Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (NES Prototype) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

[@BreakIntoProgram]

I was the lead developer on this game - it was developed for THQ by Software Creations in Manchester, UK. I left the company shortly before the game was finished. I can't remember who did the music - it was either Matthew Canon or Tim/Geoff Follin. The game was developed alongside the SNES version. Not sure why they did a NES version - the console was well past its sell-by-date at that point. I think the THQ execs expected the NES to be passed down to the younger members of the family, hence the simplistic game play.

[@WispyBlueBricksGPX]

They Abandoned The NES Version?!

[@specialtrees237]

I'm curious, do you recall what you guys were given as reference materiel for the game? Direct episode masters, the home video VHS tapes, scripts, etc?

[@haydenthetoyologist4117]

Cool!

[@Gameboy_1992]

​@@specialtrees237 probebly VHS home releases.

[@Hendyt..models]

Wow thats so cool that someone who worked on this game commented

[@matthewevans8344]

0:38 Don't worry everyone, it is not blood, it is dirt, look at the SNES version and you will see.

[@thetoontastictoon1720]

lol they should've made it more brown, I know there's color limitations, but Jesus! That's some really red dirt.

[@grunklesans4636]

“Shed 17 joke here”

[@carlmiller3558]

No, it’s not dirt, it truly is blood. *james fucking dies*

[@azuraltumbabic4239]

OMFG RIP JAMES

[@knkjchannel55]

@@carlmiller3558 shut

[@ryansock8269]

2:26 that moment when the NES has better visuals than the SNES

[@SleepDeprivedGinger]

SNES Race Thomas was ugly AF

[@StumpyFunnel]

@@SleepDeprivedGingerexactly like that was tummus not Thomas

[@retrorobbyreviews]

I was thinking the same thing lol.

[@Antluvstrains]

I feel like the SNES should’ve went the Super Mario All Stars route and used sprites similar to the NES game but enhanced them.

[@katie2940]

The music is unnecessarily good

[@jakeman251011]

Im having a reproduction cart made for my nephews 6th birthday in October my brother in law has an nes my nephew plays

[@SCroz88]

This is a surprisingly good game by THQ on NES! Especially considering it's for younger children, as the NES hasn't really gone there with games before. I love the visuals and audio!

[@SleepDeprivedGinger]

0:50 Loving that Gordon’s Theme remix! EDIT: It’s Edward’s Theme, sorry.

[@yellowdevil14]

The thing is this game would probably be very rare nowadays if it was actually released considering how late it would have been released and the fact that is was aimed towards a very young audience

[@MM-fc9fz]

I need the soundtrack, I'm yelling in joy hearing Mike and Junior's music on the NES soundfont.

[@NintendoComplete]

I'm sure you could find it as an NSF file if you Google it :)

[@rescuehero942]

WiiGuys 8BitStereo uploaded the soundtrack to this game.

[@MrNorbert1994]

Well, the only NSF that is avalaiable is a broken mess, and incomplete.

[@sup149]

Soundtrack is available at Zophar (dot) net

[@totallytidmouth]

Umm, This Isn't The Prototype, This Is A Homebrew Title Thats On Esty For $30, But the actual proto is a free rom game where you can pick from the main characters at tidmouth, or thats at least what i heard.

[@lightbluetankproductions8456]

0:24 damn this percy theme bops

[@mikewellsworth5477]

0:49 damn thats nice music

[@CertifiedNEETClassic]

1:01 "You are a really useful engine." You're useful, and that's it. I think it wasn't released because it taught kids the reality of the workforce, lol.

[@NintendoComplete]

Lmao, totally. That, or it sounded too much like the praise a stripper gets.

[@TheSponge278]

THOMAS WAS EVERYWHERE

[@NintendoComplete]

+Natural_Hype At :40 a train is bleeding out on a grassy knoll. Close enough, right?

[@BiscuitCatProductions]

+NintendoComplete das no blud tho

[@thetoontastictoon1720]

it's TOTALLY blood it's red

[@eb2982]

Just got this for my 4 year old to play since we’ve just started collecting SNES bits 😄

[@brianhebert6152]

You can tell this was a British-developed NES game from the music that could also fit right in a Commodore 64 game

[@rescuehero942]

Imagine if they made a Game Boy version of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, it would have been developed by Tiertex and released in 1998. All the trains would turn out grey thanks to the Game Boy's monochrome screen, but there are colorized options available when played on the Super Game Boy.

