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Ok, here is the deal.
1) Billy Pitt did a remarkable job in the proto field, and that's a fact. I myself don't like his attitude, but the work he did is still remarkable. He gathered a lot of information.
2) Lately, Xacrow presented us some emu-shot for some protos, plus a title list and some mag scans
3) I investigated the Japanese net, and found Xacrow's list source. Basically, Xacrow list was a translation from a Japanese list. But it was also just partially translated. So I just tried my best, retranslated the WHOLE list including EVERY bit, and integrated it with all other proto infos in my possession. The following list is the final result of my efforts.
4) As you would notice, the games listed here actually EXCEED the 'NGH blanking slots'... some games may be double, but still we have few titles exeeding the figure... mmmh...
4) Corrections, additions, commens are always welcome.
5) All in all, I think NGF actually had some protos for real. Namely: BangBang Buster, Brikin'ger, Pinball Fantasia, Shinryuu Senki. The last one was possibly reproduced and sold to 'big tymers'... copies MUST be floating around.
6) I still havent found any confimation about the existance of the infamous 'Neo Pool Master'.
ENJOY THE LIST!
*NEO-GEO UNRELEASED GAME LIST - BY SHITO*
NGH008? - SUN SHINE (aka BLOCK PARADISE) - SNK/ADK
[Coloums-type puzzle]
*1990/07 Location Test @ Ikebukuru Sunshine Underground Gorilla
*Official flyer found on the Yahoo Japan Acution (for the 'Sun Shine' title)
*Emulation screenshots for the 'Block Paradise' title made avalaible
NGH026? - FUN FUN BROTHERS - ALPHA DENSHI
[puzzle action game]
*1991 game. Working prototype found in 1998, screens avalaible.
NGH028? - DUNK STAR - SAMMY
[basktball game]
*1991/10 Presentation @ AM SHOW and @ 1991 CES Trade Show
*Official flyer avalabile
NGH035? - MYSTIC WAND - ALPHA DENSHI
[platform game]
*1991 Presentation @ CES Trade Show
*Screens avalaible
NGH054? - BUSTER BLAZE - ADK
[title of the original MVS version of Crossed Swords II - action game]
*1992/09 Location Test @ HighTech Nobel Jinbouchou
NGH130? - TENRIN NO SHOU ~SHIKAGO~ - VISCO
[prototype title of Breakers (eng: Crystal Legacy) - fighting game]
*1994/04 Presentation @ AM SHOW
*Gamest coverage
*official flyer found
*emu screenshot avalaible
NGH068 - SUPER VOLLEY '94 - VIDEO SYSTEM
[prototype title o Power Spike II - volleyball game]
*1994/04 Gamest ad.
*Emu screenshot avalabile
NGH070 - ZUPAPA! - FACE
[platofrm game - 41megs]
*1994/02/22 original version by Face presented @ AOU Show alongside with Gururin
NGH071? - BANG BANG BUSTER - VISCO
[platform game]
*1994 platform action game
*working protos supposedly existing
NGH???? - NINJA GAIDEN II - TECMO
[action game]
*1994/07 Location Test @ Ochanomizu Conan
NGH???? - CARIBE NO ZAIHOU - FACE
[dropping-type puzzle game]
*1994/09 Presentation @ AM SHOW + magazine coverage
NGH???? - PUZZLEKKO CLUB - VISCO
[puzzle game]
*1994/09 Presentation AM SHOW
NGH???? - ULTIMATE 4 (aka KING OF ATHLETE) - FACE
[16 variety minigames of loading-action]
*1995 coverage on NeoGeoFreak magazine issue2 ('King of Athele' title)
*"King of Athlete" is the tentative title
NGH072? - ~PINBALL FANTASIA~ LAST ODYSSEY - MONOLITH
[Pinball Game - 82megs]
*1995 game
*Working proto supposedly existing
*Presentation in NeoGeoFreak magazine
NGH077? - SHINRYUU SENKI ~The Warlocks of the Fates~ - ASTEC 21
[fighting game - 200megs]
*1995/06 Presentation @ TOKYO OMOCHA SHOW
*coverage on NeoGeoFreak magazine issue1
*emu screenshots avalaible
NGH???? - MASEKI TAISEN STOON - I'MAX
[dropping-type puzzle game]
*1995/09 Presentation @ AM SHOW
NGH111 - DROPPERS - FUYUUTOU NO DAIBOUKEN - ADK
[puzzle game]
*tentative title for the MVS version of OSHIDASHI ZINTRICK
*1996/02 Presentation (MVS) @ AOU SHOW
