History RefittedForSequel / VideoGames

* ''RefittedForSequel/{{Unreal}}AgeOfEmpires''

* ''VideoGame/SeriousSam'':
** Earlier builds of ''VideoGame/SeriousSamTheFirstEncounter'' featured a DeathRay weapon called the "Ghostbuster" that was scrapped due to issues with the model. The weapon was reimplemented in the ''Serious Sam Classics: Revolution'' port, the version 2.90 update for ''VideoGame/SeriousSamII'', and the "Death Ray" add-on to the Lasergun in ''VideoGame/SeriousSam4'' functions similarly to it.

*** One of the pieces of Pirate Equipment that was scrapped in ''Pirate's Curse'' was a grappling anchor. It was later incorporated into the "Pirate Queen's Quest" mode of ''Half-Genie Hero''.

* TroubledProduction: The release date for ''Pirate's Curse'' was pushed back from "2013" to Holiday 2013 to Summer 2014 to finally October 2014. Adding in a contract with Inti Creates mid-development, not to mention the shifting of personnel to work on ''Half-Genie Hero'', are probably the main contenders in the delays.

** In ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', there was supposed to be a [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/0b/Early_Leaf.png character]] who seemed to be a female protagonist. She was never added, probably due to the fact the cart couldn't handle much more data, but was the basis for Green in ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''. Eight years later, the character was reused for ''[[VideoGameRemake FireRed/LeafGreen]]'' as a protagonist (called "Leaf"), with new clothes and different bangs, and then reused again later with Green's appearance in ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndEevee''.
** DummiedOut battle data in ''Red and Blue'' showed that there was once going to be [[spoiler:a BonusBoss fight against Professor Oak, who would use the starter not chosen by you or your rival]]. This came back in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' for [[spoiler:the FinalBoss fight against Professor Kukui, who pulls the same stunt]].

*** WordOfGod is that this is the case for the two additional dungeons that didn't make the cut due to time constraints, which is why [[UpdatedRerelease the HD remake]] didn't incorporate them.

** WordOfGod says most of the new Pokémon introduced in ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'' were originally planned to be in ''Red and Blue'' before being cut for space. Subverted with the Kotora family, however, since they were cut from ''Red and Blue'', added into the Spaceworld prototype of ''Gold and Silver'', and then cut ''again''.

*** The game was originally planned to have an Ice Temple and a Wind Temple, hence why two of the Medallion icons are modeled after ice and wind respectively (it also explains why the Forest and Water routes in Ganon's Tower are themed around wind and ice, again respectively). They were replaced with the Forest Temple and the Water Temple, which ended up relegating the Ice Cavern to a MiniDungeon. ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'' eventually introduced the Wind Temple, while the posthumous former sage of that dungeon, Fado, is named after the character who was going to be the sage of the scrapped ''Ocarina'' version before Saria took the role for the repurposed version. Ice-themed dungeons went on to appear in subsequent games, including an Ice Temple by name in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]''.

** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'' had more DLC conceptualized than what was officially released in the Expansion Pass. However, as the number of DLC ideas and the size of the content were substantial, the development team decided these ideas would serve better as building blocks of a direct sequel.

** In a case of "Refitted for Crossover", [[DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation Ursula's death]] in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', where prince Eric grabs Triton's trident from her and [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impales her with it]], is based on the storyboard for [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 the movie]] (where she is instead impaled by Eric's ship).

** Earlier builds of ''VideoGame/SeriousSamTheFirstEncounter'' featured a DeathRay weapon called the "Ghostbuster" that was scrapped due to issues with the model. The weapon was reimplemented in the ''Serious Sam Classics: Revolution'' port and the "Death Ray" add-on to the Lasergun in ''VideoGame/SeriousSam4'' functions similarly to it.

* From the second ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' game, series director Hideaki Itsuno wanted to implement a motorbike weapon into the series, but was limited by time and struggled to return to the idea until ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'' with the weapon Cavaliere, which acts as a motorbike and splits into dual buzzsaws, and is a fan favourite weapon.

** ''VideoGame/SakuraWars4FallInLoveMaidens'' was originally going to have Ichiro Ogami travel to New York City and Taiwan to lead the new combat revues that were based there. However, the plans were soon scrapped because the UsefulNotes/Dreamcast was ending production and Overworks was given only ten months to finish the game. The New York setting was eventually used for ''VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove''.

** In ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', there was supposed to be a [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/0b/Early_Leaf.png character]] who seemed to be a female protagonist. She was never added, probably due to the fact the cart couldn't handle much more data, but was the basis for Green in ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''. Eight years later, the character was reused for ''[[VideoGameRemake FireRed/LeafGreen]]'' as a protagonist (called "Leaf"), with new clothes and different bangs, and then reused again later with [[spoiler:Green]] from ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndEevee''.

** The music for the Clefairy dance on Mt. Moon in ''Gold & Silver'' is recycled from an early draft for the Trainer victory theme in Generation I. Interestingly, it's also used as the battle victory theme in ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium 2''.

*** Nero was originally going to receive a [[https://i.redd.it/ul190px2bwj11.jpg more traditional Devil Trigger]], but ultimately only had a ghostly Devil Trigger. [[spoiler: At the end of the 5th game, Nero finally achieves his true Devil Trigger.]]

