So a small point of note, the Gamecube version actually did up the graphics on the animals a bit. If you look closely at the gamecube version, all the cubes are beveled compared to just straight cubes in the n64 version.
I was super fortunate to grow up with the gamecube game. My mom plucked it out of a bargain bin, since she's awesome and would buy me random games from time to time. She got it because the cover art looked cute to her. It quickly became one of my favorite games and I still own my complete copy to this day. I even collect the little figures they released in japan way back when. I almost have a complete collection too! What a fantastic game. Im totally going to dig into the n64 version, I just gotta see it
same. its someweres out there. someone will find it someday. it would be nice to play the legend of zelda orcina of time URA. there is rumor we might be geting oracina of time and majors mask HD for switch. mabay thos will be the URA games on it they might add extra add ons like extra temples and stuff.
Doubt it. The difference is that 64DD uses magnetic disks as opposed to standard carts. The disks corrode much, much faster than carts. If they are found I'll be amazed if they are still functioning properly.
Man, it's insane how different things could have been for the Gamecube if the 64DD had been successful. I mean, it seems like the Gamecube got a lot of the N64's "sloppy seconds," even though games like this and Doshin (and Animal Crossing) are fairly well received. There's also Dinosaur Planet.
pc gaming and the dreamcast really lit fire under nintendo and sony's ass to improve their stuff. and they did - but they weren't poised to compete with the 'next gen' the dreamcast usherd in. with how quickly tech was moving they just tried to bide their time and out-next-gen the dreamcast. and they did, but it left the weird late n64/early ps2 era jump in production value because a lot of that mid-generational improvement on the dreamcast and 64dd basically never saw the light of day or stayed in the cooker until getting a gamecube/xbox release years later. heck, i think the first halo probably even falls into that category.
Luigi's Mansion also started development on the N64 before it even became a Mario game eventually, although it was moved to the GC more due to the project being at odds with the N64's technical limitations, especially in regards to lighting and particle effects (important for creating the proper atmosphere for a horror game).
Great! This is just the N64 prototype everybody has been hoping for! On a more serious note, it seems like the universe is doing everything in its power to give us every cancelled N64 game except for Earthbound 64.
@@Rihcterwilker Carnivale wasn’t released. An early build surfaced, but either I posted that before the N64 ROM went public, or I was referring to a final build being public from a Lotcheck leak.
The hallmarks of an ATLUS published title, at least at the time. Nintendo had no intention of releasing it outside Japan, so ATLUS did it instead. And, of course, ATLUS did as ATLUS does and made a relatively small number of copies.
@@shiftfire4511 Seems that, with the exception of Demon's Souls, Atlus really sucked as localizing/publishing games back in the day, which could explain why they are so difficulty to find nowadays due to how rare and expensive they are. I still thank them for at least trying, though, otherwise many games would have never come in America.
@@kazoorion7993 Nah, Atlus was always low-balled it. They took great, but fairly obscure games that had no guarantee of selling well, localize it, and then sell it in limited quantities. The only reason Atlus games aren't nearly as rare now is due to the ease of digital distribution.
Still one of my favorites in my GCN collection! And I'm so excited to finally see the original N64 version able to live in the world. ^_^ Thanks for covering this and I hope to get it running someday soon!
Wow, I figured maybe the textures would have improved quality on the Gamecube, but no, they look the same on N64! (Which looks like really great quality for N64, actually!)
One notable difference for me is that the Wildabugs have a bone-cross pattern on them instead of the paw-print design. Its an odd little change for sure, especially with the rest of the build resembling the final product so well. Im gonna have to give this one a try soon!
Oh nice I didn't know this was originally meant for the N64!! I remember playing this on GameCube and thought it was a cute and quirky game with a unique charm of it's own. Would've been cool to have this on the N64 back in the day!! 🦖
I had no idea it was intended for the N64! This is really cool. Yeah, it was almost impossible to find the instant it came out. I remember thinking it was too expensive when I paid $60 for it at Game Stop. Really glad I did buy it, though.
