
Originally Posted by
Steven
Raiden from Mortal Kombat was changed to Rayden (with a y instead of an i) when ported to the Genesis and SNES. Probably because of Raiden the shooting games? Raiden from Fatal Fury? Not sure why it was an issue for the home consoles when it didn't matter in the arcade? Anyway, he's back to Raiden nowadays, but I've always preferred it as Rayden. Looks cooler even if it sounds the same, lol. Plus, childhood memories of playing the SNES ports to death and seeing it spelled as Rayden!