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Has there ever been a game whose name was intentionally suffixed with "2" despite no original game? lol (lemmy.zip)
submitted 1 day ago by Prathas@lemmy.zip to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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I just thought it'd be hilarious if a dev named their game, like, "Warhound 2" or something when there was never an original "Warhound" lol (and like, do so seriously, not just as a parody or joke, at least primarily so).

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[–] xgranade@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not a game, but Star Wars infamously opened with Episode IV.

[–] Prathas@lemmy.zip 1 points 13 hours ago

Right, but I mean something that literally never had any prequels afterward to close the gap. There have been some great examples here, though!

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It was just titled "star wars" back then though

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 15 points 1 day ago

Star Wars became Episode IV in 1980, when its sequel, The Empire Strikes Back, began with the title card "Episode V". However, the 1977 original did not officially have the "Episode IV: A New Hope" subtitle added to its opening crawl until its theatrical re-release on April 10, 1981.

You could say Star Wars 2 was released as "Star Wars 5" I suppose

[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I thought Episode IV was in the initial crawl text.

ETA I've just checked and apparently it was added in the special editions, the original 1977 crawl just started with the story.

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

Not originally.