Thanks guys! Because of you I learned about this game - somehow missed it back in the day. I found a ISO for the GC version in a certain achieve (it appears the ISO for the JP and US versions is impossible to find otherwise). I also thank you for the link to the N64 rom too. Been comparing them and it's remarkable how little work they did porting it to GC, lol. I've learned one thing from this and the recent skyrocketing of 3D Dot Heroes.... which is, when ATLUS releases a game about CUBEs - snap it up as soon as you can!
a thing i noticed is that the raw meat in the n64 version is just a texture instead of a model like on the gamecube and the playable characters head isn’t just a square
The game was practically finished on the Nintendo 64 and did not have many changes to the Game Cube. (not even in the graphics) They could have released it for the Nintendo 64 and a year later for the Game Cube like Nintendo did with Animal Crossing, I see no reason to cancel the Nintendo 64 version when it was already quite complete.
I didn't realize Cubivore was worth a ton of money. I just kept my copy since it was new, bought it new from some Japanese game store in my local mall back in the day and still got it.
For a long time I thought this game was canceled but a while back I learned it did came out, and had a western release to boot. Never knew this game was originally made for the N64, now this is a real treat.
It always seemed weird that only the player character(s) had a cube head; seeing that they originally had the same chair-head as the npcs makes more sense, though the cubic head definitely looks better.
@hard4games did you notice that the monkeys ears turn from circular speakers for stereo and mono, but then turn to each side of the Dolby digit logo for the surround sound. Take the ears, and put them together.... Boom Dolby digital logo.
Dang! I actually had the chance of owning the GameCube North American localization of this game back in the day, but younger me was scared of the front cover, hence why I passed on it in favor of the GameCube Spyhunter reboot (which is a damn fine game by the way). I hadn’t thought about the time I actually saw this game on the shelves of my local GameStop/EB Games (can’t remember whether it had already rebranded to GS at that time) in years! 😋
Sees that a long-lost game for the N64 has been found: 😃 Realise that it's not Mother 64: 😔 Remembering that this could mean that Mother 64 could still be found and leaked: ☺
Wow, never knew this was originally a n64 game. That explains why the ISO file for this game is so small, just like Animal Crossing beeing a port of Animal Forest for the n64
never considered this was supposed to be for the N64, much less the DD. but it makes sense. also i never saw that magazine ad. also im surprised that some textures look far less blurry on the N64 version.
I can see why Nintendo didn't have much faith in this game succeeding. I mean, I'm sure it's fun, but it's weird as hell and would be a tough sell. Like, how in the world would you pitch this in a TV ad?
Just because the RSP microcode says 1999 doesn't mean the game was 1999. That gives more of a benchmark for when "early development" was, as it's unlikely they would update the microcode later in development.
I remember seeing trailers of this ages ago. Completely forgot about this game. I can't recall if it was the N64 or GameCube version when I first saw it though
4:43 I mean, given that Nintendo has sat on complete or nearly complete games before (hello StarFox 2 and Mother 1 localization), it doesn't sound entirely unlikely to me
from what i hear this build just like dinosaur planet is an near finished. but compared to dp animal leader is already fully finished from start to the end.
Such a random find. I always find it interesting to see how little devs did to polish games that came from n64. Much like Animal Crossing, graphics wise its the same but at least in animal crossing they added a ton of extra content for the American release. So much so that the devs retranslated that back into japanese so that they could see all that new content and even a few extra japan only goodies.
Dude I'm one of the few people who have a Cubivore physical copy. I got it when I was a kid. The price for something like that today is scary, but I love the game too much to sell it.
OMG! I can't believe this is real! I love the game so much and even have the toys! It's so nice to be getting a different version of the game after all these years. It's the closest thing we're going to get to a sequel...
Nintendo may have moved it over to Gamecube so they could put it on cheap discs instead of expensive cartridges. They probably knew from the beginning it wasn't going to be a smash hit, so they may as well wait and up their profit margins on the few copies it would sell.
I remember seeing this game countless times in magazines here in the UK and like many N64 games it seemed to be in development limbo. Probably never helped that it was planned for the 64DD in the first place and in all honesty since it was an early Gamecube game I can see why it was over looked since it looked outdated even for late N64 standards.
I'm not sure if u would see my comment as a response so I'm reposting it. . @hard4games did you notice that the monkeys ears turn from circular speakers for stereo and mono, but then turn to each side of the Dolby digit logo for the surround sound. Take the ears, and put them together.... Boom Dolby digital logo.
Seeing this forgotten game getting some well deserved spotlight , another game comes to be from GCN but I just cant remember the name of it...maybe somone can spot it. I remember bits of the cover: It is in a wasteland/desert and theres a sign with some monkey-like/urangutan creature on it I believe. Anyone?
So a small point of note, the Gamecube version actually did up the graphics on the animals a bit. If you look closely at the gamecube version, all the cubes are beveled compared to just straight cubes in the n64 version.
What a find! Cubivore is such a wacky and wonderful game, amazing to finally be able to check it out on the N64!
Its the same.
yep
Yep. I've got this game running on my HDMI n64's everdrive. It works for me on everdrive! (P.S never run this game on project64 for android!!!)
Why? What happens if I DO run it on project 64 for Android?@@projectfxoffical
I was super fortunate to grow up with the gamecube game. My mom plucked it out of a bargain bin, since she's awesome and would buy me random games from time to time. She got it because the cover art looked cute to her. It quickly became one of my favorite games and I still own my complete copy to this day. I even collect the little figures they released in japan way back when. I almost have a complete collection too!
What a fantastic game. Im totally going to dig into the n64 version, I just gotta see it
Where did you end up finding the little figures based on the game? I’ve been looking for some but have had no luck.
Too bad the game is so stupidly expensive nowadays that the only way to play it would be via Dolphin.
@@kazoorion7993 or get a n64 rom cart and play this new version on real hardware
Wow, kinda crazy to think this game was "bargain bin" status at one point. Makes me feel old.
@@redey1290 It was $19.99 when Killer 7 went on sale for $29.99 at Gamestop. I nearly bought it instead.
This lets me hope that URA Zelda and Mother3 64 are still out there
same. its someweres out there. someone will find it someday. it would be nice to play the legend of zelda orcina of time URA. there is rumor we might be geting oracina of time and majors mask HD for switch. mabay thos will be the URA games on it they might add extra add ons like extra temples and stuff.
Speaking of Ura Zelda, is there someone working on the game as a fan project?
@@mutaku6413 still waiting
@@mutaku6413 it was abandoned.
Doubt it. The difference is that 64DD uses magnetic disks as opposed to standard carts. The disks corrode much, much faster than carts. If they are found I'll be amazed if they are still functioning properly.
Man, it's insane how different things could have been for the Gamecube if the 64DD had been successful. I mean, it seems like the Gamecube got a lot of the N64's "sloppy seconds," even though games like this and Doshin (and Animal Crossing) are fairly well received. There's also Dinosaur Planet.
pc gaming and the dreamcast really lit fire under nintendo and sony's ass to improve their stuff. and they did - but they weren't poised to compete with the 'next gen' the dreamcast usherd in. with how quickly tech was moving they just tried to bide their time and out-next-gen the dreamcast. and they did, but it left the weird late n64/early ps2 era jump in production value because a lot of that mid-generational improvement on the dreamcast and 64dd basically never saw the light of day or stayed in the cooker until getting a gamecube/xbox release years later. heck, i think the first halo probably even falls into that category.
Luigi's Mansion also started development on the N64 before it even became a Mario game eventually, although it was moved to the GC more due to the project being at odds with the N64's technical limitations, especially in regards to lighting and particle effects (important for creating the proper atmosphere for a horror game).
Dinosaur Planet could’ve been cool, like a more Zelda-like Jet Force Jemini
Great! This is just the N64 prototype everybody has been hoping for!
