# Games that had certain assets altered upon re-release **URL:** \ **Category:** Video Games\ **Created:** [April 7, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/games-that-had-certain-assets-altered-upon-re-release/2679 "2022-04-07T20:11:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![harborline\_765](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/harborline_765/32/5947_2.png) [@harborline\_765](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/harborline_765)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/games-that-had-certain-assets-altered-upon-re-release/2679/21 "2022-06-11T12:22:10Z")
Square Enix has been doing this with some of their PS1 RPGs conversions recently. It usually falls under one of two changes: - Certain lines of dialogue are made gender neutral (e.g. references to a character being called “ladylike” are replaced with neutral alternatives) - Fanservice has been toned down (iirc a character in Chrono Cross has had her outfit altered to be less risqué) These sorts of cuts have, unsurprisingly, proven to be quite divisive. Square should probably have included a classic mode to present the games as they were made in the late 90s, which would satisfy purists who want the original titles, warts and all. The framing of a classic mode would also help keep expectations in check. ---
**Author:** ![harborline\_765](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/harborline_765/32/5947_2.png) [@harborline\_765](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/harborline_765)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/games-that-had-certain-assets-altered-upon-re-release/2679/22 "2022-06-11T20:57:56Z")
Missing Moai in Project Diva MegaMix: ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/retrogameboards/original/3X/5/c/5cc1e00d33ce3789da21d8d420360679f731ab92.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![retroman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/retroman/32/25205_2.png) [@retroman](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/retroman)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 6:51am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/games-that-had-certain-assets-altered-upon-re-release/2679/23 "2022-06-12T06:51:41Z")
Jun Senoue has a pretty good track record otherwise, so I hope he’ll put in the effort to make those tunes pleasing to listen to. ---
**Author:** ![retroman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/retroman/32/25205_2.png) [@retroman](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/retroman)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 6:56am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/games-that-had-certain-assets-altered-upon-re-release/2679/24 "2022-06-12T06:56:12Z")
What an odd modification. Any idea why they changed it? ---
**Author:** ![retroman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/retroman/32/25205_2.png) [@retroman](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/retroman)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 9:16am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/games-that-had-certain-assets-altered-upon-re-release/2679/25 "2022-08-07T09:16:59Z")
Found another one while looking up info about The Combatribes. The SNES version was slightly altered for its Virtual Console re-release: the bad guys’ organisation was changed from “Ground Zero” to “Guilty Zero”, presumably because of 9/11 and the fact the game takes place in New York City. ---
**Author:** ![retroman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/retroman/32/25205_2.png) [@retroman](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/retroman)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 9:50am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/games-that-had-certain-assets-altered-upon-re-release/2679/26 "2022-12-06T09:50:00Z")
Like the Arcade1Up cabinet before it, the theme song of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game is replaced with a cover version in the Cowabunga Collection. Arcade [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9vXVkDbzUI0/maxresdefault.jpg "TMNT Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade Intro (1989) Konami") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vXVkDbzUI0) Cowabunga Collection [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wXfeAS9DjrI/maxresdefault.jpg "TMNT Arcade Intro (The Cowabunga Collection Version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXfeAS9DjrI) Also, the Pizza Hut logos are removed from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES). NES ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiqSI6jXoAI6B6k?format=png&name=small) Cowabunga Collection ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiqSK9jX0AwtUM_?format=jpg&name=small) ---
**Author:** ![D.Lo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/d.lo/32/4116_2.png) [@D.Lo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/D.Lo)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/games-that-had-certain-assets-altered-upon-re-release/2679/27 "2022-12-06T11:33:01Z")
> [@retroman](#): > > Cowabunga Collection WTF did they just get the janitor in to record it on a gaming headset? Cover versions can be fine but I thought this was a joke to start with. ---
**Author:** ![retroman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/retroman/32/25205_2.png) [@retroman](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/retroman)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/games-that-had-certain-assets-altered-upon-re-release/2679/28 "2022-12-06T12:25:46Z")
Yeah, it sounds pretty rubbish. Probably a rush job. ---
**Author:** ![McBradders](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/mcbradders/32/383_2.png) [@McBradders](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/McBradders)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/games-that-had-certain-assets-altered-upon-re-release/2679/29 "2022-12-06T14:11:09Z")
I believe the phrase you are looking for is ‘legally distinct’. ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/games-that-had-certain-assets-altered-upon-re-release/2679/30 "2022-12-06T15:39:32Z")
Nah, I think the phrase he’s looking for is ‘sounds like shit’ 😅 ---
**Author:** ![D.Lo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/d.lo/32/4116_2.png) [@D.Lo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/D.Lo)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/games-that-had-certain-assets-altered-upon-re-release/2679/31 "2022-12-06T23:27:53Z")
I could literally do a better job than that myself. At first listen I thought it was some youtuber singing along to the original like a cringe dad or something. ---
**Author:** ![McBradders](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/mcbradders/32/383_2.png) [@McBradders](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/McBradders)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 9:57am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/games-that-had-certain-assets-altered-upon-re-release/2679/32 "2022-12-07T09:57:15Z")
If you think that’s bad, you should check out the intro on Jonny Turbo’s Arcade Presents Sly Spy. ---
**Author:** ![retroman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/retroman/32/25205_2.png) [@retroman](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/retroman)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/games-that-had-certain-assets-altered-upon-re-release/2679/33 "2022-12-07T10:48:38Z")
Haha yeah, those Johnny Turbo’s Arcade voiceovers are beyond amateurish. Why did they even bother? [Previous page](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/games-that-had-certain-assets-altered-upon-re-release/2679.md?page=1)