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Unfinished Adventures

Posted by michael on from the beat-goes-on dept.

Obiwan Kenobi writes "Just Adventure has an interesting article on unfinished games that were nixed in mid-development. Amongst the casualties are incomplete trilogies, an off beat 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea game, Blizzard's ill-fated Warcraft Adventures and the Star Trek title "Secret of Vulcan Fury.""

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  1. Just an observation... by rusty0101 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... I don't think the Vulcans would have much of a feeling about Vulcan Fury. It wouldn't be logical. The title doesn't make much sense either.

    -Rusty

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    You never know...
    1. Re:Just an observation... by ajuda · · Score: 5, Funny

      You obviously don't know your Vulcan history. In the time before Surak, Vulcans were an emotional and extremely destructive species (similar to the Romulans). Surak was able to bring logic and peace to his people but only by burying all emotion.

      You don't get laid much, do you?

    2. Re:Just an observation... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Every seven years. Why?

  2. forgot something by GoatPigSheep · · Score: 4, Funny

    Amongst the casualties are incomplete trilogies, an off beat 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea game, Blizzard's ill-fated Warcraft Adventures and the Star Trek title "Secret of Vulcan Fury.""

    They forgot Duke Nukem Forever

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    GoatPigSheep, the 3 most important food groups
    1. Re:forgot something by Kipper+the+Llama · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Secret of Vulcan Fury" sounds like a Trekker-made porno.

  3. The plot of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Freston+Youseff · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... hunger in the world has become a major problem so research teams are studying sites on the sea floor for potential undersea farming.

    Oh man, that sounds like it could have been greaat fun, I'm SO SORRY that project was nixed, I could really go for some UNDERWATER FARMING right now! What a shame. :-(

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  4. Another title by doc_traig · · Score: 5, Funny

    Some would say that Ultima IX was never finished...

    - DDT

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    So long, michael. Don't let the door hit you...
  5. Leisure Suit Larry! by Whatsthiswhatsthis · · Score: 2, Funny

    These games are among a plethora of unfinished adventures, to name a few: [...] Leisure Suit Larry 8...

    Leisure Suit Larry! Who can guess why this game was canceled? Give this a try.

  6. Dry eyes by Sean+Clifford · · Score: 5, Funny

    Overall, my eyes are dry. With the exception of Secret Of Vulcan Fury, all the other games were cancelled or died for good reason. I'd much rather have a cemetery full of unreleased poopy games than a shelf full of them.

  7. Unfinished game. by Picass0 · · Score: 3, Funny


    Don't forget Battlecruiser 3000!!!

  8. Taoism by fldvm · · Score: 3, Funny
    In my experience there are two kind of comments: a) neat comment , and b) boring comment. This one is the latter.

    Taoism

  9. Re:The death of the adventure game... by the+grace+of+R'hllor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, parsers died. Tragic.

    > Pull lever.
    Nope.

    > Push lever.
    Nope.

    > Yank lever.
    Nope.

    > Twist lever.
    Nope.

    > Kick lever.
    Nope.

    > Yell obscenely at lever.
    Nope.

    > Wave chicken over lever.
    You push the lever. Congratulations.