DuckandCover Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 I've had a question that's been bugging me for a while that I'm hoping one of our learned video game historians will have some information on. Back in the day, one of the carts that I was really anticipating was Parker Brother's James Bond 007. I can recall seeing ads on the back covers of some of my favorite comic books, showing a screenshot of the game, in which 007 is involved in a tense battle with bad guys on a train, the scenario being based on one of the sequences from the film Octopussy. One of the Parker Brothers catalogs gives the same description of the game. Parker Brothers Catalog: James Bond 007 Of course, anyone who has played the cart that was ultimately released knows that the released game bears absolutely no resemblance to to the one describeed in the ads or catalog. Instead, the game was a side scrolling driving/shooting challenge based on several different Bond films. (It's a tough game to boot-one that I've recently began working to beat in earnest). Does anyone know what happened? Was the first game developed, then scrapped. Did a competing idea replace the first one before programming ever began? I was just wondering if anyone knew the history behind this. It would be interesting if a proto of the original game turned up someday (if it even exists). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 u mean this game? it has a 6 in rarity... although i never saw it in my life... looks cool thou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckandCover Posted June 10, 2002 Author Share Posted June 10, 2002 That cart is the one that Parker Brothers finally released. It is a pretty cool game (pretty tough too). No, the one I'm wanting info on is the one depicted on the catalog page, which, to my knowledge, never saw the light of day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 The second game your referring to is James Bond: As Seen in Octopussy. There were some fake screenshots in the PB catalogs, but no one has found a prototype to date. I'd guess that the game was completed to some degree and a prototype is out there somewhere. Here are some of those fake screenshots: http://www.digitpress.com/eastereggs/26jamesbond.htm Tempest [ 06-10-2002: Message edited by: Tempest ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 It looks a lot cooler than the one that actually came out. The 007 available to us is a Moon Patrol rip-off with a less accurate control scheme. CF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckandCover Posted June 10, 2002 Author Share Posted June 10, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Chris Federico: The 007 available to us is a Moon Patrol rip-off with a less accurate control scheme. Much as I like the game, I have to admit the controls are pretty tough to get used to. Maybe that's part of the reason I've never made it past the second level... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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