History Trivia / Postal2

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The expansion ''Corkscrew [=RuLes=]!'' was retitled as ''ロシアより愛をこめて'' (''From Russia with Love'') for its Japanese release, to denote that the expansion was made in Russia.

* MarketBasedTitle:

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: It is no very hard to find official copies of ''Corkscrew [=RuLes=]!'', as it only came out in Russia and Japan. Akella, the Russian publisher, has gone out of business, and Japanese copies of the game are notoriously hard to come across due to the game being considered [[{{Eroge}} pornographic]] [[BannedInChina in Japan due to extreme violence]]. A free port of the expansion in the form of a mod for the Steam UpdatedRerelease of the game was made, [[PolishedPort one that fixed many of the bigger technical issues]], and even had an English FanTranslation synced up to either the Russian audio or the English dub made for the Japanese release. The expansion would finally see an official rerelease on the Zoom Platform in 2021. Albeit one that was unmodified from the original releases, and was [[NoDubForYou only in either Russian or English dubbed with Japanese subtitles and Russian text]].

* NoDubForYou: Only the base game of ''Postal 2'' was dubbed in Japanese, with the rest of the expansion packs being in English with Japanese subtitles. Oddly, this even extends to ''Corkscrew [=RuLes=]!'', which was dubbed to Japanese

** Despite the game getting an official Russian translation from Akella, the modern release of the game on Steam has a fan translation to not only bring the official translation over to Steam, but to translate all the new content added in the updated version (including the new expansion ''Paradise Lost'') while also fixing any oversights Akella made in their translation. Unlike the Akella release, in-game level textures have also been translated to Russian. All the voices have also been fully dubbed to Russian.

** One was made to translate the Russian-made ''Corkscrew [=RuLes=]!'' to English, with either the original Russian audio or the English dub from the Japanese release as audio options. Strangely, the subtitles, due to being made before the discovery of the Japanese version, [[InconsistentDub have a very different script from the English dub]]. This means the subtitles are not mere {{Dubtitle|s}}, but it can be slightly confusing when playing with both the English dub and subtitles. Another weird thing is that the English dub is truer to the original Russian script, with the subtitles having more changes to fit the rest of the ''Postal'' games.

** The [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Claptrap]] parody XJ-2 "Pisstrap" robots in ''Paradise Lost'' were meant to go a step further and actually have David Eddings record the voice for them. Mike J on a livestream mentioned that although Eddings was enthusiastic, he was forced to drop the role as Randy Pitchford had found out and threatened to blacklist him if he took the part. Eddings left Gearbox sometime in 2019, which allowed him to take part in ''Postal 4'' as Joe Bellow, and then ''properly'' voice the XJ-2 robots with the game's 20th Anniversary update.

** The [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Claptrap]] parody XJ-2 robots in ''Paradise Lost'' were ment to go a step further and actually have David Eddings record the voice for them. Mike J on a livestream mentioned that although Eddings was enthusiastic, he was forced to drop the role as Randy Pitchford had found out and threatened to blacklist him if he took the part.

** The [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Claptrap]] parody Vendi-Cure robots in ''Paradice Lost'' were ment to go a step further and actually have David Eddings record the voice for them. Mike J on a livestream mentioned that although Eddings was enthusiastic, he was forced to drop the role as Randy Pitchford had found out and threatened to blacklist him if he took the part.

** {{Downplayed}} in Japan, where the game is still allowed to be sold (and was even one of the only countries to get the Russian-developed expansion Corkscrew Rules), but not only is it restricted from being sold to minors and publicly displayed in shops, it is also considered an {{Eroge}} in Japan for its extreme {{Gorn}}, despite having little to no pornographic content.

* BannedInChina: ''Postal 2'' remains banned in New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia[[note]]Physical copies only, one can still buy the game off Steam[[/note]], France and Germany. The game was also once banned in Sweden, though this has since been overturned.

** The [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Claptrap]] parody Vendi-Cure robots in ''Paradice Lost'' were ment to go a step further and actually have David Eddings record the voice for them. Mike J on a livestream mentioned that although Eddings was enthusiastic about it, he was forced to drop the role as Randy Pitchford had found out and threatened to blacklist him if he took the part.

