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DuckHead of Denfaminicogamer said of the version included on the SEGA Genesis Mini 2 that all 8 playable characters have a design sense hardly ever seen in Japan, and that some people would feel there are not even 1 characters they want to use. He said he understood why it was never released in Japan.
A port of ClayFighter for the Atari Jaguar was reportedly in the works by Interplay but it was never released.
The game has since been cancelled, as in 2016 Interplay sold the intellectual rights to ClayFighter and many other titles as well.
DuckHead of Denfaminicogamer said of the version included on the SEGA Genesis Mini 2 that all 8 playable characters have a design sense hardly ever seen in Japan, and that some people would feel there are not even 1 characters they want to use. He said he understood why it was never released in Japan.
ClayFighter sold 200,000 copies by 1994.
Sculptor's Cut is widely considered to be the rarest game released for the Nintendo 64, with only 20,000 copies ever produced.
Two sequels were also produced: ClayFighter 2: Judgment Clay for the SNES in 1995 and ClayFighter 63⅓ for the Nintendo 64 in 1997, the latter of which had its own special edition with ClayFighter: Sculptor's Cut in 1998, which was only available as a rental game at Blockbuster Video stores in North America.
Sculptor's Cut is widely considered to be the rarest game released for the Nintendo 64, with only 20,000 copies ever produced.
A port to the Atari Jaguar was also planned, but it never materialised.
Visual Concepts president Greg Thomas stated that the game, consisting of silly, clay characters battling one another, was conceived as a "new" and "funny" alternative to the violent yet popular fighting franchises Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat.
Electronic Gaming Monthly also praised the Genesis port for carrying over all the content of the Super NES version, though they remarked that a six-button Genesis controller is needed to fully enjoy the game.
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