Spellcraft (found cancelled Super Nintendo port of DOS strategy game; 1993): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 17:28, 4 February 2023

Title screen (01.03f)

Status: Found

Date found: Aug 1993 (01.10a), Feb 4 2023 (01.03f)

Found by: Magical (01.10a), Cloud and Forest of Illusion (01.03f)

Spellcraft (a.k.a Spellcraft: Aspects of Valor, Also written as SpellCraft.) is a fantasy strategy game for MS-DOS developed by Asciiware and released by Broderbund in 1992. The game was ported to the SNES and announced at the Winter CES in January 1992; the May 1993 issue of Nintendo Power had it scheduled for release in the fall of that year^[1], but it was cancelled, for reasons unknown. The developers of the SNES version are ASCII Corporation and Ybarra Productions.

Availability

The game's prototype ROM (version "01.10a") was leaked by the BBS scene group Magical in August 1993, before its planned release in the fall. The header information on that ROM was Smash TV, which was burned into the EPROM that originally hosted Smash TV.

Another prototype ROM (version "01.03f") was dumped by Cloud and released by Forest of Illusion on February 4th, 2023^[2]. It was an improved and more complete version of the first leaked prototype.

Gallery

Prototype ROM (01.03f)
Box art design for SNES version.
Super Power Issue 7, 1993^[3]
Super Power Issue 12, 1993^[4]

External Links

References

↑ Nintendo Power Issue 048 May 1993 - Internet Archive Retrieved Feb 5th, 2023
↑ SpellCraft (USA) (Prototype) (Ver 01.03f) - Forest of Illusion Retrieved Feb 5th, 2023
↑ Super Power Numéro 07 Mars 1993 - Abandonware-Magazines Retrieved Feb 5, 2023
↑ Super Power Numéro 12 Août 1993 - Abandonware-Magazines Retrieved Feb 5, 2023

[1] Nintendo Power Issue 048 May 1993 - Internet Archive Retrieved Feb 5th, 2023

[2] SpellCraft (USA) (Prototype) (Ver 01.03f) - Forest of Illusion Retrieved Feb 5th, 2023

[3] Super Power Numéro 07 Mars 1993 - Abandonware-Magazines Retrieved Feb 5, 2023

[4] Super Power Numéro 12 Août 1993 - Abandonware-Magazines Retrieved Feb 5, 2023

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-'''''Spellcraft''''' (a.k.a '''''Spellcraft: Aspects of Valor''''', Also written as '''''SpellCraft'''''.) is a fantasy strategy game for MS-DOS developed by Asciiware and released by Broderbund in 1992. The game was ported to the SNES and announced at the Winter CES in January 1992; the May 1993 issue of Nintendo Power had it scheduled for release in the fall of that year<ref>[https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20048%20May%201993/page/n116/mode/2up Nintendo Power Issue 048 May 1993 - Internet Archive] Retrieved Feb 5, 2023</ref>, but it was cancelled, for reasons unknown. The developers of the SNES version are ASCII Corporation and Ybarra Productions.
+'''''Spellcraft''''' (a.k.a '''''Spellcraft: Aspects of Valor''''', Also written as '''''SpellCraft'''''.) is a fantasy strategy game for MS-DOS developed by Asciiware and released by Broderbund in 1992. The game was ported to the SNES and announced at the Winter CES in January 1992; the May 1993 issue of Nintendo Power had it scheduled for release in the fall of that year<ref>[https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20048%20May%201993/page/n116/mode/2up Nintendo Power Issue 048 May 1993 - Internet Archive] Retrieved Feb 5th, 2023</ref>, but it was cancelled, for reasons unknown. The developers of the SNES version are ASCII Corporation and Ybarra Productions.
 ==Availability==
 The game's prototype ROM (version "01.10a") was leaked by the BBS scene group Magical in August 1993, before its planned release in the fall. The header information on that ROM was ''Smash TV'', which was burned into the EPROM that originally hosted ''Smash TV''.
-Another prototype ROM (version "01.03f") was dumped by Cloud and released by Forest of Illusion on February 4, 2023<ref>[https://forestillusion.com/2023/spellcraft-usa-prototype-ver-01-03-f SpellCraft (USA) (Prototype) (Ver 01.03f) - Forest of Illusion] Retrieved Feb 5, 2023</ref>. It was an improved and more complete version of the first leaked prototype.
+Another prototype ROM (version "01.03f") was dumped by Cloud and released by Forest of Illusion on February 4th, 2023<ref>[https://forestillusion.com/2023/spellcraft-usa-prototype-ver-01-03-f SpellCraft (USA) (Prototype) (Ver 01.03f) - Forest of Illusion] Retrieved Feb 5th, 2023</ref>. It was an improved and more complete version of the first leaked prototype.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery mode=packed heights=150px>
 spellcraft proto 01.03f.jpg|Prototype ROM (01.03f)
-Spellcraft snes cover.jpg|Box art design for SNES versiom.
+Spellcraft snes cover.jpg|Box art design for SNES version.
-Snes sc superpower7.jpg|Super Power Issue 7, 1993<ref>[https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=20&num=950&album=oui Super Power Numéro 07 Mars 1993 - Abandonware-Magazines] Retrieved Feb 5, 2023</ref>
+Snes sc superpower7.jpg|Super Power Issue 7, 1993<ref>[https://abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=20&num=950&album=oui Super Power Numéro 07 Mars 1993 - Abandonware-Magazines] Retrieved Feb 5, 2023</ref>
-Snes sc superpower12.jpg|Super Power Issue 12, 1993<ref>[https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=20&num=3140&album=oui Super Power Numéro 12 Août 1993 - Abandonware-Magazines] Retrieved Feb 5, 2023</ref>
+Snes sc superpower12.jpg|Super Power Issue 12, 1993<ref>[https://abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=20&num=3140&album=oui Super Power Numéro 12 Août 1993 - Abandonware-Magazines] Retrieved Feb 5, 2023</ref>
 </gallery>
 ==External Links==
 * [https://snescentral.com/article.php?id=0141 Spellcraft - SNES Central]
-* [https://www.unseen64.net/2010/04/18/spellcraft-snes-unreleased/ Spellcraft - Unseen64]
+* [https://unseen64.net/2010/04/18/spellcraft-snes-unreleased/ Spellcraft - Unseen64]
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Found media]]