Guest Feature: Bio Force Ape

This column is a guest author feature, written by a friend of the site whose work I am thrilled to host at Retro XP. This entry is from Madeline Blondeau. Previous entries in this series can be found through this link.In 1991, the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis were poised for battle.The much-mythologized console wars were in their infancy, as Sega of America positioned itself to usurp Mario’s cap. On the sidelines, however, the Nintendo Entertainment System enjoyed a slow sunset period with a steady stream of new releases. But NES owning readers of Nintendo Power couldn’t believe every word of their usual trusty source on new releases during this period. A list of known canceled games for the platform shows many of these titles were snuffed out sometime between 1990 and 1993 as developers and publishers shifted focus to newer consoles. Players could get excited for months over screenshots and preview coverage, only for the game to never see the light of day.One such game is Bio…