C.I.T.Y. 2000 Paris (non-existent sequel of PC adventure game; 1990s): Difference between revisions

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Excerpt from the back cover of C.I.T.Y. 2000, mentioning a sequel.

Status: Non-existent

C.I.T.Y. 2000, also known as City in Trouble Year 2000, is a point-and-click DOS adventure game with puzzles, developed by Rollogame Ltd., and released in 1993 by Aditus, Inc. You play as Jon Daring, an American secret agent on a mission to stop the evil drug lord Stanislav “S.” Rooter from taking control over London. The game uses a classic inventory system and live-action cutscenes.^[1]

Sequel

CD-ROMS in Print catalog.

C.I.T.Y. 2000 itself is not particularly rare, as copies can be bought on eBay and Amazon, and a digital version can easily be found online. However, the same can't be said for the sequel made the following year, entitled C.I.T.Y. 2000 Paris (or City in Trouble Year 2000: Paris). There are no copies available on any abandonware site, nor on trading or selling websites. There are currently not even any websites that clearly document this sequel either; the primary proof of the game's existence is the back of the C.I.T.Y. 2000 box mentioning the sequel as "coming soon".

The game was also mentioned in the CD-ROMs in Print catalog published by Gale Group, as the 1996 to 2003 issues all indicate that Aditus published this game in March 1994, with Jon Daring as the main character again. Another notable detail is that, according to the Gale Group catalog, the sequel would have been entirely FMV (Full Motion Video), just like the original game.

Status

Rumors circulate that 30 pre-release copies were sent to a Canadian store with minimal packaging, but these have not been confirmed.^[2]

Very little can be found about the two companies Rollogame and Aditus, leaving virtually no leads for tracking the game down. Rollogame has been involved in the making of at least 3 games (C.I.T.Y. 2000 for PC, Castelian for NES and Dream TV for SNES) and Aditus was a Montreal-based publisher. As C.I.T.Y. 2000 Paris is the sequel to an already obscure game, the efforts of several collectors have never come to fruition, and so this mysterious game remains elusive.

On September 21st, 2021, Jon Stuart, a developer of the first C.I.T.Y. 2000 game, broke his silence on the sequel's status. It never got made because French law requires the developers to get permission from every single person if they appear in any of the game's photos.^[3]

References

↑ MobyGames page for the original C.I.T.Y. 2000 Retrieved 31 Mar '17.
↑ Adventure Point page for the sequel Retrieved 31 Mar '17.
↑ Jon Stuart's comment on the fate of C.I.T.Y. 2000 Paris Retrieved 22 Dec '22

[1] MobyGames page for the original C.I.T.Y. 2000 Retrieved 31 Mar '17.

[2] Adventure Point page for the sequel Retrieved 31 Mar '17.

