BIO FORCE APE
It has the title of a B-movie and sounds like a games journalist’s fever dream, but this action platformer is one of the most notorious lost NES games
Words by Nick Thorpe
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO...
GAMES THAT NEVER SAW THE LIGHT OF DAY
» [NES] Here’s your ape performing agiant swing on akangaroo man, just like Claudio Castagnoli would.
» [NES] The bizarre opening moments of the game, where you’re pushed off a building.
IN THE KNOW
» PUBLISHER: SETA
» DEVELOPER: SETA
» SYSTEM: NES
» DUE FOR RELEASE:
1992
»[NES] This fan propels your ape upwards in the platforming-heavy third stage.
Imagine being a young kid in the early Nineties, flicking through Nintendo Power. One preview stands out above all the others – it details a game that offers “the fastest action ever seen on the NES”, and lets you play as a “genetically altered super chimpanzee” who is “practically indestructible” and has “great pro wrestlingstyle moves to use against his bizarre opponents”. You’ve been introduced to Bio Force Ape, which is clearly going to be the most brilliant game ever made.