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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an unreleased [[Sega Mega Drive]] puzzle platform game that was planned to have been developed by [[Sega Technical Institute]].{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200818033439/https://retrofaith.net/sonic-game-lost-for-27-years/}} It was never announced publicly, though development material has been demonstrated by the game's conceptual artist, [[Craig Stitt]]. | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an unreleased [[Sega Mega Drive]] puzzle platform game that was planned to have been developed by [[Sega Technical Institute]].{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200818033439/https://retrofaith.net/sonic-game-lost-for-27-years/}} It was never announced publicly, though development material has been demonstrated by the game's conceptual artist, [[Craig Stitt]]. | ||
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Stitt originally attributed the game's design to fellow STI staff member {{SegaLink|Bill Dunn}}; however, he later corrected himself{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200818033439/https://retrofaith.net/sonic-game-lost-for-27-years/}}{{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOlHbBTF8eI}}, and does not recall for whom he created the mockup images. He also confirmed the project was entirely unrelated to other ''Sonic'' titles like ''[[Knuckles' Chaotix]]'', despite the two sharing a similar-looking tile{{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOlHbBTF8eI}}, and that he does not have any further development material from the project.{{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOlHbBTF8eI}} | Stitt originally attributed the game's design to fellow STI staff member {{SegaLink|Bill Dunn}}; however, he later corrected himself{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200818033439/https://retrofaith.net/sonic-game-lost-for-27-years/}}{{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOlHbBTF8eI}}, and does not recall for whom he created the mockup images. He also confirmed the project was entirely unrelated to other ''Sonic'' titles like ''[[Knuckles' Chaotix]]'', despite the two sharing a similar-looking tile{{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOlHbBTF8eI}}, and that he does not have any further development material from the project.{{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOlHbBTF8eI}} | ||
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| Treasure Tails |
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive |
| Developer: Sega Technical Institute |
| Development timeframe: 1992-12 to 1993-04[1] |
| Genre: Puzzle[1] |
| Number of players: 1 |
| State before cancellation: Partial |
Treasure Tails is an unreleased Sega Mega Drive puzzle platform game that was planned to have been developed by Sega Technical Institute.[2] It was never announced publicly, though development material has been demonstrated by the game's conceptual artist, Craig Stitt.
History
Development
| “ | "It was going to be an isometric puzzle/platformer. ... Work on this started in December 1992 and then it was cancelled in April 1993 with the team being shifted over to work in Sonic Spinball." | „ |
| — Artist Craig Stitt[1] | ||
In December 1992[1], Sega Technical Institute began development on a conceptual Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off game starring Miles "Tails" Prower. Planned to be an isometric puzzle platform game with occasional fast-paced moments[1], it was in development for some months before being "properly" pitched to management in February 1993.[2] STI artist Craig Stitt recalls that, while the game was pitched in February 1993, development progressed to at least April before being officially cancelled, when the team was shifted over to work on the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball.[1]
Legacy
The project's existence became known on August 17, 2020 when the game's artist, Craig Stitt, posted development material for Astropede online, found in a 1995 video resume he had put together in preparation for leaving Sega Technical Institute. The mockup stills were preserved via VHS transfer and posted online to a Sega group on Facebook.[2]
Stitt originally attributed the game's design to fellow STI staff member Bill Dunn; however, he later corrected himself[2][1], and does not recall for whom he created the mockup images. He also confirmed the project was entirely unrelated to other Sonic titles like Knuckles' Chaotix, despite the two sharing a similar-looking tile[1], and that he does not have any further development material from the project.[1]
Production credits
- Artist: Craig Stitt
- Source: Uncredited
Screenshots
- TreasureTails Screenshot 1.jpg
- TreasureTails Screenshot 2.jpg
- TreasureTails Screenshot 3.jpg
- TreasureTails Screenshot 4.jpg
References
| Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems | |
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1991 Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic Eraser 1992 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 1993 Sonic the Hedgehog CD | Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine | Sonic Spinball 1994 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Sonic & Knuckles 1995 Chaotix | Sonic Classics 1996 Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island |
| Unreleased Sonic the Hedgehog games |
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| Sonic X-treme incarnations |
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