Bang Bang Busters
This game is from Visco and it was originally intended to be released back in 1994. It is an action-platform type game with play mechanics similar to Mario Brothers, Snow Brothers, and similar style games. The two characters can actually "blow up" enemies by puffing them as is done in Dig Dug, and even toss them onto other enemies for chain points. It also contains special bonuses and many stage bosses. It was rumored that the game was undergoing re-consideration for release in 2000. About a year later, Zupapa made it to market instead. This game also goes by the name "Bang 2 Busters" by some sources. As a point of reference, in the Japanese culture, it is considered to be a tremendous compliment when a proper name is "doubled". Video games are no exception to this. Examples: Joy Joy Kid, Fun Fun Brothers, Pair Pair Wars, Waku Waku Seven and even Doki Doki Panic, cousin of the USA Super Mario Brothers 2!

UPDATE! DECEMBER 2010! A special European group has now secured the game and will be releasing it in limited quantities to the NEOGEO community! We look forward with great anticipation to this unprecedented event, more specifically to finally discovering / confirming yet another product code number on the list! They have already provided several superb quality screen grabs of the game, and I have now updated the pics below.

UPDATE! 2011! Additional artwork, screenshots, video footage, and even the NGM product code number (071) was provided and confirmed by Neo Conception International. The game has now been released. I just want to take the time here in this space to give a sincere thanks for how professional they have handled this prototype. They have set a new standard in how future releases of protos should be handled for the community.

 

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