Some time ago we learned that he had been rescued a strange Nintendo product. It was a peculiar title planned for the Nintendo 64. Specifically, it seems that a developer of the unreleased N64 game, Holdingshared several prototypes a few weeks ago. Here’s what’s been learned about the potential game and what we missed at the time:
- Riqa was a third-person action shooter developed by Bits Studios.
- Riqa was a game in development for the Nintendo 64 console by Nintendo Software Technology (NST).
- It was exhibited at the E3 the 1999 and was considered the N64’s answer to Tomb Raider and Perfect Dark.
- Despite initial promise, the game was never released due to project delays and cancellations.
- Riqa’s development faced multiple problems and in the end its technical difficulties and lack of a clear vision for the project led to its eventual cancellation.
Many people at the time compared it to the legendary Tomb Raider.
Recently, a developer named Ten Shu released the final four versions of the game. Nintendo 64 online, along with a tutorial on how to run the prototypes in Project64 3.0.1. It has emerged a ROM of the game online thanks to Ten Shu, former member of the team Bits Studios. Although Holding was cancelled decades ago, the ROM release allows players to explore its intriguing story and gameplay, even 25 years later than expected.
You can see it in detail in this video:
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Fuente: Go Nintendo
