Metal Jack for SNES - unreleased in the USA?

[Kitsune Sniper]

I was looking for some information on a Japanese game called Kikou Keikatsu Metal Jack (SNES) when eBay popped up on my searches... they have a product listing for a US release of the game, but I've never heard of it, found any other information, or even a freakin' ROM file.

But, eBay even has a box scan and everything. (See it here.) It's apparently based on the original Japanese box art, which you can see here.

Does anyone know where this info came from? Was this game announced and then canceled? I know eBay's database is full of mistakes, but the fact that they have box art available is confusing me... does anyone know where it might've come from? Or if I could get a better shot of the box?

[dao2]

Unreleased I think.

ROM?: http://www.coolrom.com/roms/snes/179...Metal_Jack.php

Untested ROM ><

seems like thats the only pick of it It was mentioned in a DP thread a long long time ago about rare snes games (the picture of the box was found on half.com)

roms in jappo though ;p but u can play it since a lot of its in english :>

[Kitsune Sniper]

Um, no it's not. The title screen and the only bit of story is in Japanese. I already beat it years ago. Jeebus was that final stage a pain in the ass.

I'm trying to find out if it was really unreleased, or if there's a better scan of that artwork. For uh, personal reasons. Yeah.

[dao2]

Um, no it's not. The title screen and the only bit of story is in Japanese. I already beat it years ago. Jeebus was that final stage a pain in the ass.

I'm trying to find out if it was really unreleased, or if there's a better scan of that artwork. For uh, personal reasons. Yeah.

your stats and stuff are (though I guess numbers and numbers ;p) what i meant is that it's playable ^^

[badinsults]

The game is unreleased. This is the first time I have seen box art for a USA release. Interesting.

[Kitsune Sniper]

The game is unreleased. This is the first time I have seen box art for a USA release. Interesting.

Crap. I was hoping you would know. (I didn't know your username here.)

[dao2]

Crap. I was hoping you would know. (I didn't know your username here.)

box art means there could be a proto out somewhere though ;p

[ssjlance]

Or someone with basic photoshop skills.

[dao2]

Or someone with basic photoshop skills.

yd they host a shooped box art on ebay and half?

[Kitsune Sniper]

Quite a few sites seem to have that cover art on file. There's even a UPC code attached to it...

Maybe Atlus submitted it to whatever product database these sites use, and then canceled the release at the last minute?

[DreamTR]

I've got a US proto of Metal Jack for SNES, but at least in the US, this game never came out.

[dao2]

I've got a US proto of Metal Jack for SNES, but at least in the US, this game never came out.

i new it! \o/