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Dais · Joined: 26 May 2004 Posts: 142

(holy shit I can log in again!)

The other day, I was doing a bit of research on GBA games, and among several interesting finds (such as Battland and Sadistic Boxing), I saw this:

http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/100/100188p1.html

So, Raylight Studios was making a Wing Commander-style game called "Star Giants". No game called Star Giants, but Raylight did make something along those lines.....the GBA port of Wing Commander: Prophecy. And indeed, a quick search of the internet proves the veracity of this factoid (most notably, this interview and this forum post).

So I was just wondering...do you guys know of any other cases like this, where a game/demo originally didn't involve a license, but had one worked in later?

The only other one I know of is Pirates of the Caribbean, which was originally Sea Dogs 2...

jc dracula · Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 29

http://www.video-fenky.com/features/rg/robinhood.shtml
first thing that came to mind

Also Rare's Dinosaur Planet game for n64 turned into Star Fox Adventures: Dinosaur Planet on gamecube

KlarthAilerion · Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:20 am Post subject:

Doki Doki Panic

Altered Bonk · Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 42 Location: BACK IN TIME

Seadogs 2 to Pirates of the Caribbean.

KingMike · Joined: 04 Nov 2003 Posts: 898

Ichiban Crush · Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:54 am Post subject:

Yo Noid! was originally Masked Ninja Hanamaru (Kamen no Ninja Hanamaru). This made a lot of sense because even back then I always thought to myself "why the hell would Capcom make a game based on the Noid?"

It made a lot less sense than cancelling California Raisins.

BMF54123 · Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:55 am Post subject:

Not quite what you're looking for, but the first TMNT arcade game had Pizza Hut logos added when it was ported to the NES.

Also, if I recall correctly, the European version of Biker Mice From Mars was blatantly pro-Snickers.

The Green Meanie · Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 218 Location: The New Wave

Carnivol · Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:38 am Post subject:

Sunsoft's "Terminator" license game turned into "RAF World/Journey to Silius".

Sunsoft's "Meta fight" got brushed up for English launch as "Blaster Master".

HAL's "Special Tee Shot" became first "Kirby's Tee Shot" and then before release "Kirby's Dream Course" and later a "Special Tee Shot" version was released on the BS-X.

"Mario Kart 64" was originaly "Super Mario Kart R" and had different chars.

Rare's GBA title "Diddy Kong Pilot" became "Banjo Pilot" after Rare was sold to MS.

ICEknight · Joined: 15 Dec 2003 Posts: 569

Crazyland/Doki Doki Yuuenchi -> Trolls in Crazyland

And the opposite case:
Mickey Mouse III: Dream Balloon -> Kid Klown in Night Mayor World

...Which is kinda funny, since that unfranchised version was the first appearance of Kemco's current mascot (even though his design had nothing to do with Tong King Show's).

I wonder if they had made the Kid Klown version first in case they couldn't get a franchise for it (which might be what they did with their Bugs Bunny/Mickey/Hugo/Woody Woodpecker Crazy Castle games, or even what Sunsoft did with Sunman).

Altered Bonk · Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 42 Location: BACK IN TIME

This might be slightly off topic, but I recall hearing that Miyamoto originally wanted to make a Popeye game, but he couldn't get the rights so he made Donkey Kong instead.

TheRedEye · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:27 am Post subject:

Yeah, that's wrong.

Smeg · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:57 am Post subject:

I heard that Mountain Dew makes your testicles shrink because of yellow 5 confirm/deny

Altered Bonk · Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 42 Location: BACK IN TIME

Ichiban Crush · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:09 pm Post subject:

I know G4 stated the Popeye/Donkey Kong thing on one of their silly specials about Miyamoto, but yeah, it's G4 and I'm not even sure why I had the TV tuned in to it at the time.

Also it's been a while since I read it, but I think Game Over might have mentioned something about Nintendo trying to aquire the rights for Popeye before they started working on Donkey Kong, which did fall through the first go around but later manage to gain the rights and made the Popeye game we know and kinda ignore today. I'm pretty sure that GO never specifically stated that Donkey Kong itself was originally planned by Miyamoto to be a Popeye game.

Or is GO wrong on this as well?

I should really read more books...

TheRedEye · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:13 pm Post subject:

kap · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:17 pm Post subject:

Did he design the arcade Popeye as well as the NES Popeye?

Altered Bonk · Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 42 Location: BACK IN TIME

TheRedEye · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:23 pm Post subject:

They're pretty much the same game, I don't know if he directed the port or whatever.

TheRedEye · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:26 pm Post subject:

Or you know, maybe I'm wrong:

http://www.miyamotoshrine.com/kong/hist/dk.shtml

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