History Trivia / RedDeadRevolver

* TheWikiRule: [[http://reddead.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Dead_Wiki The Red Dead Wiki]].

* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: The game was initially co-developed by Capcom and Angel Studios, but a lack of progress on the game over three years led to Capcom losing faith in it. After Take-Two bought Angel Studios and renamed them Rockstar San Diego, Rockstar took an interest in the game and Capcom agreed to let Rockstar take it over.

** Early builds of the game handled aiming and targeting quite differently, using a lock-on system similar to ''VideoGame/PanzerDragoon''. When Rockstar took over the project, aiming and targeting were changed to a more traditional ThirdPersonShooter system, though this unconventional method would live on as part of the "[[BulletTime Dead Eye]]" gameplay mechanic.

** The game was initially co-developed by Capcom and was more-or-less designed to be a BeatEmUp with guns, as something of a SpiritualSuccessor to Capcom's NES title [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx9APVvCdZg Gunsmoke.]] Capcom artist Akiman provided the character designs. The plot also had supernatural aspects, with Red being an undead gunslinger out to avenge his family. When Rockstar took over the project, The game and plot was quickly reworked to be more grounded.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This game was co-developed by Capcom and was more-or-less initially designed to be a BeatEmUp with guns. More specifically it was to be something of a SpiritualSuccessor to Capcom's NES title [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx9APVvCdZg Gunsmoke.]] Some of these elements can be seen in the final version, particularly earliy in the game as entire levels are based around the three bounties Red has to hunt down, each with very distinctive design and weapon of choice, much like the orignal Gunsmoke. Capcom artist Akiman provided the character designs. Earlier builds had supernatural aspects and crazy weapons, but Capcom dropped it, and Rockstar revised it. Now that Rockstar is in complete control of the property, the sequel has become a WideOpenSandbox.
* TheWikiRule: [[http://reddead.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Dead_Wiki The Read Dead Wiki]].

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Creator/PhilLaMarr as Ugly Chris.
** Robert Bogue, the voice of Red Harlow, would later work with Rockstar again: First as [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheBalladOfGayTony Troy, the doorman at Hercules]], and then as [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV Steve Haines]].

** Robert Bogue, the voice of Red Marlow, would later work with Rockstar again: First as [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheBalladOfGayTony Troy, the doorman at Hercules]], and then as [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV Steve Haines]].

* HeyItsThatVoice: Creator/PhilLaMarr as Ugly Chris.

* HeyItsThatVoice: PhilLaMarr as Ugly Chris.

* ShoutOut: Being highly based upon TheWestern, in particular [[SpaghettiWestern SpaghettiWesterns]], the game has plenty of shoutouts to various cowboy films.
** Diego, while fighting you, will shout [[ScarFace "Say hello to my little friend!"]]
** One fight in the Annie Stokes level plays out an awful lot like a game of ''SpaceInvaders''.
** Supporting character 'Blind Willy Wilson' is mostlikely a [[ShoutOut nod]] to the blues singer Blind Willy [=McTell=]- TheWhiteStripes covered one of his songs.
** The duelling contest itself is almost a WholePlotReference to the Sam Raimi film ''Film/TheQuickAndTheDead''. Red Harlow's name is a ShoutOut to the unrelated Louis L'Amour novel of the same name.
** Three duelling enemies in the Jailbreak level are named [[Creator/SergioLeone Sergio]], [[Music/EnnioMorricone Ennio]] and [[Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly Eli]]
** Mr. Black's gatling-coffin is similar to the one used by Film/{{Django}}.
** [[ThatOneLevel General Diego's playable stage]] is reminiscent of the bridge from ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''.

** Three duelling enemies in the Jailbreak level are named [[SergioLeone Sergio]], [[Music/EnnioMorricone Ennio]] and [[Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly Eli]]

** Three duelling enemies in the Jailbreak level are named [[SergioLeone Sergio]], [[EnnioMorricone Ennio]] and [[Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly Eli]]

** Mr. Black's gatling-coffin is similar to the one used by {{Django}}.

** The duelling contest itself is almost a WholePlotReference to the Sam Raimi film ''TheQuickAndTheDead''. Red Harlow's name is a ShoutOut to the unrelated Louis L'Amour novel of the same name.

** Three duelling enemies in the Jailbreak level are named [[SergioLeone Sergio]], [[EnnioMorricone Ennio]] and [[TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly Eli]]

** [[ThatOneLevel General Diego's playable stage]] is reminiscent of the bridge from ''TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This game was co-developed by Capcom and was more-or-less initially designed to be a BeatEmUp with guns. More specifically it was to be something of a SpiritualSuccessor to Capcom's NES title [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx9APVvCdZg Gunsmoke.]] Some of these elements can be seen in the final version, particularly the three bounties Red tracks down earliy in the game, as all three characters have a very distinctive design and weapon of choice, much like the orignal Gunsmoke. Capcom artist Akiman provided the character designs. Earlier builds had supernatural aspects and crazy weapons, but Capcom dropped it, and Rockstar revised it. Now that Rockstar is in complete control of the property, the sequel has become a WideOpenSandbox.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This game was co-developed by Capcom and was more-or-less initially designed to be a BeatEmUp with guns. More specifically it was to be something of a SpiritualSuccessor to Capcom's NES title Gunsmoke. Some of these elements can be seen in the final version, particularly the three bounties Red tarcks down earliy in the game as all three characters have a very distinctive design and weapon of choice, much like the orignal Gunsmoke. Capcom artist Akiman provided the character designs. Earlier builds had supernatural aspects and crazy weapons, but Capcom dropped it, and Rockstar revised it. Now that Rockstar is in complete control of the property, the sequel has become a WideOpenSandbox.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This game was co-developed by Capcom and was more-or-less initially designed to be a BeatEmUp with guns. Akiman provided the character designs. It also had supernatural aspects and crazy weapons, but Capcom dropped it, and Rockstar revised it. Now that Rockstar is in complete control of the property, the sequel has become a WideOpenSandbox.

** Supporting character 'Blind Willy Wilson' is mostlikely a [[ShoutOut nod]] to the blues singer Blind Willy [=McTell=]- the White Stripes covered one of his songs.

* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: PhilLaMarr as Ugly Chris.