Next in the cancelled games series, we're taking a look at 15 of many for Nintendo's first home console, the NES... You can find prototypes of some of the games mentioned here: www.emuparadis...
Thanks for this video, I've been searching for the name of a NES game for about 22 years now and you finally named it... Super Glove Ball, so happy to finally have figured it out.
wow bio force ape looks amazing. Id hate to a person working on those games back in the day only to get them cancelled after all the hard work you put into the game. Thanks for another great video.
TB46667 - The Golden Age Gamer Yeah it looks super fast! I'd imagine it's soul-destroying having a game you've slaved over cancelled. Thanks, glad you liked it!
Time Diver Eon Man looks like a few of the great action platformers I either owned or rented for the NES. These are the types of NES games that interest me most.
if there could ever be a perfect definition for the expression "less is more", it's your approach to swearing. always find it weirdly funny cuz they come outta no where
Thanks, Jojo! Yeah that one looks really good, definitely worth a bash. Robocop vs Terminator is reportedly not great, but I think (like you) I'll have a go just for the licence.
You know, it's strange. As I had a NES as a kid I had no idea it wasn't very popular over here but thinking about it my friends never had one. Although I remember one kid in school did. Some cracking games on the NES. Californian raisins??? 😂 Great vid as always dude. I think I'll have a day of retro gaming after viewing this 🖒
Yeah, not many people seem to have had much experience with the NES growing up. My mate over the road chipped in with his two brothers to get one for Christmas, so I played that shitloads. Thanks, Mat. Great to hear! :)
I know theres a story of a company who prototyped a FPS for nes but it was cancelled because it was late in the market. I think it was the same that released that FPS bible game where you shoot goats for SNES. This video is good to show that while NES is an awesome console, people kinda exhausted their creativity for its technological capabilities at its time. That said, I could never get tired of platformers back in the day
I remember ads for Hellraiser. Apparently the game was in production but ended up costing too much because of new hardware being developed specifically for the game to create advanced graphics.
Great work. Personal favourite was cancellation due to drop in raisin sales lol! Guess I foolishly assumed raisins were a captive market. Seriously though it's a good video with great content. Props too for the propeller knight theme 😉
You gotta have a follow up to this. No mention of HeroQuest for the NES. Near complete ROMs are available, although they have some real weird bugs like being able to place yourself outside the map. Has some great music too. That Bio Force Ape game looks nuts. The animation on it it pretty flashy for the era. You brought up a whole load of unreleased games I had never heard of. Might have to try a few.
Mellow Gaming Definitely won't be doing another one on the NES, but I inevitable have to omit some of them. Bio Force Ape looks so fast! Glad I've recommended some that you can try out.
My guess is what killed NES sunman. The Developer being in Negotiations with DC and the age of the NES resulted in DC agreeing with the Super NES instead. Basically killing the NES version. To avoid upsetting DC the NES version Sunman got canceled all together.
I remember playing California Raisins video game for the Nintendo as a kid here in America maybe it's the Mandela Theory or whatever but I could swear I remember playing it and even seeing it on eBay for sale
@@onaretrotip Maybe i rented it from the video store way back in the early 90s. They also had a Japanese version of a Mario game with this blue cartridge attached to the real Nintendo cartridge I guess it was a converter for American platforms. But i never really got to play it because it was very glitchy can kept on freezing when i got to the have have mark 9m the first level From what i remember playing it was a cool game and i was extremely disappointed i couldn't play the game i even rented .more then 1 time playing on a friends system hoping it would work. But no dice. .but i remember the California raisn game being a reg Nintendo cartridge. Idk like i said it could be the Mandela effect I remember the game being kind of hard to play and i could not get past the first few levels Of the game. I i know i played the game because as a kid i love the cartoon and when i saw the game i was super excited. .
Apparently, due to a combination of Nintendo only allowing a limited number of games for release and NES development being so cheap large studios like capcom made several games in a given time span and only picked the games they thought would sell.
That sounds likely actually! I know that some developers created new companies that were subdivisions of the main company, purely so that their allotment of games would increase (from memory I think it was something like three games per year).
NES games that were (possibly) planned to be released in the U.S., we'll be able finally to see for NES one day 10th Frame (U.S. Frame) A Boy and his Blob 2 (Absolute) A Nightmare on Elm Street (first version) (LJN) Ace Harding: Lost in Las Vegas (Kemco) Addams Family Values (Ocean) The Adventures of Dewey the Dolphin (Ocean) Aigina's Prophecy (Vic Tokai) Airborne Ranger (Mindscape) Airhawk (Romstar) Aladdin (NTSC U.S. version) (Virgin) Alien vs. Predator (Activision) An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (Hudson) Arcana (HAL) Armadilla (IGS) Asterix (U.S. release) (Electro Brain) Atomic Runner Chenov (Data East) Atomic Robo-Kid (Trico) Bad Street Brawler (Original unreleased version, Pre-Power Glove) (Mindscape) Barbie II (Hi Tech) Battle Tech (Infocom) The Battlefields of Napoleon (Broderbund) Beauty and the Beast (NTSC U.S. version) (Hudson) Beyond Shadowgate (Kemco/Seika) Black Tiger (Capcom) Blaster Master 2 (Sunsoft) Blazebusters (ASCII/Nexoft/THQ) Boomer Land (Asmik) The Brainies (Titus) Bruce Lee Lives (Mindscape) Buster Bros. (Hudson) Card Sharks (GameTek) Cat Runner (Seika) Chase H.Q. (U.S. release) (Taito) Chester Field (Vic Tokai) Congo's Caper (Data East) Corvette ZR-1 Challenge (NTSC U.S. version) (Milton Bradley) Cosmic Epsilon (U.S. version) (Asmik) Cosmo Fighter (Taxan) Cosmo Tank (Atlus) Counterstroke (Vic Tokai) Crash'n the Boys: Ice Challenge (American Technos) Crash'n the Boys: Soccer Challenge (American Technos) Crater Maze (Hudson) Cyberball (unlicensed version) (Tengen) Crystal Passage (Vic Tokai) Cycle Shooting (Taito) Daedalian Opus (Vic Tokai) Daemon Wars (Noexoft) Daemon's Quest (Nexoft) Darkwing Duck 2 (Capcom) Dead Heat Scramble (Electro Brain) Dexterity (SNK) Dennis the Menace (Ocean) Dragon Wars (Kemco-Seika/Interplay) The Dream Team: 3-on-3 Challenge (Data East) Dweebers (Vic Tokai) Empire City: 1931 (localized version) (Acclaim) Euro Cup Soccer (Matchbox) F-1 Hero 2 (Kemco/Seika) F-1 ROC: Race of Champions (Kemco) Fairy Land Story (Hot-B) Fastest Lap (NTVIC) Fighting Simular World Champ (Culture Brain) Final Fantasy II (U.S. version) (Square) Final Fantasy III (Square) Fisher-Price: Fun Flyer (GameTek) Fisher-Price: Little People Bowling Alley (GameTek) Fisher-Price: My Grand Piano (GameTek) Fisher-Price: School Bus Driver (GameTek) Flying Dragon II (Culture Brain) The Flash (THQ) Francesca's Wand (Vic Tokai) Fun House (original unreleased version) (Hi Tech) The Game of Harmony (Accolade) Glove Pilot (Mattel) The Goonies I (Konami) Grid Grabber (Jaleco) Gun.Smoke 2 (Capcom) Hacker 2 (Activision) Hammerin' Harry (Irem) Hat Trick (Capcom) Head On (Tecmo) Heavyweight Championship Boxing (Activision) Hector Vector (DTMC) Holy Diver (Irem) Home Sweet Home (Capcom) Hot Rocks (Activision) Hudson's Space Adventure (Hudson) The Humans (GameTek) Hyper Zone (HAL) In Your Face (Jaleco) Inspector Gadget (Hudson) International Team Sports (SporTime) Ishido: The Way of the Stones (Accolade) It Game From the Desert (Cinemaware) Jack the Giant Slayer (U.S. version) (Asmik) Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics (Data East) John Madden Football (UBI Soft/Electronic Arts) Jordan Adventure (UBI Soft/Electronic Arts) Konami Grand Prix (Konami) Kung Fu II (U.S. localized version) (Irem) Labyrinth (Activision) Last Ninja 2 (Activision) The Legend of Hero Tonma (Irem) The Legend of Prince Valiant (NTSC U.S. version) (Ocean) Liberty or Death (Koei) The Lion King (NTSC version) (Virgin) Looney Tunes Cartoon Maker (Hi Tech) Lord of Lightning (Capcom) The Lord of the Rings (Interplay) Lords of the Rising Sun (Cinemaware) The Magic Candle (Sammy) Magic of Schererazade II (Culture Brain) Magic Sword (Capcom) Malibu Beach Volleyball (Activision) Maniac Mansion II (Jaleco/LucasArts) Manipulator: Glove Adventure (Mattel) Mariner's Run (Vic Tokai) Mask Rider (Bandai) Matchbox Lightning (Matchbox) Matchbox Racers (Matchbox) Mech Warriors (Activision) Mega Man Board Game (Capcom) Microleague Baseball (Microleague Sports) Miner 2409er (Mindscape) Mini-Putt: Super Pro Golf (U.S. version) (JVC) Mission XX (Sammy) Monster Masher (Sofel) Monster Party II (Bandai) Monster Truck Rodeo (Matchbox) Moon Crystal (DTMC) Mr. Gimmick (NTSC U.S. version) (Sunsoft) NCAA Basketball (HAL) Natsume Championship Wrestling (Natsume) NBA All-Star Shootout (LJN) New Ghostbusters II (U.S. version) (HAL) New Kids on the Block: Official Video Game (Parker Bros.) Ninja Taro (Sammy) Noah's Ark (NTSC Matchbox U.S. version) (Matchbox) Nostferatu (Seta) Over Horizon (NTSC U.S. version) (Hot-B) Paradise Island (NTVIC) Password (GameTek) Pizza Panic (U.S. version) (Jaleco) Power Pad Football (HAL) Power Play Football (HAL) Predator 2 (Konami) The Price is Right (GameTek) Prix Nebula (Rare) Prophecy (Activision) Psycho Soldier (SNK) Putt Master (Taxan) Pyramids of Ra (Matchbox) Pyross (Sammy) R-Type (Irem) Railroad Tycoon (Microprose) Rambo III (Taito) The Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots! (THQ) Return of Donkey Kong (Nintendo) Riddick Bowe Boxing (Extreme) Ring Raiders (Matchbox) Road Runner (licensed version) (Mindscape) Robin Hood: Adventures in Sherwood Forest (Hi Tech) Rocky (Sammy) Rocky Rodent (Irem) Rodan (Toho) Rollergeddon (LJN) Samurai Conflict (Meldac) Secret Warriors (Kemco/Seika) Scrabeus (Matchbox) Screwballs Superleague (Rare) Serve and Volley (Jaleco) Shadowgate 3 (Kemco/Seika) Shogun Maeda (Vic Tokai) Side Arms: Hyper Dyne (Capcom) Sir Eric the Bold (Matchbox) Skyscraper (HAL) Snake, Rattle 'n Roll 2 (Tradewest) Solomon's Club (Temco) Solstice II (Sony Imagesoft) Space Invaders (U.S. release) (Taito) Space Shuttle Mission (Absolute) The Speed Rumbler (Capcom) Spelunker II (Broderbund) Spy vs. Spy II: The Island Caper (Kemco/Seika) Star Force II (Tecmo) Stingray (Culture Brain) Street Battle (Innovation) Street Fighter (Capcom) Street Fighter II (Capcom) Super Bomb Jack (Tecmo) Super Buster Bros. (Hudson) Super Hang-On (Data East) Super James Pond (Ocean) Super Lode Runner (Irem) Super Mario Bros. 4 (Nintendo) Super Mario Collection (Nintendo) Super Password (GameTek) Super Rally (Vic Tokai) Super Rescue (CSG Imagesoft) Super Slam Dunk (INTV) Super Square Deal: The Game of Two-Dimension Poker (DMTC) Super Star Force (Tecmo) Super Sushi Pinball (CSG Imagesoft) Super Trucks (Jaleco) Super Turrican (Seika/Accolade) Super Xevious (Bandai) Sweet Home (Capcom) Switchblade (Kemco) T2: The Arcade Game (Acclaim/LJN) TNK 3 (SNK) Talking Super Password (GameTek) Taz-Mania (Sunsoft/THQ) Tetris (Nintendo licensed version) (Tengen) The Terror of Tech Town (Mattel) The Terminator (Original unreleased version) (Sunsoft) Time Zone (Taito) Tom & Jerry: Frantic Antics! (Hi Tech) Tom & Jerry: The Movie (Hi Tech) Toys: Let the Toy Wars Begin! (Absolute) Triumph (Hudson) Trivia Pursuit (Parker Bros.) Tune-Up Rallye (Matchbox) Turrican (Seika) Twin Peaks (Hi Tech) U.S.A. Bowling (Coconuts) U.S.M.C. Harrier (Absolute) Ufouria: The Saga (Sunsoft) Ultimate Baseball (Sammy) Ultimate Journey (Bandai) Ultimate Qix (Sony Imagesoft/Taito) Ultimate Soccer (Sammy) Ultra Golf (Konami/Ultra) Uninvited II (Kemco/Seika) Urban Cowboy (Matchbox) Vanilla Ice (THQ) Vegas (Seta) Vulgus (Capcom) War in Middle Earth (Hi Tech) We're Back!: A Dinosaur's Story (Hi Tech) Web World (Matchbox) Wild Boys (Bandai) The Wizard of Oz (Seta) Wordtris (Spectrum Holobyte) World Bowling (Romstar) World Rally Championship Racing (HAL) World Trophy Soccer (INTV) World War III (LJN) Yeah Yeah Beebiss I (Activision) Zeta Gundam (Bandai) Zombie Master (Activision)
