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New Cancelled Games & Their Lost Media Added to the Archive

Thanks to some GameShark Codes, it’s possible to access to some debug rooms in Zelda: The Wind Waker. In some of these rooms there are some fun / weird places that were used by the developers of the game to test the gameplay / actions, while in others we can check some unused / beta areas, that were changed or never used in the final game, like the painter’s studio or a different entrance for one of the dungeons. It’s interesting to notice that in a couple of these Beta Test Areas the water is not “cell shaded” like the water in the final game.

Thanks to SargeantMario101 for the better Zelda: The Wind Waker Beta Test Areas video!

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Makai Wars [PSP – Cancelled]

U64 Staff & Contributors

08-04-2008

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Makai Wars was a Role-Playing Game in development by Nippon Ichi Software for the Playstation Portable, and was expecting a release date around the console’s initial launch in 2005. Development on Makai Wars was put on hold due to a number of internal conflicts, a few years later the title was announced for release on the Playstation 3, however it’s current status is unknown.

As we can read in Wikipedia, it’s interesting to notice that Makai Wars is frequently referenced as an internal-joke in other NIS games. In “Prinny: Can I really be the Hero?”, we find out that Asagi was to be the main character of the cancelled game, but was removed due to the ending of making the game. It’s one of the few reasons Asagi is insane in Prinny CIRBTH, mentioning it during a therapy lesson with the Hero Prinny.

Makai Wars is later mentioned in the PSP Version of Disgaea 2, in the special “Axel Mode”. In the story, Makai Wars is actually a movie, which has been on constant Hiatus and development hell. Also, in the graphic / text adventure game “Disgaea Infinite”, there’s a bonus ending in which Asagi try to buy a “time machine” to be able to change the her past and let Makai Wars to be released.

Thanks to Mittell for the description!

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Landstalker [PSP – Cancelled]

U64 Staff & Contributors

08-04-2008

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Landstalker was an Action-Adventure game in development for the Playstation Portable by Climax Entertainment, it was to be an updated port of the Sega MegaDrive/Genesis game “Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole”, and had a proposed release date of Spring 2006 in Japan.

After a lack of updates given by the developer the game was officially cancelled and only a short tech demo video remains to remember its existence.

Thanks to Mittel for the description!

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Gekido: The Dark Angel [PSP – Cancelled?]

U64 Staff & Contributors

08-04-2008

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The developer of Gekido, NAPS Team, announced that a second sequel (or the actual sequel itself) was in development for the PSP, titled Gekido: The Dark Angel. A few screenshots and a trailer have surfaced, but as yet the PSP title has largely gone unnoticed, without much information. The release date was projected to be Christmas 2006 but to no avail; most likely a publisher has not yet accepted the game, it is still in development or cancelled. There are no new info on the game from a couple of years. The teaser-trailer for Gekido: The Dark Angel resembles anime-like characters and a character named Samuel with looks that seem to have been inspired by Dante from Capcom’s Devil May Cry. – [Info from Wikipedia]

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Advent Shadow [PSP – Cancelled]

U64 Staff & Contributors

08-04-2008

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Advent Shadow was a video game developed for the PlayStation Portable handheld and a side story of Advent Rising, however, the game was cancelled. It follows the story of Marin Steel, a mercenary pilot thrust into a saga of intergalactic proportions. In the midst of extracting herself from a hostile negotiation, Marin is interrupted by a planetary invasion led by monstrous aliens bent on human genocide. In her efforts to escape the dying world, she encounters young Gideon Wyeth, the protagonist of Advent Rising, and together they find themselves swept up in a massive struggle against dire forces bent on the destruction of humanity.

Unfortunately, Majesco suffered some financial difficulties, and due to the poor sale of Advent Shadow’s console predecessor, Advent Rising, the game had been quietly cancelled in January of 2006. – [Info from Wikipedia]

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