What Could Have Been/Video Games: Difference between revisions

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** Additionally, he stated that his original idea for a weapon that became the Keyblade didn't start as a key, but something more like ''[[Chainsaw Good|a chainsaw]]'', but that got an [[Executive Veto]]. Also, at the same time that weapon design was there, Sora was originally designed as a [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/kingdomhearts/images/d/de/Lion-Sora-Chainsaw.jpg lion-type character], reminiscent of [[Final Fantasy IX/Characters|Zidane]].

** Some other ideas were that worlds like [[The Lion King|the Pride Lands]] were originally supposed to appear in the first game but they didn't have the tech to make it, some unused sprites for ''358/2 Days'' show that a [[Pinocchio (Disney film)|Pinocchio]] world had been planned, but removed for unknown reasons, and ''Birth By Sleep'' has remnants of a world based on ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|The Jungle Book]]'' [[Dummied Out]].

** Also, the ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]] Final Mix Ultimania'' (Japanese guidebook), shows that Nomura originally planned for the final boss fights to be alot different than how they turned out: Xemnas, after absorbing power from Kingdom Hearts, was to meld into a [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/File:King.png giant Transformer-esque creature] and, upon defeat, transform into a more [[Nightmare Fuel|distorted]] [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/File:Kentauros.png version.] This idea was nixed and instead we got the dragon-fortress/armored Xemnas and black-and-white coat Xemnas battles.

** Also, the ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]] Final Mix Ultimania'' (Japanese guidebook), shows that Nomura originally planned for the final boss fights to be alot different than how they turned out: Xemnas, after absorbing power from Kingdom Hearts, was to meld into a [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/File:King.png giant Transformer-esque creature]{{Dead link}} and, upon defeat, transform into a more [[Nightmare Fuel|distorted]] [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/File:Kentauros.png version.]{{Dead link}} This idea was nixed and instead we got the dragon-fortress/armored Xemnas and black-and-white coat Xemnas battles.

** ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' characters like [[Final Fantasy X/Characters|Rikku]] and [[Final Fantasy VII/Characters|Vincent]] were also supposed to be in the first game (the former taking Yuffie's role, and the latter taking Cloud's, explaining the alterations to Yuffie and Cloud's costumes in the first game), along with ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' summons like Bahamut. Also, [[Final Fantasy VIII/Characters|Irvine]] was also set to appear, but was replaced by [[Final Fantasy X/Characters|Wakka]].

** Older trailers of the first game showed many things that didn't get into the final release. For example, Riku having a scene at the top of Big Ben in Neverland, Kairi having a larger role at the end of Hollow Bastion, and Donald and Goofy using their classic cartoon outfits in battle, though those outfits eventually did show up in the game's epilogue.

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* And now a console example a lot of people know already: The PlayStation was supposed to be an SNES CD-ROM addon. However, [[Executive Meddling]] didn't let that happen, so Sony pumped up the standalone PlayStation X unit into their own console (this decision also spawned a deal with Philips, which likewise terminated acrimoniously to produce the CD-i and several games with licensed Nintendo IP.) Think how gaming would be today if that actually happened. Sony and Nintendo together!

* ''Pokémon'''s biggest [[What Could Have Been]] is something that not many know about: A ''Pokémon'' RPG for the [[Vaporware|N64DD]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/19970605212537/http://www.n64.com/previews/90.html From IGN64]

** [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=2693362&postcount=124 This Mod] on Bulbagarden believes there is evidence it eventually became ''Pokémon Colosseum''.

** [https://web.archive.org/web/20110518212901/http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=2693362&postcount=124 This Mod] on Bulbagarden believes there is evidence it eventually became ''Pokémon Colosseum''.

** ''Battle Revolution'' was once very different from its released version. For example, Red and Leaf were originally supposed to be in the game but were later changed to Lucas and Dawn.

*** Battle Revolution was originally more realistic and action-packed in terms of effects, as shown by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djMyzIiYENo the original trailer].