How the Scott Pilgrim Game Was Sold

By Kyle Orland in Fan Art, Videos
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 10:00 am
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​Before pixel artist Paul Robertson and chiptune aficionado Anamanaguchi got involved with the Scott Pilgrim game that hit PSN yesterday, the general idea for the game had to be sold to publisher Ubisoft. Hence this video, which Comics Alliance claims says was used to pitch the idea of the game when it was nothing more than just that... an idea (though they don't say where they got the "exclusive" video or who actually made it, so we're a tiny bit skeptical to its provenance).

While the rough art is a little more 8-bit than 16-bit, the general gameplay and aesthetic from this  supposed pitch seems to have made it into the final game. What we're a little sad didn't make it is the awesome chiptune versions of everything from the Smashing Pumpkins to The White Stripes, and the sly references to Mega Man and Ninja Gaiden (not that the final game is lacking in gaming references or anything, but still).

See the alleged ur-Pilgrim game after the break. And, as an added bonus, check out the now-familiar Scott Pilgrim movie trailer replaced with images from the original comics.


Tags: 8-bit, movie, pitch, prototype, retro, sale, scott pilgrim
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