History YMMV / Athena

* AdaptationDisplacement: The UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem version is better-known outside of Japan than the arcade original, despite (or more likely because of) it being a PortingDisaster.

* PortingDisaster: The UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem version. Ported by the same guys behind the NES versions of the first two ''VideoGame/IkariWarriors'' games, this took what was seen as a [[SoOkayItsAverage passable]] arcade game and turned it into one of the most reviled NES games around. Unfortunately, [[AdaptationDisplacement this is probably the most well-known version as well]], due to the original arcade release being fairly limited and not receiving any international ports until much later on.

* WidgetSeries: Athena, the goddess of wisdom, stripping down to her [[IconicOutfit red underwear]] to go fight monsters and later having adventures at a WizardingSchool. And then her descendant is [[MagicalGirl a psychic Japanese schoolgirl]]. Yeah, this series is ''very'' Japanese.

* WidgetSeries: Athena, the goddess of wisdom, stripping down to her [[IconicOutfit red underwear]] to go fight monsters and later having adventures at a WizardingSchool. And then her descendant is [[Main/MagicalGirl a psychic Japanese schoolgirl]]. Yeah, this series is ''very'' Japanese.

* {{Moe}}: The original game artwork, along with the SuperDeformed sprites, makes ''Athena'' a sort of prototype for moe sensibilities before they became omnipresent around the TurnOfTheMillennium. ''Athena: Full Throttle'' maintained this kind of style, updated for mid-2000s tastes.

%%* SoOkayItsAverage: The original arcade version is seen as this.

* AdaptationDisplacement: The UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem [[PortingDisaster version]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Thanks to her appearance in ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'' and ''VideoGame/NeoGeoBattleColiseum'', Athena came back from obscurity to popularity as she had in TheEighties, reappearing with a direct {{sequel}} game for Mobile and as TheCameo in various recent games.
** Helene from ''Full Throttle'' also gained a lot of fans in her first appearance.

* {{Moe}}: The original game artwork was made in this style, also with SuperDeformed sprites, one of the first media that made this before being a fad in the TurnOfTheMillennium. Also, being more a {{homage}} than a {{sequel}}, ''Athena: Full Throttle'' mantained this kind of styles in artwork and game sprites too.
* MorePopularSpinoff: ''VideoGame/PsychoSoldier'' became this thanks to ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' appearance of Athena Asamiya, but also this game [[IconicCharacterForgottenTitle overcame her game origin]].
* PortingDisaster: The UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem version. Ported by the same guys behind the NES versions of the first two ''VideoGame/IkariWarriors'' games, this took what was seen as a [[SoOkayItsAverage passable]] arcade game and turned it into one of the most reviled NES games around. Unfortunately, [[AdaptationDisplacement this is probably the most well-known version as well]], due to [[NoExportForYou no other version of this coming to America (at least)]] until the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork version.

* WTHCostumingDepartment: Fighting all kind of monsters with [[{{Stripperiffic}} just a red/white bikini]]? Seriously?

* SoOkayItsAverage: The original arcade version is seen as this.

* PortingDisaster: The UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem version. Ported by the same guys behind the NES versions of the first two ''VideoGame/IkariWarriors'' games, this took what was seen as a [[SoOkayItsAverage passable]] arcade game and turned it into one of the most reviled Nintendo Enter games around. Unfortunately, [[AdaptationDisplacement this is probably the most well-known version as well]], due to [[NoExportForYou no other version of this coming to America (at least)]] until the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork version.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Thanks to her appearance in ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'' and ''VideoGame/NeoGeoBattleColiseum'', Athena came back from obscurity to popularity as she had in TheEighties, reappearing with a direct {{sequel}} game for Mobile and as TheCameo in various recent games.

* PortingDisaster: The UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem version. Ported by the same guys behind the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem versions of the first two ''VideoGame/IkariWarriors'' games, this took what was seen as a [[SoOkayItsAverage passable]] arcade game and turned it into one of the most reviled Nintendo Enter games around. Unfortunately, [[AdaptationDisplacement this is probably the most well-known version as well]], due to [[NoExportForYou no other version of this coming to America (at least)]] until the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork version.

* AdaptationDisplacement: The {{NES}} [[PortingDisaster version]].

* PortingDisaster: The {{NES}} version. Ported by the same guys behind the {{NES}} versions of the first two ''IkariWarriors'' games, this took what was seen as a [[SoOkayItsAverage passable]] arcade game and turned it into one of the most reviled {{NES}} games around. Unfortunately, [[AdaptationDisplacement this is probably the most well-known version as well]], due to [[NoExportForYou no other version of this coming to America (at least)]] until the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork version.

** Helene from ''Full Throttle'' also gained a lot of fans in her first appearance.

* WTHCostumingDepartment: Fighting all kind of monsters with [[{{Stripperiffic}} just a red bikini]]? Seriously?

* SoOkayItsAverage: The original arcade version is seen as this.

* PortingDisaster: The {{NES}} version. Ported by the same guys behind the {{NES}} versions of the first two ''IkariWarriors'' games, this took what was seen as a [[SoOkayItsAverage passable]] arcade game and turned it into one of the most reviled {{NES}} games around. Unfortunately, [[AdaptationDisplacement this is probably the most well-known version as well]], due to [[NoExportForYou no other version of this coming to America (at least)]] until the PlaystationNetwork version.

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: Let's be honest, if any of us caught attention in this, it's less likely because it's considered an underrated classic, and more likely because [[WalkingSwimsuitScene it stars a chick in a bikini.]]

* PortingDisaster: The {{NES}} version. Ported by the same guys behind the {{NES}} versions of the first two ''IkariWarriors'' games, this took what was seen as a [[SoOkayItsAverage passable]] arcade game and turned it into one of the most reviled {{NES}} games around. Unfortunately, [[AdaptationDisplacement this is probably the most well-known version as well]], due to [[NoExportForYou no other version of this coming out of Japan]] until the PlaystationNetwork version.

* PortingDisaster: The {{NES}} version. Ported by the same guys behind the {{NES}} versions of the first two ''IkariWarriors'' games, this took what was seen as a [[SoOkayItsAverage passable]] arcade game and turned it into one of the most reviled {{NES}} games around. Unfortunately, [[AdaptationDisplacement this is probably the most well-known version as well]], due to [[NoExportForYou no other version of this coming to America]] until the PlaystationNetwork version.

* PortingDisaster: The {{NES}} version.