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Game Boy (+ Color), Nintendo

Heart & Heart (M&M) [Game Boy – Cancelled]

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09-12-2021
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Heart & Heart is a cancelled dating-sim that was in development around 1991, planned to be published by M&M on Nintendo Game Boy. Players would have been able to insert real-life details of their loved one, such as age, Zodiac sign and blood group, and customize the sprite of the in-game girl. Then Heart & Heart would calculate the compatibility between the player and the girl, then maybe set a romantic date trying to choose the right questions and answers to win the girl.

An ad for the game was also published in Famitsu magazine (issue 157), but in the end Heart & Heart was never released. Here is the ad text translated by Google:

“In 1992, the ban on male-female dating live simulation was lifted, and her actual data was input. In addition, the eyes and looks are also montages. In addition, the game starts with her own data. An epoch-making experience that does not change from the real date is waiting for you. Whether she was able to escort well is shown by her compatibility diagnosis with her last. Since the data stock for 12 people can be done, there are 10 people and 10 colors to use. You can get data from that unrequited love daughter and use it later for compatibility diagnosis. Of course, even if she isn’t there, she can play a good game called Nampa Mode. For men and women, I have to make it myself, because I don’t want to be a Shinario. Now, really hone your dating skills. Soft Heart & Heart for Game Boy ”is in great shape!”

We are not sure what happened to M&M, but they are the same company who published the cult-RPG Otaku no Seiza: An Adventure in the Otaku Galaxy.

Thanks to Celine for the contribution!

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Nes / Famicom, Nintendo

Glove Pilot [NES – Cancelled]

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02-12-2021
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Glove Pilot is a cancelled NES game that was in development since late ‘80s by Mattel for their classic Power Glove motion controller. Players would move their hand to use on-screen levers and buttons, flying a space fighter, fighting enemies and analyzing the environments of alien planets.

The game was originally listed alongside with other Power Glove titles (Super Glove Ball, The Terror of Tech Town) in a Mattel promotional booklet, then talked about in a few gaming magazines (such as Electronic Gaming Monthly issue 2), but later quietly vanished with no more information than a short description and a single screenshot:

“The instrument panel is displayed on the video screen. It is a complex cluster of dials, gauges and switches. And you are in control. Activate the Power Glove and you actually “reach” into the game screen to control your interplanetary fighter. Every motion of the Glove is transmitted directly to the control panel, as you are in command of a mission that will test your skill to the limit.

You will salvage wrecked fighters by accessing their control panels through your own. You will take soil and atmospheric samples, analyzing for hazardous material. You will scan rock formations for precious metals. And, of course, you will pilot your fighter into battle, with advanced weapons systems at your fingertips. Six exciting worlds await the pilot with speed and skill to meet the challenge of Glove Pilot.”

In the end only two games created specifically for the Power Glove were ever released by Mattel: Super Glove Ball and Bad Street Brawler. The other 3 games announced (Glove Pilot, Manipulator Glove Adventure and Tech Town) vanished forever after the company and the market lost faith in the accessory.

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Nintendo, Nintendo DS

Magic Shop Tycoon 2 (Gameneo) [Nintendo DS – Cancelled]

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24-11-2021
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Magic Shop Tycoon 2 is a cancelled RPG / simulation that was in development by Gameneo around 2005, planned to be released on Nintendo DS. By looking at the available screenshot we assume gameplay would have been similar to “Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale”, with players taking the role of a shopkeeper selling magic and other items to adventurers. It seems you could create new magic spells and test them against monsters before selling them to the heroes.

We are not sure about what happened to this lost project and by searching online we cannot find any info about the first “Magic Shop Tycoon” nor Gameneo. As the language in these screenshots looks Korean, could they have been an obscure Korean game studio? If you could find something more about Magic Shop Tycoon 2 or its creators, please let us know in the comments below!

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Nintendo, Nintendo DS

Perdition (Velvet Games) [Nintendo DS – Cancelled]

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10-11-2021
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Perdition is a cancelled third person shooter that was in development by Velvet Games and would have been published by Bauhaus Entertainment for Nintendo DS. Players could have been able to shoot down hordes of zombies in single player or coop mode, using many different weapons and items. Could this have been the “Left 4 Dead” for Nintendo DS fans? Unfortunately we’ll never known

In the end Perdition was canned and never completed but in October 2021 Forest of Illusions released a playable prototype online.

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Game Boy (+ Color), Nintendo

Trickle (Metem) [Game Boy – Cancelled]

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14-10-2021
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Trickle (トリックル) is a cancelled maze game that was planned by Metem for Game Boy. Single player gameplay was similar to Pac Man, with players moving around a maze in a top-down view, collecting bonuses and using power ups against enemies. When playing in VS mode (against bots or other players?) the game would change its perspective in a first-person view and you could explore the maze like in Doom, trying to find and eliminate (?) your enemies.

Previews of Trickle were published in japanese gaming magazines such as Game Boy Magazine (Vol.6) and Famitsu News (August 1990), but in the end the game seems to have vanished. For sure it was an original idea for Game Boy: if you can read Japanese and see more information in the scans below, please let us know!

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