[@KizulEmeraldfire]

+rescuehero942 Actually, there WAS a Game Boy COLOR version of Thomas the Tank Engine - titled "Kikansha Thomas: Sodor-tou no Nakama-tachi" - but, as you can probably tell, it was released only in Japan… :p

[@PeruvianPotato]

0:38 James fucking dies

[@susanfit47]

Although canceled for unknown reasons, the prototype has been surfaced by Frank Cifaldi and is now open to the public. Gameplay is almost the same as the officially released SNES version.

[@74dWasTaken]

0:39 Oh crap james is bleeding, SOMEONE HELP MY FAVORITE ENGINE IS DYING

[@Steamsoapdish]

It's just dirt

[@basicallysnake]

Well done, that’s great.

[@gustavoperezjrsshow3045]

No, you moron!! He derailed and crashed into the field.

[@nicolasfreijeiro9543]

This predictive the thonas and james race in the great discovery

[@T-n-Pproductions]

1:11 Tomas, Purcy, Jemes, Dock, Sirr Tupham Hat, the Fermar, and the windmill uwner, Haruld, and Barty look like they are Trolls.

[@kitzlife]

the soundtrack didn't have to slap this hard bro

[@FireDragonAnime]

Thanks ashens x..x:; for getting this stuck in my head.

[@knuclear200x]

11:50 BatJames the Animated Series

[@rovjustrov69420]

Lol

[@kristensuppa8166]

Thomas and Bertie’s great race is one of my fav episodes of all time (I like toad stands by more)

[@brolyblast]

0:38 R.I.P James

[@krispinaelizondorivadeneir4028]

On the mosaic floor of my house from 1975 it appears reflected there

[@heroiclegend3229]

That cool 8bit rendition of thomas's theme

[@jedetherington504]

This is my Jam

[@MrNoUsername]

0:23 5:31 7:07 13:25 21:04 Dang! Why does Percy’s theme actually sound so good here though!? Wasn’t expecting to hear his theme nor was I prepared for it to be this good! As a Percy fan, this makes me so happy 😊

[@justplayn1044]

3:53 thomas the creepy asterisks using """"""kawaii"""""" anime cat girl (jokes aside, hullo!?)

[@MetalJuggalo]

I once played this on an NES emulator thinking it was a finished and released game. It controlled kinda weird

[@jamesborlan2850]

Not one of the best Thomas games but for the first outing this ain’t too bad At least we got the memes

[@furkansaryerli]

Oh god. Watching the full video is a challenge. I dare you.

[@NintendoComplete]

+Mysterious Beaver Imagine what it was like to play it...

[@rescuehero942]

Imagine this on a bootleg multicart. I wonder if there are any bootleg Famicom multicarts that contain this game?

[@PotaJoe]

i guess this was never released and development was moved to the SNES making the one PBG played

[@GabrielaMartinez-gh7ht]

Sliding puzzle music is chip tune Percy theme

[@Kytk7]

Geoff was just Thomas !! ❤

[@thetoontastictoon1720]

I bet this stayed a prototype because people thought the red train was bleeding

[@BiscuitCatProductions]

I think it stayed prototype considering the models don't look accurate, if not, it needed improving.

[@thetoontastictoon1720]

Yeah, perhaps

[@Ricardocomics14]

Yep, originally the blood is dirt. But the Nes cant generate the red of James (the red engine) and the brown of the dirt at the same time. Obviusly in the SNES Version was solved the problem: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jp_Re5SDa72deJI

[@elizabethzellek2619]

1:27 Thomas, James, Bertie, Percy, Sir Topham Hatt, the farmer, Duck, and The Windmill owner all have FAKE looks and they look like they are Trolls

[@Jake_Josh]

Can I just say the races are much better in this. Like seriously the faces are horrible on the snes.

[@stixstixy]

I Have A Theory: This Was A Prototype For The Snes Version Because This And The Snes's Versions Are The Same

[@fedoraforest3514]

+Steven Universe. That could be true

[@djcrimmy]

it was released on the snes later

[@NintendoComplete]

It was, I haven't played it though. Was it this same game, do you know?