*1996/03 Presentation (MVS) @ Acme Show in Orlando, Florida
NGH099? - THE EYE OF THE TYPHOON ~KYOKUCHOUGOUKEN~ - VICCOM
[fighting game]
*1996/02 AOU SHOW
*FIGHT FEVER sequel
NGH120 - Choutestu Brikin'ger (Ironclad - Testusei Ninsha) - SAURUS
[shooting game - 178megs]
*1996/03 Presentation (MVS) @ Acme Show in Orlando, Florida
*Actual proto cart conversion sold in Singapore
*Emu screenshots avalaible
NGH126? - HEBEREKE NO PAIR PAIR WARS - SUNSOFT
[shangai puzzle game]
*1996/03 Presentaion @ Acme Show in Orlando, Florida
*CG-rendered Hebereke franchise game
*official flyer avalaible
*NeoFreak Coverage
*protos supposedly surfaced
NGH128? - GHOSTLOP - DATA EAST
[puzzle game - 82megs]
*1996 game
*Presentation in NeoGeoFreak magazine
*Proto fuound, bootlegged and dumped
NGH???? - MAHOU JUKU ~MAGIC MASTER~ - SAURUS/TAKUMI
[puzzle game]
*1997/01 Location Test @ Ikebukuro GiGO
NGH104? - QP - SUCCESS
[variety game]
*1997/03 NeoGeoFreak magazine coverage
NGH???? - FIGHTING VOLLEY (tentative name) - VIDEO SYSTEM
[volleyball game]
*Power Spike II sequel or alternative name?
NGH???? - ALL STARS VOLLEY (tentative name) - MAHOU
[volleyball game]
*Tentative title for some other title?
NGH110? - KARATE NINJA SHOU - YUMEKOBO
[action game]
*1997/07 Location Test @ Chuujun Tonai
*screenshots avalaible
NGH137 - OOKIKU FUKURAMASETE GAPPORIN - VIDEO SYSTEM
[puzzle game]
*1997/09 AM SHOW
*GAPPORIN tentative/prototype title
NGH158? - DANCE RYTHM MIX - ADK
[Bemani-style rythm game]
*2004 Location Test in Japan
1) Billy Pitt did a remarkable job in the proto field, and that's a fact. I myself don't like his attitude, but the work he did is still remarkable. He gathered a lot of information.
2) Lately, Xacrow presented us some emu-shot for some protos, plus a title list and some mag scans
3) I investigated the Japanese net, and found Xacrow's list source. Basically, Xacrow list was a translation from a Japanese list. But it was also just partially translated. So I just tried my best, retranslated the WHOLE list including EVERY bit, and integrated it with all other proto infos in my possession. The following list is the final result of my efforts.
4) As you would notice, the games listed here actually EXCEED the 'NGH blanking slots'... some games may be double, but still we have few titles exeeding the figure... mmmh...
4) Corrections, additions, commens are always welcome.
5) All in all, I think NGF actually had some protos for real. Namely: BangBang Buster, Brikin'ger, Pinball Fantasia, Shinryuu Senki. The last one was possibly reproduced and sold to 'big tymers'... copies MUST be floating around.
6) I still havent found any confimation about the existance of the infamous 'Neo Pool Master'.
ENJOY THE LIST!
*NEO-GEO UNRELEASED GAME LIST - BY SHITO*
NGH008? - SUN SHINE (aka BLOCK PARADISE) - SNK/ADK
[Coloums-type puzzle]
*1990/07 Location Test @ Ikebukuru Sunshine Underground Gorilla
*Official flyer found on the Yahoo Japan Acution (for the 'Sun Shine' title)
*Emulation screenshots for the 'Block Paradise' title made avalaible
NGH026? - FUN FUN BROTHERS - ALPHA DENSHI
[puzzle action game]
*1991 game. Working prototype found in 1998, screens avalaible.
NGH028? - DUNK STAR - SAMMY
[basktball game]
*1991/10 Presentation @ AM SHOW and @ 1991 CES Trade Show
*Official flyer avalabile
NGH035? - MYSTIC WAND - ALPHA DENSHI
[platform game]
*1991 Presentation @ CES Trade Show
*Screens avalaible
NGH054? - BUSTER BLAZE - ADK
[title of the original MVS version of Crossed Swords II - action game]
*1992/09 Location Test @ HighTech Nobel Jinbouchou
NGH130? - TENRIN NO SHOU ~SHIKAGO~ - VISCO
[prototype title of Breakers (eng: Crystal Legacy) - fighting game]
*1994/04 Presentation @ AM SHOW
*Gamest coverage
*official flyer found
*emu screenshot avalaible
NGH068 - SUPER VOLLEY '94 - VIDEO SYSTEM
[prototype title o Power Spike II - volleyball game]
*1994/04 Gamest ad.
