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Vapor Trails - On Famously Unreleased Videogames

Posted by simoniker on from the virtua-laughing-fit dept.

Thanks to GamePro for its article discussing formerly in-development videogames which never actually got released. Some of the more unconventional include Data East's Tattoo Assassins ("2D video-captured fighters, whose tattoos come to life and whack on other players. Characters included a Nancy Kerrigan clone and a giant running hot dog"), Sega's Virtua Hamster ("...[involving] polygonal rodents with rocket packs and skateboards swooshing through a huge hamster habitrail, collecting popcorn kernels to spit at enemies"), and Runandgun!'s partially resurrected Duelin' Firemen! ("...[an FMV] game about singing, dancing firemen [starring Rudy Ray Moore].")

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  1. Oh 3D Realms by The-Bus · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think anything 3D Realms announces doesn't come out. Duke is an obvious choice but let's not forget Prey either...

    But once it comes out, rest assured I will be playing it on my Glaze3D chip. Maybe they'll even port it to the Phantom!

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    Small potatoes make the steak look bigger.

  2. Virtual Hamster?? by osullish · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would love to know what they were smoking when they thought of that!

    Stoned Developer 1 : "uugh dude, (takes a deep puff..) do you know what there isn't enough of in games to day?"
    Stoned Developer 2 :"uugh I dunno dude"
    Stoned Developer 1 :"Hamsters man, just think about it dude.."
    Stoned Developer 2 :"crazeeee man"

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    1. Re:Virtual Hamster?? by Yorrike · · Score: 4, Funny

      Stoned Developer 2 :"Dude! (takes another puff), you know what else is missing?"
      Stoned Developer 1 :"Whassat?"
      Stoned Developer 2 :"Fuckin', games, like, where you fire angry lightbulbs at hopped up rainbows while flying backwards through Atlanis on a hunk of cheese!"
      Stoned Developer 1 :"Dude!"

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      Looks can be deceiving. Or CAN they?

  3. hamsters? been done. by *weasel · · Score: 4, Funny

    go for the eyes boo, GO FOR THE EYES!

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    // "Can't clowns and pirates just -try- to get along?"
    1. Re:hamsters? been done. by Engdy · · Score: 2, Funny

      Butt kicking for goodness!

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      Siggy Wiggy Figgy Tiggy a bana bo Biggy!
  4. Re:Tattoo Assassins... by *weasel · · Score: 3, Funny

    as lame as gamepr....
    hm...

    maybe we shoulda seen that coming

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    // "Can't clowns and pirates just -try- to get along?"
  5. Re:Dueling Firemen by cgenman · · Score: 2, Funny

    I believe that is an airplane and a space shuttle crashing into the Sears Tower. Everyone left alive runs to the Hancock building to boogie down. As for actual gameplay... Who knows?

    I also believe that this is the first videogame that Tony Hawk has appeared in, either by image or by proxy. Also the presence of the Reverend Ivan Stang and Timothy Leary means that the game was made in connection with The Church of the Subgenius.

    Personally I hope they make this into a full-length movie. With primary filming already in the can, it could probably go down as one of the best terrible movies in history. Pull a Rocky Horror and only show it late on Friday Nights and you could have a winner.

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  6. How About Nintendo? by aceadean · · Score: 2, Funny

    I seem to remember reading about this great game for the NES called Doki Doki Panic... Man I wonder whatever happend to that game?