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==Sightings and information== | ==Sightings and information== | ||
One mention of ''Dweebers'' was in the Vic Tokai product line 1989-1990 brochure <ref> | One mention of ''Dweebers'' was in the Vic Tokai product line 1989-1990 brochure <ref>[http://www.video-game-ephemera.com/image/047e.jpg Page 4 of the Vic Tokai product.] Retrieved 23 Jul '14</ref> and another in a book called ''Video Game Quest: The Complete Guide to Home Video Game Systems, Video Games and Accessories'' published in 1990<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Video-Game-Quest-Complete-Accessories/dp/0962505722/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256500566&sr=8-2 Amazon listing of the book ''Video Game Quest: The Complete Guide to Home Video Game Systems, Video Games and Accessories''.] Retrieved 23 Jul '14</ref> | ||
The game's description from both sources is: " | The game's description from both sources is: <blockquote>"So what if you've got a Styrofoam face? Hey, it's a dweeb world out there! Dweebers knows that. That's why we've given your hero a steam iron face, grasshopper legs, and little booties that look like Volkswagons. Think that's outrageous? Wait till you meet up with your fish larvae enemies! Come on. What are you waiting for? Be a dweeb!"</blockquote> | ||
==''Gathers''== | ==''Gathers''== | ||
One theory by a blogger named Chris Bieniek is that Dweebs might be a game called [http://www.video-game-ephemera.com/image/047j.jpg "Gathers"], another cancelled game by Vic Tokai. He mentions how the creatures in the game look like the ones from ''Dweebers''.<ref> | One theory by a blogger named Chris Bieniek is that Dweebs might be a game called [http://www.video-game-ephemera.com/image/047j.jpg "Gathers"], another cancelled game by Vic Tokai. He mentions how the creatures in the game look like the ones from ''Dweebers''.<ref>[http://www.video-game-ephemera.com/047.htm Chris Binieks blog post about ''Dweebers''.] Retrieved 23 Jul '14</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | <gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | ||
Gathers.png|One of two known screenshots of the cancelled game ''Gathers'' | Gathers.png|One of two known screenshots of the cancelled game ''Gathers''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Lost video games]] | [[Category:Lost video games]] | ||
[[Category:Completely lost media]] | [[Category:Completely lost media]] | ||
Revision as of 01:02, 1 July 2020
Early prototype box art for the game.
Status: Lost
Dweebers is a cancelled Game Boy game developed by the company Vic Tokai. It was set to be released sometime in 1989-1990.
Sightings and information
One mention of Dweebers was in the Vic Tokai product line 1989-1990 brochure [1] and another in a book called Video Game Quest: The Complete Guide to Home Video Game Systems, Video Games and Accessories published in 1990[2]
The game's description from both sources is:
"So what if you've got a Styrofoam face? Hey, it's a dweeb world out there! Dweebers knows that. That's why we've given your hero a steam iron face, grasshopper legs, and little booties that look like Volkswagons. Think that's outrageous? Wait till you meet up with your fish larvae enemies! Come on. What are you waiting for? Be a dweeb!"
Gathers
One theory by a blogger named Chris Bieniek is that Dweebs might be a game called "Gathers", another cancelled game by Vic Tokai. He mentions how the creatures in the game look like the ones from Dweebers.[3]
Gallery
One of two known screenshots of the cancelled game Gathers.
References
- ↑ Page 4 of the Vic Tokai product. Retrieved 23 Jul '14
- ↑ Amazon listing of the book Video Game Quest: The Complete Guide to Home Video Game Systems, Video Games and Accessories. Retrieved 23 Jul '14
- ↑ Chris Binieks blog post about Dweebers. Retrieved 23 Jul '14