On a more serious note, it seems like the universe is doing everything in its power to give us every cancelled N64 game except for Earthbound 64.
I want carnivale 64, and I’m almost certain it’s in the lotcheck we didn’t get due to the GBC version being in lotcheck
@@ongakuwotabeta did you check it when it released?
@@Rihcterwilker Carnivale wasn’t released. An early build surfaced, but either I posted that before the N64 ROM went public, or I was referring to a final build being public from a Lotcheck leak.
I remember wanting this game as a kid, but it was near impossible to find even when it was new.
Found it once in a GameStop in Utah for like 30 bucks and I was never happier
The hallmarks of an ATLUS published title, at least at the time. Nintendo had no intention of releasing it outside Japan, so ATLUS did it instead.
And, of course, ATLUS did as ATLUS does and made a relatively small number of copies.
@@shiftfire4511 Seems that, with the exception of Demon's Souls, Atlus really sucked as localizing/publishing games back in the day, which could explain why they are so difficulty to find nowadays due to how rare and expensive they are.
I still thank them for at least trying, though, otherwise many games would have never come in America.
@@kazoorion7993 Nah, Atlus was always low-balled it. They took great, but fairly obscure games that had no guarantee of selling well, localize it, and then sell it in limited quantities.
The only reason Atlus games aren't nearly as rare now is due to the ease of digital distribution.
4:40 of course they were sitting on it, Nintendo's good for that. You don't have to look much further than Star Fox 2 as one example of exactly that
Still one of my favorites in my GCN collection! And I'm so excited to finally see the original N64 version able to live in the world. ^_^ Thanks for covering this and I hope to get it running someday soon!
Wow, I figured maybe the textures would have improved quality on the Gamecube, but no, they look the same on N64! (Which looks like really great quality for N64, actually!)
I remember hearing about this game so many times on "lost media" forums, so cool to actually see it found!
H4G I love you guys. I’m thankful that you guys are still uploading after this many years.
This is really cool Tony, had no idea this game even existed. Definitely going to give it a play, what a neat looking game.
One notable difference for me is that the Wildabugs have a bone-cross pattern on them instead of the paw-print design. Its an odd little change for sure, especially with the rest of the build resembling the final product so well. Im gonna have to give this one a try soon!
I’m stunned at 1. How complete this is, and 2. How little changed! Crazy!
dude, it’s amazing the capacity of the n64 that has not yet been explored
The graphics in this game look like a Hipster Whale game...
Yeah, it reminded me of Crossy Road when I first saw gameplay of it
Maybe vinesauce Joel will finally stream cubivore again after a 5 year break...I can dream
I can't believe we never got chance to play this. Would have been a great game to enjoy! Thanks dude
Oh nice I didn't know this was originally meant for the N64!! I remember playing this on GameCube and thought it was a cute and quirky game with a unique charm of it's own. Would've been cool to have this on the N64 back in the day!! 🦖
man 2021 has been insane with finding prototypes of games
Atlus is the punk rock label of the video game industry.
Nice, I remember playing this on my Wii.
Literally just got my Everdrive yesterday! Perfect timing!
I had no idea it was intended for the N64! This is really cool.
Yeah, it was almost impossible to find the instant it came out. I remember thinking it was too expensive when I paid $60 for it at Game Stop. Really glad I did buy it, though.
Thanks guys! Because of you I learned about this game - somehow missed it back in the day. I found a ISO for the GC version in a certain achieve (it appears the ISO for the JP and US versions is impossible to find otherwise). I also thank you for the link to the N64 rom too. Been comparing them and it's remarkable how little work they did porting it to GC, lol. I've learned one thing from this and the recent skyrocketing of 3D Dot Heroes.... which is, when ATLUS releases a game about CUBEs - snap it up as soon as you can!
This is good! I would like to see a follow up video on the later levels . Or maybe a video of you playing this game with the squad!
This game reminds me of my hallucinations when I was a kid with extreme fevers
I didnt even know this game was a thing till now. I definitely wanna try it out now.
