Same name, different game.

What's in a name?

For clarity thinking different games rather than ports and remakes but will add if there is a good case for it!

God of War
God of War
Hades
Hades
Doom
Doom
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
Journey
Journey
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid
God of War
God of War
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
Doom
Doom
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Ratchet & Clank
Ratchet & Clank
Prey
Prey
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat
Castlevania
Castlevania
Ratchet & Clank
Ratchet & Clank
GoldenEye 007
GoldenEye 007
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong
Star Fox
Star Fox
Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia
Thief
Thief
Mario Tennis
Mario Tennis
Disney's Aladdin
Disney's Aladdin
Fable
Fable
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong
Crackdown
Crackdown
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Lords of the Fallen
Lords of the Fallen
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct
Altered Beast
Altered Beast
Mario Golf
Mario Golf
Saints Row
Saints Row
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
Prey
Prey
Saints Row
Saints Row
Strider
Strider
Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia
Disney's Aladdin
Disney's Aladdin
Double Dragon
Double Dragon
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid
Neverwinter Nights
Neverwinter Nights
Castlevania
Castlevania
Lords of the Fallen
Lords of the Fallen
GoldenEye 007
GoldenEye 007
Bionic Commando
Bionic Commando
Syndicate
Syndicate
Shinobi
Shinobi
Strider
Strider
Pinball
Pinball
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden
Turok
Turok
Area 51
Area 51
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
Mario Tennis
Mario Tennis
Alien vs. Predator
Alien vs. Predator
Ridge Racer
Ridge Racer
Shinobi
Shinobi
Road Rash
Road Rash
Gauntlet
Gauntlet
Wipeout
Wipeout
King's Field
King's Field
Bionic Commando
Bionic Commando
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Gauntlet
Gauntlet
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
Turok
Turok
Mario Golf
Mario Golf
King's Field
King's Field
Shadowrun
Shadowrun
Ridge Racer
Ridge Racer
Area 51
Area 51
The Bard's Tale
The Bard's Tale
Syndicate
Syndicate
Altered Beast
Altered Beast
Shadowrun
Shadowrun
Dynasty Warriors
Dynasty Warriors
Double Dragon
Double Dragon
Shadowrun
Shadowrun
Bodycount
Bodycount
Power Strike II
Power Strike II
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Ridge Racer
Ridge Racer
Dynasty Warriors
Dynasty Warriors
Crack Down
Crack Down
Dungeon Explorer
Dungeon Explorer
Space Hulk
Space Hulk
Alien vs Predator
Alien vs Predator
Probotector
Probotector
Probotector
Probotector
Power Strike II
Power Strike II
Shinobi
Shinobi

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1 month ago

Metal Gear Solid (PS1) and Metal Gear Solid (GBC), although the latter has a different name in Japan
Disregard my comment, misread the list

1 month ago

Double Dragon (Arcade/NES/every other known platform) and Double Dragon (Neo Geo)!

1 month ago

hades and hades

1 month ago

@stovetop - I had no idea that was a thing and it's a totally different game from what I can see. Not a port? Wow.

@NOWITSREYNTIME17 - I'm never good at being clear on lists with how I'm thinking. I saw your comment and you are right but remakes are mostly the same game really even with differences. I've made a note to the top. If they are wildly different enough with identical names I'm willing to add them though :)

@Dreamboat - The Neo Geo is a fighter if I recall? that works!

@theia - Perfect! Thanks.

1 month ago

@FallenGrace Yeah in Japan its called Ghost Babel and its honestly not too bad, especially considering what its on

1 month ago

As far as I can tell there are at least 10 different games named "Spider-Man" :D

1 month ago

There's two games named Clock Tower (the 1996 Clock Tower is named Clock Tower II in Japan but just Clock Tower in the US).

1 month ago

Super Mario Bros. 2? (Lost Levels and Super Mario USA)
Alien vs Predator (Capcom, Atari, Fox Interactive, Sega)
Doom (1993, 2016)
Wipeout (1972, 1974, 1989, 1995, and more debatably, 2010)

1 month ago

waiting for the next Alone in the Dark reboot :D
I had two more games to add to the list:
Neverwinter Nights and Neverwinter Nights
Fable and Fable

1 month ago

Star Fox (1983), Starfox (1987), and Star Fox (1993)

1 month ago

Tetris (1984), Tetris (1987), Tetris (1988), Tetris (1989), Tetris (1990), Tetris (1991), Tetris (1992), Tetris (2009), Tetris (2010) and Tetris (2014)

1 month ago

Turok for N64 and Turok for 7th gen consoles, DOOM (1993) and DOOM (2016)

1 month ago

Pinball (1979), Pinball (1981), Pinball (1983), Pinball (1984), Pinball (1991), Pinball (1999), Pinball (2000), Pinball (also 2000), and Pinball (2017)

1 month ago

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Arcade) and Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Console)

1 month ago

@Drax, @Gloominary, @letshugbro, @Rogueliker, AlexaLily - These are great, added a bunch thanks!

@87th - How I didn't think of Doom is beyond me....

1 month ago

Also, I just remembered that there are two games named Journey; one's after the band and the other one is the one you're likely familiar with

1 month ago

Thief and Thief. I thought the 2014 one shared it's name with the original 1998 one but that one's called Thief: The Dark Project so ig not.

1 month ago

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1 month ago

a lot of these entries feel like 'you vs the guy she tells you not to worry about' and personally I find that very amusing XD

as for my own suggestion, I gotta go with Castlevania vs Castlevania 🦇

1 month ago

@Latch - Great suggestion, I played Flock 2009 though never beat it.

@Wreith - Added Thief, that was a good call. I did delete the other as it removes the chances of people bringing weird ones or me stumbling on them on my own. Thank you though :)

@AWACS_Lucio - A bit of a loop hole I think as it was a localisation rename but, same name, different game they are!

@Fizza - This made me laugh but it's so true lol.

1 month ago

Here are my suggestions:

Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong (1994 - Game Boy)
Mega Man and Mega Man (1995 - Sega Game Gear)
Ratchet & Clank and Ratchet & Clank (2016 - Playstation 4)

Also, you could add Ninja Gaiden for NES, as it's a different game from the Arcade version already on the list (one is a beat em up and the other is a platformer)

This doesn't apply to the list, but interestingly the first Castlevania and Super Castlevania IV share the same name in Japan 悪魔城ドラキュラ.

1 month ago

Killer Instinct and Killer Instinct (2013 - Xbox One)

1 month ago

Final Fantasy II (Famicom Original) and Final Fantasy II (1991 - SNES Final Fantasy IV)
Final Fantasy III (Famicom Original) and Final Fantasy III (1994 - SNES Final Fantasy VI)

1 month ago

@FallenGrace completely understandable. I had no idea if it'd be acceptable and retrospectively I'm kinda glad it was deleted y'know lol.

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1 month ago

Punch-Out!! (1984/1990) and Punch-Out!! (2009)

1 month ago

Twisted Metal (PS1-1996) and Twisted Metal (PS3-2012)
Splatterhouse (Arcade -1988) and Splatterhouse (PS3 /360 - 2010)


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