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|datefound=Unknown (source code)<br>Nov 2015 (eBay) | |datefound=''Unknown'' (source code)<br>Nov 2015 (eBay) | ||
|foundby=Chris Shrigley (source code)<br>Nolan Brothers (prototype)}} | |foundby=[https://mobile.twitter.com/chigley?lang=en Chris Shrigley] (source code)<br>Nolan Brothers (prototype) | ||
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'''''John Smith: Special Agent''''' was the original version of the 1992 NES version of ''James Bond Jr.'' The game is a side-scrolling 2D action platformer developed by Eurocom. According to Chris Shrigley, a programmer for the game, after the game was finished, they were unable to find a buyer and the team eventually abandoned it. The game was then picked up by THQ and reworked into ''James Bond Jr.'' | '''''John Smith: Special Agent''''' was the original version of the 1992 NES version of ''James Bond Jr.'' The game is a side-scrolling 2D action platformer developed by Eurocom. According to Chris Shrigley, a programmer for the game, after the game was finished, they were unable to find a buyer and the team eventually abandoned it. The game was then picked up by THQ and reworked into ''James Bond Jr.'' | ||
The source code of the version was leaked online by Chris himself on an unknown date. In November 2015, a prototype was found and sold on eBay by the Nolan Brothers.<ref>[http://www.ebay.com/itm/141820208995 eBay auction.] Retrieved 06 Nov '15 | The source code of the version was leaked online by Chris himself on an unknown date. In November 2015, a prototype was found and sold on eBay by the Nolan Brothers.<ref>[http://www.ebay.com/itm/141820208995 eBay auction.] Retrieved 06 Nov '15</ref> Finally, on March 10th, 2016, Cutting Room Floor user CaH4e3 managed to compile it into a working ROM.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Proto:James_Bond_Jr._(NES) Proto:James Bond Jr. (NES) page.] Retrieved 04 Apr '16</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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John Smith Special Agent Title Screen.jpg|Title screen from the original eBay auction. | John Smith Special Agent Title Screen.jpg|Title screen from the original eBay auction. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==See Also== | |||
*[[Calvin - Bond Reviewer (partially found episodes of internet review series; 2010)]] | |||
*[[GoldenEye 007 (found build of cancelled Xbox Live Arcade remaster of Nintendo 64 first-person shooter; 2007-2008)]] | |||
*[[Goldeneye 007 (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)]] | |||
*[[Goldfinger (partially found deleted scenes from James Bond movie; 1964)]] | |||
*[[James Bond 007: A License To Thrill (partially found motion simulator ride; 1998-2002)]] | |||
*[[Omnibus: The British Hero (lost television documentary; 1973)]] | |||
*[[Per Fine Ounce (partially found manuscript of James Bond novel; 1966)]] | |||
*[[The Property of a Lady (lost production material of cancelled James Bond film; 1990-1993)]] | |||
*[[Warhead 2000 (cancelled James Bond film; 1996-1999)]] | |||
*[[You Only Live Twice (lost Jan Werich footage of spy film; 1967)]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Found media]] | [[Category:Found media]] | ||
[[Category:Found video games]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:59, 14 April 2023
Title screen.
Status: Found
Date found: Unknown (source code)
Nov 2015 (eBay)
Found by: Chris Shrigley (source code)
Nolan Brothers (prototype)
John Smith: Special Agent was the original version of the 1992 NES version of James Bond Jr. The game is a side-scrolling 2D action platformer developed by Eurocom. According to Chris Shrigley, a programmer for the game, after the game was finished, they were unable to find a buyer and the team eventually abandoned it. The game was then picked up by THQ and reworked into James Bond Jr.
The source code of the version was leaked online by Chris himself on an unknown date. In November 2015, a prototype was found and sold on eBay by the Nolan Brothers.[1] Finally, on March 10th, 2016, Cutting Room Floor user CaH4e3 managed to compile it into a working ROM.[2]
Gallery
Prototype cart.
Title screen from the original eBay auction.
See Also
- Calvin - Bond Reviewer (partially found episodes of internet review series; 2010)
- GoldenEye 007 (found build of cancelled Xbox Live Arcade remaster of Nintendo 64 first-person shooter; 2007-2008)
- Goldeneye 007 (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)
- Goldfinger (partially found deleted scenes from James Bond movie; 1964)
- James Bond 007: A License To Thrill (partially found motion simulator ride; 1998-2002)
- Omnibus: The British Hero (lost television documentary; 1973)
- Per Fine Ounce (partially found manuscript of James Bond novel; 1966)
- The Property of a Lady (lost production material of cancelled James Bond film; 1990-1993)
- Warhead 2000 (cancelled James Bond film; 1996-1999)
- You Only Live Twice (lost Jan Werich footage of spy film; 1967)
References
- ↑ eBay auction. Retrieved 06 Nov '15
- ↑ Proto:James Bond Jr. (NES) page. Retrieved 04 Apr '16