[@djcrimmy]

NintendoComplete based on your play-through they are very similar i have never actually played it but i have watched my 5 year old play it many times

[@LostEngineProductions]

This is almost just as good as the snes version! Why didn't they release it?

[@GamerKeags_YT]

I would assume because tons of people already owned a snes

[@LostEngineProductions]

@@GamerKeags_YT and even more people probably owned a NES

[@GamerKeags_YT]

@@LostEngineProductions ok I discovered that the snes was expensive at launch

[@elizabethzellek2619]

Woooo Woooooooo! That's all!

[@tiffanymarlow2399]

James was bleeding....

[@independentquebec3500]

No he was leeking out red oil never seen that before

[@WispyBlueBricksGPX]

Thats Dirt

[@binarypench]

Did you literally make a Lenny Face for Thomas, creators?

[@SwagNeverDies55]

Epic gaem

[@wibblywobbly809]

I don’t know which one is better in soundtrack, snes or nes

[@novostranger]

I'll make this a meme

[@ruthtolentino4180]

I wish i will have that on my Nes Nostagla app in my Xperia

[@ToffeeLime]

0:38 WAIT A SECOND IS HE BLEEDING?

[@Smiffykid]

HOLY SHIT

[@NintendoComplete]

+Smiffykid 2015 Lmao he totally is. I originally had just assumed it was oil or whatever cargo and ignored it. That's very red for oil though ahahaha

[@matthewevans8344]

+ToffeeLimeNo he's just in dirt

[@regno_songs8513]

+NintendoComplete Perhaps his paint hadn't dried properly and he derailed and now his paint is all over the ground?

[@thetoontastictoon1720]

LMAO

[@Gameboy_1992]

If anyone knows game genie codes for this game, please Tell me cuz i cant find any

[@noaht2005]

TIL there is an unreleased TtTE game on NES with music by the Follin brothers

[@T-n-Pproductions]

WoooWoooou.

[@OwenTheMeowstic]

inb4 someone pirates this prototype

[@IamWechidnaandthisisMyHorizon]

Is this “prototype” even real?

[@ThomasandCraigoftheCreekStudio]

3:59 Derek The Diesel’s Theme

[@frankiecanha4458]

Its mavis’ theme

[@ThomasandCraigoftheCreekStudio]

@@frankiecanha4458 Oh, sorry!

[@akomara11]

3x5 GREAT GRANDE

[@loganwintermute4887]

THQ made something Wong with the NES game the thing saying what train is that on Thomas Percy and mall train its in day time it needs to be night time!😛😛

[@drrobotniksmeanbeansteamin1782]

i r8 8/8 gr8 game m8

[@kulwinderminhas6663]

nice music

[@independentquebec3500]

0:38 why did they make it red?

[@bluecometdaiya]

It's because of the color limitations of the nes.

[@Antluvstrains]

@@bluecometdaiyaBrown exists in the NES color palette. The SMB games are a prime example.

[@YuukaKazami241]

0:39 james is bleeding...

[@videogameman_001_peru]

could you pass me the rom please

[@BenTheBlocksworldEngine]

If this was unreleased, how were you able to play it!?

[@doodledangernoodle2517]

The rom was leaked several years back.

[@mikewellsworth5477]

quality

[@gavingrahampawpatrolyescai5761]

what does prototype mean?

[@NintendoComplete]

+Gavin Graham It's a nearly finished copy of a game that, in this case, was never officially released or sold

[@londoncastillo3086]

How come this isn"t on the nes classic?

[@ECRYT]

It was unreleased

[@SebastianDeluxe]

Is this real I need to search this up

[@thomasthelbsce2tanklocomot62]

You know how old I am I am 12 years old

[@frankthediesel102p6]

No one cared

[@bora61gamer43]

nenes

[@ruthtolentino4180]

I wish i want to play that but it was not avail 😥😥😥😥😥😥😭😭😭😭😭

[@ruthtolentino4180]

I pick 8 or older ???????!!!!!!!!!!??????!!!!!!!!

[@KC_Garcia]

ROFL LOLLOLOLOL ITS SO EASYYYY

[@gotenksplay4392]

quiero una nintendo!

[@TrackmasterThomasreview]

I wish it was med

[@niakaproductions2020ukus]

3rd June 2029