Frogger 2 (Prototype)
Unlike earlier N64 prototypes of games that released on PlayStation, this is not a final or near-final build, but rather a very early version. This frogger plays just like the arcade version – move around avoiding obstacles moving across the screen. Here, you…
Toon Panic (Prototype)
The most interesting thing about this prototype is that there was little information about the game itself until the protype was found on a dev cartridge, with only this and a few bits of concept art being all we know about the game.…
Riqa (Prototype)
Riqa was a game that was shrouded in mystery for quite a while. It was one of Bits Studios three big N64 projects. The other two – Die Hard and Thieves World – both ended up being relaunched into GameCube projects, while Riqa…
Viewpoint 2064 (Prototype)
For starters, I do like how they used “2064” to mark this as an N64 name, it feels much more natural like that. I didn’t even notice what the game was doing with the name to start with. Viewpoint 2064 is a sequel…
Glover 2 (Prototype)
I had quite a few issues with the first Glover. The levels felt disjointed, being random platforms in voids of bottomless pits, and the entire game being an escort mission for a ball that was far to east to lose or pop. It…
Freak Boy (Prototype)
Virgin Interactive really wanted to get onto Nintendo’s “Dream Team” – a group of developers that got special treatment because Nintendo were interested in their projects. However, they could not come up with anything that they thought was special enough. One member of…
SimCopter 64 (Prototype)
In my previous looks at franchises, I noted all cancelled games. Due to the amount of N64 games, I will be just looking at playable prototypes, the first of which is SimCopter 64, which was playable at E3 1997. It was planned to…