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New Cancelled Games & Their Lost Media Added to the Archive

GoldenEye 007 was a cancelled game for the Virtual Boy meant to be released along with Rare’s GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64. However, unlike the Nintendo 64 game, which was a first-person shooter, the Virtual Boy version looked to be some sort of action racing game. A brochure with the only known surviving screenshot of the game contained the following description:

“GoldenEye If you thought rush-hour traffic was a nightmare, wait ’til you get behind the wheel of 007’s car. Avoid obstacles and blow the other cars away. Buckle up for safety because, in this game, you never know what’s gonna happen.”

[source: Wikipedia / Planet Virtual Boy]

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Doraemon [VB – Unreleased]

U64 Staff & Contributors

07-04-2008

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ENG: This entry in the archive doesn’t have a description yet. If you want to add some info about the beta / cancelled stuff that you see in these images, just write a comment or send us an email! We’ll add your info in this page and your name in the contributors list. Thanks a lot for your help! :)

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Zero Racers [VB – Cancelled]

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07-04-2008

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Zero Racers (G-Zero) is a cancelled game for the Virtual Boy that was in development alongside F-Zero X that was close to completion. A prototype exists, since the game was previewed by Nintendo Power and has been seen at E3 1996. Gameplay differs in one important point from its predecessor and all F-Zero games released afterwards. In Zero Racers another dimension is being made use of. It is possible to speed through the three physical dimensions of space in the turning tunnels. – [source: Wikipedia]

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Dragon Hopper [VB – Cancelled]

U64 Staff & Contributors

07-04-2008

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[source: Wikipedia / Planet Virtual Boy]

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Bound High [VB – Cancelled]

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07-04-2008

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Bound High is a cancelled game for the Virtual Boy consists on manuveuring Chalvo, a robot that can roll itself up into a bouncing ball, around a series of levels while avoiding various hazards. Bound High would have been the first second-generation game for the Virtual Boy, but the poor sales of the console caused to be put on hold numerous times before eventually being cancelled altogether.

Of all the cancelled Virtual Boy games, Bound High was the closest to completion. Bound High was exhibited in Shoshinkai at Famicon Space World in 1995. Bound High was exhibited in the “Symbolic Zone” which was a special exhibition area for outstanding titles on about ten Virtual Boy units. Hiroshi Yamauchi, the president of Nintendo at the time, mentioned Bound High as the most promising Virtual Boy title in his keynote speech.

The basic gameplay of Bound High consists on moving the bouncing Chalvo around, jumping on enemies and avoiding the various crevices, spikes, and “shockers”.

[source: Wikipedia / Planet Virtual Boy]

Thanks to Megazoid and Celine for the contributions!

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