Thornado
| Name: | Thornado |
| Developer: | Factor 5 |
| Systems: | N64, GameCube |
| Due date: | 1999 (N64), then late 2002 (GameCube) |
Thornado is a cancelled N64 and then GameCube game by Factor 5.
It was to be a third-person platformer shooter.
Plot
You would play as Thor, the god of thunder.
He has wind-based weapons, guns, and a grappling hook.
Development
The game started off as Turrican 64 for the Nintendo 64.
Factor 5, however, couldn't secure the rights with SoftGold.
The game was thereby christened Thornado.
A demo of Thornado was shown at E3 1997.
According to Factor 5, the graphics of Thornado wasn't up to scratch.
With the GameCube on the dawn, Factor 5 moved the project to the new next-gen console.
A demo of the GameCube version was shown off during Spaceworld 2000.
Cancellation
Sometime in 2001 the game was cancelled due to Factor 5 focusing their resources on Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader.
Video
Gallery
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N64 Magazine issue 9 (December 1997)
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PC Joker (March 1999)
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Nintendo World issue 10 (March 2000)
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External Links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20020804140845/http://www.factor5.com:80/thornado.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20011118143724/http://www.planetgamecube.com/previews.cfm?action=profile&id=31
- http://au.ign.com/articles/1998/02/25/whats-wrong-with-music-on-the-n64
- http://au.ign.com/articles/1998/02/27/journey-to-the-center-of-the-n64
- http://au.ign.com/articles/2000/08/26/behind-closed-doors-with-thornado
- http://au.ign.com/articles/2000/10/14/thornado
- http://au.ign.com/articles/2001/05/02/the-ultimate-gamecube-preview-guide?page=11
- http://www.nintendo64ever.com/Nintendo-64-Game-Thornado-Unreleased,496.html
- http://www.nesworld.com/n64-unr-thornado.php
- https://www.unseen64.net/2009/04/08/thornado-n64-prototype/
