mideast | 144 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) List of Advertisements for Unreleased NES Games This is a list of 100+ games that were advertised and featured in various magazines and catalogs to be released during the NES lifetime. Some were just mentioned as Coming Soon in ads for other games, while some came so close to release that cover features were printed for them. Many reviews came right after the Winter & Summer CES when publishers would show off their “upcoming” releases. If an advertisement came direct from the publisher it was included with only a mention of the title, but if it came from an article it was included if a screenshot or prototype box accompanied it. This was in order to make this list more visual and not just dozens of title mentions and rumors. There are also times when the journalist may have mistakenly claimed a game was upcoming for the NES when the publisher actually intended for a Game Boy release. When it seems that the NES game mentioned was actually released under a different name I didn’t include it (meldac’s Darc Seed became Zombie Nation), but if the whole direction of the game was changed I did include it (Sunsoft’s The Terminator became Journey to Silius). All sources come from US or Canadian publications that were intended for release in the North American market. Games that were given a Famicom or PAL release, while also being advertised in North America, are listed at the end in sub-categories. Found prototypes are indicated in the last column where you can click for more information. Also included is a list of a few alternate covers for released NES games. Some look completely different, while some are just rough sketches put together for the purpose of advertisement. There are also a couple of games that were advertised by one publisher and released under another. You can click on the name of the magazine for a link to the photo. Many thanks to this comprehensive list by Jeff Davidson from 2002 for help researching! Unreleased All Regions Name Publisher Publication Page Date Proto Ace Harding: Lost in Las Vegas Kemco GamePro #38 138 September 1992 Nintendo Power #45 110 February 1993 Adventures of Dr. Franken, The DTMC Electronic Gaming Monthly #51 189 October 1993 Yes Airball Tengen GamePro #19 13 February 1991 Yes Electronic Gaming Monthly #20 94 March 1991 Bio Force Ape SeTa Nintendo Power #27 92 August 1991 Yes Electronic Gaming Monthly #25 106 August 1991 Black Tiger Capcom Winter CES Brochure 3 January 1988 Sears Christmas Wishbook 442-443 December 1988 Game Player's Nintendo Buyer's Guide #2 102 Winter 1988 CAP-NES-US Registration Card 1988 Block Out American Technōs Electronic Gaming Monthly #13 74 August 1990 Yes Buster Bros. Hudson Soft Game Informer Archives 1993 Bonk's Adventure Manual 22 1993 California Raisins, The: The Grape Escape Capcom Winter CES Brochure January 1989 Yes CAP-NES-US-1 Poster Fall 1989 Electronic Gaming Monthly #13 54 August 1990 GamePro #14 106 September 1990 Sears Christmas Wishbook 1446 December 1990 Vidpro Card 1990 Game Informer Archives 1990 Game Player's #19 1, 64-69 January 1991 Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games #18 32-40 March 1991 Chip’s Challenge Bullet Proof Software Electronic Gaming Monthly #25 114 August 1991 Yes Crossbow ACGI Video Games & Computer Entertainment #22 217 November 1990 Wally Bear and the No! Gang Game Play 1992 Danger Zone Tradewest TRA-NES-US Poster June 1905 Dewey the Dolphin Ocean Electronic Gaming Monthly #13 72 August 1990 Double Play Tradewest TRA-NES-US Poster 1988 Drac’s Night Out Parker Brothers Electronic Gaming Monthly #13 68 August 1990 Yes GamePro #15 52-54 October 1990 Promotional Flyer Dream Team: 3 on 3 Challenge Data East Electronic Gaming Monthly #25 108 August 1991 DAT-NES-US-3 Poster Escape From Atlantis, The Color Dreams Color Dreams Insert Yes Euro Cup Soccer Matchbox Electronic Gaming Monthly #13 74 August 1990 Fun House (Unreleased Version) Hi-Tech Expressions Vidpro Card 1990 Yes HIT-NES-US Poster 1990 Glove Pilot Mattel Power Glove Press Kit Nintendo Power #6 103 May / June 1989 Happily Ever After Sofel Nintendo Power #16 95 September / October 1990 Yes GamePro #20 42 March 1991 Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games #21 90 June 1991 Electronic Gaming Monthly #25 110 August 1991 Electronic Gaming Monthly #29 85 December 1991 Vidpro Card 1991 Happy Camper Color Dreams GamePro #16 89 November 1990 Yes GamePro #17 91 December 1990 Hard Drivin' Tengen GamePro #9 105 April 1990 Yes Hellraiser Color Dreams GamePro #12 22-24 July 1990 GamePro #15 58 October 1990 GamePro #16 89 November 1990 GamePro #17 91 December 1990 Color Dreams Insert Hit the Ice Taito Vidpro Card 1992 Yes TAI-SNS-US Poster 1992 Nintendo Power #47 105 April 1993 Nintendo Power #48 106 May 1993 Nintendo Power #49 90-91 June 1993 Jack the Giant Slayer Asmik Electronic Gaming Monthly #9 60 April 1990 Electronic Gaming Monthly #13 73 August 1990 Promotional Flyer John Madden Football ’93 Ubisoft Game Informer Archives Yes Press Release April 1993 Game Informer #12 September / October 1993 Legend of Hero Tonma Irem Electronic Gaming Monthly #13 67 August 1990 License To Kill Tengen GamePro #9 105 April 1990 Electronic Gaming Monthly #9 70 April 1990 Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games #10 120 April / May 1990 Lord of the Rings Interplay Electronic Gaming Monthly #25 112 August 1991 GamePro #26 25 September 1991 Mariner’s Run Vic Tokai Game Player's #21 32 March 1991 Matchbox Lightning Matchbox Electronic Gaming Monthly #25 117 August 1991 Matchbox Racers Matchbox Electronic Gaming Monthly #13 59 August 1990 GamePro #26 25 September 1991 NBA LJN Promotional Flyer 1989 New Kids on the Block Parker Brothers Electronic Gaming Monthly #19 16 February 1991 eBay Prototype Box Paradise Island NTVIC Electronic Gaming Monthly #25 116 August 1991 Police Academy Tengen GamePro #9 105 April 1990 Electronic Gaming Monthly #9 70 April 1990 Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games #10 122 April / May 1990 Electronic Gaming Monthly #20 94 March 1991 Power Play Football HAL Electronic Gaming Monthly #13 58 August 1990 Price Is Right, The GameTek GAM-NES-US-1 Poster Jeopardy! Manual 23 1988 Putt Master Taxan GamePro #13 59 August 1990 Pyramids of Ra Matchbox GamePro #36 92 July 1992 Yes Rodan Toho Nintendo Power #16 95 September / October 1990 SimCity Nintendo Nintendo Power #18 89 November / December 1990 Yes Electronic Gaming Monthly #20 78 March 1991 Game Player's #22 26 April 1991 Vidpro Card 1991 Sir Eric the Bold Matchbox Electronic Gaming Monthly #13 73 August 1990 Speed Rumbler, The Capcom Nintendo Fun Club News #3 19 Fall 1987 Section-Z Manual 19 1987 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Bandai Summer CES Brochure 1 June 1989 Yes Street Fighter Capcom Winter CES Brochure 4 January 1988 CAP-NES-US Registration Card 1988 Street Fighter II Capcom CAP-NES-US-2 Poster 1989 Super Password GameTek Jeopardy! Manual 23 1988 Classic Concentration Manual 21 1990 Jeopardy 25th Anniversary Edition Manual 31 1990 Electronic Gaming Monthly #13 65 August 1990 GAM-US-NES-1 Poster Terminator, The Sunsoft Winter CES Promo Video January 1989 Nintendo Power #7 86 July / August 1989 Nintendo Power Flash #5 7 Summer / Fall 1989 Promotional Flyer 1989 Terror of Tech Town, The Mattel Game Players Game Tape #9 (The Power Glove) 1990 Power Glove Press Kit Thomas the Tank Engine TH-Q Nintendo Power #53 104 October 1993 Yes Time Diver: Eon Man Taito Nintendo Power #44 102-103 January 1993 Yes Nintendo Power #45 94-97 February 1993 Titan Warriors Capcom Winter CES Brochure 4 January 1988 Yes Electronic Game Player #4 11 September / October 1988 CAP-NES-US Registration Card 1988 Trivial Pursuit Parker Brothers Promotional Flyer Nintendo Power #23 96 April 1991 U-Force Power Games Brøderbund Electronic Gaming Monthly #13 56 August 1990 Yes Vidpro Card 1990 Ultimate Journey Bandai Electronic Gaming Monthly #20 80 March 1991 Electronic Gaming Monthly #22 41 May 1991 Electronic Gaming Monthly #23 16 June 1991 Electronic Gaming Monthly #23 102 June 1991 Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games #23 94 August 1991 Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games #25 92-93 October 1991 Trade Advertisement 1991 Vidpro Card 1992 Urban Convoy Matchbox Promotional Flyer USMC Harrier Absolute Nintendo Power #12 93 May / June 1990 Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games #11 10 June / July 1990 Electronic Gaming Monthly #13 62 August 1990 Game Player's #14 88 August 1990 Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games #12 122-123 August / September 1990 War on Wheels Jaleco Electronic Gaming Monthly #13 75 August 1990 Yes GamePro #17 172 December 1990 Vidpro Card 1990 Maniac Mansion Manual 23 1990 Game Player's #19 93 Janaury 1991 Nintendo Power #22 75 March 1991 Electronic Gaming Monthly #21 18 April 1991 Game Player's Encyclopedia of Nintendo Games #4 222-223 1991 Web World Matchbox Electronic Gaming Monthly #9 67 April 1990 Wildboys Bandai GamePro #3 25 September / October 1989 Nintendo Power #8 89 September / October 1989 Promotional Flyer World Trophy Soccer INTV Electronic Gaming Monthly #13 59 August 1990 Promotional Flyer 1990 World War III LJN Promotional Flyer 1989 Xybots Tengen GamePro #5 89 December 1989 Yes Electronic Gaming Monthly #9 70 April 1990 Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games #10 124 April / May 1990 Tengen Insert Poster Unreleased North America / Released Famicom Name Publisher Publication Page Date Proto Bashi Bazook: Morphoid Masher Jaleco Video Games & Computer Entertainment #9 38-40 October 1989 Yes Game Player's Buyer's Guide to Nintendo Games #7 148 October / November 1989 Battlefields of Napoleon, The Brøderbund Game Player's Nintendo Buyer's Guide #2 102 Winter 1988 BRO-NES-US-1 Poster Blazebusters Nexoft Video Games & Computer Entertainment #5 39-40 June 1989 CSG-??-US Poster Electronic Gaming Monthly #20 98 March 1991 Electronic Gaming Monthly #25 114 August 1991 Nintendo Power #34 102 March 1992 Promotional Flyer Chester Field Vic Tokai Nintendo Fun Club News #7 23 June / July 1988 Game Player's Nintendo Buyer's Guide #2 103 Winter 1988 Promotional Flyer Cosmic Epsilon Asmik Electronic Gaming Monthly #9 59 April 1990 Crash ’N The Boys: Ice Challenge American Technōs Sales Brochure 1992 Yes AMT-NES-US Poster 1992 Nintendo Power #45 110 February 1993 Electronic Gaming Monthly #45 148 April 1993 Dragon Wars Kemco Electronic Gaming Monthly #25 108 August 1991 Yes Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games #23 15 August 1991 Earthbound Nintendo Nintendo Power #18 89 November / December 1990 Yes Electronic Gaming Monthly #20 84 March 1991 Empire City 1931 Acclaim Nintendo Fun Club News #7 24 June / July 1988 Game Player's Nintendo Buyer's Guide #2 104 Winter 1988 Fighting Simulator: World Champ Culture Brain Electronic Gaming Monthly #25 110 August 1991 Yes Electronic Gaming Monthly #30 23 January 1992 Final Fantasy II Square Unknown Trade Magazine Yes Final Fantasy III Square Unknown Trade Magazine F-1 Hero 2 Seika Electronic Gaming Monthly #32 118 March 1992 Electronic Gaming Monthly #33 26 April 1992 Kung Fu 2 Irem Nintendo Power #26 97 July 1991 Electronic Gaming Monthly #25 116 August 1991 Video Games & Computer Entertainment #34 34 November 1991 Nintendo Power #31 85 December 1991 Vidpro Card 1991 Magic Candle, The American Sammy Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games #23 18 August 1991 Mask Rider Bandai Summer CES Brochure 1 June 1989 Mike Ditka’s Big Play Football Accolade Press Release August 1990 Yes Nintendo Power #18 91 November / December 1990 Video Games & Computer Entertainment #23 94-96 December 1990 Vidpro Card 1990 Mini Putt: Super Pro Golf JVC Nintendo Power #20 96 January 1991 Yes Electronic Gaming Monthly #20 90 March 1991 Nintendo Power #24 91 May 1991 Electronic Gaming Monthly #26 48 September 1991 Video Games & Computer Entertainment #32 38 September 1991 Vidpro Card 1991 GamePro #31 34 February 1992 Moon Crystal DTMC Electronic Gaming Monthly #35 100, 105 June 1992 Ninja Taro American Sammy Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games #2 108-109 Fall 1988 Game Player's Nintendo Buyer's Guide #2 64-65 Winter 1988 Video Games & Computer Entertainment #1 39 November / December 1988 AME-NES-US Poster Pyross American Sammy Electronic Gaming Monthly #13 75 August 1990 Vidpro Card 1990 AME-NES-US Poster Spy vs. Spy II: The Island Caper Kemco Nintendo Power #3 81 November / December 1988 Yes Game Player's #6 115 December 1989 Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games #8 130 December / January 1990 Squashed Jaleco Electronic Gaming Monthly #26 48 September 1991 Yes Video Games & Computer Entertainment #34 54-56 November 1991 Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games #26 62-68 November 1991 JAL-NES-US-3 Poster Super Square Deal Hector Nintendo Power #34 103 March 1992 Yes Super Sushi Pinball CSG Imagesoft Nintendo Power #5 103 March / April 1989 Video Games & Computer Entertainment #5 39-40 June 1989 GamePro #5 71 December 1989 CSG-??