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NintendoWiki:Release management
In order to help mange the different versions of a single game, we hae complied here a list of possible release relations, along with some examples.
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Predecessor, Successor and Partners
When specifying if a game has come before or after in a series or sub-series, you can use one of the following terms.
- Predecessor
- a game published or released before another in the same series or sub-series
- Successor
- a game published or released after another in the same series or sub-series
- Partner
- a game published or released at the same time as another in the same series or sub-series
| Examples | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kirby's Adventure | is a successor game to | Kirby's Dream Land |
| Pikmin | is a predecessor game to | Pikmin 2 |
| Pokémon Gold | is a partner game with | Pokémon Silver |
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages | is a partner game with | The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons |
Sequels, Prequels, Interquels, etc.
When specifying if a game has been put in the series or sub-series story, you can use one of the following terms.
- Sequel
- a game follows the story of another one
- Prequel
- a game before the story of another one, even if it is released after
- Interquel / Midquel
- a game comes between the story of two others.
| Examples | ||
|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | is a squeal to | Super Mario Bros. |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | is a prequel to | Zelda II:Link's Adventure and Legend of Zelda |
| Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | are interquel games between | Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II |
| Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge | is a midquel between | Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie |
| Metroid Prime | is a interquel between | Metroid and Metroid II:Return of Samus |
Remakes, ports and Re-imaginings
- Remake
- A game is redone, with improved graphics, minor changes in the story. However, is the first game was designed to fulfill a specific role, than the remake will probably continue this.
- Port
- A game is brought into a an emulated service, but is not changed in-terms of graphics, story or anything.
- Re-imagining
- a game has been remade, with changes not only in story and graphics, but with purpose and other things that are or were specific to that game.
- Updated Release
- A game is released a year or two later, with some addition or changed details. Not a full remake.
| Examples | ||
|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. | is remade as | Super Mario Bros. Deluxe |
| Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver | are remakes of | Pokémon Gold and Silver |
| Super Mario 64 | was ported on | Virtual Console |
| Star Fox 64 | is a re-imagining of | Star Fox |
| Super Mario Bros. | is ported for | |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | is a remake of | Doki Doki Panic |
| Pokémon Yellow | is an updated release of | Pokémon Red and Green, Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Red and Blue |
Notes
- Each remake and Re-imagine mat a page, however ports do not. This is because, there is not much change in the game when it is being ported versus when it is being remade.
- In addition, porting a game doesn't qualify it for additional year-related categories. Only the year(s) that it was released originally
Interactions
When indicting if a game can interact with another game.
- import
- data is transfered from one game to another, temporarily or permanently.
- exchange
- data is continually transfered from one to the other, and often back to the first.
| Examples | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pokemon Stadium | imports information from | Pokémon Red and Blue |
| Pokémon Black and White | imports information from | Pokémon Platinum, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver and Pokémon Diamond and Pearl |
| Pokémon Platinum | exchanges information with | Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Compilation of
There are sometimes, that a release of a game is made up of one or more other games that have been previously released.
| Examples | ||
|---|---|---|
| Super Mario All-Stars | is a compilation of | |
| Game & Watch Gallery | is a compilation of | |
placement inside another game
For the times when a game has been placed
| Examples | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kirby's Dream Land | is a mini-game in | Kirby's Adventure |
| Helmet | is a microgame in | WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! |
| Star Fox | is a microgame in | WarioWare D.I.Y. |
Other Situations
There are times when different releases of a game vary based on what region it is being released in.
Sometimes, this is simply a difference in languge, with minor differences in art, story, etc. Other times, there are drastic differences between the two region-releases.
How big the difference is, is what helps determine whether or not a separate page is required for each release.
| Examples | ||
|---|---|---|
| Star Fox 64 | is renamed in the PAL Regions as | Lylat Wars |
| Pokémon Red and Blue | is the internation release of | Pokémon Red and Green |
| with the graphical improvements of | Pokémon Blue | |
Notes
- When a relase happens in multiple regions, and at least one of those regions has a release during a different year than the first one, then the page receives multiple year-related categories.
