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Lost NES RPG Resurfaces In Seven Minute Video
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Remember when you lost your favorite toy and spent years wondering what happened to it? Well, imagine that—but it’s a video game… and it’s 30 years old.
Meet Indy The Magical Kid, a lost NES RPG that vanished in 1993 after being 90% done. Promos flew, fans dreamed, and then—poof. Corporate silence. A single ROM auctioned for $9,600 in 2019? The buyer swore it’d stay hidden. Game over, right?
Not quite.
A grainy, seven-minute VHS gameplay video just dropped on YouTube. No title screen. No story. Just pixelated magic, wild enemy designs, and the faint hum of 90s hope. And get this—it’s official. The original devs gave permission. Not just footage—they’ve got concept art, soundtracks, even doujinshi (yes, fan comics made by the devs). They’re crowdfunding a full-color book to resurrect this ghost of gaming history.
This isn’t just nostalgia. It’s archaeology with heart. A game that never got to see the light of day? Now it’s getting a second life—on paper, in print, and in the hands of those who never stopped wondering: What if Indy had been real?
Spoiler: It was. And now, so are we.