Back of the Box
BE GREATER
When a new villain threatens New York City, __________ and __________ worlds collide. To save the city and those he loves, he must rise up and be greater.
Marvel's Spider-Man
When being released internationally, this arcade icon's name had to be changed out of fear that arcade cabinets bearing the original name could be easily vandalized into an obscenity.
Pac-Man
This man threw his 5-year-old son into a ravine as a way to test the strength of the demonic power taking hold of him.
Heihachi Mishima
(Tekken)
By abusing the lack of a backwards horizontal momentum cap, this technique is commonly used by speedrunners to fly up staircases and through the walls that await them at the top.
Backwards Long Jump
(Super Mario 64)
Battle Tower Battle Theme
Pokémon Sword & Shield
Welcome back to __________!
Whether you're a seasoned explorer of __________ or playing the game for the first time, you will find their are more friends and enemies to make, more consequences to be responsible for, and more opportunities to live in glory, or infamy, throughout the __________. The choices you make will be as influential as ever. So enjoy your stay!
Fallout: New Vegas
In order to avoid potential legal trouble, the main trio of villains in this fighting game series had their original Japanese names swapped around when the game was translated into English.
Street Fighter
After killing the only person to tarnish his perfect record, this man adopted that person's son as his own and raised him to be a perfect prosecutor.
Manfred von Karma
(Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney)
By simultaneously shooting an arrow while the player's shield collides with an enemy, they will be flung into the air at speeds unreachable during normal gameplay.
Bullet-Time Bounce
(The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
Into the Mind
YIIK: A Postmodern RPG
SAVE __________ FROM VIDEOGAME PURGATORY
PUNCH, NAG, MEDITATE, AND EAT THROUGH THE VIDEOGAME INDUSTRY
A HILARIOUS PLOT WRITTEN BY __________ WRITERS, SPOKEN BY YOUR __________ FAVORITES
OVER FORTY MINUTES OF BRAND-NEW ANIMATION YOU WON'T SEE ANYWHERE ELSE!
HAVE A FRIEND DROP IN AND OUT OF YOUR GAME AT ANY TIME IN CO-OP MODE
The Simpsons Game
In order to appeal more to western audiences, this titular character's box art would traditionally have him shift from giving a happy expression in Japan to an angry expression in America.
Kirby
This man became infamous for using his restaurant franchise as a front to lure in and kill an indeterminate number of children, including two of his own.
William Afton
(Five Night's at Freddy's)
Speedrunners can achieve this early game completion by tricking the first town of NPCs into killing the final boss for them.
Early Gandohar Kill
(Two Worlds)
MERRY CD
OMORI
The stage is yours. Now knock 'em dead!
Invaders from the Idolasphere want your creative energy. Go out and break a leg with showstopping moves! Save Tokyo from the marauding mirages! Learn the ropes of the idol life! Perform dazzling session attacks against enemy mirages in otherworldly venues.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
Until the recent release of its seventh main entry, this beat 'em up/RPG franchise went by a completely different name outside of Japan.
Like A Dragon
After an arduous journey through a post-apocalyptic America, this man cannot bring himself to let go of the child he was tasked with protecting, and ultimately chooses to save her over what remains of the human race.
Joel Miller
(The Last of Us)
By playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time without properly turning off the console, it is theoretically possible for speedrunners to use this technique to start this game at the end credits.
Arbitrary Code Execution
(Paper Mario)
MEGALOVANIA - [New Remix]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
RUN. THINK. SHOOT. LIVE.
UNPARALLELED A.I.
INCREDIBLE ACTION
ADVANCED GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION
EXTRAORDINARY REALISM
Half-Life
This PS1 JRPG had one of its two main story routes cut entirely from its original English release, leaving American audiences unable to access half of the game's content.
Revelations: Persona
Before being elected president of the United States, this man trained his adopted son to be a ruthless killer in the First Liberian Civil War.
Solidus Snake
(Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty)
This technique allows speedrunners to use the pause menu to phase through certain walls and floors after properly coating their game's disc in sweat.
Lag Clipping
(SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom)
Summerblue
beatmania IIDX 30 RESIDENT