Viewpoint 2064?

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Viewpoint 2064?

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For reasons unknown to me, I was looking through the N64 section of IGN earlier. I came across this little section about a sequel to a certain Neo-Geo shmup.

The screenshots alone might make it look like a 3D shooter (except one), but what's the deal with this game? Did it ever see the light of day?
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Post by agony »

from Gamespot:

News: Viewpoint 2064 Cancelled?
Posted Oct 5, 1999 4:09 pm PT
Sammy's N64 shooter, Viewpoint 2064, will not be seeing the light this November.

and then

News: Viewpoint 2064 Back On Track
Posted Oct 8, 1999 5:03 pm PT
Sammy has confirmed that Viewpoint will be making its way to the N64 next year.

I think it never came out
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Post by ROBOTRON »

Graphics kinda remind me of Star Soldier for N64...too bad it was never released. I donb't know about this one, but Neo Viewpoint kix azz.
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I completely forgot about this! It at least looked neat, was bummed it got cancelled. :(

scratches his chin Hmmm. A Viewpoint 3D minigame in the next Guilty Gear would be cool.
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Mega necro but I figured that it's better to post here than to create a duplicate thread...

A prototype of this game sold on ebay recently and the previous owner recorded a gameplay video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4iSAcgz7tM

Looks pretty sweet!
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Lots of influence from other shmups, which is kind of cool, I would have expected more of a starfox clone. Wish I could dump it.
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Looks pretty nice. I remember seeing the shots in magazines and always wondered what happened to it. I wouldn't hold my breath for a dump of it though, although it would be nice.
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That draw distance though... Silent Hill shmup? I wonder if that would have been improved in a final version?
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Looks like a decent little on-rails shooter. I'd play it. Here's to hoping it will someday be dumped.
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