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In 1992, Ocean Software, a European game developer, acquired the license to release Taito's 1991 PC-Engine platformer '''''Parasol Stars''''' (the third in their ''Bubble Bobble'' series) for the European market. While most home computers in Europe saw a release of the game, the Commodore 64 version was never released. | In 1992, Ocean Software, a European game developer, acquired the license to release Taito's 1991 PC-Engine platformer '''''Parasol Stars''''' (the third game in their ''Bubble Bobble'' series) for the European market. While most home computers in Europe saw a release of the game, the Commodore 64 version was never released. | ||
==Production | ==Production/Status== | ||
The Commodore 64 port of the game was handled by Colin Porch and composed by Keith Tinman. During the game's development, Colin and his wife were in a dispute in their marriage, and in a fit of drunken rage, Colin's wife destroyed all work done for the port, including backups of the game. To keep Colin's personal life quiet, Ocean created a fake story claiming that the game was stolen in a burglary instead. Since all copies of the game were destroyed, the game is currently lost and no additional backups of the game have been found. | The Commodore 64 port of the game was handled by Colin Porch and composed by Keith Tinman. During the game's development, Colin and his wife were in a dispute in their marriage, and in a fit of drunken rage, Colin's wife destroyed all work done for the port, including backups of the game. To keep Colin's personal life quiet, Ocean created a fake story claiming that the game was stolen in a burglary instead. Since all copies of the game were destroyed, the game is currently lost and no additional backups of the game have been found. | ||
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In 1992, Ocean Software, a European game developer, acquired the license to release Taito's 1991 PC-Engine platformer Parasol Stars (the third game in their Bubble Bobble series) for the European market. While most home computers in Europe saw a release of the game, the Commodore 64 version was never released.
Production/Status
The Commodore 64 port of the game was handled by Colin Porch and composed by Keith Tinman. During the game's development, Colin and his wife were in a dispute in their marriage, and in a fit of drunken rage, Colin's wife destroyed all work done for the port, including backups of the game. To keep Colin's personal life quiet, Ocean created a fake story claiming that the game was stolen in a burglary instead. Since all copies of the game were destroyed, the game is currently lost and no additional backups of the game have been found.
Gallery
External Link
- A GamesThatWerent article on Parasol Stars. Retrieved 26 Aug '18