** The [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Claptrap]] parody Vendi-Cure robots in ''Paradice Lost'' were ment to go a step further and actually have David Eddings record the voice for them. Mike J on a livestream mentioned that although Eddings was enthusiastic about it, he was forced to drop out as Randy Pitchford had found out and threatened to blacklist him if he took the part.

** The [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Claptrap]] parody Vendi-Cure robots in ''Paradice Lost'' were ment to go a step further and actually have David Eddings record the voice for them. Mike J on a livestream mentioned that although Eddings was enthusiastic about it, he was forced to drop out as Randy Pitchford had caught wind of it and threatened to blacklist him if he took the part.

** The [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Claptrap]] parody Vendi-Cure robots in ''Paradice Lost'' were ment to go a step further and actually have David Eddings come in record the voice for them. Mike J on a livestream mentioned that although Eddings was enthusiastic about it, he was forced to drop out as Randy Pitchford had caught wind of it and threatened to blacklist him if he took the part.

** The [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Claptrap]] parody Vendi-Cure robots in ''Paradice Lost'' were ment to go a step further and actually have David Eddings do the voice for them. Mike J on a livestream mentioned that although Eddings was enthusiastic about it, he was forced to drop out as Randy Pitchford had caught wind of it and threatened to blacklist him if he took the part.

** The [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Claptrap]] parody Vendi-Cure robots in ''Paradice Lost'' were ment to go a step further and actually have David Eddings do the voice for them. Mike J on a livestream mentioned that although Eddings was enthusiastic about it, he was forced to drop out as Randy Pitchford had caught wind of it and threatened to blacklist him as a result.

** The [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Claptrap]] parody Vendi-Cure robots in ''Paradice Lost'' were ment to go a step further and actually have David Eddings do the voice for them. Mike J. on a livestream revealed that although Eddings was enthusiastic about it, he was forced to drop out as Randy Pitchford had caught wind of it and threatened to blacklist him as a result.

** The [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Claptrap]] parody Vendi-Cure robots in ''Paradice Lost'' were ment to go a step further and actually have David Eddings do the voice for them. Mike J on a livestream revealed that although Eddings was enthusiastic about it, he was forced to drop out as Randy Pitchford had caught wind of it and threatened to blacklist him as a result.

** Befitting the game's tone, when it was updated in 2013 to add achievements, there were supposed to be 69 in all. However, only 68 actually shipped with the update, as the 69th - which would have been unlocked for playing the game on Linux - didn't work properly for some reason.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** ''Postal 2'', which came out in early 2003, is a unique case of TheNineties spilling over into [[TurnOfTheMillennium the following decade]]. It includes parodies of the 1993 Waco siege, a cameo by Gary Coleman AsHimself well after his star had fallen, and a very '90s depiction of the controversy over [[MurderSimulators violent video games]], most notably in that it makes several TakeThat[=s=] at then-Senator Joe Liebermann, whose relevance had quickly faded by the 2000s, while Jack Thompson is never so much as hinted at, even in the ''Apocalypse Weekend'' expansion which released at the height of his relevance surrounding the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas "Hot Coffee" scandal]]. This is mixed, however, with many RippedFromTheHeadlines references to UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror, including terrorists who all [[{{Expy}} look like]] UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden, and ''Apocalypse Weekend'' more heavily featuring the National Guard, whose conduct echoes several controversial quotes and actions of the early days of the Iraq invasion. It's all so heavy-handed that it can now [[PoesLaw be seen as a parody]] of America's early days of vulnerable yet intensely-xenophobic paranoia following the attacks.
** The ''Paradise Lost'' expansion, released in April 2015, features two elements strongly dated to its release date. The arcade game "Equality Simulator" is clearly a jab at "social justice warriors", when the controversy surrounding ''VideoGame/DepressionQuest'' was still recent. The game also features a cameo from controversial journalist Milo Yiannopolous, just two years before he wound up losing support due to his statements on pedophilia.

* TributeToFido: Champ is named for lead designer Vince Desi's dog, who later died of cancer in 2011. The 2015 ExpansionPack ''Paradise Lost'', whose plot involves searching for him, is dedicated to his memory.

* RoleReprise: Jim Halstead voices Uncle Dave again in ''Paradise Lost'' after ''III'' made him an individual character.

