MagicEngine

tg_drifter · Regular Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 87

According to this article, RareWare seems to have developed a game for the PC-Engine...
I searched the internet but unfortunately was unable to find any info about it.
Does anyone know anything about this game and if it was ever released or if there is a prototype out there?

Check out the link:
http://www.solvalou.com/speccy_ultimate3.php

Kaminari · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 4:07 pm Post subject:

Fascinating. Either it was never published, or released without the Rare mention in the credits (which is not impossible). Every old-timer knows that this former British company was called Ultimate Play The Game in an ancient past, when they used to rule the Spectrum scene before they got bought out by US Gold then Nintendô (Knight Lore, 1984... those were the times). I just can't think of any possible PC Engine title that could have been designed by them.

It'd be very interesting to contact and ask them about it, though Ultimate/Rare are known to be extremely secret concerning the diffusion of any internal information -- especially about their unreleased games (Mire Mare, anyone?). Some even doubt they have a PR department!

A reference website: Ultimate Wurlde.

brizio · Visitor Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 7

Sorry, but according to that article they only received a PC Engine system.
The only japanese systems they develop for are from Nintendo or Sega.

Kaminari · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 7:28 pm Post subject:

"a new package of games had just been delivered from Japan as well as Rare's first PC Engine"

Indeed, that was not very clearly put, but it makes sense now Smile

No Ultimate game on the PCE then.

tg_drifter · Regular Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 87

Hmm... I'm not sure, Rare's first PC Engine "system" or Rare's first PC Engine "game"? It's not specified, the sentence is a bit confusing indeed. It continues: "- the latest machine in the range and all the rage in the homeland." Do they mean the PC Engine or some sort of development system?
I guess it makes sense that they mean the PC Engine, but even if they do, keep in mind that they are developers. When developers receive a system, it's not likely that they'll just let it hang around (unless of course they have no spare time!)... so perhaps they've developed something on it for their own pleasure!
Lately I've been hunting down rare games, unreleased games/prototypes and demos, and been able to get some really cool ones for the PC-Engine, Atari Jaguar and Atari 8-bit computers. So, I'd love to get my hands on ANYTHING Rare might have created on the PCE, as long as it's at an affordable price!!!
I'll keep on searching, maybe something will leak out!

brizio · Visitor Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 7

Back in those days the NEC PC Engine was the most interesting gadget coming from Japan. In UK (where Rare is based) a lot of people wanted it and the guys from Rare were interested too!
Almost every magazine and developer had one PC Engine somewhere in their offices.
Development kits for western developers came only later but I am pretty sure that Rare, heavily involved in other developments, never worked on PC Engine games with an official development kit.