A mystery man who claims to own two prototype cartridges of an unreleasedResident Evilgame has pledged to release the code online … if gamers stump up the cash.
The collector has a copy ofResident Evilfor Game Boy Color, a project that neared completion but was shelved before release. It was said to be quite rubbish, so it never saw the light of day and GBC owners gotResident Evil Gaideninstead.
$1,597.81 has already been raised (at the time of writing) by gamers wanting to share in a piece of survival horror history. If the total’s reached by February 29 — and it’s looking highly likely — then the game will be available to download as a ROM.
All in all, a rather amusing story and quite a unique way to make some money. Fair play to the collector, if people are happy to part with the dubloons.
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