Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad
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| Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad |
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive |
| Publisher: Ocean Software |
| Developer: Neon Software |
| Planned release date(s): 1995-04[1], 1995-05[2], 1995-06[3][4], 1995-08[5] |
| Genre: Action |
| Number of players: 1 |
| Status of prototype(s): Source code leaked, later compiled by fans |
| Sound driver: A.U.D.I.O.S. Wave Slave MD |
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Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad, intended to be known as Mr. Nutz 2, is a "sequel" to Mr. Nutz, developed by Neon Software and published by Ocean Software for the Amiga in 1994. It was due to be ported to the Sega Mega Drive, however this port was cancelled for unknown reasons. Had it been released, it would have arrived in Europe around April of 1995. Like its predecessor, no North American or Japanese Mega Drive versions were planned.
Gameplay
History
Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad was developed on the Amiga by an entirely different team than Mr. Nutz, though the two projects worked in parallel. This gives the two games a radically different look and feel to each other - Hoppin' Mad is a much faster game inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario World, while the "regular" Mr. Nutz is a slower-paced adventure built with younger children in mind. Hoppin' Mad was not strictly a sequel though Ocean planned to market it as such.
The Mega Drive version of Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad was reportedly finished and renamed to Mr. Nutz 2 to act as a sequel of the Mega Drive version of Mr. Nutz, though was scrapped shortly afterwards. This likely because, by developing two games in parallel, both were due to be completed by early 1995, and two Mr. Nutz games for the system being released around the same period may have caused confusion. Mr. Nutz 2 did, however, make it to the press for review. Mean Machines Sega suggested it would be sold for £44.95 in the UK[1].
Uncompiled source code of the game was leaked onto the internet in 2009. This was later compiled in 2012 to create a mostly finished prototype of the game which still keeps the original Amiga title Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad. No build with the definitive Mr. Nutz 2 title has still been preserved.
Magazine articles
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Artwork
European prototype cover
ROM dump status
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mean Machines Sega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-28), page 74
- ↑ File:NewReleasesCatalogueApril-May1995AU.pdf, page 35
- ↑ Top Consoles, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 46
- ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 70
- ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1995-08-28), page 20
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 200
- ↑ GamesMaster, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-16), page 50
- ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 79
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 89
- ↑ MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 52
- ↑ Mega Fun, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-24), page 77
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 1995" (DE; 1995-05-17), page 28
- ↑ Sega Power, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-16), page 52
- ↑ Sonic the Comic, "9th June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-27), page 12
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Julio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 52
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 123
- ↑ Video Games, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-27), page 106
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