Koopa64 | 51 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) I know, it's a kids game, but it's always been one of my favorite unreleased games. I have a weird soft spot for this game. I especially love the classic Thomas the Tank Engine songs re-created with triangle and square waves. What's unfortunate is a nice high-res copy of the cover art hasn't turned up in the past 10 years from what I've seen, but then I don't get around online that much. Does anyone have insight on this? Does the cover art for Thomas NES exist as a book cover or something elsewhere? Did a VidPro card for Thomas NES ever surface? NES proto art: This cover art was also used for the Genesis and SNES versions, but only the Genesis version was also in a portrait orientation. Edited July 22, 2020 by Koopa64 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BouncekDeLemos | 82 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) I found a Genesis cover of a full scan, no such luck on a source though. Edited July 22, 2020 by BouncekDeLemos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koopa64 | 51 Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 Ooh, that looks nice, thanks for finding that! Maybe one day we can find where the cover art comes from, or confirm that it was made just for the video game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,184 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Lots of extra artwork on the right side of the NES cover, so clearly something must exist out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mydogsrule | 87 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I’m a Thomas fan myself! I was actually talking to a another collector today about the possibility of vidpro. I’ve heard there might be one but nobody seems to know forsure. I would love to find the cover painting myself. I do happen to have the Nes prototype cartridge which I cherish. Good luck on your hunt. I hope we both can manage a vidpro. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,494 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 THQ, huh? How's it play? It is similar to James Bond Jr. quality, or Great Waldo Search quality? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Tulpa said: THQ, huh? How's it play? It is similar to James Bond Jr. quality, or Great Waldo Search quality? If it's similar to the one on the Genesis, I downloaded it and loaded it to my SNES Mini for my kids. They were on a Thomas kick at that time. They liked it. There were about 5-8 various mini games. One was even like a Pipedream style game where you had to lay a track from a source to a destination. It was sllooooooow, but my kids still liked it. There was even a read-a-long with voice audio, but there's no way they had that for the NES. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mydogsrule | 87 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 On 10/12/2020 at 11:43 AM, Tulpa said: THQ, huh? How's it play? It is similar to James Bond Jr. quality, or Great Waldo Search quality? Haha, yeah you better be a young kid to really enjoy this one. I’ve played it with my kids and it’s definately playable. My son is a Thomas fan so he loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koopa64 | 51 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 Thomas the Tank Engine for NES is in most ways very similar to the SNES and Genesis versions with various mini games and story read-alongs, no voiceover though. One thing I find very interesting is you get three different stories in the NES version, but only two in the SNES and Genesis versions. The graphics are a bit ugly in places on the NES but the music is stunningly phenomenal. It makes me wonder who composed the music for the NES prototype. Sure, it may be a game for kids, but I like it a lot, the pipedream-style track builder mini-game is a lot of fun just seeing how many track pieces you can get to fit and have it all still connect. @Mydogsrule That's good news to hear there maybe a vidpro card out there for Thomas NES. Maybe one day it will be found. Very nice prototype cartridge too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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