Catroots (lost tech demo of unreleased Nintendo 64 game; 2000)
Catroots was a Nintendo 64 game of unknown genre developed by Marigul Management (a second-party established in 1996 to make games for the Nintendo 64), and would have been presumably published by Nintendo.
History/Availability
A CG-animated teaser for the game was shown at E3 2000, on a display at Nintendo's booth.[1][2] Besides that, there was very little information about the actual game. In fact, when IGN asked some Nintendo of America employees about the mysterious display, their answer was simply:
"We were told to put it out there."[1]
Eventually, Shigeru Miyamoto himself was interviewed. He confirmed that the game was being developed by Marigul and that an official announcement on the game was yet to be made.
The teaser in question showed cats and mice feuding in a similar style to Tom & Jerry or The Simpsons' Itchy & Scratchy. An unknown portion of the teaser was uploaded by IGN, which shows a red cat getting chased and attacked by a mouse, using weapons like shurikens, a hammer, and a flamethrower. There are also a few other pictures depicting some different scenarios.
Besides that, there's no other information about Catroots. It's unknown how far the game got into completion, or if the game even reached production stage at all. Not even the full E3 teaser is available online. It's assumed that the game got silently cancelled due to the nearby release of the Nintendo Gamecube.
Gallery
External Link
- Unseen64's article on Catroots. Retrieved 12 Aug '19
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IGN's first article on Catroots. Retrieved 12 Aug '19
- ↑ IGN's second article on Catroots. Retrieved 12 Aug '19