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{{sub-stub}}'''''The Lord of the Rings''''' is an unreleased [[Sega Mega Drive]] game based on the books of the same name. It was announced at [[Winter CES 1992]]{{magref|mm|17|12}} by [[Electronic Arts]], and was briefly mentioned in some promotional material{{fileref|Starflight MD US Poster.pdf|page=2}} but was cancelled shortly afterwards.
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{{sub-stub}}'''''The Lord of the Rings''''' is an unreleased [[Sega Mega Drive]] game based on the books of the same name. It was announced at [[Winter CES 1992]]{{magref|mm|17|12}} by [[Electronic Arts]], and was briefly mentioned in some promotional material{{fileref|Starflight MD US Poster.pdf|page=2}} but was cancelled shortly afterwards. While their genres seem to be very different, one a role-playing adventure game{{magref|gamepro|31|44}} and the other a fighting game, their shared publisher and source material could mean it morphed into ''[[Ring of Doom]]'', another unreleased [[Sega Mega Drive]] game.
  
 
With the release of film adaptions by Peter Jackson in the early 2000s, EA would regain the rights and begin producing ''Lord of the Rings'' tie-ins, starting with ''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' in 2002.
 
With the release of film adaptions by Peter Jackson in the early 2000s, EA would regain the rights and begin producing ''Lord of the Rings'' tie-ins, starting with ''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' in 2002.

Latest revision as of 11:20, 6 October 2023

For the unlicensed Sega Mega Drive hack, see The Lord of the Rings.


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The Lord of the Rings
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Planned release date(s): 1992
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The Lord of the Rings is an unreleased Sega Mega Drive game based on the books of the same name. It was announced at Winter CES 1992

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[2] by Electronic Arts, and was briefly mentioned in some promotional material[3] but was cancelled shortly afterwards. While their genres seem to be very different, one a role-playing adventure game

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[4] and the other a fighting game, their shared publisher and source material could mean it morphed into Ring of Doom, another unreleased Sega Mega Drive game.

With the release of film adaptions by Peter Jackson in the early 2000s, EA would regain the rights and begin producing Lord of the Rings tie-ins, starting with The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in 2002.

Magazine articles

Main article: The Lord of the Rings (Electronic Arts)/Magazine articles.

References

  1. ↑ ', "" (; ), page 44
  2. ↑ ', "" (; ), page 12
  3. ↑ File:Starflight MD US Poster.pdf, page 2
  4. ↑ ', "" (; ), page 44


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