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Cancelled 1992 Game Clockwork Aquario Headed to Switch and PS4 in 2020

Cancelled 1992 Game Clockwork Aquario Headed to Switch and PS4 in 2020 - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 June 2020 / 1,670 Views

Publishers Strictly Limited Games and ININ Games announced they will release the cancelled 1992 arcade game, Clockwork Aquario, from Westone Bit Entertainment for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in 2020. 

Clockwork Aquario will be a digital release with a limited run of physical copies. Other platforms for the game have not been determined yet. View the teaser website here.

"Clockwork Aquario is a great piece of 2D art, into which the pixel artists put their hearts and souls," Ryuichi Nishizawa said. "I would like to express my heartfelt respect and gratitude to those who have worked so hard to restore it."

Cancelled 1992 Game Clockwork Aquario Headed to Switch and PS4 in 2020

"As a company that is striving for the preservation of video games, it has also become a part of Strictly Limited Games’ mission to unearth unreleased games that are an essential part of the cultural video game heritage," said Strictly Limited Games.

"So, three years ago, Strictly Limited Games set out to find the whereabouts of Tokeijikake no Aquario, the Japanese title of Clockwork Aquario, and to bring the game back to life.

"ININ Games then joined in the endeavors to convince Sega / LAT that Clockwork Aquario will finally see the light of day, by signing to create a digital release and making the game accessible to a wider audience.

"Some parts (including sound, music, and several graphics) were not recoverable from the source code, so the particular emphasis is placed on involving as many members of the original Westone team as possible in the project to be true to the game—from the chief programmer, Takanori Kurihara, to the musical genius, Shinichi Sakamoto, to Mr. Wonder Boy himself, Ryuichi Nishizawa, who expressed his joy and excitement about seeing the title screen again after 27 years on Twitter."


A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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2 Comments
Ljink96 (on 04 June 2020)

Ooooo! Neat, I love the visuals and had no idea about this game. Looking forward to it.

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