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Three Games That Didn't Make It
1up.com has a feature about three games with potential that never made it onto store shelves. From the article: "We look back at three games that died so young they never even made it out: They were cancelled before they could land on store shelves. Did gamers lose out on a great experience, or was it a lucky break for their unsuspecting wallets?" I played Thrill Kill for about five minutes at the 1998 GenCon, because I was working a booth two booths down. It was umm... bad. Games that don't make it to market, probably shouldn't.
Not only have I played many games that shouldn't have gone to market, but I've worked on a lot of them that REALLY shouldn't have gone out. Unfortunately, being a lowly game tester, my opinion doesn't seem to matter all that much.
Anybody else notice this on the sidebar? X-COM was a great game, but why the fuck would you have played it on the PSX instead on a 486 like it was originally intended?
I've been playing Guitar Hero since Christmas, and it is incredible. I've also heard good things about Karaoke Revolution, Samba De Amigo, and PaRappa the Rapper. DDR isn't the only music game in the US (though yes, there are a lot that don't make it over).
The Braying and Neighing of Barnyard Animals Follows.
Don't forget Gitaroo Man. A friend of mine has it and it is awesome, but its sales are probably the reason why most music games don't make it here. Donkey Konga is really fun too.