Rare/Obscure PC versions

[KyoriAsh 1]

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What other games had PC ports that were left behind in Asia

Seems nobody paid attention to P.T.O. (Pacific Theater of Operation), otherwise knows as Teitoku no Ketsudan Series

https://www.amazon.co.jp/s?k=%E6%8F%90%E7%9D%A3%E3%81%AE%E6%B1%BA%E6%96%AD&i=software&__mk_ja_JP=%E3%82%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AB%E3%83%8A&ref=nb_sb_noss

Amazon store of this series

[Theclaw135 1]

Similarly, there's the Naval Ops series.

https://www.amazon.co.jp/s?k=鋼鉄の咆哮&i=software&__mk_ja_JP=カタカナ&ref=nb_sb_noss

Gee this stuff was huge in Japan. I shudder at the proverbial flood of Daisenryaku.

[icup321 3]

There is apparently a PC port of Pac-Man World 1 that was released exclusively in South Korea in 2001 according to the Pac-Man Wiki, there's barely any info on it and there's a very high chance it hasn't been dumped/preserved yet. If this does in fact exist, then that means the PC version is currently lost media, there's also this box art that was uploaded on there:

 

EDIT: It turns out this PC version might actually just be a pre-packaged PS1 emulator that comes with the game based on what I've been told by someone just recently, and not actually a native PC port.

[Luigi master89 11]

Even so, 2001 wouldn't have very powerful PCs to handle a PS1 emulator reliably, unless it's a customized version of Bleem.  I'll ask two Korean friends of mine if they have any info; since the game was released physically, it has a non-zero chance of being found.

[Theclaw135 1]

Another one I wouldn't have guessed. A Korean release of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. https://oldpcgames.tistory.com/1618

[jimi19 0]

The promo version of Incoming! An early build of the game was bundled with several graphics cards (think it was some 3dfx ones, no idea where my dad got our copy from) and you where supposed to mail it in a receive a free copy of the retail version once it launched. It lacked most of the game modes besides the campaign and used some different art assets and vehicles, Just compare the tank from level 1 stage 3 from the promo (top) and retail (bottom) version.

Hell, my copy is probably even rarer since it has been completely translated into Swedish. No idea if they bothered to do that for the retail version too. (only have it from GOG) 

 

[Luigi master89 11]

Sorry for the bump but here is another interesting case; a PC port of Mission: Impossible (seemingly the N64 version) handled by Indian developer Dhruva Interactive.  This YouTube video is the only purported proof of the game receiving a PC version, but searching for it online only yields results for the N64 and PS1 versions.  I wonder if it existed at all.

Edited February 22 by Luigi master89
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