Lost Classics: In the Hunt (Super NES)
Better known as that game by the people who later made Metal Slug, this classic arcade submarine shooter almost came out for the Super NES. Irem showed it off at the 1994 Winter CES, as reported by magazines such as Gamefan at the time, or at the very least announced it there. The arcade game appears in camcorder footage of the event (following video of Super NES Undercover Cops; see end of post), so it's unknown if they actually displayed the SNES version. Unfortunately, it quietly disappeared after Irem halted game development later in the year.
In 2019, former Irem planner Yoshinobu Oyama confirmed on Twitter that SNES In the Hunt (or rather, Super Famicom Kaitei Daisensou) really was in development. He also mentioned something about Mask of Zorro. If someone could translate these tweets, I would appreciate it.
In 2019, former Irem planner Yoshinobu Oyama confirmed on Twitter that SNES In the Hunt (or rather, Super Famicom Kaitei Daisensou) really was in development. He also mentioned something about Mask of Zorro. If someone could translate these tweets, I would appreciate it.
Unfortunately, the tweet doesn't provide much information:
ReplyDelete"In The Hunt WAS in development [for the SNES]. Maybe somebody has a ROM of it."
The other tweets are mostly about Irem's other games in development from the time. They don't provide much information beyond what's already out there, except maybe that the closure of Irem's Osaka offices played a role in ending development on all these projects.