Link and Samus Almost in Wii Version of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Can't Fit Witty Remark
Often times you will find things on the Internet that almost seem too good to be true. Most of the time they really aren't.
Still there are times you will see something that seems too good to be true, but really hope it is anyway. Such is the case of a video from an alpha build of Marvel: Ulitmate Alliance that featured Samus Aran and Link as secret characters.
Seriously, just see for yourself:
As you can imagine, this is relatively old (the video was first posted back in back on the big blogs in May 2008) but still pretty low key. So the story goes, Activision wanted to include those two charcters as as exclusive characters to the Wii version. Rather then ask Nintendo about this directly though, Activision tried to to surprise Nintendo with a demo of the two characters. Due to time constrants though, they actually demoed Link and Samus on the PS2 rather then the Wii.
For one reason or another though, Nintendo wasn't happy with them and ask Activision to remove Link and Samus from the final game. As such, the only evidence that this was even a possiblity is the above video and a demo reel (which also has the only known footage of Link in the game).
Sounds like a good story, but is it true? Who knows for sure, since even if it was true it's unlikely there's even residual code left in the PS2 version of the game (because if Hot Coffee has taught us anything, if you leave unused code in a game people will find it). At the very least, it cool to imagine that it could have happened. Stranger video game crossovers have happened after all.
Still there are times you will see something that seems too good to be true, but really hope it is anyway. Such is the case of a video from an alpha build of Marvel: Ulitmate Alliance that featured Samus Aran and Link as secret characters.
Seriously, just see for yourself:
Click to viewAs you can imagine, this is relatively old (the video was first posted back in back on the big blogs in May 2008) but still pretty low key. So the story goes, Activision wanted to include those two charcters as as exclusive characters to the Wii version. Rather then ask Nintendo about this directly though, Activision tried to to surprise Nintendo with a demo of the two characters. Due to time constrants though, they actually demoed Link and Samus on the PS2 rather then the Wii.
For one reason or another though, Nintendo wasn't happy with them and ask Activision to remove Link and Samus from the final game. As such, the only evidence that this was even a possiblity is the above video and a demo reel (which also has the only known footage of Link in the game).
Sounds like a good story, but is it true? Who knows for sure, since even if it was true it's unlikely there's even residual code left in the PS2 version of the game (because if Hot Coffee has taught us anything, if you leave unused code in a game people will find it). At the very least, it cool to imagine that it could have happened. Stranger video game crossovers have happened after all.