Starblade: Operation Blue Planet (lost build of unreleased arcade game; 2002)

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In 2002, Namco developed a brand new arcade cabinet utilizing the Namco System 256 arcade board titled "ORBS" (Over Reality Booster System). The cabinet featured a seat module that would slide into the cabinet, a 5.1 channel Dolby Digital sound system, and a globe-shaped surface for projectors. Only one known game was developed for the cabinet, which was StarBlade: Operation Blue Planet. It was intended as a sequel to the 1991 arcade game StarBlade and would have been released sometime in


Production and Status

The game was presented at the Amusement Machine Show in 2001, and was one of the most popular games at the show, possessing a 70-minute wait to play the game. Only one level was playable to the public, and a "to be continued" message was displayed upon completion. The game never made it beyond field testing, however, resulting in the game and ORBS cabinet being shelved. It is also believed that the cost of the ORBS cabinet was the result of the game's cancellation.

A gameplay video was uploaded on November 26, 2007, showing a small segment of the game. Namco Bandai themselves uploaded a complete playthrough of the demo, which was uploaded on October 5, 2011. Around that same time, the game was added to the United Galaxy Space Force website in the UGSF timeline.

The game has not been released for any home video game platform and has not been dumped on MAME or any other emulator.