-US Poster Promotional Flyer Super Star Force Tecmo Star Force Manual 16 1987 Triumph Hudson Soft Nintendo Power #27 85 August 1991 Promotional Flyer Zeta Gundam Bandai Nintendo Fun Club News #7 20 June / July 1988 Zombie Master Activision Nintendo Fun Club News #7 27 June / July 1988 Unreleased North America / Released PAL Name Publisher Publication Page Date Proto Astérix the Gaul Electro Brain Nintendo Power #56 106 January 1994 Steel #1 (DC Comics) February 1994 Beauty & the Beast Hudson Soft Bonk's Adventure Manual 16 1993 Hubee Network Newsletter 2 Winter 1993 Nintendo Power #62 111 July 1994 Nintendo Power #63 71 August 1994 Game Informer Archives Hammerin’ Harry Irem Nintendo Power #26 97 July 1991 Electronic Gaming Monthly #25 115 August 1991 Nintendo Power #32 101 January 1992 Konami Sales Binder Mr. Gimmick Sunsoft Electronic Gaming Monthly #35 130 June 1992 Yes Electronic Gaming Monthly #36 22 July 1992 Noah’s Ark Matchbox Electronic Gaming Monthly #20 78 March 1991 Yes GamePro #37 34 August 1992 Over Horizon Hot-B Nintendo Power #25 95 June 1991 Nintendo Power #26 80 July 1991 Electronic Gaming Monthly #25 112 August 1991 Nintendo Power #29 20 October 1991 Nintendo Power #35 28 April 1992 Super Turrican Seika Electronic Gaming Monthly #45 41 April 1993 Yes Nintendo Power #48 92-97, 106 May 1993 Electronic Gaming Monthly #46 96 May 1993 Electronic Gaming Monthly #47 172 June 1993 Vidpro Card 1993 Trolls in Crazyland, The NTVIC Electronic Gaming Monthly #25 114 August 1991 Yes GamePro #26 23 September 1991 Electronic Gaming Monthly #27 21 October 1991 Nintendo Power #29 95 October 1991 Vidpro Card 1992 Ufouria: The Saga Sunsoft Nintendo Power #22 93 March 1991 Yes Electronic Gaming Monthly #20 94 March 1991 Electronic Gaming Monthly #22 115 May 1991 Electronic Gaming Monthly #23 131 June 1991 Electronic Gaming Monthly #27 160 October 1991 Video Games & Computer Entertainment #35 56-58 December 1991 Sears Christmas Wishbook 514 December 1991 Vidpro Card 1991 Alternate Box Covers Name Publisher Publication Page Date Arch Rivals Acclaim ACL-NO-US-1 Poster Captain America and the Avengers Data East DAT-NES-US-3 Poster Conquest of the Crystal Palace Asmik Video Games & Computer Entertainment #22 22-23 November 1990 Freedom Force Sunsoft Promotional Flyer Hollywood Squares GameTek Jeopardy! Manual 23 1988 Hunt for Red October, The Hi-Tech Expressions The Official 1990 World of Nintendo Buyers Guide 37 1990 HIT-NES-US Poster 1990 Klax Tengen Electronic Gaming Monthly #11 2-3 June 1990 GamePro #12 120 July 1990 Metal Mech Jaleco Promotional Flyer Ms. Pac-Man Tengen GamePro #9 105 April 1990 Pac-Mania Tengen Video Games & Computer Entertainment #22 227 November 1990 P'radikus Conflict Color Dreams GamePro #5 45 December 1989 Rocket Ranger Kemco KEM-NES-US Poster 1988 Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man Acclaim Electronic Gaming Monthly #39 140-141 October 1992 Skull & Crossbones Tengen GamePro #9 105 April 1990 Tetris Tengen Video Games & Computer Entertainment #1 98-99 November / December 1988 Wacky Races Atlus Game Informer #4 9 Spring 1992 Alternate Publishers Name Publisher Publication Page Date Cyberball Tengen GamePro #19 13 February 1991 Race America Milton Bradley MIL-YW-US Poster June 1990 Vidpro Card 1990 Road Runner Mindscape Video Games & Computer Entertainment #1 21 November / December 1988 Sqoon Brøderbund BRO-NES-US Poster 1987 Super Dodge Ball Tradewest TRA-NES-US Poster 1988 Edited January 12, 2021 by mideast Added to list 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,405 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Great list. Too bad your criteria misses out on the all important and totally real Yeah Yeah Beebiss