Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill to Finally Get Physical Release

[mrmark0673]

Hey all,

Haven't posted here in a while but still lurk almost daily. A couple of close personal friends of mine have been working hard to get the unreleased SNES game Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill released to the general public, and after several years of hard work, the kickstarter is live:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...n-the-clintons

If you have any interest in the game, I feel as though the pricing is pretty fair. I'm not directly involved in the release, so I'm unsure of what questions I'll be able to answer, but feel free to ask anything here and I'll do my best!

[Koa Zo]

Socks the Cat, the most anticipated unreleased game of all-time to reality

It's never good to open a kickstarter campaign with a line of bullshit.

edit: oh, was just skimming..

Socks the Cat is the most anticipated unreleased video game of all-time. Ever. For any platform. Don't believe me? Grab some popcorn and "Google" it.

I guess this was supposed to be a joke? I googled and don't get it.
These kickstarters have become tiresome.

[Zap!]

Awesome! Probably the most famous Presidential pet of all-time.

[mrmark0673]

It's never good to open a kickstarter campaign with a line of bullshit.

Eh, what the hell, I'll bite.

Aside from games that have been leaked (California Raisins, Earthbound NES, Starfox 2, Bio Force Ape, etc.), what, in your opinion, is more wanted/hyped/talked about over the years than Socks?

Yes, the "google it" was definitely tongue in cheek, but it's accurate in that it's one of the most talked about unreleased games of all time.

Again, I am not formally involved in the project, and I did not create the kickstarter, but I'm a huge supporter of the guys involved and think they've done (and will do) a great job with the release.

[Guntz]

It's never good to open a kickstarter campaign with a line of bullshit.

edit: oh, was just skimming..

I guess this was supposed to be a joke? I googled and don't get it.
These kickstarters have become tiresome.

Just more NintendoAge and YouTube shenanigans. They may as well put the NintendoAge logo on the kickstarter page somewhere.

[Tanooki]

Fair enough but still it was in huge demand for a time awhile back. An NA member if I recall had it or ended up with it and kept it under lock n key. I think after some snark and fluff it was eventually sold to another party for a good bit I thinkwith the intent of release. From there I recall nothing. Seems a campaign would make sense if the former owner hit them for every penny possible. Given the likely case of Clinton returning to office it is amusingly timed.

[Zap!]

I'm no lawyer, but back in '93 when it was supposed to come out, shouldn't the company have had to get the rights from the Clinton family (obviously, they didn't even try)? Or are pets protected by the public domain?

[Tanooki]

I think it was a public domain thing and as it wasn't a true representation of the animal it would fall under coverages like parodies do.

[Mayhem]

Fair enough but still it was in huge demand for a time awhile back. An NA member if I recall had it or ended up with it and kept it under lock n key. I think after some snark and fluff it was eventually sold to another party for a good bit I thinkwith the intent of release. From there I recall nothing. Seems a campaign would make sense if the former owner hit them for every penny possible. Given the likely case of Clinton returning to office it is amusingly timed.

It was BuyAtari who originally owned it iirc. So wouldn't have gone cheap. I suspect part of the reason for selling it was the constant persistence to release it. At least it's been fully formed up into a working release now.

[Tanooki]

It wasn't NA hate, just said that's who I recalled but not who it was who had it last, a member there and I do recall it being brought up a lot and repeatedly being told NO to selling it or if they eventually would it would be a price that was very high for whatever the reason. Nothing more or less, but if someone wants to get into NA hate it's a fair subject considering all things outside of the generosity of a few members there but it is best left in another thread.

And mayham I figure as much the same, he was consistently badgered about it when I was posting there and it went from like I said no to ...it will if I do it, go for a lot of money to dissuade most people from asking. No difference to me, his (former) toys can do whatever he wants with it. As I said it's amusing given the timing and us likely seeing her in office in another couple months.

[Doonzmore]

It was BuyAtari who originally owned it iirc.

I thought DreamTR was the original owner who sold it MinusWorlds. Did Jason acquire it from BuyAtari?

(okay, maybe Radio Flyer, if only to see how the hell Ocean could possibly make a game out of, from what I've heard of the few people who had seen or heard of the movie, was about like child abuse or stuff that had no business being in a video game, let alone one on an early '90s Nintendo console)

Not going to lie, of all the unreleased Snes games, Radio Flyer is one of the most intriguing to me for the very reasons you listed.

[Graham Mitchell]

I love it when the NA drama makes its way over here.

[celerystalker]

I love it when the NA drama makes its way over here.

[Graham Mitchell]

It just occurred to me that socks is long dead.

[Gameguy]

It just occurred to me that socks is long dead.

Unless he's been reanimated as a cyborg.

[Graham Mitchell]

Unless he's been reanimated as a cyborg.

He's a pussy snatcher.

[FieryReign]

A platformer from Kaneko. Publisher of fine games such as Deadly Moves, DJ Boy, and Chester Cheetah. With a developer of beautiful gems such as Beavis and Butthead, Ahh! Real Monsters, and Barney's Hide and Seek. Sounds like a real masterpiece.

Dudes trying to cash-in on an old unreleased prototype from a shitty developer/publisher? Nah. Nothing like that at all.

[Graham Mitchell]

A platformer from Kaneko. Publisher of fine games such as Deadly Moves, DJ Boy, and Chester Cheetah. With a developer of beautiful gems such as Beavis and Butthead, Ahh! Real Monsters, and Barney's Hide and Seek. Sounds like a real masterpiece.

Dudes trying to cash-in on an old unreleased prototype from a shitty developer/publisher? Nah. Nothing like that at all.

Hey, leave dj boy alone. And air buster is awesome.

Doesn't make this any less of a cash grab, tho.

[TinStarFox]

Being not only a U.S. History major, but someone fascinated with America's past...this release is beyond awesome to me!

I've always been able to look at the USA's politics in a very Mad Magazine-type way[which is also why I collect said mags, from any era]...with neutrality.

As a side-scroller fan[particularly the Mario/Sonic/Bubsy variety],I'm intrigued with how this'll play/be in person!


I remember simply reading about/brainstorming around it at 8-10 years old, now I can finally play in in my early thirties.

If nothing else, it has a unique plot/subject matter.

Was/is the SNES version going to be a straight port, or totally different?

[SparTonberry]

My interest is mostly intrigue from the odd subject matter.
As a game, I'm not setting my standards too high, coming from the same company that made two Chester Cheetah games.

Like I knew the real Bio Force Ape probably wasn't going to live up to the DP hoax version, but I had to see the end result anyways.