Same Game, Different Name!

[Juiceala]

Originally I wanted to make yet another "Same Name, Different Game" discussion, but I'm sure we all had dozens of these before, so instead, out of curiosity I decided to go with the opposite...

Same Game, Different Name!

"Adventure Island" vs "Wonderboy"!

"Space Silicon Valley" vs "EVO's Space Adventures"!

"Shove It" vs "Super Soukoban"!

I suppose games with different regional names qualify, but not upgraded ports, and it has to be the same game, not a game that looks or plays similar, not another entry of a series, same exact game but with a different title, can you think of any?

 

[Jayonnaise6105 Jayonnaise6105]

I can only think of regional differences.

Like a Dragon being the original Japanese name for the franchise, while Yakuza was the western one? So Yakuza 1 here would've been Like A Dragon 1 in Japan and so on.

The Yakuza spin-off, Judgment, was also called "Judge Eyes" in Japan.

And the Persona 3 & 5 rhythm games were called Dancing Moon Night & Dancing Star Light respectively in Japan, while they were called Dancing in Moonlight & Dancing in Starlight here.

Do those count?

 

[Juiceala]

I can only think of regional differences.

Like a Dragon being the original Japanese name for the franchise, while Yakuza was the western one? So Yakuza 1 here would've been Like A Dragon 1 in Japan and so on.

The Yakuza spin-off, Judgment, was also called "Judge Eyes" in Japan.

And the Persona 3 & 5 rhythm games were called Dancing Moon Night & Dancing Star Light respectively in Japan, while they were called Dancing in Moonlight & Dancing in Starlight here.

Do those count?

Thought of another

I guess these qualify since they are ports with different titles despite being the exact same game.

 

[qw90700]

My most WTF moments regarding this topic:

 

[sneakyguts]

 

[JoueurCitoyen]

This one is a little different and well-known, but it's still a fascinating story:

 

[Juiceala]

This one is a little different and well-known, but it's still a fascinating story:

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Oh hell yeah, this is a great one, guess this also counts

 

[Bandini]

Blue Shadow, Yami no Shigotonin Kage or simply KAGE

Ninja Gaiden, Shadow Warrior, Ninja Ryūkenden

Kung Fu, Kung Fu Master

 

[Mitochondria]

Fatal Frame in US, Project Zero in Europe and Zero in Japan