two are "different people, but subconsciously alike".

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Metal Gear

Metal Gear (1987)

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The game was designed as a stealth game involving avoiding confrontation due to the limitations of the MSX2 at the time. If there were a large number of character sprites on screen at one time there would be a lot of sprite flickering and slowdown. The game was instead changed to involve the player using stealth to avoid enemy confrontations.

"The company asked me to create a combat game. Actually, a senior associate had been in charge of it but he was stuck and I was asked to do it. You could not have more than four bullets with MSX, and that meant you could only have two to three enemies. You cannot make a combat game with that. So I came up with a game like 'The Great Escape' where the prisoner had to escape. it was an idea born from adverse situations." - Hideo Kojima speaking to Retro Gamer Magazine (Issue 35, Page 74)

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Franchise: Assassin's Creed

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The Animus, which is used to read the genetic memory of a person, is named after Psychologist Carl Jung's theory of the collective unconscious, with the Animus being the masculine inner personality for females.

A few of the female characters in the series are even named after the levels of the anima (the feminine inner personality of males). These are Eve, Maria and Sofia, with Helen being the only one without a character.

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Pokémon Gold Version

Pokémon Gold Version (1999)

subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Silver Version (Game)

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Red's party in the Generation II games is based heavily on in-game events from the Generation I. Charizard, Venusaur, Blastoise, and Pikachu are available in all iterations of the original Kanto plot. Espeon could have been obtained as an Eevee in Celadon City, and Eevee notably serves as Blue's starter in Pokemon Yellow. Lapras is given away by a Silph Co. employee, and two Snorlax are required to be caught or defeated in order to travel to Fuchsia City. Furthermore, in the Generation II games, only the Snorlax that was previously blocking Route 12 (now blocking the entrance to Diglett's Cave) is available to the player, suggesting that Red defeated it and caught the one blocking Route 16. His party in the Generation II games also matches that of Red in the Pokemon Adventures manga during his venture to Mt. Silver, although Pokemon Adventures' Red borrowed Charizard and Blastoise temporarily from the characters Blue and Green, as he didn't own those Pokemon.

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Divekick

Divekick (2013)

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The character Redacted is a likeness of Marvel's Wolverine; she shares his dive kick move from Marvel Vs. Capcom, smokes cigars and hails from British Columbia, Canada. She was even called Wolverine early in the game's development but had her name changed to avoid legal issues with Marvel.

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