Lost Classics: Chelnov (Saturn)
It seemed like such a random thing when it showed up online in 2012, but there it was — an unreleased Saturn version of an old Data East arcade game.
Chelnov puts the player in control of a coal miner given superpowers after surviving a nuclear power plant explosion. The original arcade game got some heat because it came out not long after the Chernobyl disaster. Data East denied the connection, explaining that Chelnov was a cousin of one of their other stars, Karnov. Not surprisingly, they completely changed the story for the Genesis game.
In retrospect, making a Saturn version of Chelnov isn't that weird. Publisher Xing released another Data East game, Wolf Fang, as part of a line of conversions of arcade games that were several years old by the time they came out on Saturn. (A version of Edward Randy was also announced, but not released.)
As for Chelnov, this is a no-frills conversion with no extras or bonus material. Former Data East programmer FX-702P has talked about working on it on Twitter and confirmed the game was cancelled before the sound team could do the sound effects.
FX-702P also said there were plans to bring over Karnov. Imagine, Chelnov and Karnov on the same system. We are truly in the bad timeline.
Chelnov puts the player in control of a coal miner given superpowers after surviving a nuclear power plant explosion. The original arcade game got some heat because it came out not long after the Chernobyl disaster. Data East denied the connection, explaining that Chelnov was a cousin of one of their other stars, Karnov. Not surprisingly, they completely changed the story for the Genesis game.
In retrospect, making a Saturn version of Chelnov isn't that weird. Publisher Xing released another Data East game, Wolf Fang, as part of a line of conversions of arcade games that were several years old by the time they came out on Saturn. (A version of Edward Randy was also announced, but not released.)
As for Chelnov, this is a no-frills conversion with no extras or bonus material. Former Data East programmer FX-702P has talked about working on it on Twitter and confirmed the game was cancelled before the sound team could do the sound effects.
FX-702P also said there were plans to bring over Karnov. Imagine, Chelnov and Karnov on the same system. We are truly in the bad timeline.
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