I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mideast | 144 Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 Lol I just looked up what that is. That's why I didn't use listings from FuncoLand and Play It Again, you never know what they're listing especially when you used to have to send a check in the mail and hope for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 924 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Great list! I would suggest maybe making a separate section for those games that werent released in the US but do have a PAL release, like Mr. Gimmick, Crazyland, Hammerin' Harry, Beauty and the Beast etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesmaster14 | 436 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 (edited) Nice list! I actually never knew of Terror of Tech Town, that game looks pretty cool. I have some of these original ads(Hellraiser, Play for Cash Color Dreams, and Crossbow AGCI). I think there was one more Hellraiser ad, but it was a pack-in in some Color Dreams releases. IIRC, Wally Bear had an ad in a local newspaper too when it was still being published by AGCI. Sqoon also was going to be published by Broderbund at one point. There was an ad somewhere, I think it was a pack-in. Edited December 25, 2020 by nesmaster14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Sqoon was originally set to be published by Broderbund with a different cover art as well. It was advertised on one of their pack-ins. I'll get you the pic when I have time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesmaster14 | 436 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 ^I was editing my post then saw you just posted same thing I was writing. So yeah, I guess that verifies it does exist ha. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mideast | 144 Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 2 hours ago, guitarzombie said: Great list! I would suggest maybe making a separate section for those games that werent released in the US but do have a PAL release, like Mr. Gimmick, Crazyland, Hammerin' Harry, Beauty and the Beast etc Just did it! Good idea. Maybe I'll also add ones that were originally released on the Famicom. But that list would take much longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mideast | 144 Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 1 hour ago, nesmaster14 said: Nice list! I actually never knew of Terror of Tech Town, that game looks pretty cool. I have some of these original ads(Hellraiser, Play for Cash Color Dreams, and Crossbow AGCI). I think there was one more Hellraiser ad, but it was a pack-in in some Color Dreams releases. IIRC, Wally Bear had an ad in a local newspaper too when it was still being published by AGCI. Sqoon also was going to be published by Broderbund at one point. There was an ad somewhere, I think it was a pack-in. Thanks!! Was the Hellraiser poster you're thinking of this one? I found an image of it and added it, but not a hi-res scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mideast | 144 Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 1 hour ago, DoctorEncore said: Sqoon was originally set to be published by Broderbund with a different cover art as well. It was advertised on one of their pack-ins. I'll get you the pic when I have time. That would be great if you can find it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foochie776 | 1,052 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 This is a fantastic thread, very interesting read! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 The Sqoon advertisement was included on the Broderbund advert titled "Turn On Your Nintendo" with code BRO-NES-US. I'm not sure which games it was included with, but it was an early pack-in for Broderbund products. Maybe @Mr. CIB can provide a little more info there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,185 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 5 hours ago, DoctorEncore said: Sqoon was originally set to be published by Broderbund with a different cover art as well. It was advertised on one of their pack-ins. I'll get you the pic when I have time. Or...was it? Broderbund uses their logos in the games they published, but if you look at the boxart concept on that poster it shows Irems logo where Brøderbund’s should be. My theory: Brøderbund was going to distribute it while Irem published it. @Braveheart69 claims the poster is also found in Sqoon. I believe him, but Sqoon is one of the items permanently in my saved searches and I never see *any* with the insert. I hate advertising this as well, since it increases the chances of someone just throwing that insert in just to look more complete...but it also may bring them out of the woodwork so it’s a double edged sword. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMark0673 | 197 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 (edited) I know there was at least a full box art mock up created for the unreleased Fun House that I owned years back. With it getting that far, I would have assumed there would be at least some formal mention in an ad or magazine, but I can't say for sure. Worth exploring I'd think. Edit: It was a VidPro card. Not sure if that counts enough to make the list. Edited December 26, 2020 by MrMark0673 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mideast | 144 Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, MrMark0673 said: I know there was at least a full box art mock up created for the unreleased Fun House that I owned years back. With it getting that far, I would have assumed there would be at least some formal mention in an ad or magazine, but I can't say for sure. Worth exploring I'd think. Edit: It was a VidPro card. Not sure if that counts enough to make the list. I was just reading about Fun House and a bunch of other prototypes you brought to light! You got Chuck Yeager dumped too right? I'm debating whether to include prototype boxes and VidPro cards to the list. I included a mock up box for NKOTB that was sold on eBay by the wife of an editor from EGM magazine. They said they apparently used it as a hockey puck at the office that's why it's so beat up lol. And I've found what seem to be legitimate front & backs for War on Wheels, Fun House and SimCity. Edit: I added a bunch of Vidpros scanned by Frank Cifaldi at Lost Levels! Edited December 26, 2020 by mideast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mideast | 144 Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 And it's possible I overlooked Fun House while looking through magazines because I assumed it was a review of the released version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mideast | 144 Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 1 hour ago, ThePhleo said: Or...was it? Broderbund uses their logos in the games they published, but if you look at the boxart concept on that poster it shows Irems logo where Brøderbund’s should be. My theory: Brøderbund was going to distribute it while Irem published it. @Braveheart69 claims the poster is also found in Sqoon. I believe him, but Sqoon is one of the items permanently in my saved searches and I never see *any* with the insert. I hate advertising this as well, since it increases the chances of someone just throwing that insert in just to look more complete...but it also may bring them out of the woodwork so it’s a double edged sword. I checked it out on Wikipedia it claims "Although published in North America directly by Irem itself, technical support inquiries for the game was handled in this region by Broderbund since Irem didn't have an American branch at the time." They seem to have had some relationship with Irem in which they initially thought they would publish it or at least advertise it for Irem? I'm gonna include it in the list. Thanks @DoctorEncore!! You also helped me find another one, The Battlefields of Napoleon when searching for your insert. Which is on BRO-NES-US-1! Some publishers seemed to have close relationships with each other like when Tengen published Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom after Mindscape. And you can also see in an advertisement on the list that Mindscape was intending to publish RoadRunner which Tengen ended up publishing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 1 hour ago, mideast said: I checked it out on Wikipedia it claims "Although published in North America directly by Irem