The Battlefields of Napoleon (lost build of cancelled English localization of "Napoleon Senki" Famicom real-time strategy game; 1988)
The Battlefields of Napoleon is a cancelled English localization of Napoleon Senki, a strategy game released for the Famicom in 1988. It is based on the famous French military and political leader Napoléon Bonaparte.
Gameplay
The player controls Napoleon and his French army during the European invasion. The player can decide to find their own strategy in battle simulations or replay Napoleon's historic battles and campaigns to try and succeed where he failed.
Status
Not much is known about this game, except that it was going to be released in August 1988 by Broderbund, but it was cancelled for unknown reasons.[1] On October 10th, 2022, a prototype cartridge for The Battlefields of Napoleon was spotted in an eBay listing, along with its original packaging. Video Game History Foundation’s Frank Cifaldi has asked for donations to win the auction.[2] Cifaldi would not win the auction and the auction was won by someone else.
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Reference
- ↑ NES World's list of unreleased NES games, which includes The Battlefields of Napoleon. Retrieved 09 Aug '17
- ↑ Kotaku article on a cartridge surfacing. Retrieved 10 Oct '22