Isometric & Oblique Projection Games

[TrekMD]

I just found out this one has been converted from the A8 to the 5200 - Slinky!

[align=center:24zu10x5]slinky for Atari 8-bit[/align:24zu10x5]

[TL]

Mastertronic Chronicles - Molecule Man (1986) Game Review

[sloan]

Qbert Cubes (ARCADE)

Long intro on this one:
Captain Quazar (3DO)

[TrekMD]

I never played Q*bert Cubes in the arcade.  I know of the 2600 version but I had no clue what I was doing when I played it.  LOL

[sloan]

I only played Q*bert's Cubes a couple times back then. I think you had to try to flip the blocks to try for complete rows, along with flipping rats off blocks as well.

[TrekMD]

Looks like it has whole new cast of characters for Q*bert to deal with.  Instead of Coily there's the rat who just does the same thing.

[sloan]

I just wish the 2600 version wasn't so hard to come by.

[TrekMD]

I just wish the 2600 version wasn't so hard to come by.

I hear you!

[TL]

Another good one that I just remembered, Predator 2 on the Mega Drive/Genesis:

PREDATOR 2 - Sega Mega Drive

[sloan]

Largely unknown mini golf proto that never made the light of day for SNES. Too bad, because it looks like it would have been good.

Best Unknown SNES Game EVER -- BS Out of Bounds Golf (gameplay + tricks)

[Shadowrunner]

That does look good and like a lot of fun! I wonder why it was never released?

[sloan]

That does look good and like a lot of fun! I wonder why it was never released?

I don't know anything about the history, and the video doesn't mention the developer. Maybe they ran out of cash? I can't even think of any mini golf games on any system, and this does look like it would be a lot of fun.

[TL]

That looks great! One for the unreleased games thread too! 

[sloan]

I found this link to an old EGM review. It was apparently going to be released to Japan market for some modem add-on they had over there.

http://www.rvgfanatic.com/7401/1516678.html

The thing is that the ROM exists, probably incomplete, but they couldn't have posted that youtube video otherwise. Now, if someone would release that ROM for play on a Super Everdrive...

One more thing, this screenshot from the RVGfanatic site:



Somehow, with Nintendo's family friendly image and well known censorship practices over the years, I cannot imagine them allowing a release with that in-game content on the SNES. Maybe standards for Super Famicom were a little more lenient than in the western markets?

Finally, This thread: http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?151406-The-BEST-unknown-SNES-game-the-world-needs-to-know-about-%28NEW-four-player-thoughts-on-page-3%29 makes it sound like maybe the game is not a proto at all, but did see release in Japan on something called a Satellaview add-on for SNES.

[TL]

Excellent research there! Mystery solved!!!  :24: