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March 27 was our 18th birthday and we've got a bunch of gifts for you!

James (dyer60) contacted me a few weeks ago saying he may have stumbled on an unreleased game as part of buying an old lot. He was generous enough to allow me to borrow the board and dump its EPROM for a release here, coinciding with our anniversary week. Fast forward and by March 28th I received it from him and dumped the game: WildSnake! A new game for the Game Gear :)

Developed in 1993-1994 by Bullet-Proof Software, a company specialized in puzzle games (and namely all the Tetris spinoffs on the Super Famic*m), WildSnake eventually wasn't released on Sega systems. A Megadrive prototype surfaced at some point and we are pleased to release the Game Gear version today.

WildSnake is a "dropping-block" puzzle game featuring wiggling snakes that the player can controls. Snakes can eat each others when their color and pattern matches, and the player has to guide them as they fall into the board. The movement of snake creates a rather mesmerizing game.

The game has four modes: Easy, Normal, Hard and King-Cobra. The later "King-Cobra" mode provides challenges that you have to pass in order to beat the game. The game is unfortunately relatively easy and doesn't seem to offer a lot of challenge, which could have been a reason for it being pulled out before release. Regardless, it received the marketing treatment of being advertised by Alexey Pajitnov himself (according to the credits he didn't really work on the game). See the advertisement mentioning the Game Gear and Megadrive releases.

WildSnake (Unreleased) for the Game Gear.

dyer60 is selling his original WildSnake, please get in touch if interested!

That's not all !
We received an amazing amount of entries to the Coding and Music competitions this year from members. Please check them out and vote for them!

Coding Competition 2015
(see the forums to browse and discuss entries)
- Anguna the Prison Dungeon , by sverx
- Bread and Butter World, by dragonfeet
- Bloki, by tripledonkey & sherpa
- Christmas Tale, by pedro76
- Chappies Ears Simon Game by furrtek
- Flip Flap by BrambleG
- Gaudream by DanySnowman, Davidian & Kusfo
- Knights and Demons, by Baron Ashler & nitrofurano
- Lander 2 by jmimu
- Mega Man 2 by GVX32
- Move the Character by homsar47
- Sega Master System YM2413 FM Tool by ccovell
- Racer by Hang-on
- Ski Master by efry, Niloct & edwin diaz
- Simon the Snake by nitrofurano
- Zombi Terror by Baron Ashler & nitrofurano

Music Competition 2015
(see the forums to browse and discuss entries)
- Hang On, by tibone
- Sonic Bridge Base Metal, by db-electronics
- Phantasy Star Theme, by adzix
- Squarewaves in 2015!, by TmEE
- The Dancing Bat, by SegaMon

Thanks all !
(PS: dyer60 is selling his original WildSnake, please get in touch if interested)

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Happy 18th and nice work, guys!!

best regards,
- dink

dyer60 has put the original is for sale here
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wildsnake-Wild-Snake-Sega-Game-Gear-Prototype-EPROM-Un...

Thanks to James Dyer and Bock for releasing this game for us!

Here is a video of the "King Cobra" mode of WildSnake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLBfd9KZdFU.

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Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8610 Location: Paris, France	WildSnake for Game Gear (Unreleased) & an amazing 18th year competition lineup! Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 11:02 am Last edited by Bock on Sun Mar 29, 2015 11:35 am; edited 1 time in total
	March 27 was our 18th birthday and we've got a bunch of gifts for you! James (dyer60) contacted me a few weeks ago saying he may have stumbled on an unreleased game as part of buying an old lot. He was generous enough to allow me to borrow the board and dump its EPROM for a release here, coinciding with our anniversary week. Fast forward and by March 28th I received it from him and dumped the game: WildSnake! A new game for the Game Gear :) Developed in 1993-1994 by Bullet-Proof Software, a company specialized in puzzle games (and namely all the Tetris spinoffs on the Super Famicm), WildSnake eventually wasn't released on Sega systems. A Megadrive prototype surfaced at some point and we are pleased to release the Game Gear version today. WildSnake is a "dropping-block" puzzle game featuring wiggling snakes that the player can controls. Snakes can eat each others when their color and pattern matches, and the player has to guide them as they fall into the board. The movement of snake creates a rather mesmerizing game. The game has four modes: Easy, Normal, Hard and King-Cobra. The later "King-Cobra" mode provides challenges that you have to pass in order to beat the game. The game is unfortunately relatively easy and doesn't seem to offer a lot of challenge, which could have been a reason for it being pulled out before release. Regardless, it received the marketing treatment of being advertised by Alexey Pajitnov himself (according to the credits he didn't really work on the game). See the advertisement mentioning the Game Gear and Megadrive releases. WildSnake* (Unreleased) for the Game Gear. dyer60 is selling his original WildSnake, please get in touch if interested! That's not all ! We received an amazing amount of entries to the Coding and Music competitions this year from members. Please check them out and vote for them! Coding Competition 2015 (see the forums to browse and discuss entries) - Anguna the Prison Dungeon , by sverx - Bread and Butter World, by dragonfeet - Bloki, by tripledonkey & sherpa - Christmas Tale, by pedro76 - Chappies Ears Simon Game by furrtek - Flip Flap by BrambleG - Gaudream by DanySnowman, Davidian & Kusfo - Knights and Demons, by Baron Ashler & nitrofurano - Lander 2 by jmimu - Mega Man 2 by GVX32 - Move the Character by homsar47 - Sega Master System YM2413 FM Tool by ccovell - Racer by Hang-on - Ski Master by efry, Niloct & edwin diaz - Simon the Snake by nitrofurano - Zombi Terror by Baron Ashler & nitrofurano Music Competition 2015 (see the forums to browse and discuss entries) - Hang On, by tibone - Sonic Bridge Base Metal, by db-electronics - Phantasy Star Theme, by adzix - Squarewaves in 2015!, by TmEE - The Dancing Bat, by SegaMon Thanks all ! (PS: dyer60 is selling his original WildSnake, please get in touch if interested)

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8610 Location: Paris, France	Temporary Transitional Attachment Fairy Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 11:02 am
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dink Joined: 09 Dec 2013 Posts: 226 Location: detroit	Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:40 am
dink Joined: 09 Dec 2013 Posts: 226 Location: detroit	Happy 18th and nice work, guys!! best regards, - dink

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8610 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 10:33 am
	dyer60 has put the original is for sale here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wildsnake-Wild-Snake-Sega-Game-Gear-Prototype-EPROM-Un...

Gordman Joined: 21 Aug 2012 Posts: 362 Location: Berlin, Germany	Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2015 12:40 pm
	Thanks to James Dyer and Bock for releasing this game for us!

Tom Joined: 16 May 2002 Posts: 1347 Location: italy	Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 12:26 pm
Tom Joined: 16 May 2002 Posts: 1347 Location: italy	Here is a video of the "King Cobra" mode of WildSnake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLBfd9KZdFU.

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