History Trivia / SwordOfTheBerserkGutsRage

* TheOriginalDarrin: For the Berserk fandom as a whole, this was the first bit of media localized and dubbed into English (not to mention the only Berserk game to get an English track period), long before Media Blasters acquired the anime rights. It had the likes of Creator/MichaelBell, Creator/BJWard, and Creator/CamClarke as Guts, Casca, and Puck respectively. Plus Peter Lurie, better known today as [[Franchise/XMen Sabretooth]] and [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hashirama Senju]], was Zodd. Creator/EarlBoen, the voice of Balzac, also did the narration which is Void by proxy, as another example.

* TheOriginalDarrin: For the Berserk fandom as a whole, this was the first bit of media localized and dubbed into English (not to mention the only Berserk game to get an English track period), long before Media Blasters acquired the anime rights. It had the likes of Creator/MichaelBell, Creator/BJWard, and Creator/CamClarke as Guts, Casca, and Puck respectively. Plus Peter Lurie, better known today as [[Franchise/XMen Sabretooth]] and [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hashirama Senju]], was Zodd. Earl Boen, the voice of Balzac, also did the narration which is Void by proxy, as another example.

* TheOriginalDarrin: For the Berserk fandom as a whole, this was the first bit of media localized and dubbed into English (not to mention the only Berserk game to get an English track period), long before Media Blasters acquired the anime rights. It had the likes of Creator/MichaelBell, Creator/BJWard, and Creator/CamClarke as Guts, Casca, and Puck respectively. Plus Peter Lurie, better known today as [[Franchise/XMen Sabretooth]] and [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hashirama Senju]], was Zodd.

* AdaptationFirst: Although not many people remember it, this game was the very first piece of official Berserk merchandise sold in the U.S., preceding the official U.S. licensing of both the anime and manga.

* AdaptationFirst: Although it's not much remembered, this game was the very first piece of official Berserk merchandise sold in the U.S., preceding the official U.S. licensing of both the anime and manga.
%% * WordOfGod: Miura said in a YA magazine comment around episode 184 that the game took place during the section of the story directly following the Hill of Swords. Miura also wrote the story, designed all characters and enemies, incorporated Zodd in a way consistent with the story, (mentioning that he was searching for apostles for Griffith's army), even gave it an official chapter designation ("Chapter of Oblivion Herbs"). Also, a mandragora makes a cameo appearance in vol 24 at Flora's mansion.
* InvisibleAdvertising: Since the game's overseas release roughly coincided with SEGA pulling out of the console business and discontinuing the Dreamcast, there was less marketing support for it than normal. The fact that practically nobody in the U.S. or Canada at that time had even heard of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' before certainly didn't help.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The game was released in the U.S. near the end of the Dreamcast's life cycle. It hasn't seen the light of day on any other platforms, so the only way to play it is to have both a working copy and a working Dreamcast.

* AdaptationFirst: Although it's not much remembered, ''SwordOfTheBerserkGutsRage'' was the very first piece of official Berserk merchandise sold in the U.S., preceding the official U.S. licensing of both the anime and manga.

* InvisibleAdvertising: Since the game's overseas release roughly coincided with SEGA pulling out of the console business and discontinuing the Dreamcast, there was less marketing support for it than normal. The fact that practically nobody in the U.S. or Canada at that time had even heard of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' before certainly didn't help.

* InvisibleAdvertising: Since the game's overseas release roughly coincided with SEGA pulling out of the console business and discontinuing the Dreamcast, there was less marketing support for it than normal. The fact that practically nobody in the U.S. and Canada at that time had heard of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' before certainly didn't help.

* InvisibleAdvertising: Since the game's release roughly coincided with SEGA pulling out of the console business and discontinuing the Dreamcast, there was less marketing support for it than normal. The fact that practically nobody in the U.S. at that time had heard of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' before certainly didn't help it there.

* InvisibleAdvertising: Since the game was on a platform that SEGA was actively pulling out of by the year 2000, there was less marketing support for it than normal. The fact that practically nobody in the U.S. at that time had heard of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' before certainly didn't help.

* InvisibleAdvertising: Since the game was on a platform that SEGA was actively pulling out of at the time, there was less marketing support for it than normal. The fact that practically nobody in the U.S. at that time had heard of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' before certainly didn't help.

* InvisibleAdvertising: Since the game was on a platform that SEGA was actively pulling out of at the time, there was less marketing support for it than normal. The fact that nobody in the U.S. had heard of Berserk before certainly didn't help.

* AdaptationFirst: Although it's not much remembered, ''SwordOfTheBerserkGutsRage'' was the very first piece of official Berserk merchandise sold in the U.S., predating the official release of both the anime and manga.
* HeyItsThatVoice: In the English dub, hearing Dunteth explain the plot in Creator/PaulEiding's voice is very reminiscent of getting a breifing from [[VideoGame/MetalGear Colonel Campbell.]]
%% * WordOfGod: Miura said in a YA magazine comment around ep 184 that the game took place during that section of the story (directly following the Hill of Swords). Miura also wrote the story, designed all characters and enemies, incorporated Zodd consistent with the story, (mentioning that he was searching for apostles for Griffith's army), even gave it an official chapter designation ("Chapter of Oblivion Herbs"). Also, a mandragora makes a cameo appearance in vol 24 at Flora's place.

* AdaptationFirst: Although it's not much remembered, ''SwordOfTheBerserkGutsRage'' was the very first piece of official Berserk merchandise sold in the U.S. The original manga didn't get licensed and officially translated until years afterward.

%% * WordOfGod: Miura said in a YA magazine comment around ep 184 that the game took place during that section of the story (directly following the Hill of Swords). Miura also wrote the story, designed all characters and enemies, incorporated Zodd consistent with the story, (mentioning that he was searching for apostles for Griffith's army), even gave it an official chapter designation ("Chapter of Oblivion Herbs"). Also, a mandragora makes a cameo appearance in vol 24 at Flora's place.

* HeyItsThatVoice: In the English dub, Creator/PaulEiding's Dunteth explains the plot just like you're listening to [[VideoGame/MetalGear Colonel Campbell.]]

* HeyItsThatVoice: In the English dub, Creator/PaulEiding's Dunteth explains the plot just like you're listening to [[VideoGame/MetalGear Colonel Campbell.]]