Games that had certain assets altered upon re-release

Video Games
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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.

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Missing Moai in Project Diva MegaMix:

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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.

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What an odd modification. Any idea why they changed it?

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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.

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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

Cowabunga Collection

Also, the Pizza Hut logos are removed from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES).

NES

Cowabunga Collection

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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.

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Yeah, it sounds pretty rubbish. Probably a rush job.

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I believe the phrase you are looking for is ‘legally distinct’.

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Nah, I think the phrase he’s looking for is ‘sounds like shit’ :sweat_smile:

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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.

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If you think that’s bad, you should check out the intro on Jonny Turbo’s Arcade Presents Sly Spy.

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Haha yeah, those Johnny Turbo’s Arcade voiceovers are beyond amateurish. Why did they even bother?