I had one friend who had a NES, as far as I can remember he only ever had the Mario Bros./Duck Hunt pack, the most enjoyment he got from it was because it meant he could say 'DUCK HUNT' at the top of his voice and it sounded like he was swearing, with the aim of pissing his dad off. Simple times! Aside from that my only experience of the console was from playing Mario Bros. in Boots, which nowadays feels a weird thing to say. The Terror of Tech Town, you know for a fact that that would've been an absolute ball ache to play with a Power Glove, it's interesting to see the sort of thing they were trying back then though. Bio Force Ape looks great, a bonkers premise is always enough to elevate a game, it's good to hear it's legit and not just a hoax from one malevolent mind.
Hahaha I like the sound of your friend. My mate over the road chipped in with his two brothers to get one, and they had Mario/Duck Hunt, Mario 3, Mega Man 2, Double Dribble, and V-Spike Volleyball. Can't remember any others. Yeah, Bio Force Ape does look awesome! Thanks, Owen.
For the NES, it's understandable why SOME were cancelled given that the system was coming up at the end of its lifecycle and the SNES was coming out. Robocop v Terminator would actually make a great film. But, yeah, and I will say this about ALL systems, GOTTA LOVE seeing them show AWESOME new games and then cancel... Anyway, I may have came across your channel by accident but have to say, these videos on cancelled video games on gaming systems is educational, and most fascinating. Being a NES and PS1, 2 3 guy (soon to be 4) I never knew about some of these and would have bought a few like the Pogie game as I LOVED the Dizzy games.
I like watching these, knowing that I already know about all of them. I've got to admit man, I'd never heard of The Terror of Tech Town before. Kudos on that find. Do you know if that's legit game play from a prototype cart or rom dump, or is that just ancient footage when it was being demoed?
Glad you liked it, Jeroen! The Atari 2600 is certainly on my list of systems to cover, but sometimes I just can't find enough information. We shall see, watch this space!
Titan Warriors and Buzz & Waldog look like they would have been good additions to the NES library, but otherwise, I don't think the sting of cancellation hit us very hard with the NES.
Some of these could be bought here in Eastern Europe, like that Time Diver game, which I used to own; there were repros of it floating around even in the late '90s, from what I recall! We didn't get SMS at all, only Famiclones and C64/various Amigas in particular, and then the jump was straight to PSX (Sony is by far the most popular brand as far as consoles go, neither Sega nor Nintendo have anything on it in these parts). Great video, awesome work as always!
Yeah, my Polish friend says that Nintendo was non-existent over there until the Wii. Before that it was all Famiclones (like the Pegasus). Thank you, glad you enjoyed it, Marius.
I know it has a snow balls chance in Hell, but if some how the original rights and roms could be purchased by Piko Interactive or one of the original devs for a official cartridge release of Bio Force Ape on Kickstarter, I would back that faster then anything I have ever thrown money at.
Honestly Robocop vs Terminator, Time Diver and Dreamworld Pogie are the only ones here worth saving. Surprised they weren't released considering how much rubbish was published for the Nes.
I was never a fan of the NES back in the day but I have to say, the console is growing on me. It looks like a fair few gems never made it to the system, however.
GameHammer Classic Gaming I loved it as a kid. My neighbours (three brothers) chipped in and got one for Christmas, so we played it a lot. Definitely has some good looking unreleased games.
with the advancements in VR tech, id honestly love to see someone make a close to accurate recreation of "the terror of Tech Town" since it actually looked really cool and fun to play......for anyone living in a reality where the power glove ran on radioactive fairy dust from the future, because its hilarious how obvious that isn't real gameplay.....but we have the tech now to make it so if someone ever wanted to make the perfect "fake game" we think of when we see people on TV pretending to play a video game XD
That one game you mentioned on your list your I forgot what they called the only game that's good on the list to play if you look at the levels they almost look like Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo the background is almost identical even the keys where Yoshi has to grab
Great video as always ! BUT where The *uck is ultimate journey ??? That’s The number 1 unreleased nes game that Everyone is after now sim city for The nes is found.
I get a few comments like this from time to time, and it's classic American ignorance. It's pronounced "beeta" almost everywhere in the world except for North America. It's even pronounced "vita" in Greek, so "beeta" is more accurate than "bay-tah".
we should be grateful buzz and waldog never came out. should it have came out the developers would have got cease and desists up the ass because of ripping off graphics from sonic and super mario world.
11:10 I look at this and think "Hmm... I sure saw this somewhere" and I remembered Micael Alighieri made a material about a hack, titled (poor transcription incoming) Kuru Kuru Dansa. th-cam.com/video/tYCNIaIL7eE/w-d-xo.html
It's a map of the UK and Ireland and you say 'the UK'. You wouldn't show a map of Europe to illustrate the UK, so a map of Ireland shouldn't be shown when illustrating the UK @@onaretrotip
I'm surprised you didn't mention the unmistakable graphical similarities between Buzz & Waldog and Super Mario World..it could almost be a rom hack! look at the level structures.... 45 degree platforms, keys that you have to spin jump through blocks to obtain... surely it might have been cancelled due to Nintendo giving them a C&D for plagiarism?
