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'''''Hardcore''''' is a cancelled 1994 video game developed by DICE/Digital Illusions and published by Psygnosis that was scheduled for release in November 1994 (copyright date says 1995) on Amiga, Sega Genesis and Sega CD. The game is a typical run-and-gun platformer with similarities to the Turrican series. The Genesis port was nearly finished when Psygnosis cancelled all its Genesis titles, including ''Hardcore'' plus ''[[Bill's Tomato Game (Cancelled 1994 Sega Genesis/SNES Ports)|Bill's Tomato Game]]'', ''[[ResQ (Cancelled Sega Genesis Game)|ResQ]]'', ''[[Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (Cancelled 1994 Sega Genesis Port)|Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame]]'', ''[[Shadow of the Beast III (Cancelled 1994 Sega Genesis Port)|Shadow of the Beast III]]'' and ''[[Blood Money (Cancelled Sega Genesis Port)|Blood Money]]''.
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'''''Hardcore''''' is a cancelled 1994 video game developed by DICE/Digital Illusions and published by Psygnosis that was scheduled for release in November 1994 (copyright date says 1995) on Amiga, Sega Genesis and Sega CD.<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/07/15/hardcore-mdg-and-mega-cd-cancelled/ Unseen64 page on ''Hardcore''.] Retrieved 02 Dec '14</ref> The game appears to be a typical run-and-gun platformer with similarities to the ''Turrican'' series. The Genesis port was nearly finished when Psygnosis cancelled all its Genesis/Mega Drive titles, including ''Hardcore'', ''Bill's Tomato Game'', ''ResQ'', ''Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame'', ''Shadow of the Beast III'' and ''Blood Money'' among others.


Years later, a video of a prototype of the Genesis version has surfaced on YouTube, but a ROM has yet to be dumped, and nothing has resurfaced of the Amiga or Sega CD ports.
Years later, a video of a prototype of the Genesis version has surfaced on YouTube, but a ROM has yet to be dumped, and nothing has resurfaced of the Amiga or Sega CD ports.


==References==
==Gallery==
http://www.unseen64.net/2008/07/15/hardcore-mdg-and-mega-cd-cancelled/ Unseen 64 article
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Latest revision as of 16:29, 1 July 2020

Hardcore title screen.JPG

The title screen.

Status: Lost

Hardcore is a cancelled 1994 video game developed by DICE/Digital Illusions and published by Psygnosis that was scheduled for release in November 1994 (copyright date says 1995) on Amiga, Sega Genesis and Sega CD.[1] The game appears to be a typical run-and-gun platformer with similarities to the Turrican series. The Genesis port was nearly finished when Psygnosis cancelled all its Genesis/Mega Drive titles, including Hardcore, Bill's Tomato Game, ResQ, Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame, Shadow of the Beast III and Blood Money among others.

Years later, a video of a prototype of the Genesis version has surfaced on YouTube, but a ROM has yet to be dumped, and nothing has resurfaced of the Amiga or Sega CD ports.

Gallery

8 minutes of gameplay.

Reference

  1. ↑ Unseen64 page on Hardcore. Retrieved 02 Dec '14
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