▲ 51 ▼ Has there ever been a game whose name was intentionally suffixed with "2" despite no original game? lol (lemmy.zip) submitted 4 months ago by Prathas@lemmy.zip to c/gaming@beehaw.org 76 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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).
[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 21 points 4 months ago (3 children) It was just titled "star wars" back then though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 16 points 4 months 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 permalink fedilink source parent [–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago* (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 4 points 4 months ago Not originally. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 16 points 4 months 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 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago* (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 4 points 4 months ago Not originally. permalink fedilink source parent