Unlike Duke Nukem Forever, some games are determined to come out no matter how long it takes. A platform game from Iraq has managed to stay the course for sixteen years without becoming vaporware, and is finally ready to launch for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Now that’s dedication.
The game in question has a name almost as long as the development time — The Babylonian Twins: The Quest for Peace in Ancient Iraq. Platform action is flavored with puzzles that revolve around switching between a pair of characters. Not the most unique of ideas, but it definitely sounds like a good fit for the iPhone platform.
That’s the funniest thing about this game. Originally started in 1994 for the Commodore 64 by some students, the game took too long to make and suffered the same problems as Duke Nukem Forever — unable to create the game before its intended platform became obsolete. The irony, of course, is that handheld technology has become so advanced that retro games are cool again. Hence, improved tech killed Babylonion Twins, and then improved tech revived it.
I’m sure there’s some sort of moral lesson there, but I can’t be bothered to think what that might be. In short, a neat little game is coming.
Game finally released after 16-year delay, isn’t Duke Nukem [Games Radar]
