Post by Saki on May 25, 2018 12:30:10 GMT
Hey guys, I've had curiosity eating away at me recently, and after coming up empty despite a couple hours' worth of Googling, I figure you'd be the best ones to ask about this.
If any of you used to watch G4, you might remember a show called Cinematech. It was simply a program that showcased short clips from a large variety of video games, and would provide the name/publisher of the game when it was shown. Most the episodes of this program (as well as its spin-off, Cinematech: Nocturnal Emissions) are themselves lost media, but I have a very specific question in mind regarding one of the games I recall being shown, but just can't find it anywhere for the life of me. I believe this was on Nocturnal Emissions specifically, though it may have been on the original show, and this was around 2006-2008.
Here are all the details I remember from the game:
- Side-scrolling platformer
- It very likely may be a PC game (though this is partially just because I know the libraries of console games from the era so well, that I imagine it'd be easier to find if it was on console)
- The art-style looked almost like it was done in pencil, somewhat sketchy-looking. It might have had a black-and-white color scheme, or just used washed out colors, but I can't remember too clearly.
- Player character was a human being, possibly wearing shorts, possibly had long hair or even dreadlocks.
- The music sounded almost kinda "Caribbean"-ish, had an island vibe. Almost like the music of Cool Spot.
- The title of the game was a single word, and it was a name, a male name. Presumably that of the playable character. This is the most frustrating clue because I swear it's on the tip of my tongue but I just can't recall it, and I've been thinking about this for two weeks now.
Any former G4 watchers (or anyone else) think they can help me out?
If any of you used to watch G4, you might remember a show called Cinematech. It was simply a program that showcased short clips from a large variety of video games, and would provide the name/publisher of the game when it was shown. Most the episodes of this program (as well as its spin-off, Cinematech: Nocturnal Emissions) are themselves lost media, but I have a very specific question in mind regarding one of the games I recall being shown, but just can't find it anywhere for the life of me. I believe this was on Nocturnal Emissions specifically, though it may have been on the original show, and this was around 2006-2008.
Here are all the details I remember from the game:
- Side-scrolling platformer
- It very likely may be a PC game (though this is partially just because I know the libraries of console games from the era so well, that I imagine it'd be easier to find if it was on console)
- The art-style looked almost like it was done in pencil, somewhat sketchy-looking. It might have had a black-and-white color scheme, or just used washed out colors, but I can't remember too clearly.
- Player character was a human being, possibly wearing shorts, possibly had long hair or even dreadlocks.
- The music sounded almost kinda "Caribbean"-ish, had an island vibe. Almost like the music of Cool Spot.
- The title of the game was a single word, and it was a name, a male name. Presumably that of the playable character. This is the most frustrating clue because I swear it's on the tip of my tongue but I just can't recall it, and I've been thinking about this for two weeks now.
Any former G4 watchers (or anyone else) think they can help me out?