I know, right! It didn't hit me until afterwards but the levels could have been ripped straight out of SMW! You could be right about the reason. It was made in Korea after all, so they probably straight up nicked it.
Hope you enjoy, all! Link to a site in description where you'll find some of the prototypes mentioned.
"Due to a decline in raisin sales" is the wildest reason I ever heard for cancelling a game 😂
😂😂😂
for no raisin
@@akalyx no raisin at all 😓😓😓
Is it me or are there many elements in Buzz and Woldog that remind you of Super Mario World?
Yeah for sure. The scenery looks ripped straight out of Mario World!
11:46 says it all. Even the key looks very familiar.
That's probably why it got canceled.
It looks like suge elements were ripped from Super Mario World.
Thanks for this video, I've been searching for the name of a NES game for about 22 years now and you finally named it... Super Glove Ball, so happy to finally have figured it out.
Ah, that's awesome! Glad I could help.
wow bio force ape looks amazing. Id hate to a person working on those games back in the day only to get them cancelled after all the hard work you put into the game. Thanks for another great video.
TB46667 - The Golden Age Gamer Yeah it looks super fast! I'd imagine it's soul-destroying having a game you've slaved over cancelled. Thanks, glad you liked it!
Robocop vs Terminator should be a movie but with Peter Weller and Arnold.
Oh, hell yes!
Great as ever Pete, the NES is probably my favourite console so this one was especially interesting, cheers
8-bit Andy Thanks, Andy! Ah, perfect for you then :)
Time Diver Eon Man looks like a few of the great action platformers I either owned or rented for the NES. These are the types of NES games that interest me most.
That's a genre that the NES does pretty well.
Awesome video Pete! I love watching these videos of how informative and interesting they are :-)
mtshark7 Thanks, Mark! Really glad that they're enjoyed :)
Great vid Pete. Some interesting games here and most I've never heard of. These videos are always interesting dude 👍🏼
Thanks, Dave. Glad you enjoyed it!
if there could ever be a perfect definition for the expression "less is more", it's your approach to swearing. always find it weirdly funny cuz they come outta no where
Haha thank you! What a great compliment.
Great video Pete, enjoying these
Walking The Cow Thanks, Daron! I'm enjoying making these, so I'm glad you like them.
Speaking of home computers, I would love to see "15 Cancelled C64 Games". :)
Highretrogamelord It's definitely coming (if I can find enough cancelled C64 games of interest).
Maybe this site helps. www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/
Just catching up on lots of channels.
Sunman doesn’t quite have the same ring as superman 😂
Titan warrior looks good.
Always very informative Pete 👍
Hahaha no it's not quite as catchy. Thanks, Alex!
Good video, Pete.
Buzz & Waldog looks pretty neat. I might have to give that a crack. And also Robocop VS. Terminator because obvs, lol.
Thanks, Jojo! Yeah that one looks really good, definitely worth a bash. Robocop vs Terminator is reportedly not great, but I think (like you) I'll have a go just for the licence.
Fantastic video mate, keep up the good content!!
Thanks, Shahid! I'll do my best.
You know, it's strange. As I had a NES as a kid I had no idea it wasn't very popular over here but thinking about it my friends never had one. Although I remember one kid in school did.
Some cracking games on the NES.
Californian raisins??? 😂
Great vid as always dude. I think I'll have a day of retro gaming after viewing this 🖒
Yeah, not many people seem to have had much experience with the NES growing up. My mate over the road chipped in with his two brothers to get one for Christmas, so I played that shitloads. Thanks, Mat. Great to hear! :)
onaretrotip no worries and I did have that retro gaming day 😉
:)
I know theres a story of a company who prototyped a FPS for nes but it was cancelled because it was late in the market. I think it was the same that released that FPS bible game where you shoot goats for SNES.
This video is good to show that while NES is an awesome console, people kinda exhausted their creativity for its technological capabilities at its time.
That said, I could never get tired of platformers back in the day
Yeah, I think you have a point there. Although I was the same, I loved platformers.
Buzz and Waldog looks similar to Mario World with the slanted platforms, spin jump, and keys trapped in blocks.
Definitely!
someone needs to find nes rom of Black Tiger! I've been waiting 30 years to play that.
You never know, it might pop up one day.
That Airball is like Head over Heels, but with a ball- very cool
Huh, it does indeed, Luke!
Cheetah Men 2 was released a few years ago!
Edited: on real NES carts, with fixed code.
Indeed. I believe there was a crowd-funding campaign.
@@onaretrotip yes, it was the first item I kickstarted too.
@@hicknopunk Nice!
Well covered, thanks for another great video
Thanks, Matt! Glad you enjoyed it.
Great video dude, really enjoyed this! :)
Thank you very much! Glad you liked it.
I remember ads for Hellraiser. Apparently the game was in production but ended up costing too much because of new hardware being developed specifically for the game to create advanced graphics.
Ah, interesting.
Great work. Personal favourite was cancellation due to drop in raisin sales lol! Guess I foolishly assumed raisins were a captive market. Seriously though it's a good video with great content. Props too for the propeller knight theme 😉
Thank you! Hahaha yes indeed, it seems that anything can cause the demise of a game. Very kind, glad you enjoyed it.
You gotta have a follow up to this. No mention of HeroQuest for the NES. Near complete ROMs are available, although they have some real weird bugs like being able to place yourself outside the map. Has some great music too.
That Bio Force Ape game looks nuts. The animation on it it pretty flashy for the era. You brought up a whole load of unreleased games I had never heard of. Might have to try a few.
Mellow Gaming Definitely won't be doing another one on the NES, but I inevitable have to omit some of them. Bio Force Ape looks so fast! Glad I've recommended some that you can try out.
I played the California Raisins game at the Nintendo Power Fest in 1990 in CIncinnati, OH, as a child.
Oh wow! Any good, Frank?
As I remember, it was average. There is a rom of it to play on an emulator
Yeah, I linked to it in the description, but not one I'm particularly desperate to play if I'm honest.
My guess is what killed NES sunman. The Developer being in Negotiations with DC and the age of the NES resulted in DC agreeing with the Super NES instead.