*** Concept art shows that Dante was going to receive a [[https://i.redd.it/is6iydikqbn11.jpg "Perfect" Devil Trigger]] that was more powerful and less human than his normal one. This was repurposed into the [[spoiler: [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7d/1e/a6/7d1ea6df9118446fb0ae0af99fef8126.jpg Sin Devil Trigger]],]] which combines aspects of the design and gameplay with the [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/devilmaycry/images/4/43/Devil_Trigger_5sCQ.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20190519234016 Main Devil Trigger]] from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry2''.

* The original ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'' was planned to feature 26 bosses, one for each level, but this was not possible for the final release due to time and space limitations. Some of the scrapped bosses (Driosawm, Hyper Sting and Little Stripes) would be featured in ''Darius II'' instead and the original 26 bosses plan was restored for the game's ''Super Darius'' port, 3 years after the release of the arcade version, as well as the 2019 [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Genesis Mini]] port of the original ''Darius'' as an option in the settings menu.

*** Concept art shows that Dante was going to receive a [[https://i.redd.it/is6iydikqbn11.jpg "Perfect" Devil Trigger]] that was more powerful and less human than his normal one. This was repurposed into the [[spoiler: Sin Devil Trigger,]] which combines aspects of the design and gameplay with the [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/devilmaycry/images/4/43/Devil_Trigger_5sCQ.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20190519234016 Main Devil Trigger]] from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry2''.

* The original ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'' was planned to feature 26 bosses, one for each level, but this was not possible for the final release due to time and space limitations. Some of the scrapped bosses (Driosawm, Hyper Sting and Little Stripes) would be featured in ''Darius II'' instead and the original 26 bosses plan was restored for the game's ''Super Darius'' port, 3 years after the release of the arcade version.

** Artbooks showed early ideas for Hunters to be able to use various bugs to assist and fight monsters. This was finally implemented in the fourth generation as the Insect Glaive.

* ''{{Franchise/Danganronpa}}'':

** Concept art for Mondo Owada had a design that would later be used for Gundham Tanaka in ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2.''

** [[LimitBreak Final Smashes]] were intended to be included as early as the original UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 game, based on [[DummiedOut unused audio files]], but weren't added in until ''Brawl'' on the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}.

** Originally, ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' was going to feature more levels, characters, enemies, and power ups (such as the Cloud Flower and the Rock Mushroom, as well as the inclusion of Yoshi), but all of them were dropped from the final version of the game. However, this also led to the creation of the game's sequel, ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2'', which became of these abandoned concepts (to the point that the disc name for it is "SUPER_MARIO_GALAXY_MORE"), as well as an EarlyBirdCameo of Yoshi in the first game as two different planets encountered there.

** Ditto from the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' series was meant to be among the Poké Ball summons in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee''. When summoned, it would replicate the user and fight. As it cannot work with the hardware without crashing, Ditto was scrapped... until ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', when it finally got a chance to shine.
** [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]], [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} King Dedede]], and [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Mewtwo]] were meant to be in the [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros64 first game]]; they did not get in due to time and budget constraints. Bowser and Mewtwo would eventually make it into ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee Melee]]'', while King Dedede would not join until ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl Brawl]]''. [[VideoGame/KidIcarus Pit]] was also considered for ''Melee'' as a retro character (among many other characters), but the VideoGame/{{Ice Climber}}s were added over him due to their gameplay potential. Pit would go on to join in ''Brawl'', with an updated appearance, which would lead to [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising a new game]] after over two decades.
** Creator/HideoKojima had given Creator/MasahiroSakurai his blessing to add [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake]] to the series as soon as ''Melee'', but was not able to include him in the roster due to development being nearly complete at the time. He would, instead, make his debut in the series in ''Brawl''.
** UsefulNotes/{{Mii}}s were also considered to be added in ''Brawl'', but Creator/MasahiroSakurai decided against adding them, because, at the time, he could not figure out how to implement them. They join in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' as fully customizable characters.
** The [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Villager]] was considered to join the battle in ''Brawl'', but Sakurai likewise decided not to include him because ''Animal Crossing'' being about as peaceful as a video game series can get, he couldn't think of any good moves to give him. By the time the fourth game started development, he eventually did find good moves for him, and thus the Villager became playable.
** Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto personally requested VideoGame/PacMan be made a playable character for ''Brawl'' (Pac-Man is his favorite video game character), but Sakurai was unable to think of a good moveset at the time. He would make his debut in ''U/3DS'', and indeed, most of his attacks there draw inspiration from other classic [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]] games rather than his home series alone.
** [[LimitBreak Final Smashes]] were intended to be included in the original UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 game, as evidenced by [[DummiedOut unused audio files]], but weren't added in until ''Brawl'' on the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}.

* ''VideoGame/FalloutVanBuren'' was canceled, but the majority of the plot and Caesar's Legion was incorporated into ''New Vegas''. And the parts of ''Van Buren'' that weren't part of ''New Vegas'' proper were used for DLC, namely ''Honest Hearts''.
* The DLC to ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' is based around this. Originally the base game was going to have another companion named Ulysses, a Legion sympathizer. He was removed from the main game, but was expanded to [[GreaterScopeVillain having a major role in the backstories of the first three DLCs]] and then becoming the BigBad of ''Lonesome Road''.

* Artbooks for the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' series showed early ideas for Hunters to be able to use various bugs to assist and fight monsters. This was finally implemented in the fourth generation as the Insect Glaive.