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Polar Star 2 - Vilvidow

Posted by nrgo 
Polar Star 2 - Vilvidow
November 29, 2018 11:54PM
In MSX Magazine 1987/09 there's a review of Polar Star II - Vilvidow, maybe it's an unreleased game.
Look at page 145:
[issuu.com]
Re: Polar Star 2 - Vilvidow
November 30, 2018 10:03AM
Hmm yes interesting find. Strange that it is missing from the Japanese DB (Tagoo).

Looking around I do find that there was a polar star 2 released for the Sharp X1 and the MZ2000.

The Japanese title is
ポーラスターIIウィルヴィドウ

On the screenshot it says (c) MICOM HOUSE followed by SPS. In the text next to it, it says マイコンハウスSPS
I think those are two companies, one is the developer and the other the publisher. Neither is listed here on GenMSX, but I can find SPS on Mobygames.

I am having trouble making out what it exactly says in the title bar written in black, but it basically says something like "scheduled to be released".

There is some discussion about it in Japanese here: [game12.5ch.net] but for a non-Japanese it is very difficult to follow using google translate.
They also mention it being marketed as the "industries first 4Mbit ROM".

In any case, it does seem like it was never released.
Re: Polar Star 2 - Vilvidow
November 30, 2018 10:19AM
I created an "unreleased" entry for it: [www.generation-msx.nl]
Re: Polar Star 2 - Vilvidow
November 30, 2018 11:02AM
FYI, this is an interesting list
[msx.jpn.org]

Basically these are games that were announced (in Japan), but apparently never released.
Re: Polar Star 2 - Vilvidow
December 04, 2018 01:42AM
Wow, that game looks really cool!

Grtjs, Manuel

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Re: Polar Star 2 - Vilvidow
December 04, 2018 01:43AM
Why not put a screenshot from the magazine in it?

Grtjs, Manuel

PS: MSX FOR EVER! (Questions? [faq.msxnet.org] )
PPS: Visit my homepage at [manuel.msxnet.org]
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