7 Video Games That Changed Dramatically During Development

Video games change over time – but sometimes, the changes are completely unrecognizable from where the game started. For example, did you know that Popeye and Donkey Kong lead to the creation of Mario, or that Halo started as a strategy game?

Check out this video for seven wild stories of video games that changed dramatically over the course of their development.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:35 - Mortal Kombat was meant to feature Jeanne Claude Van Damme
2:38 - Pac-man, not Puck-man
4:10 - Super Mario Brothers 2 was originally Doki Doki Panic
6:48 - Halo was supposed to be a Real-Time Strategy game
9:28 - Smash Brothers without Mario?
11:54 - Donkey Kong was supposed to star Popeye
13:47 - Space Invaders was meant to slaughter soldiers

PICTURE/VIDEO CREDITS

Mortal Kombat:

Pacman:

Super Mario Brothers 2:

Halo:

Smash Bros:

Donkey Kong:

Space Invaders:

[mattmcconnell]

I had no idea about the origin of Smash Brothers, what a thing! Excellent narration.👍

[Treivax]

Love your content…keep the videos coming!

[PhilipMurphyExtra]

With Super Mario Bros 2, Lost Levels was actually supposed to be that game but was supposedly too hard for western audience so they decided to reskin another game instead.

PS: Great video

[GrymsArchive]

And fails to mention thet HALO was originally for the PC and not the XBOX.

[steveleavell]

Nintendo began in the 19th century. They were just getting into video games in the 80s. They were not a startup.