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* On ''[[Mario Kart]] Wii'', having a save game from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and then playing 50 races is the easier method for unlocking Rosalina as a playable character.

* ''[[F-Zero]] GX'' actually allows the sharing of data between itself and the [[Arcade Game]] ''F-Zero AX''. As AX machines are hard to find in the US (at the height of their popularity there were a grand total of 20 of them available to the English-speaking world) and few people read the back of the box, hardly anyone ever noticed. The AX version did contain a semi-exclusive cup, which could be unlocked in GX if you beat the courses in AX with a GC memory card inserted to the machine; but because of the rarity of the AX machines, the only way to unlock this AX cup that most players have access to is to beat every cup on [[Nintendo Hard|Master difficulty]].

* The original ''[[.hack]]'' [[.hack R 1 Games|series of games]] is a serial game, one game in four parts. You're really encouraged to finish the prior game before going on to the next game in the series, as the monsters are very strong for a first-level character. You keep ''all'' of your items, equipment, money, levels, etc. if you have a completed save from the prior game, as it is supposed to be taken as a single large game. Fortunately, if you do start your game fresh, you'll be started at a reasonable level (30 for part 2, 50 for part 3, 70 for part 4) with generic level-appropriate equipment, so you're not totally screwed for not having played the previous games, though certain things may be unavailable if not imported. The sequel, ''.hack//G.U.'', is a set of three games that works the same way.

** ''.hack//G.U.'' also names one character after your main character in the original games, if it finds a save file for one of them.

** ''[[The Sims]] 2'' allowed you to import small cities from ''SimCity 4'' as a neighborhood

* In a rare browser-based game example, beating ''Anime Versus'' gives you the ability to send a piece of equipment to a ''[[Billy vs. SNAKEMAN]]'' account that gives "+1 Hotness [one of the five main skills in AV, but means nothing in BVS] and +20 Daily Stamina [means nothing in AV but useful in every phase of 100%ing BVS]".

* One of the [[PlayStation 2]] ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]'' games unlocks a couple of bonus characters such as the two Qiaos if one has specific ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' and ''Dynasty Tactics'' save data on your memory card.

* A game-clear save from ''[[Phantasy Star]] Generation:1'' is required in order to even attempt the [[Guide Dang It|long, arduous road]] to reviving Nei after her [[Plotline Death]] in ''Phantasy Star Generation:2''.

* A save for ''[[Backyard Sports|Backyard Basketball]]'' unlocks Barry Dejay in ''Backyard Baseball''.

* ''[[Etrian Odyssey]] II: Heroes of Lagaard'' had some minor bonuses if you entered a password obtained by beating the original game. While no characters transferred over, people recognized the name of your Guild and that you were "experienced adventurers", and several password-exclusive secrets were unlocked. <ref>However, this also had some ''disadvantages'', such as the tutorial guard not giving your group free Medicas because he assumed your "experienced" Level 1 heroes were strong enough to make it back without any help...</ref>

* ''[[Penny Arcade Adventures]]'' allows you to keep your characters' levels by transferring a completed game save from Episode 1 to Episode 2. Any extra experience points that you earned above the initial level cap of 15 are still counted toward the next level, and will make your quest for earning level 30 a bit easier.

* If you have an ''[[Ico]]'' save file on your memory card, the mark on Agro's forehead in ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'' will resemble the letter "I" from the ''ICO'' logo.

* If you have a savefile from [[Dead or Alive]] 3 or Xtreme Beach Volleyball on your Xbox and play Story Mode as Ein, you unlock Hitomi in [[Dead or Alive]] Ultimate.

* ''[[Champions of Norrath]]'' characters can be imported into ''Champions: Return to Arms''.

* In the second ''[[Creatures]]'' game, an item called the Nornverter would allow you to import Creatures from the first game.

* Having save data of ''[[No More Heroes]]'' on your Wii gives Travis's room an aesthetic change in the sequel.

* If, for some strange reason, you still have a ''Madden NFL 06'' save game on your memory card, a special Madden van will be unlocked when you start up ''[[Burnout]] Revenge'' on [[PlayStation 2]].

* Having ''[[Resistance]] 2'' for the [[PlayStation 3]] linked up with ''Resistance: Retribution'' for the PSP will allow for PSP Plus, giving the player an almost entirely different storyline and locations to access within the PSP game.

* ''[[Monster Rancher]] 2'' would generate certain special monsters by reading other [[Tecmo]] game discs, such as ''[[Dead or Alive]]''.

* ''[[Fossil Fighters]] Champions'' allows you to send over fossils from the first game. This makes certain vivosaurs much easier to obtain, as some 'saurs that are only available late-game can be gotten from the start in the original FF. There are also some fossils that can ''only'' be obtained in FF, as some vivosaurs only have head fossils in ''Champions.''<ref>Though fossil-set completion is far less important in ''Champions'' because it's no longer tied to skill learning, it's still the fastest way to level your 'saurs.</ref>