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{{stub}}'''''Hammer vs. Evil D. in Soulfire''''' is an unreleased [[Sega Mega-CD]] game once in development by [[GTE Entertainment]]. It is a video game tie-in to the then-recent successes of [[wikipedia:MC Hammer|MC Hammer]], which was set to see the rapper fight zombie creatures known as "soul suckers" (and presumably a villain known as "Evil D."). It was reportedly built to mimick ''[[Double Dragon]]'', with added [[full motion video]] segments.
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}}{{stub}}'''''Hammer vs. Evil D. in Soulfire''''' is an unreleased [[Sega Mega-CD]] action game developed by [[GTE ImagiTrek]] and scheduled to be published by [[GTE Entertainment]] around March 1994.{{magref|gamepro|56|174}} Starring and endorsed by American rapper [[wikipedia:MC Hammer|MC Hammer]], it appeared at [[Summer CES 1993]] and received minor press coverage in magazines, as well as being briefly demonstrated in a Mega-CD promotional video, but ultimately went unreleased.
  
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''Soulfire'' was originally alluded to at Summer [[CES]] 1992, though in this form was simply refered to as "''Hammer''" and used stock MC Hammer footage. It later returned in 1993 with a planned release in 1994, but aside from a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D43HBg9joZs short clip] (and some screenshots of this area in magazines), the project did not materialise.
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[[wikipedia:MC Hammer|MC Hammer]] is tasked with fighting zombie rappers known as ''soul suckers'' (presumably controlled by a villain known as ''Evil D.'')
  
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It was reportedly designed to mimic the popular arcade beat-'em up ''[[wikipedia:Double Dragon|Double Dragon]]'' with added [[full-motion video]] segments. While the game's only known footage does shows a constant full-motion music video of the MC Hammer song (name) being displayed in the background, the actual gameplay itself appears much closer to a single-screen arcade game or an action platformer.
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==History==
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''{{PAGENAME}}'' was announced at [[Summer CES 1992]] under the name '''''Hammer''''', although no gameplay was shown; stock footage of the rapper was shown instead. The game later appeared at [[Summer CES 1993]] with an expected release in 1994 (it is not known if the game was playable here) but aside from a few screenshots and a fifteen-second appearance in the 1994 [[Sega of America]] promotional video ''Welcome To The Next Level''{{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D43HBg9joZs}}, the project was quietly cancelled.
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==Promotional material==
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*''[https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2019/09/soulfire-the-mc-hammer-game-we-couldnt-touch/ Soulfire: The MC Hammer Game We Couldn’t Touch]'' article by Dylan Mansfield at [https://www.gamingalexandria.com Gaming Alexandria]
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Hammer vs. Evil D. in Soulfire
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: GTE Entertainment
Developer: GTE ImagiTrek
Planned release date(s): 1994-03[1]
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1

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Hammer vs. Evil D. in Soulfire is an unreleased Sega Mega-CD action game developed by GTE ImagiTrek and scheduled to be published by GTE Entertainment around March 1994.[1] Starring and endorsed by American rapper MC Hammer, it appeared at Summer CES 1993 and received minor press coverage in magazines, as well as being briefly demonstrated in a Mega-CD promotional video, but ultimately went unreleased.

Plot

MC Hammer is tasked with fighting zombie rappers known as soul suckers (presumably controlled by a villain known as Evil D.)

Gameplay

It was reportedly designed to mimic the popular arcade beat-'em up Double Dragon with added full-motion video segments. While the game's only known footage does shows a constant full-motion music video of the MC Hammer song (name) being displayed in the background, the actual gameplay itself appears much closer to a single-screen arcade game or an action platformer.

History

Hammer vs. Evil D. in Soulfire was announced at Summer CES 1992 under the name Hammer, although no gameplay was shown; stock footage of the rapper was shown instead. The game later appeared at Summer CES 1993 with an expected release in 1994 (it is not known if the game was playable here) but aside from a few screenshots and a fifteen-second appearance in the 1994 Sega of America promotional video Welcome To The Next Level[2], the project was quietly cancelled.

Promotional material

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 174
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D43HBg9joZs
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