Handheld Handfuls
Despite being released on Game Boy this game uses a naming convention normally reserved for releases on Nintendo's 16-bit home console.
Super Hunchback (GB)
This game's Switch release included a unique unlockable cape, sword, and gun, none of which are considered part of the game's canon.
Hyper Light Drifter
This game features many new features but recycles voice clips from at least seven other games.
Mario Golf Super Rush (Switch)
Satoru Iwata said that comparisons between a new character introduced in this game and the New Super Mario Bros. character Nabbit were "an unintentional coincidence"
Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
With 5 re-releases, this game has been re-released more than any other game in the series.
Guilty Gear XX (PS2)
This game's in game currencies include Lapis and summon tickets.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
In the Genesis version of the game, the player is seeking to challenge the title character while in the Sega CD version you play as the title character.
Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend (Genesis)
The main characters of this game are Max Force and Hit Man on a mission to apprehend Mr. Big.
N.A.R.C. (Arcade)
This game introduced all new playable characters including:
Chronos Lait, Kain Grinder, Sarah Barn and Broude Kragger
Golden Axe III
The on-screen control instructions will change depending on what system the game is played on, including unique graphics for Game Boy, Super Game Boy, and Game Boy Color.
Game & Watch Gallery 2 (GB Color)
This game's North American packaging promises "Mirth, Merriment and Mega-Fun!"
Land of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse (Game Gear)
In a Japanese commercial for this game, the main character is described as "perhaps the weakest hero in RPG history."
Lost Kingdoms (GCN)
**Akuma's Space**
This game's subtitle is a reference to the twelve years between this game's release and the previous game in the series.
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
This cute em up features three difficulty settings: Breeze, bumpy, and rough
Magical Chase (TG16)
During the first mission one of the supporting characters will turn on the television, showing a certain 8-bit character running on screen accompanied by one of the original series' signature jingles.
The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (PS1)
This game is notable for it's use of tabletop elements, such as dice rolls and character models resembling miniatures, with their feet affixed to a wide base.
Crimson Shroud (DS)
The developers have cited Pikmin, Zelda, Metroid, and Dark Souls as influences on the game, while many reviewers compare it specifically to Majora's Mask due to it's time elements.
Unsighted
This game was released nearly 28 years after the original Data East arcade classic.
Windjammers 2
This game's Japanese title translates to "Discovering the Meaning of Life RPG"
Tales of the Abyss (PS2)
Supposedly, the game is based around the true story and legends surrounding Himuro Mansion in Japan, rumored to be the gruesome death site of a Japanese family and several others.
Fatal Frame (PS2)
This game is considered more forgiving than other roguelikes, as the player only loses the items and currency on hand when they get a game over, and even that can be avoided by equipping a certain talisman.
Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja (DS)
**DAILY DOUBLE**
This game features many references to classic games, including pages of a fully illustrated manual for the game as an in-game collectible.
Tunic
The game's protagonist is named Taro Ninten in promotional materials for the Nintendo Switch version of this game.
Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind (Switch)
A circled hexagram seen at the end of each stage in the Japanese version was also removed, possibly due to Nintendo of America's policy of not allowing religious content in video games.
The Krion Conquest (NES)
**Tornado Tonion** First player to write their answer and show it to the camera gets the points
This game is the first in the series to be released on a home console, and the first to receive a PEGI rating of 7 for violence in Europe.
Rhythm Heaven Fever (Wii)