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* ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Part 1''. As per the seventh film installment in the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' franchise.

** ''Franchise/DragonQuest [[VideoGame/DragonQuestI I]] & [[VideoGame / DragonQuestII II]]'', released for the Super Famicom and Game Boy Color.
** ''Dragon Quest I, II & [[VideoGame / DragonQuestIII III]]'', released for the Wii.

** ''Franchise/DragonQuest I & II'', released for the Super Famicom and Game Boy Color.
** ''Dragon Quest I, II & III'', released for the Wii.

** ''VideoGame/{{Mother}} 1+2'', released for the Game Boy Advance

** ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}} 1 + 2'' for the Nintendo Switch.

* Inverted with ''VideoGame/Battlefield1'', which is not another name for the original ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield1}}'', but is actually a title set in a [[RuleOfCool liberally-portayed]] UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. The first game of the series was ''VideoGame/Battlefield1942''.

* ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjay Part 1''. Very popular trend, indeed.

* ''Film/HistoryOfTheWorldPartI'': One example of when a sequel was never made; a sequel is even teased at the end, but it's okay since it was [[{{PlayedForLaughs}} only a joke]] and the producers [[SequelSnark never intended to make a sequel]] anyway. [[SequelGap Until it was eventually announced in 2021]] that a sequel series, ''Series/HistoryOfTheWorldPartI'', would be made for Creator/{{Hulu}}.

* ''Film/HistoryOfTheWorldPartI'': One example of when a sequel was never made; a sequel is even teased at the end, but it's okay since it was [[{{PlayedForLaughs}} only a joke]] and the producers [[SequelSnark never intended to make a sequel]] anyway. [[SequelGap Until it was eventually announced in 2021]] that a sequel series, ''History of the World Part II'', would be made for Creator/{{Hulu}}.

* ''VideoGame/{{Tobal}} No. 1''. A sequel was made, [[{{NoExportForYou}} but released only in Japan]].

* A few 2-in-1 videogame compilations often follow a "Title 1 & 2" format, even if the original game itself is very rarely mentioned with the "1" in its official title

** ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}} 1+2'', released for the Game Boy Advance

** ''{{Franchise/Danganronpa}} 1x2 RELOAD'' for the Platform/PlaystationVita.

* The original ''VideoGame/ClockTower'' on the Super Famicom was retitled ''Clock Tower: The First Fear'' when it was ported to the [=PlayStation=]. [[NoExportForYou Neither version was officially localized]].

* When ''VideoGame/Pikmin2001'' was ported to the Platform/NintendoSwitch, it was retitled ''Pikmin 1'' in promotional materials and its dashboard icon; the title itself remains unchanged in the game proper.

* ''[[VideoGame/MathBlasterInSearchOfSpot Math Blaster Episode 1: In Search of Spot]]'' for {{Platform/SNES}}, Platform/SegaGenesis and PC, followed by ''[[VideoGame/MathBlasterSecretOfTheLostCity Math Blaster Episode 2: Secret of the Lost City]]'', only for PC, and also many more ''[[VideoGame/BlasterSeries Blaster]]'' titles, the ''Episode 1'' wasn't even the first in the series.

* Inverted with ''VideoGame/Battlefield1'', which is not another name for the original ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield1}}'', but is actually a title set in a [[RuleOfCool liberally-portayed]] Platform/WorldWarI. The first game of the series was ''VideoGame/Battlefield1942''.

* ''Insecticide Part 1'', was the first portion of a PC game that was {{divided for publication}}. However, ''Part 2'' was canceled due to the publisher [=GameCock=] being purchased by [=SouthPeak Games=]. A scaled-down version was released for the DS simply titled ''Insecticide'', that includes most of the content that was planned for ''Part 2'', but lacks the voice acting of the original PC version and the cinematics are just slideshows. To make up for this, the developers uploaded the cutscenes they made for the PC version on Website/YouTube.

* Inverted with ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'', which is the 12th game in the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' series, titled as such because it's a ContinuityReboot caused by a CosmicRetcon. The actual first game is titled just ''VideoGame/{{Mortal Kombat|1992}}''... which has also been given an official alternate title of "Mortal Kombat 1" by Warner Bros. themselves on Website/GOGDotCom, even after the reveal of ''Mortal Kombat 1''. These days, fans are forced to refer to the first game by nicknames along the lines of "the original ''Mortal Kombat''."

* ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne'' (2023). The studio then decided [[https://screenrant.com/mission-impossible-8-release-date-delayed-may-2025/ to drop]] the "Deck Reckoning: Part Two" subtitle from the sequel after ''Part One'' underperformed at the box office, and dropped "Part One" from the film on streaming and [=VOD=].

* ''VideoGame/{{Lisa}}'': following the release of ''LISA: The Painful'', the adventure gane originally titled ''LISA'' in 2012 was renamed ''LISA: The First''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Lisa}}'': following the release of ''LISA: The Painful'', the RPG originally titled ''LISA'' in 2012 was renamed ''LISA: The First''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Lisa}}: following the release of ''LISA: The Painful'', the RPG originally titled ''LISA'' in 2012 was renamed ''LISA: The First''.