Tyrannosaurus Tex is a cancelled first-person shooter video game for the Nintendo Game Boy Color portable console developed by Slitherine Software and planned to be released in March 2000.[1] The game generated high expectations, as it would have been one of only two first-person shooters released for the Game Boy Color, alongside Ultimate Paintball.[2]

Tyrannosaurus Tex
Cover art of the game by Eidos
Developer(s)Slitherine Software
Publisher(s)Eidos Interactive (Cancelled), Piko Interactive
EngineSLIT3D
Platform(s)Game Boy Color
ReleaseMay 2018
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single player

In January 2013, a 30 minutes gameplay footage video was released to the Internet, after the prototype cartridge was sold at auction.[2]

On March 8, 2016, Piko Interactive announced that they had acquired the rights to this game, and it was later released officially in May 2018. They are also planning to port this game to PC and "other" platforms.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Tyrannosaurus Tex (Unreleased, Game Boy Color)". Nintendoplayer.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Lost footage of Game Boy FPS Tyrannosaurus Tex is found". Destructoid. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  3. ^ Williams, Carl (2016-03-08). "Tyrannosaur Tex Unreleased Game Boy Color Title Acquired by Piko Interactive". Retro Gaming Mag. Retrieved 2017-10-09.