Rodan (lost build of unreleased NES game; late 1980s-early 1990s): Difference between revisions

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The advertisement.

Status: Lost

Included with the 1988/89 NES game Godzilla: Monster of Monsters was an ad for a game simply titled Rodan, based on the titular Pteranodon-like flying monster, who was an ally/foe to Godzilla and even starred in his own film. It was also briefly mentioned in several magazines, such as issue 16 of Nintendo Power, as well as the September 1990 issue of GamePro, and was said to be a direct sequel to Godzilla: Monster of Monsters.

The game was merely cited as featuring "Rodan, Godzilla's arch enemy" (despite King Ghidorah fitting that title more). It was advertised as "coming 1991", but the game was cancelled for unknown reasons. Rodan did, however, appear in what became the actual sequel, Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters. It's unknown how far into production the game was or if any prototypes exist.

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 |title=<center>Rodan</center>
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-|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Unreleased'''</span>
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-Included with the 1988/89 NES game ''Godzilla: Monster of Monsters'' was an ad for a game simply titled '''''Rodan''''', based on the Pteranodon-like flying monster (once a star of his own film and later one of Godzilla's foes/allies). It was also briefly mentioned in several magazines, such as issue 16 of ''Nintendo Power'', as well as the September 1990 issue of ''GamePro'', and was said to be a direct sequel to ''Godzilla: Monster of Monsters.''
-The game was merely cited as featuring "Rodan, Godzilla's arch enemy", even though this isn't quite accurate (King Ghidorah being closer to that). It was advertised as "coming 1991", but the game never emerged and the ad was never followed up on. Rodan ''did'', however, appear in what became the actual ''Godzilla'' NES sequel, ''Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters''. Neither the fate of the unfinished game, nor its level of completion have ever been made public knowledge.
+Included with the 1988/89 NES game ''Godzilla: Monster of Monsters'' was an ad for a game simply titled '''''Rodan''''', based on the titular Pteranodon-like flying monster, who was an ally/foe to Godzilla and even starred in his own film. It was also briefly mentioned in several magazines, such as issue 16 of ''Nintendo Power'', as well as the September 1990 issue of ''GamePro'', and was said to be a direct sequel to ''Godzilla: Monster of Monsters.''
-On a somewhat related note, a Rodan figure was produced for the 1970's ''Shogun Warriors'' line, a companion piece to the claw-firing Godzilla, but in much smaller numbers, making it effectively almost as rare as the game that was never released.
+The game was merely cited as featuring "Rodan, Godzilla's arch enemy" (despite King Ghidorah fitting that title more). It was advertised as "coming 1991", but the game was cancelled for unknown reasons. Rodan did, however, appear in what became the actual sequel, ''Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters''. It's unknown how far into production the game was or if any prototypes exist.
 [[Category:Lost video games]]