I Am Not Shazam/Video Games: Difference between revisions

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* Many people seem to think that American McGee was a clever nonsense name given to a game studio, rather than the personal name of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_McGee the developer], who worked on ''[[Doom]]'', among other projects.

* The main character of ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' is not named Kid Icarus; it's Pit. This made its way into at least one adaptation, ''[[Captain N the Game Master]]'', although ''Captain N'' really [[They Just Didn't Care|wasn't trying very hard]].

** [[Non Indicative Name]]. Nintendo of America was clearly struggling to come up with a title that would give some idea of what the game was about without being too unwieldy. (For the record, the original Japanese title is "Hikari Shinwa: Palutena no Kagami", which references the goddess Pit is trying to rescue, not the hero himself.)

** [[Non-Indicative Name]]. Nintendo of America was clearly struggling to come up with a title that would give some idea of what the game was about without being too unwieldy. (For the record, the original Japanese title is "Hikari Shinwa: Palutena no Kagami", which references the goddess Pit is trying to rescue, not the hero himself.)

*** Discussed by Sakurai saying that the hero in ''The Legend of Zelda'' is Link, not Zelda; ''Metroid'' is the name of the alien creatures fought by Samus; and that the angel's name in ''Palutena no Kagami'' is Pit.

** The latter show also referred to "Metroid" as a universe and later as a planet. As they apparently didn't know ''anything'' about the ''Metroid'' games except that Mother Brain was in it, this should come as no surprise.

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** Or the inverse of that, those who referred to all of the Pokémon as "Pikachus"

** Blue/Green, your rival in the first generation, is commonly referred to as Gary. This is his ''anime counterpart's'' name. Likewise, Red, and really all of the protagonists, are erroneously called Ash.

* The main character in ''[[Strider (Video Game)|Strider]]'' is named Hiryu, not "Strider". The Japanese version avoids this problem completely by being titled ''[[Market Based Title|Strider Hiryu]]'' and Hiryu is even referred by that title in-game (which was carried over for his later [[Marvel vs. Capcom|fighting game appearances]]). There are other Striders in the series (Cain and Sheena in the NES game, as well as Hien in ''Strider 2''), but they're bit players compared to Hiryu.

* The main character in ''[[Strider (Video Game)|Strider]]'' is named Hiryu, not "Strider". The Japanese version avoids this problem completely by being titled ''[[Market-Based Title|Strider Hiryu]]'' and Hiryu is even referred by that title in-game (which was carried over for his later [[Marvel vs. Capcom|fighting game appearances]]). There are other Striders in the series (Cain and Sheena in the NES game, as well as Hien in ''Strider 2''), but they're bit players compared to Hiryu.

* The Bishamon featured in ''[[Darkstalkers (Video Game)|Vampire Savior]]'' (aka ''Darkstalkers 3'') is not actually the Bishamon from the previous game, who managed to free himself from the curse armor of Hanya, but the armor itself, having acquired a conscience of its own. The real Bishamon appears in the ending to ward off the evil spirit that has possessed Hanya.

** Adding to the confusion is that a) the possessed Hanya and Kien (the sword) ''still call themselves Bishamon'' in VS, because they like the name, and b) the real Bishamon is ''playable'' in the console versions, as Oboro Bishamon. In this case, Bishamon is in full control of the armor.

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* ''[[Fallout]]'': The little 50's mascot is named Vault Boy, not PIP Boy, your wrist computer. Doesn't help that ''Tactics'' got it wrong.

** Nor is he called [[Fall Out Boy]]. That's someone else entirely.

* ''[[Mega Man Zero]]''. The main hero is not a "Mega Man", and the two words are only added in to [[Viewers ~~Are~~ Morons|associate it with the rest of the series.]] ([[My Hero Zero|After all, the "Zero" handle isn't exactly rare these days...]]) The games themselves never screw this up, but the English manuals do -- and the manga adds to the mess by ''distinguishing'' between Zero and Mega Man Zero, making the latter Zero's [[Super Mode]].

* ''[[Mega Man Zero]]''. The main hero is not a "Mega Man", and the two words are only added in to [[Viewers are Morons|associate it with the rest of the series.]] ([[My Hero Zero|After all, the "Zero" handle isn't exactly rare these days...]]) The games themselves never screw this up, but the English manuals do -- and the manga adds to the mess by ''distinguishing'' between Zero and Mega Man Zero, making the latter Zero's [[Super Mode]].

** Lampshaded in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'' by Zero himself during his ending: "I'm Zero, not Mega Man Zero."

** ''[[Mega Man ZX]]'' retroactively makes the title "Mega Man Zero" make sense. In the ZX series, anyone who can use a [[Transformation Trinket|Biometal]] is called a [[The Chosen Many|Mega Man]] (male or female). Zero didn't ''use'' a Biometal, but Model Z is based on his data, so the term extends naturally to him.

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* The bald super-assassin is called Agent 47. ''[[Hitman]]'' is his profession.

* The family in ''[[Dragonslayer]] IV: Drasle Family'' are known as the Worzens; "Drasle" is really a [[Portmanteau Series Nickname]] of the series' title. The manual for the NES version, ''[[Legacy of the Wizard]]'', refers only to "the Draslefamily," despite removing the phrase from the game's title, but "Worzen" is still used in the game's credits.

* Not about a person, making it a close one between this and [[Cowboy Bebop At His Computer]], but Alpha Centurai in ''[[Sid ~~Meiers~~ Alpha Centauri (Video Game)|Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri]]'' is the name of the sun. The planet's name is Chiron (aka Planet).

* Not about a person, making it a close one between this and [[Cowboy Bebop At His Computer]], but Alpha Centurai in ''[[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (Video Game)|Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri]]'' is the name of the sun. The planet's name is Chiron (aka Planet).

* The manual for ''Adventures of Rad Gravity'' says "An item you picked up on Sauria will help you defeat the deadly Trogs". Do they mean the rock-throwing reptilian creatures, or the twin robots that are the boss of the level(which require the Saurian Crystals to defeat)?

* The hero of ''Arkista's Ring'' is not named Arkista, but Christine.