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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.

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

Just looked at my issues and it also looks like from issue 65+ they started printing card 140+. I don't see any high numbers before that issue, but I don't see an announcement lol

Yup it looks like they switched over to the "second set" in issue 53 from October 1993. That's when they stopped doing the contest too. They did cards 1-72 in NP41-52 and cards 73-170 in NP53-69, and it was only for subscribers. This website has more info.

The Bantam Game Mastery Series and World of Power

Another one from Hayden books. From Video Games & Computer Entertainment #21, October 1990.

Were these the absolute first books Prima published? Or were there other video game or non-video game books before this?

Just thought I'd post this here! An early advertisement for the NES/SNES/Genesis era Prima Guides. Found in Game Players issue 56 from February 1994. Thanks to @acidjaguar for the invite to the club!

Great list! I have some additional info. The Acclaim Masters of the Game with Bart vs. The World was included in EGM #90 December 1991 as a supplement. Although, there's an alternate cover with slightly different art and without the "advertising supplement" on the bottom. FCI Screenplay have v.3 Ultima: Quest of the Avatar and v. 4 Ultima: Runes of Virtue covers. Sunsoft Game Time News has a Summer 1990 issue with a Journey to Silius cover. Namco Newsflash's first issue has 1991 in the copyright. Inside EASN's first two issue seem to be from 1992, and the last two from 1993. I love these kinds of publisher newsletters! That and old video game store catalogs

Wow I've never seen that one. Any idea what issue? I love early Game Player's Nintendo Buyers Guide. Their format was so unofficial it's endearing.

True, I'm proud of my new charms! Lol I just noticed even though you started the website, you didn't cheat your way past anything but Subscriber Level 1 charm.

Looking to get the 50 import games & video game tattoo charms

Gotta spread the wealth of information! Lol there's many strategy guides in your collection I want so we're even

Nice! I kept a good condition copy with the card still attached too. The card doesn't have any sentimental value to me, but it's always nice to have Nintendo Powers and such with the complete posters, maps, and cards attached.

Just a heads up for the magazine collectors out there! There's an issue of GamePro from December 1994 with a Donkey Kong Country cover that has a rare Michael Jordan Upper Deck card included in an uncut sheet. It's a promo card for the SNES game Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City. I believe it's considered rare by Michael Jordan collectors because it wasn't sold in packs, it was only available through this issue of GamePro. I was selling a video game magazine lot a while back on eBay and had a Michael Jordan collectibles account suspiciously message me asking if the card was there, so I looked it up. They go for about $150+ on eBay as seen here. I ended up removing the uncut sheet and selling it separately from the lot. Although, it was a slow sell and took many months. It's funny how video game collectors and sports card collectors may not overlap. So even though you think you know the value of the collectibles you're selling, there might be hidden value in there somewhere!

I saw your SMB chip post! It seems to me Super Mario Bros was probably intended to be released with the launch titles since they printed PCBs and advertised it with the other ones. Whether it actually hit the shelves on October 18 at FAO Schwarz in NYC seems a mystery. This letter which was posted on NintendoAge from April 24, 1986 lists all the 17 titles including Super Mario Bros as "current game paks" and not "future game paks" coming in 1986. On another note, these 1988 1st Half Nintendo Merchandising Binder photos have Dragon Warrior listed in the order form for stores. Which seems really early for its August 1989 release.

Nice Target ad! Do you have any info about the date? Looks to be somewhere in 1986 maybe? And here's Howard Philips full AMA from two years ago. He seems like a real genuine guy and was a great personality for the job. It's kinda funny how it gives the impression it was just a career for the guy, he doesn't know the answer to every "nerdy" Nintendo question. Like in The Simpsons when they're asking the Itchy & Scratchy panel questions at the comic con. Lol

I've been looking up old Nintendo marketing from the NES and SNES days and wanted to post this advertisement that seems to be the first one after the New York launch on October 18, 1985. Credit goes to Frank Cifaldi here for posting the magazine it was from. I found it in the November 4, 1985 issue of New York magazine on Google Books, it's on page 8-9. He thought it was the first NES advertisement at the time but a couple years later he found what he believes to be the first true one from Consumer Electronics magazine January 1985 documented here. That advertised the unveiling of the Advanced Video System, which would become the NES, at the 1985 Winter CES. After more unveiling at the Summer CES and the October 18 limited launch they seemed to have advertised it in New York magazine. On another note, I'm interested if anyone has scans of early Nintendo Merchandising Binders? I found a bunch of photos sourced from ebay auctions but I'm wondering if any members here have an actual binder that they have hi-res scans of or happen to have better scans in their database. Thanks in advance! Consumer Electronics - January 1985 New York - November 4, 1985 Nintendo Ad Template for Stores - Christmas 1985 The last template shows 15 games advertised, plus the two pack-in games Duck Hunt and Gyromite to make 17 released in 1985. Interestingly enough Howard Phillips believes Super Mario Bros was released post-launch as answered on a Reddit AMA here. Admittedly, even though a game is advertised it doesn't mean it was actually launched. There's a copy of one of the templates being used by JCPenney in New Jersey, purportedly during Christmas 1985, here in Frank Cifaldi's archive. I would check out the other files in his archive too, they're great.

Great post! I've found your guides very helpful for my collection. I just wanted to point out though my copy of NFL Quarterback Club 96 does have a wide Acclaim case. And I've searched ebay and found 3 others with it as well. Is it possible they released it with the regular Acclaim case and wide case at different times? Thanks!