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The game was cancelled due to the Virtual Boy's failure. Though a prototype of the game was shown at Space World 1995, E3 1996 and was previewed in the now-defunct ''Nintendo Power'' magazine, the prototype hasn't resurfaced anywhere yet, and it's unknown if employees at Intelligent Systems or Nintendo still have a copy of the prototype. | The game was cancelled due to the Virtual Boy's failure. Though a prototype of the game was shown at Space World 1995, E3 1996 and was previewed in the now-defunct ''Nintendo Power'' magazine,<ref>[http://www.planetvb.com/modules/games/?u004g Dragon Hopper « Games « Planet Virtual Boy]. Retrieved March 20, 2018.</ref> the prototype hasn't resurfaced anywhere yet, and it's unknown if employees at Intelligent Systems or Nintendo still have a copy of the prototype. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Doraemon: Nobita no Doki Doki! Obake Land ( | *[[Doraemon: Nobita no Doki Doki! Obake Land (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)]] | ||
*[[Goldeneye 007 ( | *[[Goldeneye 007 (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)]] | ||
*[[Mario Demo (lost Virtual Boy tech demo; 1994)]] | *[[Mario Demo (lost Virtual Boy tech demo; 1994)]] | ||
*[[Out of the Deathmount ( | *[[Out of the Deathmount (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)]] | ||
*[[Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Gekitou Densetsu ( | *[[Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Gekitou Densetsu (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy wrestling game; 1995)]] | ||
*[[Sora Tobu Henry ( | *[[Sora Tobu Henry (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995)]] | ||
*[[VB Mario Land ( | *[[VB Mario Land (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995)]] | ||
*[[Virtual Block ( | *[[Virtual Block (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995)]] | ||
*[[Virtual Dodgeball ( | *[[Virtual Dodgeball (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995)]] | ||
*[[Virtual Jockey ( | *[[Virtual Jockey (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Wangan Sensen Red City (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)]] | ||
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Revision as of 02:40, 21 March 2018
Dragon Hopper, also known as Jump Dragon in Japan, is a cancelled 3D platformer/RPG game for the Virtual Boy developed by Intelligent Systems and was to be published by Nintendo.
The game was originally announced to be released on August 26, 1996, and the game's American price was said to be $34.95.
Premise
The plot consists of a protagonist, known as "Dorin", a young dragon prince who lives in the kingdom of Celestia. His family has been put in jail by the Prime Minister as Dorin runs off.
While running away, he trips into a mysterious hole and lands in the Land of Faeron. Dorin must save the Fairy Spirits, learn spells and follow the seven worlds to free his family.
Cancellation and Availability
The game was cancelled due to the Virtual Boy's failure. Though a prototype of the game was shown at Space World 1995, E3 1996 and was previewed in the now-defunct Nintendo Power magazine,[1] the prototype hasn't resurfaced anywhere yet, and it's unknown if employees at Intelligent Systems or Nintendo still have a copy of the prototype.
Gallery
See also
- Doraemon: Nobita no Doki Doki! Obake Land (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)
- Goldeneye 007 (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)
- Mario Demo (lost Virtual Boy tech demo; 1994)
- Out of the Deathmount (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)
- Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Gekitou Densetsu (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy wrestling game; 1995)
- Sora Tobu Henry (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995)
- VB Mario Land (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995)
- Virtual Block (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995)
- Virtual Dodgeball (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995)
- Virtual Jockey (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)
- Wangan Sensen Red City (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)
References
- ↑ Dragon Hopper « Games « Planet Virtual Boy. Retrieved March 20, 2018.