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* The GG version of the first ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' becomes ''Puzlow Kids''. Instead of releasing it internationally under that title, Sega [[DolledUpInstallment opted to release it]] as ''VideoGame/DoctorRobotniksMeanBeanMachine'' instead.

In some cases (not, unfortunately, the [=PS3=]), it's possible to modify a game system with a switch (or even in some cases a converter) that lets the user select whether the system is domestic or imported. The user can then buy one game locally and make it play as either a domestic or import version by flicking the switch. This first became widely known during the Platform/SegaGenesis era. A decent {{UsefulNotes/{{emulat|ion}}or will let the user pick what country the emulated system pretends to be.

In some cases (not, unfortunately, the [=PS3=]), it's possible to modify a game system with a switch (or even in some cases a converter) that lets the user select whether the system is domestic or imported. The user can then buy one game locally and make it play as either a domestic or import version by flicking the switch. This first became widely known during the Platform/SegaGenesis era. A decent [[UsefulNotes/{{Emulation}} emulator]] will let the user pick what country the emulated system pretends to be.

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* ''Dashin' Desperadoes'', when played on a Japanese UsefulNotes/MegaDrive, changes the game's title to ''Rumble Kids''. The curious thing about this is that ''Rumble Kids'' was never actually released in Japan.

In some cases (not, unfortunately, the [=PS3=]), it's possible to modify a game system with a switch (or even in some cases a converter) that lets the user select whether the system is domestic or imported. The user can then buy one game locally and make it play as either a domestic or import version by flicking the switch. This first became widely known during the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis era. A decent [[UsefulNotes/{{Emulation}} emulator]] will let the user pick what country the emulated system pretends to be.

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** ''VideoGame/FatalLabyrinth'' becomes ''Labyrinth of Death'' with kanji in the title, and plays in Japanese. This happens even in the Japan-only CompilationRerelease for the UsefulNotes/SegaCD.

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* The two ''VideoGame/{{StreetsOfRage}}'' video games become ''Bare Knuckle'' games on Japanese systems.