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* In a strange version (both examples, the older and the newer are made by the same by the company) The Jjaro and maybe the W'rkncacnter first appeared in ''[[Pathways into Darkness]]'', not ''[[Marathon Trilogy|Marathon]]''. Though, it's likely they're in the same 'verse.
* One of the most (in)famous examples: ''[[Metroid]]'' vs ''[[Halo]]''. ''Metroid'' was released in 1986 and had a revolutionary sequel, ''Super Metroid'' (1994), long before ''Halo'' (2001) was released. The confusion stems from the first-person ''Metroid Prime'' (2002), which was in development before Halo even became first-person. The fact that ''Metroid Prime 2'' and ''Halo 2'' were released the same year (2004) and, likewise, ''Metroid Prime 3'' and ''Halo 3'' (2007), certainly didn't help things.
** Too many people seem to think that ''Halo'' first came up with ring shaped worlds, even though ''[[
** Speaking of ''[[Metroid Prime]]'', it is often lauded for being the first [[Metroidvania]] FPS ever... but the truth is, the cult [[Sega Saturn]] FPS ''[[PowerSlave]]/Exhumed'' did it almost a decade earlier.
** There's a camp going around thinking that a lot of what ''Halo'' had done was done first for the FPS genre ''in general''. Vehicles? <s>''[[Codename Eagle]]''</s> <s>''Goldeneye''</s> <s>''[[Starsiege: Tribes]]''</s> <s>''[[Redline (1999 video game)]]''</s> <s>''Terminator: SkyNET''</s> <s>''[[Shadow Warrior]]''</s> the ''[http://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1429 Mercenary]'' series on the [[Amiga]] had them, starting from 1988. [[Regenerating Health]]? The ill-fated ''Jurassic Park: [[Trespasser]]''. No [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]? ''[[Rise of the Triad]]''. Grenade hotkey? ''[[Starsiege: Tribes]]'', and it's probably not even the first. Dedicated button for [[Quick Melee]]? ''[[Duke Nukem 3D]]''. There's probably someone floating around thinking ''Halo'' might even be the ''first'' popular FPS game on a console.
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** Or the free style camera control, which dated back to the original ''[[Ground Control]]''.
* Newer gamers, or at least outsiders to the PC gaming market, seem to believe ''[[Dragon Age]]'' was [[BioWare]]'s first foray into the fantasy RPG subgenre, unaware they did it a decade earlier with the ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' saga, the [[Trope Codifier]] for all of their subsequent games, ''[[Dragon Age]]'' included, not to mention that it was infact the game's spiritual successor.
* Most people think ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' was [[Obsidian Entertainment]]'s first foray into the franchise, even though [[Fallout 3|the previous game]] was [[Bethesda]]'s first game in the series, and that Obsidian was partly made up of key team members from the original developers of the Fallout series, Black Isle, and that New Vegas took place in one of the areas of what would have been the third game in the series before Black Isle closed and Bethesda bought the franchise: [[Fallout: Van Buren]].
* There are people who think that [[Sonic Adventure]] renamed Robotnik to Eggman, making the former name the "original" one and the later a relatively recent change, which couldn't be further from truth. Not only was he always known as Eggman in Japan, but this name came ''before'' Robotnik. While Sonic 1 was released in America before in Japan, the game and its characters were created and developed entirely in Japan, with the villain being known as "Dr. Eggman" during the development. It wasn't until the game was finished that Sega of America decided to make changes to its plot, one of which involved changing the antagonist's name and personality. Sonic Adventure merely marked the point the games started using the original name overseas, like Yoshi's Safari did with "Peach".
** Also, many gamers believe Amy debuted in [[Sonic Adventure]] or later, while her real first appearance was in [[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]], and before that, an obscure manga.
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