*Emu screenshot avalabile
NGH070 - ZUPAPA! - FACE
[platofrm game - 41megs]
*1994/02/22 original version by Face presented @ AOU Show alongside with Gururin
NGH071? - BANG BANG BUSTER - VISCO
[platform game]
*1994 platform action game
*working protos supposedly existing
NGH???? - NINJA GAIDEN II - TECMO
[action game]
*1994/07 Location Test @ Ochanomizu Conan
NGH???? - CARIBE NO ZAIHOU - FACE
[dropping-type puzzle game]
*1994/09 Presentation @ AM SHOW + magazine coverage
NGH???? - PUZZLEKKO CLUB - VISCO
[puzzle game]
*1994/09 Presentation AM SHOW
NGH???? - ULTIMATE 4 (aka KING OF ATHLETE) - FACE
[16 variety minigames of loading-action]
*1995 coverage on NeoGeoFreak magazine issue2 ('King of Athele' title)
*"King of Athlete" is the tentative title
NGH072? - ~PINBALL FANTASIA~ LAST ODYSSEY - MONOLITH
[Pinball Game - 82megs]
*1995 game
*Working proto supposedly existing
*Presentation in NeoGeoFreak magazine
NGH077? - SHINRYUU SENKI ~The Warlocks of the Fates~ - ASTEC 21
[fighting game - 200megs]
*1995/06 Presentation @ TOKYO OMOCHA SHOW
*coverage on NeoGeoFreak magazine issue1
*emu screenshots avalaible
NGH???? - MASEKI TAISEN STOON - I'MAX
[dropping-type puzzle game]
*1995/09 Presentation @ AM SHOW
NGH111 - DROPPERS - FUYUUTOU NO DAIBOUKEN - ADK
[puzzle game]
*tentative title for the MVS version of OSHIDASHI ZINTRICK
*1996/02 Presentation (MVS) @ AOU SHOW
*1996/03 Presentation (MVS) @ Acme Show in Orlando, Florida
NGH099? - THE EYE OF THE TYPHOON ~KYOKUCHOUGOUKEN~ - VICCOM
[fighting game]
*1996/02 AOU SHOW
*FIGHT FEVER sequel
NGH120 - Choutestu Brikin'ger (Ironclad - Testusei Ninsha) - SAURUS
[shooting game - 178megs]
*1996/03 Presentation (MVS) @ Acme Show in Orlando, Florida
*Actual proto cart conversion sold in Singapore
*Emu screenshots avalaible
NGH126? - HEBEREKE NO PAIR PAIR WARS - SUNSOFT
[shangai puzzle game]
*1996/03 Presentaion @ Acme Show in Orlando, Florida
*CG-rendered Hebereke franchise game
*official flyer avalaible
*NeoFreak Coverage
*protos supposedly surfaced
NGH128? - GHOSTLOP - DATA EAST
[puzzle game - 82megs]
*1996 game
*Presentation in NeoGeoFreak magazine
*Proto fuound, bootlegged and dumped
NGH???? - MAHOU JUKU ~MAGIC MASTER~ - SAURUS/TAKUMI
[puzzle game]
*1997/01 Location Test @ Ikebukuro GiGO
NGH104? - QP - SUCCESS
[variety game]
*1997/03 NeoGeoFreak magazine coverage
NGH???? - FIGHTING VOLLEY (tentative name) - VIDEO SYSTEM
[volleyball game]
*Power Spike II sequel or alternative name?
NGH???? - ALL STARS VOLLEY (tentative name) - MAHOU
[volleyball game]
*Tentative title for some other title?
NGH110? - KARATE NINJA SHOU - YUMEKOBO
[action game]
*1997/07 Location Test @ Chuujun Tonai
*screenshots avalaible
NGH137 - OOKIKU FUKURAMASETE GAPPORIN - VIDEO SYSTEM
[puzzle game]
*1997/09 AM SHOW
*GAPPORIN tentative/prototype title
NGH158? - DANCE RYTHM MIX - ADK
[Bemani-style rythm game]
*2004 Location Test in Japan
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