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词条 Deathwatch (video game)
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|title = Deathwatch
|image = Deathwatch title screen.png
|caption = Misspelled title screen
|developer = Data Design Interactive
|publisher = Atari Corporation
|platforms = Atari Jaguar
|released = Unreleased
|genre = Platform, run and gun
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
(up to two players)[1]
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Deathwatch is an unreleased run and gun platform video game that was in development by Data Design Interactive and planned to be published by Atari Corporation on a scheduled December {{vgy|1995}} release date exclusively for the Atari Jaguar.[2] It was the only game in development by DDI for the system.

Taking control of an anthropomorphic bug character wielding a gun, players would have needed to traverse through multiple levels while fighting against enemies and avoiding obstacles along the way. Deathwatch was demonstrated during the first Electronic Entertainment Expo held in 1995, featuring a visual style similar to that of Plok on the Super NES.[3][4]

Atari Corp. halted and terminated development of Deathwatch along with multiple upcoming projects for the platform in March {{vgy|1996}},[5] before merging with JT Storage in a reverse takeover the next month of the same year,[6][7] while the game's source code has become lost with time.[8]

Gameplay

Deathwatch is a side-scrolling run and gun platform game where players would have taken the role of an anthropomorphic bug character who wields a gun for defensive purposes and capable of making double jumps in order to traverse across various levels, each one featuring their own set of obstacles and thematic, while shooting at enemies to avoid taking damage and collecting items along the way. Players would have also need to collect power-ups in the level to change the character's in-game appearance.[4][9]

History

Deathwatch was first showcased to the public at Atari Corporation's booth during E3 1995, featuring an artstyle similar to that of Plok, a platform title developed by Software Creations and released for the Super Nintendo two years prior, while French magazine CD Consoles referred it as SwitchDeath.[3][4][10][11] It was listed for a December/Q4 1995 release in magazines,[12][2] with internal documents from Atari Corp. also revealing that the game was internally known as The Bug.[13]

Though it was kept being advertised in catalogs and magazines for a late 1995 release,[9][14] Atari halted its development before it was completed, with former DDI president and CEO Stewart Green stating in a {{vgy|2003}} forum post at AtariAge provided by community member panamajoe that the publisher's marketing department wanted to focus on 3D titles instead of 2D ones, in addition of stating that the source code of the game has become lost with time.[8] Atari would also stop production of other upcoming titles for the Jaguar before merging with JT Storage on April 1996, ultimately resulting with the game not being released.[6][7]

Although a prototype cartridge is rumored to exist,[15] no ROM image of the title has managed to surface online. The only known gameplay footage of the game that exists as of date was shown by Atari Explorer Online on the "AEO at E3 1995" VHS release by Subspace Publishing.[3][4]

References

1. ^{{cite web|last=|first=|url=http://www.thejagzone.com/Games/lost/index.html#d|title=Atari Jaguar Lost Games - Deathwatch|website=thejagzone.com|accessdate=2018-11-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014549/http://www.thejagzone.com/Games/lost/index.html#d#d|archive-date=2018-09-10|dead-url=no|df=}}
2. ^1 {{cite magazine|last=Gore|first=Chris|url=https://archive.org/stream/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_79_August_1995#page/n13/mode/1up|title=The Gorescore - Industry News You Can - Upcoming Jaguar Software Titles|magazine=VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine|issue=79|publisher=L.F.P., Inc.|date=August 1995|page=14}}
3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.atarihq.com/jeo/archive.htm|title=Atari Explorer Online - Jaguar Edition #3|website=atarihq.com|date=May 20, 1995|accessdate=2018-11-21}}
4. ^1 2 3 {{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC9ZJWHFjhc|work=YouTube|date=January 18, 2011|author=QLvsJAGUAR|title=E3 1995 – first show ever! Full length documentary. Great history! (1hr 35min 33sec)|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225173838/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC9ZJWHFjhc|archive-date=2018-02-25|dead-url=no|df=}}
5. ^{{cite magazine|last=|first=|url=https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_079_February_1996#page/n18/mode/1up|title=ProNews: Atari Axes New Games|magazine=GamePro|issue=79|publisher=IDG|date=February 1996|page=17}}
6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml|title=Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan|website= onecle.com|accessdate=2018-11-22|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209123854/http://contracts.onecle.com/atari/jt.mer.1996.04.08.shtml|archivedate=December 9, 2006|deadurl=no}}
7. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://google.brand.edgar-online.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=261582-33477-51099&type=sect |title=ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |access-date=2018-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143052/http://google.brand.edgar-online.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=261582-33477-51099&type=sect |archive-date=2018-06-12 |dead-url=no |df= }}
8. ^1 {{cite web|author=panamajoe|url=http://atariage.com/forums/topic/30340-sad-news-about-deathwatch/|title=(sad) news about DEATHWATCH|website=AtariAge|date=July 15, 2003|accessdate=2018-11-21|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403155952/http://atariage.com/forums/topic/30340-sad-news-about-deathwatch/|archivedate=3 April 2018|deadurl=no}}
9. ^1 {{cite magazine|last=|first=|url=http://retrosprite.proboards.com/post/52/thread|title=Game On... - The Game Plan... - Deathwatch|magazine=Ultimate Future Games|issue=11 Supplement|publisher=Future Publishing|date=October 1995|page=5}}
10. ^{{cite magazine|last1=François|first1=Tommy|last2=Msika|first2=David|url=http://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=101&num=2883&album=oui|title=Reportage - E3 - Atari: Le Virtuel, Ça Marche|magazine=CD Consoles|issue=8|publisher=Pressimage|date=June 1995|pages=42-43|lang=fr|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619035732/http://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=101&num=2883&album=oui|archive-date=2018-06-19|dead-url=no|df=}}
11. ^{{cite magazine|last=|first=|url=https://archive.org/stream/Gamefan_Vol_3_Issue_07#page/n36/mode/1up|title=E-3 The Biggest And Best Electronic Entertainment Show Ever!|magazine=GameFan|volume=3|issue=7|publisher=Shinno Media|date=July 1995|pages=17–41}}
12. ^{{cite magazine|last=|first=|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:VideoGames_DE_1995-08.pdf&page=41|title=Release Liste|magazine=Video Games|issue=46|publisher=Future-Verlag|date=August 1995|page=43|lang=de|access-date=2018-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914203501/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:VideoGames_DE_1995-08.pdf&page=41|archive-date=2018-09-14|dead-url=no|df=}}
13. ^{{cite web|last=Vendel|first=Curt|url=http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/jaguar/jagfiles/jag64-payments.PDF|title=Payment Schedule for Jaguar games to Developers|website=atarimuseum.com|format=PDF|date=August 26, 1995|accessdate=2018-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211091716/http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/jaguar/jagfiles/jag64-payments.PDF|archive-date=2014-12-11|dead-url=no|df=}}
14. ^{{cite web|last=Charnock|first=Tom|url=http://www.atarijaguar.co.uk/2016/03/atari-jaguar-uk-preview-booklet.html|title=Atari Jaguar UK Preview Booklet|website=atarijaguar.co.uk|date=March 2016|accessdate=2018-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911045009/http://www.atarijaguar.co.uk/2016/03/atari-jaguar-uk-preview-booklet.html|archive-date=2018-09-11|dead-url=no|df=}}
15. ^{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Clint|url=http://atariage.com/forums/topic/4040-deathwatch/#entry37234|title=Deathwatch|website=AtariAge|date=February 25, 2002|accessdate=2018-11-22|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122042526/http://atariage.com/forums/topic/4040-deathwatch/|archivedate=22 November 2018|deadurl=no}}
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