Thankyou for this video, today tested and played so well the NGameCube Cubivore game version and i liked to much :)
I can’t get the English translation to work no matter what I try it always fails to boot up.
I had cubivore when it was $70 dollars. These prices are giving me chest pains.
a thing i noticed is that the raw meat in the n64 version is just a texture instead of a model like on the gamecube and the playable characters head isn’t just a square
This is so cool. Never knew that was actually meant to be a N64 game.
DOUBUTSU BANCHOU is my favorite game ever, I need this 64 version omg!
I am so incredibly happy to see this released! Loved the Gamecube Cubivore to bits.
"Transforming-Beast Wars."
That can't be a coincidence.
Yeeeeesss..
The game was practically finished on the Nintendo 64 and did not have many changes to the Game Cube. (not even in the graphics)
They could have released it for the Nintendo 64 and a year later for the Game Cube like Nintendo did with Animal Crossing, I see no reason to cancel the Nintendo 64 version when it was already quite complete.
Man! Your channel is amazing! Thanks for bringing this, my friend! Greatings from Brasil
I didn't realize Cubivore was worth a ton of money. I just kept my copy since it was new, bought it new from some Japanese game store in my local mall back in the day and still got it.
I am saying you guys this year is meant to be for N64 so EB64 is not far away. We keep getting close.
I'm no Mother fan but even I'd love to see what EB64 was like
Yes, seeing new prototypes of N64 is thrilling me so the hype for eb64 is getting bigger.
Please
I just saw this listing too a bit ago. I was hoping it was going to be covered once the listing closed
For a long time I thought this game was canceled but a while back I learned it did came out, and had a western release to boot.
Never knew this game was originally made for the N64, now this is a real treat.
It always seemed weird that only the player character(s) had a cube head; seeing that they originally had the same chair-head as the npcs makes more sense, though the cubic head definitely looks better.
I can't help it but the way they represented stereo, mono and surround sound with those monkeys is hilarious to me 😂
Super cute
@hard4games did you notice that the monkeys ears turn from circular speakers for stereo and mono, but then turn to each side of the Dolby digit logo for the surround sound. Take the ears, and put them together.... Boom Dolby digital logo.
Dang! I actually had the chance of owning the GameCube North American localization of this game back in the day, but younger me was scared of the front cover, hence why I passed on it in favor of the GameCube Spyhunter reboot (which is a damn fine game by the way). I hadn’t thought about the time I actually saw this game on the shelves of my local GameStop/EB Games (can’t remember whether it had already rebranded to GS at that time) in years! 😋
Sees that a long-lost game for the N64 has been found: 😃
Realise that it's not Mother 64: 😔
Remembering that this could mean that Mother 64 could still be found and leaked: ☺
Wow, never knew this was originally a n64 game. That explains why the ISO file for this game is so small, just like Animal Crossing beeing a port of Animal Forest for the n64
love how u stretch it with the sound menu
like no one would have believed u if u didn't show it haha...
When he asks how much it was polished up and says "not much" I heard Scott the Woz lol
never considered this was supposed to be for the N64, much less the DD. but it makes sense. also i never saw that magazine ad. also im surprised that some textures look far less blurry on the N64 version.
Im honestly not surprised this game is rare, it’s got a nice idea but it’s also really weird.
Oh I remember a weird cube dog was a trophy in Melee and it was from "Secret Project" or something. I suppose this is what that is from.
i played it on an N64, rented it from a super video store. always remembered this game
This game seems tremendously adorable!!
......who knew it was possible to make the N64 logo terrifying 0_0
For a second I was hoping this was Cabbage
I can see why Nintendo didn't have much faith in this game succeeding. I mean, I'm sure it's fun, but it's weird as hell and would be a tough sell. Like, how in the world would you pitch this in a TV ad?
You are right, TV ads no. But I was convinced by an Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine review.
Just because the RSP microcode says 1999 doesn't mean the game was 1999. That gives more of a benchmark for when "early development" was, as it's unlikely they would update the microcode later in development.