** ''Postal 2'', which came out in early 2003, is a unique case of TheNineties spilling over into [[TurnOfTheMillennium the following decade]]. It includes parodies of the 1993 Waco siege, a cameo by Gary Coleman AsHimself, and a depiction of the controversy over [[MurderSimulators violent video games]] panic of the 90's, most notably in that it makes TakeThat[=s=] at then-Senator Joe Liebermann, who's relevance had quickly faded by the 2000s. This is mixed with many RippedFromTheHeadlines references to UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror, including terrorists who all [[{{Expy}} look like]] UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden, and ''Apocalypse Weekend'' adding the National Guard who echo the more controversial quotes and conduct of the early days of the Iraq invasion. It's all so heavy-handed that it can [[PoesLaw be seen as a parody]] of America's early days of vulnerable yet intensely-xenophobic paranoia following the attacks.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** ''Postal 2'' had some things that were either cut from the game or scrapped. Of course since the game is medium aware, it has a graveyard for them. A list of these things are:
*** A meat gun, brought back in the ''A Week In Paradise'' mod.
*** A staple gun, also brought back in ''AWP''.
*** A rebar gun.
*** Fire seeking cats.
*** Fetuses with guns, though the idea is recycled for the monkeys from ''Paradise Lost''.
*** Rape clowns.
*** "Teen sniper". The name of an arcade machine in the game, possibly a planned mini-game or an enemy. This too was brought back in ''AWP''.
*** Pigeons. Referenced twice over, with the Pigeon Mission (that the game skips over entirely due to "no budget" for it) in ''Apocalypse Weekend'', and a fake DLC pack for ''Paradise Lost'' that promises to re-add it.
*** The Dude's father as a zombie, to quote the grave: "Zombie Dad". Yet another thing brought back in ''AWP''.
*** And last but not least: The game's original plot, before it became what it is today.
*** [[http://301-1.ru/gen-mems/img_mems/90fad2cabf4f0f4ef7fb3381eb04f021.jpg The Postal Dude was thinner and looked different than in the retail version.]] This model can be brought back through a mod and also used as a ragdoll for VideoGame/GarrysMod.
*** Several weapons, while functionally identical to those in the released game, had very different models before the game's release, such as the pistol being modeled after the Colt 1911 before settling on the Desert Eagle, the shotgun being a rusty SPAS-12 rather than a Remington 870, or the M16 appearing with [[GunPorn all sorts of extra attachments]] (and sounding like a [[GatlingGood chaingun]]). The original shotgun would later make its way into ''Eternal Damnation'', and in turn was rolled back into the main game with post-Steam release updates as the "Beta Shotgun", a separate weapon which has to be reloaded after six shells but is noticeably more powerful than the basic shotgun.
*** The layout of Paradise seemed to have been mostly finalized by the time of the alpha in 2002, but one major change was the starting point - the Postal Dude apparently lived in an actual house that happened to have a trailer near it, rather than living in the trailer itself. A [[https://youtu.be/qLEgXoduN1Y?t=80 look at the map]] from the E3 2002 presentation also shows some of the areas were at least moved around, notably the RWS offices being in the south-central portion of the map rather than near the northeast corner.
*** Befitting the game's tone, when it was updated in 2013 to add achievements, there were supposed to be 69 in all. However, only 68 actually shipped with the update, as the 69th - which would have been unlocked for playing the game on Linux - didn't work properly for some reason.
** ''Postal III'' also had some content that was cut and some that goes unused in the retail release:
*** [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/postal/images/1/1d/Postal_III_beta_dude.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160917191459 The Postal Dude looked almost the same as in the previous game]] and was going to have the same haircut like the ''2002 Postal 2 beta''. Later, it got replaced with a more detailed model, but the model itself can be brought back through mods.
*** [[http://s019.radikal.ru/i634/1205/7d/f115392919ec.jpg The HUD looked different and less complex.]]
*** [[http://i057.radikal.ru/1205/fe/c741add5c8f2.jpg The Boomstick]] had a wooden pump.
*** And [[http://postal.wikia.com/wiki/Postal_III_Cut/Unfinished_Content here's the Wikia page that shows the unused/cut content from the game itself.]]