Basically killing the NES version.
To avoid upsetting DC the NES version Sunman got canceled all together.
Possibly!
I remember playing California Raisins video game for the Nintendo as a kid here in America maybe it's the Mandela Theory or whatever but I could swear I remember playing it and even seeing it on eBay for sale
Interesting. Maybe they were bootlegs?
@@onaretrotip
Maybe i rented it from the video store way back in the early 90s.
They also had a Japanese version of a Mario game with this blue cartridge attached to the real Nintendo cartridge I guess it was a converter for American platforms. But i never really got to play it because it was very glitchy can kept on freezing when i got to the have have mark 9m the first level
From what i remember playing it was a cool game and i was extremely disappointed i couldn't play the game i even rented .more then 1 time playing on a friends system hoping it would work. But no dice. .but i remember the California raisn game being a reg Nintendo cartridge. Idk like i said it could be the Mandela effect
I remember the game being kind of hard to play and i could not get past the first few levels
Of the game. I i know i played the game because as a kid i love the cartoon and when i saw the game i was super excited. .
@@mikewhatever8607 Yeah, could be the Mandela Effect. Who knows!?
maybe years from now, some one will find a beta rom cart or binary of NES black tiger. That would be an amazing find.
You never know!
A dip in raisin sales?? Hahaha that's funny. There's a handful of good games here Pete. Impressive research again.
The Highlander Hahaha. Yes, definitely some great looking games in this one. Thanks, Wouter!
Apparently, due to a combination of Nintendo only allowing a limited number of games for release and NES development being so cheap large studios like capcom made several games in a given time span and only picked the games they thought would sell.
That sounds likely actually! I know that some developers created new companies that were subdivisions of the main company, purely so that their allotment of games would increase (from memory I think it was something like three games per year).
NES games that were (possibly) planned to be released in the U.S., we'll be able finally to see for NES one day
10th Frame (U.S. Frame)
A Boy and his Blob 2 (Absolute)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (first version) (LJN)
Ace Harding: Lost in Las Vegas (Kemco)
Addams Family Values (Ocean)
The Adventures of Dewey the Dolphin (Ocean)
Aigina's Prophecy (Vic Tokai)
Airborne Ranger (Mindscape)
Airhawk (Romstar)
Aladdin (NTSC U.S. version) (Virgin)
Alien vs. Predator (Activision)
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (Hudson)
Arcana (HAL)
Armadilla (IGS)
Asterix (U.S. release) (Electro Brain)
Atomic Runner Chenov (Data East)
Atomic Robo-Kid (Trico)
Bad Street Brawler (Original unreleased version, Pre-Power Glove) (Mindscape)
Barbie II (Hi Tech)
Battle Tech (Infocom)
The Battlefields of Napoleon (Broderbund)
Beauty and the Beast (NTSC U.S. version) (Hudson)
Beyond Shadowgate (Kemco/Seika)
Black Tiger (Capcom)
Blaster Master 2 (Sunsoft)
Blazebusters (ASCII/Nexoft/THQ)
Boomer Land (Asmik)
The Brainies (Titus)
Bruce Lee Lives (Mindscape)
Buster Bros. (Hudson)
Card Sharks (GameTek)
Cat Runner (Seika)
Chase H.Q. (U.S. release) (Taito)
Chester Field (Vic Tokai)
Congo's Caper (Data East)
Corvette ZR-1 Challenge (NTSC U.S. version) (Milton Bradley)
Cosmic Epsilon (U.S. version) (Asmik)
Cosmo Fighter (Taxan)
Cosmo Tank (Atlus)
Counterstroke (Vic Tokai)
Crash'n the Boys: Ice Challenge (American Technos)
Crash'n the Boys: Soccer Challenge (American Technos)
Crater Maze (Hudson)
Cyberball (unlicensed version) (Tengen)
Crystal Passage (Vic Tokai)
Cycle Shooting (Taito)
Daedalian Opus (Vic Tokai)
Daemon Wars (Noexoft)
Daemon's Quest (Nexoft)
Darkwing Duck 2 (Capcom)
Dead Heat Scramble (Electro Brain)
Dexterity (SNK)
Dennis the Menace (Ocean)
Dragon Wars (Kemco-Seika/Interplay)
The Dream Team: 3-on-3 Challenge (Data East)
Dweebers (Vic Tokai)
Empire City: 1931 (localized version) (Acclaim)
Euro Cup Soccer (Matchbox)
F-1 Hero 2 (Kemco/Seika)
F-1 ROC: Race of Champions (Kemco)
Fairy Land Story (Hot-B)
Fastest Lap (NTVIC)
Fighting Simular World Champ (Culture Brain)
Final Fantasy II (U.S. version) (Square)
Final Fantasy III (Square)
Fisher-Price: Fun Flyer (GameTek)
Fisher-Price: Little People Bowling Alley (GameTek)
Fisher-Price: My Grand Piano (GameTek)
Fisher-Price: School Bus Driver (GameTek)
Flying Dragon II (Culture Brain)
The Flash (THQ)
Francesca's Wand (Vic Tokai)
Fun House (original unreleased version) (Hi Tech)
The Game of Harmony (Accolade)
Glove Pilot (Mattel)
The Goonies I (Konami)
Grid Grabber (Jaleco)
Gun.Smoke 2 (Capcom)
Hacker 2 (Activision)
Hammerin' Harry (Irem)
Hat Trick (Capcom)
Head On (Tecmo)
Heavyweight Championship Boxing (Activision)
Hector Vector (DTMC)
Holy Diver (Irem)
Home Sweet Home (Capcom)
Hot Rocks (Activision)
Hudson's Space Adventure (Hudson)
The Humans (GameTek)
Hyper Zone (HAL)
In Your Face (Jaleco)
Inspector Gadget (Hudson)
International Team Sports (SporTime)
Ishido: The Way of the Stones (Accolade)
It Game From the Desert (Cinemaware)
Jack the Giant Slayer (U.S. version) (Asmik)
Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics (Data East)
John Madden Football (UBI Soft/Electronic Arts)
Jordan Adventure (UBI Soft/Electronic Arts)
Konami Grand Prix (Konami)
Kung Fu II (U.S. localized version) (Irem)
Labyrinth (Activision)
Last Ninja 2 (Activision)
The Legend of Hero Tonma (Irem)
The Legend of Prince Valiant (NTSC U.S. version) (Ocean)
Liberty or Death (Koei)
The Lion King (NTSC version) (Virgin)
Looney Tunes Cartoon Maker (Hi Tech)
Lord of Lightning (Capcom)
The Lord of the Rings (Interplay)
Lords of the Rising Sun (Cinemaware)
The Magic Candle (Sammy)
Magic of Schererazade II (Culture Brain)
Magic Sword (Capcom)
Malibu Beach Volleyball (Activision)
Maniac Mansion II (Jaleco/LucasArts)
Manipulator: Glove Adventure (Mattel)
Mariner's Run (Vic Tokai)
Mask Rider (Bandai)
Matchbox Lightning (Matchbox)
Matchbox Racers (Matchbox)
Mech Warriors (Activision)
Mega Man Board Game (Capcom)
Microleague Baseball (Microleague Sports)
Miner 2409er (Mindscape)
Mini-Putt: Super Pro Golf (U.S. version) (JVC)
Mission XX (Sammy)
Monster Masher (Sofel)
Monster Party II (Bandai)
Monster Truck Rodeo (Matchbox)
Moon Crystal (DTMC)
Mr. Gimmick (NTSC U.S. version) (Sunsoft)
NCAA Basketball (HAL)
Natsume Championship Wrestling (Natsume)
NBA All-Star Shootout (LJN)
New Ghostbusters II (U.S. version) (HAL)
New Kids on the Block: Official Video Game (Parker Bros.)
