John Smith: Special Agent (found original version of "James Bond Jr." NES game; 1991)
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Title screen
Status: Found (prototype and source code)
Lost (ROM/Repro)
Date found: Unknown (source code)
May/November 2015 (eBay)
Found by: Nolan Brothers
John Smith: Special Agent is a original version of the 1992 NES version of James Bond Jr. The game is a side scrolling 2D action platformer developed by Eurocom. After the game was finished and according to the programmer Chris Shrigley, they were unable to find a buyer. The game was picked up by THQ and reworked into the James Bond Jr.
The source code of the version was leaked online, a prototype was also has been found and then sell on eBay in May and November 2015 by the Nolan Brothers. As of November 6, 2015, a ROM of the original was yet to be released.[1]
References
- ↑ eBay auction. Retrieved 06 Nov '15.