1994 ASG Technologies
Platforms: SEGA Mega Drive, Atari Jaguar
Hosenose & Booger was a rather bizarre graphic adventure game that was in development during 1994 by ASG Technologies, with planned releases on both the SEGA Mega Drive and Atari Jaguar. The game was advertised in a number of magazines at the time, including EGM and GameFan, often alongside ASG Technologies’ unreleased Video Jukebox peripheral. Despite mentions of further details to come, very little additional information ever surfaced in subsequent issues.
From the available promotional material, Hosenose & Booger was set to be a gross-out themed adventure, very much in the style of LucasArts titles, but with a far more surreal and crude sense of humour. The story centred around Hosenose, who after sneezing, accidentally inhales his girlfriend into his body. Players would then explore his internal anatomy in an attempt to rescue her.
Along the way, players were said to encounter a cast of unusual and grotesque characters, including Mickki Mewkus, Logjam Sam, Vicki Virus and Evil Dr Bile. The game was described as taking place entirely within Hosenose’s diseased and deformed body.
A Jaguar version was also reportedly planned, with a suggested release date of around late 1994 under Activision. However, with the struggles of the Jaguar platform and the lack of further updates, this version also failed to materialise.
From an old archived page from cyberroach.com, the following details were given, including that ASG stood for All Systems Go. The information was extracted from Atari Explorer Online (hence the AEO references):
Game is listed as a cart game due in Q1/1995 in the Atari Dealer Price List Q3/1995.
Here’s one for the sick and twisted. Hosenose has a cold and as fate would have it, he’s managed to sneeze and suck his girlfriend Hotsnot deep into his brain. In a unique gaming experience that fully showcases Jaguar’s monster graphic capabilities, you’ll take a nose-dive into Hosenose’s sinuous nasal passages in search of the lovely yet cerebral Hotsnot. Through every organ and orifice you’ll meet a wild cast of disgusting characters, including Mickki Mewkus, Logjam Sam, Vicki Virus, and the Evil Dr. Bile. An off-beat animated adventure only the 64-bit power of Jaguar can deliver. (AEO 3/1)
Moving on to software, ASG keyed AEO in on their upcoming Jag game, Hosenose and Booger. Keep in mind that ASG is primarily interested in doing polygonally rendered games in real time. When asked why they chose to do Hosenose and Booger in the first place, they said “It was too funny to pass up.”
They described it as an action platform adventure. You will do battle with all sorts of human fluids, substances, products, viruses, etc, all inside Hosenose’s infested body. While it may sound rather humorous, H&B is being taken very seriously by ASG. H&B was in design for over a year before any code was even written.
They are committed to making H&B the Jaguar’s Sonic or Mario. They emphasized superb gameplay and unreal comical graphics as two key features in H&B not to mention the downright gross creatures you come across throughout the game. H&B is definitely planned to be out before Christmas, in fact, ASG reported that they were hoping for a late fall release. I can’t wait! (AEO 5/9)
Despite multiple advertisements and mentions, no screenshots, previews or prototype builds of the game have surfaced to date. The only known person linked to the project is Sharon Hurtley-Durand according to SegaRetro.org, though no further details about the game’s development or cancellation have been revealed.
If you have any further information or materials relating to this title, please do get in touch.
With thanks to Steve Cook (Videogame History) for flagging up the title and for the advert image and to Ross Sillifant for the archived link.
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