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You could have called this game "Bird vs. Camel" and no one would have argued with you

Here's a list of the differences between the Japanese and English versions of the Pokémon anime. Why? Because I thought people might be interested, and because I'm bored. I'm only focussing on the original series here, so everything before Advanced Generation. First, name changes: Satoshi became Ash Ketchum. Shigeru Orchid became Gary Oak. Orchid-hakase (lit. Professor Orchid) became Professor Oak. Kasumi became Misty (like in the games). Takeshi became Brock (ditto). Musashi and Kojirō became Jessie and James. Nyarth became Meowth. Rocket-dan (lit. the Rocket Gang) was renamed to Team Rocket. Kosaburō and Yamato became Butch and Cassidy. Sakaki became Giovanni (again, like in the games) Most of the town names are just translations (i.e. Tokiwa City, literally "tree-coloured city", became Viridian City, viridian being a shade of green). Nurse Joy's name was unchanged (though she was just called Joy or Joy-san in the original). Junsar became Off...

So behold the flight of the sapphire dragon!

Spyro the Dragon - Complete Guidebook Just because. This isn't a walkthrough or anything, just a complete list of all the talismans, orbs, Skill Points and Achievements/Trophies in the original trilogy and its remake. Could be handy as a reference guide, though. Skill Points: (Note: Skill Points are unique to the Reignited Trilogy remake)  Artisans: Reach tricky platform Stone Hill: Burn the hidden pink tulip Town Square: All bulls stuck Peacekeepers: Scare 6 Gnorcs into tents Dr. Shemp: Perfect High Caves: Burn hidden painting Blowhard: Ride a Druid platform for 10 seconds Terrace Village: No electric floor damage Metalhead: Perfect Dream Weavers: Secret room Haunted Towers: Burn blue wizard hat Lofty Castle: Destroy hidden stump Jacques: Perfect Gnasty Gnorc: Perfect Achievements/Trophies ( Reignited Trilogy version only) Gnasty's Demise - Collect all Spyro the Dragon Trophies Boom! - Take a trip with a Balloonist Hop, S...

And magic makes it all complete

More pointless trivia about My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic . Fun drinking game: Take a shot every time I use the word "originally" or "original" in this post. Rarity was originally going to be the Element of Inspiration, but the writers thought the concept might be too hard for little kids to understand, so she was changed to being the Element of Generosity instead. The show was originally going to be called My Little Pony Adventures . The show's concept began when Lauren Faust pitched an idea for an original show based on her dolls called Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls . Rarity was originally going to be a fan of dressage (a real-life type of horse performance where the horse and rider go through a series of complicated and practiced moves), which was supposed to be an Equestrian version of dancing. Sweet Apple Acres was originally going to be called Big Apple Orchard or Big Apple Farm, and would have been located in Fillydelphia rather than Pony...