Ninja Taro (Sammy)
Noah's Ark (NTSC Matchbox U.S. version) (Matchbox)
Nostferatu (Seta)
Over Horizon (NTSC U.S. version) (Hot-B)
Paradise Island (NTVIC)
Password (GameTek)
Pizza Panic (U.S. version) (Jaleco)
Power Pad Football (HAL)
Power Play Football (HAL)
Predator 2 (Konami)
The Price is Right (GameTek)
Prix Nebula (Rare)
Prophecy (Activision)
Psycho Soldier (SNK)
Putt Master (Taxan)
Pyramids of Ra (Matchbox)
Pyross (Sammy)
R-Type (Irem)
Railroad Tycoon (Microprose)
Rambo III (Taito)
The Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots! (THQ)
Return of Donkey Kong (Nintendo)
Riddick Bowe Boxing (Extreme)
Ring Raiders (Matchbox)
Road Runner (licensed version) (Mindscape)
Robin Hood: Adventures in Sherwood Forest (Hi Tech)
Rocky (Sammy)
Rocky Rodent (Irem)
Rodan (Toho)
Rollergeddon (LJN)
Samurai Conflict (Meldac)
Secret Warriors (Kemco/Seika)
Scrabeus (Matchbox)
Screwballs Superleague (Rare)
Serve and Volley (Jaleco)
Shadowgate 3 (Kemco/Seika)
Shogun Maeda (Vic Tokai)
Side Arms: Hyper Dyne (Capcom)
Sir Eric the Bold (Matchbox)
Skyscraper (HAL)
Snake, Rattle 'n Roll 2 (Tradewest)
Solomon's Club (Temco)
Solstice II (Sony Imagesoft)
Space Invaders (U.S. release) (Taito)
Space Shuttle Mission (Absolute)
The Speed Rumbler (Capcom)
Spelunker II (Broderbund)
Spy vs. Spy II: The Island Caper (Kemco/Seika)
Star Force II (Tecmo)
Stingray (Culture Brain)
Street Battle (Innovation)
Street Fighter (Capcom)
Street Fighter II (Capcom)
Super Bomb Jack (Tecmo)
Super Buster Bros. (Hudson)
Super Hang-On (Data East)
Super James Pond (Ocean)
Super Lode Runner (Irem)
Super Mario Bros. 4 (Nintendo)
Super Mario Collection (Nintendo)
Super Password (GameTek)
Super Rally (Vic Tokai)
Super Rescue (CSG Imagesoft)
Super Slam Dunk (INTV)
Super Square Deal: The Game of Two-Dimension Poker (DMTC)
Super Star Force (Tecmo)
Super Sushi Pinball (CSG Imagesoft)
Super Trucks (Jaleco)
Super Turrican (Seika/Accolade)
Super Xevious (Bandai)
Sweet Home (Capcom)
Switchblade (Kemco)
T2: The Arcade Game (Acclaim/LJN)
TNK 3 (SNK)
Talking Super Password (GameTek)
Taz-Mania (Sunsoft/THQ)
Tetris (Nintendo licensed version) (Tengen)
The Terror of Tech Town (Mattel)
The Terminator (Original unreleased version) (Sunsoft)
Time Zone (Taito)
Tom & Jerry: Frantic Antics! (Hi Tech)
Tom & Jerry: The Movie (Hi Tech)
Toys: Let the Toy Wars Begin! (Absolute)
Triumph (Hudson)
Trivia Pursuit (Parker Bros.)
Tune-Up Rallye (Matchbox)
Turrican (Seika)
Twin Peaks (Hi Tech)
U.S.A. Bowling (Coconuts)
U.S.M.C. Harrier (Absolute)
Ufouria: The Saga (Sunsoft)
Ultimate Baseball (Sammy)
Ultimate Journey (Bandai)
Ultimate Qix (Sony Imagesoft/Taito)
Ultimate Soccer (Sammy)
Ultra Golf (Konami/Ultra)
Uninvited II (Kemco/Seika)
Urban Cowboy (Matchbox)
Vanilla Ice (THQ)
Vegas (Seta)
Vulgus (Capcom)
War in Middle Earth (Hi Tech)
We're Back!: A Dinosaur's Story (Hi Tech)
Web World (Matchbox)
Wild Boys (Bandai)
The Wizard of Oz (Seta)
Wordtris (Spectrum Holobyte)
World Bowling (Romstar)
World Rally Championship Racing (HAL)
World Trophy Soccer (INTV)
World War III (LJN)
Yeah Yeah Beebiss I (Activision)
Zeta Gundam (Bandai)
Zombie Master (Activision)
I had one friend who had a NES, as far as I can remember he only ever had the Mario Bros./Duck Hunt pack, the most enjoyment he got from it was because it meant he could say 'DUCK HUNT' at the top of his voice and it sounded like he was swearing, with the aim of pissing his dad off. Simple times!
