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** In a meta example, ''Jurassic Park: [[Trespasser]]'' featured [[Wreaking Havok|realistic environment physics]] ''six years'' before ''Half-Life 2''. That said, ''Trespasser'''s physics engine was an inspiration for the one used in ''Half-Life 2''.
* Remember when the NPC daily schedules were touted as innovative in ''[[The Elder Scrolls Four|The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion]]?'' Sure, they were new for [[The Elder Scrolls]]... but ''[[Ultima V]]'' already did it in 1988.
* Back on the subject of ''[[Street Fighter]]'' (see above), it's not quite as innovative with its game mechanics as people may think, even with ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' being the fighting game [[Trope Codifier]]. [[Street Fighter Alpha|Multiple-level super meters, air blocking, chain combos]], [[Street Fighter III|EX moves]], [[Capcom vs. Whatever|air dashing]]? ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' had all of that and more back in '94. [[Street Fighter IV|2.5D gameplay and Ultra Combos?]] ''[[Street Fighter EX]]'' (co-developed by Arika) says hi. The [[Unblockable Attack|Guard Break]] in ''EX'' even opens up the opponent for a free attack like a charged Focus Attack in ''IV''. Hell, some of the moves in ''IV'' were carried over from ''EX''; Bison/[[Fan Nickname|Dictator]]'s Death Tower back throw was introduced in ''EX'', while Blanka's Shout of Earth Ultra in ''Super IV'' was originally his Meteor Combo in ''EX2''. ''Street Fighter'' may have ''a lot'' of [[Follow the Leader|copycats]], but even ''SF'' isn't 100% original; if they're not comparing notes with other fighters, the series is just as likely to [[Self
** And speaking of ''Darkstalkers'', it may come as a shock to some that Morrigan's Darkness Illusion was the ''first'' move to use the button press sequence (LP, LP, F, LK, HP) that is now associated with Akuma's [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique|Shun Goku Satsu]].
* Some people consider ''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]'' a ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' ripoff. ''Final Fantasy Adventure'' came out in June/November 1991, ''Link's Awakening'' was released in mid-1993.
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** In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|The Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass]]'', the [[Nintendo DS]] microphone can be used to stun Pols Voice and to haggle with shopkeepers. These two things could be done, respectively, in the Famicom Disk System versions of ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' and ''[[Kid Icarus]]'', using the microphone built into the Famicom's second controller.
* It isn't hard to find fans who still think ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' is the first ever game in the series, despite the obvious number in the title. One reason why ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' sold so well when it came out and quickly developed a [[Hatedom]] from the fans, was because they thought it was a sequel. Very ridiculous, since the roman numeral "VII" stands for, well, you know... ''[[Captain Obvious|seven.]]'' Little do they know that around ''FFVII'''s release, the series has been around for ''ten years''.
* There are people who think Sephiroth from ''Final Fantasy VII'' is the first "effeminate villain" (and he honestly isn't even ''that'' effeminate compared to some of these examples). Obviously, you can tell who has probably never seen the art for the [[Big Bad|Emperor]] of ''[[
* This is a problem in general for poor ''[[
* ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' has a lot of examples mostly caused by [[No Export for You]]: Many players expressed their bewilderment that Nosferatu was changed from Dark to Light magic in ''[[Fire Emblem Tellius|Path of Radiance]]''. What they don't realize is, Nosferatu (called Rezire in the Japanese version) was actually a light magic spell to begin with, first appearing in the 3rd game. It was, in fact, the GBA games that changed it from Light to Dark, and PoR restored it. Unfortunately, since the localizers [[Sequel First|got the GBA games first]], they chose a very dark magic sounding name for it, making the transition pretty strange.
** More examples from the series:
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