Hit the Ice (NES)

Hit the Ice
Developer: Taito Platform: NES This game has unused music. This game has unused text. This game has a hidden sound test. This game has a prototype article

This game was never completed and/or given a public release. As a result of this, keep in mind that the developers might have used or deleted some of the content featured here, had the game actually been released.

This page or section details content from the July 2020 Nintendo Leak. Check the July 2020 Nintendo Leak category for more pages also sourced from this material.

Instead of being a straight port, the NES Hit the Ice is a unique mix of sports and RPG (complete with leveling up and random encounters!).

The final ROM, dated March 11, 1993, was found as part of an archived email attachment (present in NEWS\テープリストア\NEWS_02\usr01\uji\Mail\inbox) among the July 2020 Nintendo leaks. The game seems to have been cancelled very close to release, as it was approved for manufacturing.

(Source: Frank Cifaldi)

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Prototype Info

Sound Test

At the title screen, after "PUSH START BUTTON" appears, press A, Up, B, A, Right, B, A, Down, B, A, Left, B.

Select between music and sounds with Up/Down, select a track with Left/Right, and press A to play it.

Unused Music

BGM 09 in the sound test is an otherwise-unused jingle.

Unused Text

What seems to be text for some kind of menu is present at 0x3C4D6. (The text for the sound test above is at 0x1FB13.)

PLAYER ANM
GOALIE ANM
BGM
SE
EXIT