Footage Emerges from Cancelled Ghost Rider Game
The site Unseen64 has gained considerable attention in the media for exposing secrets about cancelled and unreleased games (including the startling fact that Nintendo tried to purchase the multimedia rights to the Harry Potter franchise from JK Rowling), in addition to showing footage from such games that has never before been seen by the public.
Their latest video focuses on a Ghost Rider game that Neversoft and Crystal Dynamics were working on for the original PlayStation. It would have starred an unnamed version of the Ghost Rider, with the original Johnny Blaze showing up as a supporting character. It was eventually canceled as it was felt that there was not enough demand for side-scrollers at the time. Too bad they weren’t working on it today, since side-scrollers have seen such a huge resurgence in popularity lately that they’re almost at breaking point.
So with the Robbie Reyes version of the Spirit of Vengeance soon appearing in “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”, now really does seem like the perfect like to reminisce on what could have been.
From the press Release:
This video details a cancelled Ghost Rider game by Neversoft, Crystal Dynamics, and Marvel from 1996. The game used a tweaked version of the engine used for Skeleton Warriors, and was planned to release exclusively on the original PlayStation. Support for the game was dropped when its publisher, Crystal Dynamics, decided to pull out of its publishing deals and focus on developing games in-house. There were also concerns surrounding the game’s genre, as Crystal Dynamics believed sidescrolling games were falling out of fashion.
Liam Robertson is a video game researcher and archiver. In his spare time, Liam creates videos and articles for Unseen64, but will also be contributing to the DidYouKnowGaming channel.
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