[3] Jon Stuart's comment on the fate of C.I.T.Y. 2000 Paris Retrieved 22 Dec '22

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+'''''C.I.T.Y. 2000''''', also known as ''City in Trouble Year 2000'', is a point-and-click DOS adventure game with puzzles, developed by Rollogame Ltd., and released in 1993 by Aditus, Inc. You play as Jon Daring, an American secret agent on a mission to stop the evil drug lord Stanislav “S.” Rooter from taking control over London. The game uses a classic inventory system and live-action cutscenes.<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/city-2000 MobyGames page for the original ''C.I.T.Y. 2000''] Retrieved 31 Mar '17.</ref>
+==Sequel==
 [[File:Cdr-ip-c2000.jpg|thumb|300px|CD-ROMS in Print catalog.]]
-''C.I.T.Y. 2000'', also known as ''City in Trouble Year 2000'' is a point and click adventure game with puzzles, developed by Rollogame Ltd. and released in 1993 by Aditus, Inc. You play as Jon Daring, an American secret agent on a mission to stop the evil drug lord S. Rooter from taking control over London. The game uses a classic inventory system and live-action cutscenes.
+''C.I.T.Y. 2000'' itself is not particularly rare, as copies can be bought on eBay and Amazon, and a digital version can easily be found online. However, the same can't be said for the sequel made the following year, entitled '''''C.I.T.Y. 2000 Paris''''' (or ''City in Trouble Year 2000: Paris''). There are no copies available on any abandonware site, nor on trading or selling websites. There are currently not even any websites that clearly document this sequel either; the primary proof of the game's existence is the back of the ''C.I.T.Y. 2000'' box mentioning the sequel as "coming soon".
+The game was also mentioned in the ''CD-ROMs in Print'' catalog published by Gale Group, as the 1996 to 2003 issues all indicate that Aditus published this game in March 1994, with Jon Daring as the main character again. Another notable detail is that, according to the Gale Group catalog, the sequel would have been entirely FMV (Full Motion Video), just like the original game.
+==Status==
+Rumors circulate that 30 pre-release copies were sent to a Canadian store with minimal packaging, but these have not been confirmed.<ref>[http://www.adventurepoint.co.uk/#/paris-city-2000/4530434247 Adventure Point page for the sequel] Retrieved 31 Mar '17.</ref>
-''C.I.T.Y. 2000'' itself is not very rare by definition since few copies can be bought on eBay and Amazon; the game also has been ripped, and its digital copy is circulating online. However, the sequel made the next year, entitled '''C.I.T.Y. 2000 Paris''' (or ''City in Trouble Year 2000: Paris'') never made its way to the Internet: there are no copies available on any abandonware site, nor on trading or selling websites. There are currently no website clearly documenting this sequel either; in fact, the only proof of existence of C.I.T.Y. 2000 Paris is the back of the C.I.T.Y. 2000 box mentioning the lost/cancelled sequel and the ''CD-ROMS in Print'' catalog published by Gale Group: the 1996 to 2003 issues all indicate that Aditus published this game in March 1994 - with Jon Daring as the main character again. Another notable thing is that according to the Gale Group catalog, the game was/would have been entirely FMV (Full Motion Video) just like the original game.
+Very little can be found about the two companies Rollogame and Aditus, leaving virtually no leads for tracking the game down. Rollogame has been involved in the making of at least 3 games (''C.I.T.Y. 2000'' for PC, ''Castelian'' for NES and ''Dream TV'' for SNES) and Aditus was a Montreal-based publisher. As ''C.I.T.Y. 2000 Paris'' is the sequel to an already obscure game, the efforts of several collectors have never come to fruition, and so this mysterious game remains elusive.
-Very little can be found about the two companies: Rollogame has been involved in the making of at least 3 games (''C.I.T.Y. 2000'' for PC, ''Castelian'' for NES and ''Dream TV'' for SNES) and Aditus was a Montreal-based publisher. The sequel to an obscure game can sometimes be even more mystifying - in ''C.I.T.Y. 2000 Paris''' case, the efforts of several collectors haven't reached any fruition yet.
+On September 21st, 2021, Jon Stuart, a developer of the first ''C.I.T.Y. 2000'' game, broke his silence on the sequel's status. It never got made because French law requires the developers to get permission from every single person if they appear in any of the game's photos.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI4ZOtZdZEQ&lc=Ugxw_H7Y9aR-jNrtbGV4AaABAg.8jj7TA-Y_x_9SYxb-aADjJ Jon Stuart's comment on the fate of ''C.I.T.Y. 2000 Paris''] Retrieved 22 Dec '22</ref>
-Due to its obscurity, it wasn't likely ever actually released. And if it did, then it's "release" would have had to have been very limited. But the question is how far along it ever got into development. Whether it was finished or not, or even ever made we still have yet to find out. But unless the game ever sees the light of day we may never know.
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Lost video games]]
+[[Category:Non-existence confirmed]]
-[[Category:Existence unconfirmed]]