Development
A pre-release English version of Illusion of Gaia has been leaked onto the Internet in the form of a "ROM" file. It contains a number of differences in presentation and translation. First and most apparent is that the prototype has a different title screen, based on the original Japanese one. It features small sprites of the main characters running on the surface of the comet. The final US instruction booklet contains one picture of an early title screen, which still contains the characters at the bottom, but has the correct title. In the leaked prototype, the title is given as Soul Blazer: Illusion of Gaia. Another noticeable difference are the name changes of most of the characters. The main character's name is Will in the final release of the American game, whereas in this Beta version, his name is Tim. Kara is Karen, and some of the other children have different names. In the final release of the game, the character who stalks Kara and Will on their journey is named The Jackal. However, in this build of the game, his name is The Black Panther. Most people assume that his name was changed due to the American political party The Black Panthers. There are also a few script errors in this game, and some of the script is even changed, making some of the characters more sinister, such as the Jeweler Gem. Nintendo is not listed on the title credits. It appears that the prototype was developed before Nintendo of America decided to publish and market the game for the US region. When Nintendo decided to be the US publisher, the title was changed and a logo was specifically redesigned to resemble the logo of Nintendo's popular Zelda game franchise.
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