Underplayed Gems

ResQ

Developer
Tempest Software
Publisher
Psygnosis
Platforms
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Genres
Shooter

How it feels

A never-released action game blending spaceship and on-foot combat, a fascinating prototype from the early 90s.

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About

ResQ is an unreleased Sega Mega Drive developed by Tempest Software and set to be published by Psygnosis. It is a 2D action game with both space ship and on-foot segments. Had it been released, ResQ would have been an exclusive title for the Mega Drive. Psygnosis cancelled ResQ very close to release for unknown reasons. It was reportedly programmed on 486 DOS PCs, with the artwork produced with Deluxe Paint II and III on Amiga 1200s. A prototype has since been unearthed, with an internal copyright date of 1993. Notably, ResQ's bonus stages are depicted as third-person on-the-rails shooting segments which involve primitive 3D polyons, similar to the Super Nintendo's Star Fox.

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