Aside from that my only experience of the console was from playing Mario Bros. in Boots, which nowadays feels a weird thing to say.
The Terror of Tech Town, you know for a fact that that would've been an absolute ball ache to play with a Power Glove, it's interesting to see the sort of thing they were trying back then though.
Bio Force Ape looks great, a bonkers premise is always enough to elevate a game, it's good to hear it's legit and not just a hoax from one malevolent mind.
Hahaha I like the sound of your friend. My mate over the road chipped in with his two brothers to get one, and they had Mario/Duck Hunt, Mario 3, Mega Man 2, Double Dribble, and V-Spike Volleyball. Can't remember any others.
Yeah, Bio Force Ape does look awesome! Thanks, Owen.
For the NES, it's understandable why SOME were cancelled given that the system was coming up at the end of its lifecycle and the SNES was coming out.
Robocop v Terminator would actually make a great film.
But, yeah, and I will say this about ALL systems, GOTTA LOVE seeing them show AWESOME new games and then cancel...
Anyway, I may have came across your channel by accident but have to say, these videos on cancelled video games on gaming systems is educational, and most fascinating. Being a NES and PS1, 2 3 guy (soon to be 4) I never knew about some of these and would have bought a few like the Pogie game as I LOVED the Dizzy games.
Ah man, a Robocop vs Terminator film would be amazing. Glad you're enjoying thee series; there are plenty more to come (including PS2).
What stepped the last ones release was Nintendo constantly taking Tengin to court until it was driven out of business all together.
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Hey Ona!
I found your channel and give it a good/10.
Thank you very much!
You know, most of these games look way better than some of the garbage that was _actually_ released.
LMAO. Yup!
That character in Bioforce looks an awful lot like Hulk Hogan.
Hahaha.
I like watching these, knowing that I already know about all of them. I've got to admit man, I'd never heard of The Terror of Tech Town before. Kudos on that find. Do you know if that's legit game play from a prototype cart or rom dump, or is that just ancient footage when it was being demoed?
Thanks, glad you're enjoying them. I'm not entirely sure about the footage I'm afraid, but it's from an advertisement for the game.
I love this system so thanks for this video ;) can you please do a cancelled Atari 2600 games video 😁👍 :)
Glad you liked it, Jeroen! The Atari 2600 is certainly on my list of systems to cover, but sometimes I just can't find enough information. We shall see, watch this space!
Graphics for time diver eon man was jaw dropping
Yeah, pretty cool!
honestly that NES version of robocop VS terminator looks alot more solid then all the other Robocop games on the system
Gojiro7 It’s funny when terrible games pass but some decent (or better) looking games get canned. Sonic being a prime example.
@@onaretrotip Which Sonic?
Ah, 1:37 A nightmare of every pirate gaming fan. Also, the most memorable glitch!
Haha indeed!
It looks like that game Buzz 'N Waldog in the beginning; made some ideas for the future Super Mario World title from the Snes, and at every sense.
I think it's more like they stole those assets from SMW.
The Raisin game looks fun.
Yeah, quite a few promising games here.
Titan Warriors and Buzz & Waldog look like they would have been good additions to the NES library, but otherwise, I don't think the sting of cancellation hit us very hard with the NES.
I can only agree, Wayne. New channel name?
Yeah, a slight tweak to the name. I'm starting to make and upload reviews, so it seemed a good move.
Great series!
Thanks, Kenny!
the platform game at 11:15 took alot of grapics from Super Mario games and Super Mario World.
Yeah! I didn't realise at first, but they look ripped straight from Super Mario World.
I must find the available roms... except Cheetahmen! Thanks sir
There's a link in the video description.
@@onaretrotip Thanks. Already diving in! Robocop vs Terminator seems alright so far.
Amazing watch Pete. I had absolutely no knowledge of a Robocop v Terminator nes port. Very interesting.
Champion 2D Rob Thanks, Rob! Glad you enjoyed it mate. I had no idea about R vs T either prior to researching this video.
Time Diver look exactly like Power Blades
nuk3townusa Oh yeah? I've not played that but I'll check it out.
Time diver eon man looks like a sequel to Time Lord. The HUD even looks similar. Time Lord was ridiculously hard.
Oh yeah? Can't say I've played it.
7:32 holy shit good animations for a NES game :O
Agreed! Really fast and fluid.
Some of these could be bought here in Eastern Europe, like that Time Diver game, which I used to own; there were repros of it floating around even in the late '90s, from what I recall! We didn't get SMS at all, only Famiclones and C64/various Amigas in particular, and then the jump was straight to PSX (Sony is by far the most popular brand as far as consoles go, neither Sega nor Nintendo have anything on it in these parts). Great video, awesome work as always!
Yeah, my Polish friend says that Nintendo was non-existent over there until the Wii. Before that it was all Famiclones (like the Pegasus). Thank you, glad you enjoyed it, Marius.
Give me Superman. time diver: eon man. buzz waldog.
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Much appreciated information. thank you onaretrotip
Spider Mcgavenport You're very welcome, thanks for watching!
So very sorry for spelling error of you channel's name corrected my mistake.
I know it has a snow balls chance in Hell, but if some how the original rights and roms could be purchased by Piko Interactive or one of the original devs for a official cartridge release of Bio Force Ape on Kickstarter, I would back that faster then anything I have ever thrown money at.
Haha yeah, I'd like to get my hands on that too. Very interesting game.
Four fingers on the game but five on the glove?
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Honestly Robocop vs Terminator, Time Diver and Dreamworld Pogie are the only ones here worth saving. Surprised they weren't released considering how much rubbish was published for the Nes.
Hahaha so true.
A dip in raisin sales is good excuse for cancelling any game. Half Life 3 was probably canned for that reason as well.
custardo Hahahaha! Probably, Erwin.
Prototype NES games 😘😘🐺🐺🐺🐺🐩🐩🏆🏆😮😮😙😻😻🎮🎮🎉🎉🎊🎊😄😄✝️✝️🕹️🕹️🕹️🦊☯️☯️🐱🐱🤧
PMSL what the?...
Bio Force Ape seems interesting. Would have been nice to see were it would went after a little bit more polish.
Definitely! The animations are quite impressive for the NES.
Buzz & Waldog reminds me Super Mario World.
