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|title=<center>The California Rasins: The Grape Escape</center> | |title=<center>The California Rasins: The Grape Escape</center> | ||
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|imagecaption= | |imagecaption=Cover of the game. | ||
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | ||
|datefound=Jan. 21st, 2003 | |datefound=Jan. 21st, 2003 | ||
|foundby=Brandon Murphy | |foundby=Brandon Murphy | ||
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'''The California Raisins: The Grape Escape''' is an unreleased 1990 video game produced by Capcom that was scheduled for release in 1991<ref>[http://www.lostlevels.org/200308/200308-raisins.shtml lostlevels.com article.] Retrieved 11 Aug '14.</ref>. | '''The California Raisins: The Grape Escape''' is an unreleased 1990 NES video game produced by Capcom that was scheduled for release in 1991<ref>[http://www.lostlevels.org/200308/200308-raisins.shtml lostlevels.com article.] Retrieved 11 Aug '14.</ref>.* | ||
On January 21, 2003, a prototype cartridge was found in Florida by Brandon Murphy<ref>[http://www.nintendoplayer.com/unreleased/california-raisins/ nintendoplayer.com article including a story about a game being found.] Retrieved 11 Aug '14.</ref>. After an article was published, game collectors began haggling with Brandon to sell the game and release the ROM image, and so the cart was sold to a collector, followed by a ROM image being released on August 1 that year. | ==Premise== | ||
The game starred ''California Raisins'' anthropomorphic raisin mascots who were popularized by a series of stopmotion animated TV ads for the dried fruit treats. | |||
The player would control one of the California Raisins in an effort to save his fellow Raisins and their musical notes from the Wild Bunch. The game was cancelled due to the mascots' dwindling popularity in the 1990s. | |||
==Cartridge== | |||
On January 21, 2003, a prototype cartridge was found in Florida by Brandon Murphy<ref>[http://www.nintendoplayer.com/unreleased/california-raisins/ nintendoplayer.com article including a story about a game being found.] Retrieved 11 Aug '14.</ref>.* | |||
After an article was published, game collectors began haggling with Brandon to sell the game and release the ROM image, and so the cart was sold to a collector, followed by a ROM image being released on August 1 that year. | |||
<gallery mode=packed heights=275px> | <gallery mode=packed heights=275px> | ||
File:California_Raisins_Game_Screen.png|The Game's Title Screen. | File:California_Raisins_Game_Screen.png|The Game's Title Screen. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 21:50, 7 March 2017
Cover of the game.
Status: Found
Date found: Jan. 21st, 2003
Found by: Brandon Murphy
The California Raisins: The Grape Escape is an unreleased 1990 NES video game produced by Capcom that was scheduled for release in 1991[1].*
Premise
The game starred California Raisins anthropomorphic raisin mascots who were popularized by a series of stopmotion animated TV ads for the dried fruit treats.
The player would control one of the California Raisins in an effort to save his fellow Raisins and their musical notes from the Wild Bunch. The game was cancelled due to the mascots' dwindling popularity in the 1990s.
Cartridge
On January 21, 2003, a prototype cartridge was found in Florida by Brandon Murphy[2].*
After an article was published, game collectors began haggling with Brandon to sell the game and release the ROM image, and so the cart was sold to a collector, followed by a ROM image being released on August 1 that year.
The Game's Title Screen.
References
- ↑ lostlevels.com article. Retrieved 11 Aug '14.
- ↑ nintendoplayer.com article including a story about a game being found. Retrieved 11 Aug '14.