itself, technical support inquiries for the game was handled in this region by Broderbund since Irem didn't have an American branch at the time." They seem to have had some relationship with Irem in which they initially thought they would publish it or at least advertise it for Irem? I'm gonna include it in the list. Thanks @DoctorEncore!! You also helped me find another one, The Battlefields of Napoleon when searching for your insert. Which is on BRO-NES-US-1! Some publishers seemed to have close relationships with each other like when Tengen published Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom after Mindscape. And you can also see in an advertisement on the list that Mindscape was intending to publish RoadRunner which Tengen ended up publishing. I totally forgot about Battlefields of Napoleon. I always assumed that became L'Empereur but I never looked into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mideast | 144 Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 20 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said: I totally forgot about Battlefields of Napoleon. I always assumed that became L'Empereur but I never looked into it. It seems to be from a Famicom release. I wanna make a sub-category for Japanese releases that were going to get localized but it's gonna take some time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braveheart69 | 124 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 On 12/25/2020 at 6:59 PM, ThePhleo said: Or...was it? Broderbund uses their logos in the games they published, but if you look at the boxart concept on that poster it shows Irems logo where Brøderbund’s should be. My theory: Brøderbund was going to distribute it while Irem published it. @Braveheart69 claims the poster is also found in Sqoon. I believe him, but Sqoon is one of the items permanently in my saved searches and I never see *any* with the insert. I hate advertising this as well, since it increases the chances of someone just throwing that insert in just to look more complete...but it also may bring them out of the woodwork so it’s a double edged sword. Dear Phleo... The Sqoon in my collection is dead mint and has only been opened 2 or 3 times tops as it was part of the B&B Heist famous post from NA days. I still have all the pictures and as a reminder that guy bought the games, unsealed them, stuck them on a shelf, and never played them or did anything with them according to the executor of his estate who sold them to me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braveheart69 | 124 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Here you go, manual and poster both never opened, everything dead mint, shrink wrap still on the box... 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,185 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 57 minutes ago, Braveheart69 said: Here you go, manual and poster both never opened, everything dead mint, shrink wrap still on the box... Hawt as usual. I absolutely believe you on this, and I sure as hell know one will never be opened. The only way I can even fathom getting solid guess on this one particular title is if "OneUpped" accurately weighs their copy (VGA case and all) and then someone weighs a 100% CIB with, and without the BRO-NES-US poster, and an empty VGA case. Even still, I wonder if there's enough variance in VGA case weight to offset an entire poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mideast | 144 Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) Does anybody know what pack-in poster this Crash N the Boys: Ice Challenge box art comes from? Edited December 27, 2020 by mideast 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,185 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 It's only found in one game. Crash n the Boys: Street Challenge. The code for this insert is AMT-NES-US. It's a tough insert to track down. When I get back home I can share a photo of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mideast | 144 Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 Yes please! If you could flatten it out and get a good shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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