I'm not surprised, they ripped the assets straight from Super Mario World!
onaretrotip They do it better than the developers of the infamous bootleg deconstruction of SMW for the NES.
It seems to me like that 1st game (the Power Glove game) is playing on a PC or the like. It actually looks pretty advanced for the time.
Zack Schilling Yeah, it does look rather advanced. That was a promo video, so it's quite possible that it was running on PC.
@@onaretrotip It got canceled because nes couldn't handle that
I'm still waiting for the nes version of black tiger.
Fingers crossed hahaha.
Major "Rock Hardy" LoL
Hahaha! That name's wasted on a video game character.
You had me at Bio Force Ape, Pete. However I was sold at Moonwalking raisins.
Another great list dude.
Hahaha this video has it all! Cheers, Adam.
YES another episode!! Super Dog BOOBY Omg lol
Hahahahaha!
Buzz n bull dog is just super mario
Definitely uses a lot of its assets!
Is BOOBY flashing the bird!
Quite possibly!
I was never a fan of the NES back in the day but I have to say, the console is growing on me. It looks like a fair few gems never made it to the system, however.
GameHammer Classic Gaming I loved it as a kid. My neighbours (three brothers) chipped in and got one for Christmas, so we played it a lot. Definitely has some good looking unreleased games.
onaretrotip indeed. One of these days I’ll pick up a NES and some of the choice titles, but not today. ;)
hey onaretrotip can you make a ranking list of unreleased games (just saying)
Nah. I've got a couple more episodes to do and then I'll be moving on from this series.
Did Dreamworld Pogi ever become available for purchase?
I'm not sure if they sold any outside of the Kickstarter campaign (I have a feeling they didn't).
onaretrotip okay! Thank you. Great channel btw!!
Thank you very much!
with the advancements in VR tech, id honestly love to see someone make a close to accurate recreation of "the terror of Tech Town" since it actually looked really cool and fun to play......for anyone living in a reality where the power glove ran on radioactive fairy dust from the future, because its hilarious how obvious that isn't real gameplay.....but we have the tech now to make it so if someone ever wanted to make the perfect "fake game" we think of when we see people on TV pretending to play a video game XD
Yeah, I think the idea could certainly be built upon.
That one game you mentioned on your list your I forgot what they called the only game that's good on the list to play if you look at the levels they almost look like Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo the background is almost identical even the keys where Yoshi has to grab
Yeah, it was made in Korea and they straight up ripped off a load of assets from Super Mario World.
So why was Time Diver canceled? It looks like a good game.
I'm not sure. It seems to have very quietly disappeared.
I loved Wrath of the Black Manta. I didn't know it had a sequel. I'm gonna look for it. I hope I can find it.
James Muller www.emuparadise.me/Nintendo_Entertainment_System_ROMs/Time_Diver_Eon_Man_(USA)_(Proto)/57269
i thought that super dog booby look like a game to be released in japan but they cancelled it
Certainly very Japanese with a name like that!
How the hell do u only have 7k subs?!?
PrettyBlueThings Ah, thanks. Quite the compliment! I'm amazed I have this many to be honest.
onaretrotip you are too humble. Your videos are brilliant! :)
Thank you very much!
California Raisins LOL XD
Hahaha!
Very interesting.
Thanks, Tobey!
Rock Hardy...that has to be the greatest name for a videogame character ever....or porno actor, whichever.
Hahaha. Indeed.
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Great video as always ! BUT where The *uck is ultimate journey ??? That’s The number 1 unreleased nes game that Everyone is after now sim city for The nes is found.
Dennis Fleaman Not heard of that one, but I'll inevitably leave quite a few out when making these.
Onaretrotip If you find enough you could make a part 2. :)
Super Dog Booby.......new username anyone?
It'd be a shame to waste it.
Eon Man looks just like Booster Gold. And time travels just like Booster Gold. I think thats just a Booster Gold game.
You think they ripped him off?
onaretrotip I'll say "got inspired by" instead... its nicer.
Ed Word Haha, yes.
Airball and califronia rasins would be two i would buy!
Definitely some great looking games here!
Game "Booby"? I play it every night before going to bed. And maan I love it
Hahahaha!
How could you miss street fighter 2?
Do you mean the original Street Fighter?
raisins are an error of mankind.
Hahaha you could be right there.
Song name at 0:49 ?
It's from Shovel Knight.
@@onaretrotip thx
What is a beeter? Did you mean beta (bey-tah)?
I get a few comments like this from time to time, and it's classic American ignorance. It's pronounced "beeta" almost everywhere in the world except for North America. It's even pronounced "vita" in Greek, so "beeta" is more accurate than "bay-tah".
Estas cosas son interesantes! ! Like.
¡Gracias!
we should be grateful buzz and waldog never came out. should it have came out the developers would have got cease and desists up the ass because of ripping off graphics from sonic and super mario world.
Sorry for the delayed reply; must've missed this comment. Yes, they absolutely would have.
11:10 I look at this and think "Hmm... I sure saw this somewhere" and I remembered Micael Alighieri made a material about a hack, titled (poor transcription incoming) Kuru Kuru Dansa. th-cam.com/video/tYCNIaIL7eE/w-d-xo.html
Interesting...
0:19 Ireland isn't in the UK
Mick Mickymick Didn’t say it was. I’m from the UK though.
It's a map of the UK and Ireland and you say 'the UK'. You wouldn't show a map of Europe to illustrate the UK, so a map of Ireland shouldn't be shown when illustrating the UK @@onaretrotip
@@mickmickymick6927 Ohhh the map. Yeah, my bad.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the unmistakable graphical similarities between Buzz & Waldog and Super Mario World..it could almost be a rom hack! look at the level structures.... 45 degree platforms, keys that you have to spin jump through blocks to obtain... surely it might have been cancelled due to Nintendo giving them a C&D for plagiarism?
I know, right! It didn't hit me until afterwards but the levels could have been ripped straight out of SMW! You could be right about the reason. It was made in Korea after all, so they probably straight up nicked it.
stop complaing about vulgus 2 deadpool!
Hahaha. Indeed.
dont buy cheta men 2 its unfinshed and glitchy
Yeah it looks absolutely terrible.
it is watch the avgn review of it
half of the levels are not even playable
Disgraceful.
They should of cancelled the snes all together. Shit bottled neck console with only 15 good games
The SNES?