Cubivore was made for the N64?
all i can say to this is, wow... i love cubivore, and now the lost original version is now here!
I remember seeing trailers of this ages ago. Completely forgot about this game. I can't recall if it was the N64 or GameCube version when I first saw it though
4:43 I mean, given that Nintendo has sat on complete or nearly complete games before (hello StarFox 2 and Mother 1 localization), it doesn't sound entirely unlikely to me
Long live the n64… ty for sharing bro keep up the good work
I hope it gets a HD remaster on switch..
Shitting in the title screen was a nice touch
getting the dump properly is definitely an art
Think about this comment without the context of the video.
I wonder how long it will take, until a patch exists that ports the Gamecube version's official translation, to the unreleased N64 version…
from what i hear this build just like dinosaur planet is an near finished. but compared to dp animal leader is already fully finished from start to the end.
The music in this game is wonderful.
For everdrive you need to make sure it's set to save to flash memory
Most stuff is usually short printed/limited when Atlus is involved
Such a random find. I always find it interesting to see how little devs did to polish games that came from n64. Much like Animal Crossing, graphics wise its the same but at least in animal crossing they added a ton of extra content for the American release. So much so that the devs retranslated that back into japanese so that they could see all that new content and even a few extra japan only goodies.
Dude I'm one of the few people who have a Cubivore physical copy. I got it when I was a kid. The price for something like that today is scary, but I love the game too much to sell it.
Its staggering how much unreleased or beta content goes through your channel
Oooooh n64 prototypes nice.
So this is how real shin megami tensei game looks like 😯
Never knew this was supposed to be on N64
OMG! I can't believe this is real! I love the game so much and even have the toys! It's so nice to be getting a different version of the game after all these years. It's the closest thing we're going to get to a sequel...
Ok, wow. Didn't know this had an N64 version!
Loved the Gamecube one, shame it's so costly now!
I'll have to check this version out.
i would love a Cubivore Remake released for switch or pc with a battle royal mode it would really fit that game mode
I can't wait for my everdrive x7 to get delivered! Might take a while, but it would be so neat to play unreleased games like this! Awesome find tbh
I ordered mine on March 25th and just got it yesterday. They said their PCBs from China are running way behind. Hope you get yours soon!
I was waiting for this rom to be found!
This was a trophy in Smash Melee
This seems like a minimalist version of spore, it may have inspired that game.
I never knew we got a GC version of this! Time to update Dolphin!
This is honestly awesome
So, it happened the same as Doshin the Giant
You need the power of GameCube to do those cubes justice
i swear i saw some videos on this before, but no clue who made those vids..
Would it be possible to get it working as a repro? At least maybe an ever drive?
Nintendo may have moved it over to Gamecube so they could put it on cheap discs instead of expensive cartridges. They probably knew from the beginning it wasn't going to be a smash hit, so they may as well wait and up their profit margins on the few copies it would sell.
I remember seeing this game countless times in magazines here in the UK and like many N64 games it seemed to be in development limbo. Probably never helped that it was planned for the 64DD in the first place and in all honesty since it was an early Gamecube game I can see why it was over looked since it looked outdated even for late N64 standards.
I'm not sure if u would see my comment as a response so I'm reposting it. .
@hard4games did you notice that the monkeys ears turn from circular speakers for stereo and mono, but then turn to each side of the Dolby digit logo for the surround sound. Take the ears, and put them together.... Boom Dolby digital logo.
Is there any other version of this game? I vividly remember playing it on my computer many years ago.
No just GameCube and this prototype. Maybe you were emulating?
Live in the uk, I’m lucky to own a original GameCube copy. Bought from uk eBay about 6 years ago for £40 😏😏
Seeing this forgotten game getting some well deserved spotlight , another game comes to be from GCN but I just cant remember the name of it...maybe somone can spot it. I remember bits of the cover: It is in a wasteland/desert and theres a sign with some monkey-like/urangutan creature on it I believe. Anyone?
I always had a suspicion that this was originally a n64 game
If we get earthbound 64 i will literally shit and die