New footage emerges of the SimCity NES prototype
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
Last August, it was discovered that an unreleased prototype existed for SimCity on the NES. Way back in the day, SimCity designer Will Wright teamed up with Shigeru Miyamoto to port the game to Nintendo consoles. It was originally planned for both the NES and SNES, though the former version never materialized.
Video Game History Foundation founder Frank Cifaldi has now posted new footage of the prototype in action. Get a look at the project below.
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SimCity NES prototype cartridges appear in the wild
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
SimCity was once going to be made for the NES. That never happened though, and it was thought that it was lost to time – until now.
It’s a bit unclear where they came from, but NintendoAge reports that the owner of the game store chain Back in Time recently got his hands on two prototype cartridges. An off-screen video, posted below, gives us a first look at SimCity on the NES since its appearance on Johnny Arcade in 1991. If you happen to be attending, it will be playable at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo.
SimCity game was apparently in the works for Wii U, but was cancelled in October 2011
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 1 Comment
EA is rumored to have been working on a new SimCity console game in recent years that sadly ended up as a cancelled project.
Liam Robertson from Unseen64 – a site known for digging up game information including games that never made it to market – writes on Twitter that the title would have landed on Wii U in addition to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The plug was apparently pulled back in October 2011.
A prototype was created, though EA did not move forward with the new SimCity console project. It would have released alongside the 2013 PC game.
This just in – EA was working on a Sim City game for consoles – PS3, 360 and Wii U. Cancelled in October 2011.
— Wonder Tamaki~ (@Doctor_Cupcakes) December 1, 2014
The game was prototyped, but EA decided not to move forward with it. It would have been released alongside the 2013 game.
— Wonder Tamaki~ (@Doctor_Cupcakes) December 1, 2014
@NintenDaan I have been speaking to someone who worked on it and some other EA projects.
— Wonder Tamaki~ (@Doctor_Cupcakes) December 1, 2014
