Treasure Tails
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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.[3]
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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 (and seemingly cancelled[3]) in February 1993, development reportedly 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.[3] 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, and that he does not have any further development material from the project.[1]
Production credits
- Artist: Craig Stitt[3]
- Source: Uncredited
Development material
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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