List of cancelled video games
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of canceled video games, organized by system.
Contents |
[edit] 3DO
- Rockman X3 (available for SNES, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation; also part of Mega Man X Collection)
- The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime (available for Mac OS and PlayStation)
- McKenzie & Co (available for PC)
- Ripper (available for PC)
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (available for Arcade, SNES, Genesis/Mega Drive, and Sega Saturn; later emulated to Xbox Live Arcade as well as Nintendo DS and PS2, the latter through special MK: Armageddon).
[edit] Amstrad
[edit] CPC
- Dalek Attack
- Mega Twins
- The NeverEnding Story II
- Project Stealth Fighter
- Rimrunner
- RoboCop 3
- Street Fighter II
- The Amazing Spider-Man
- The Punisher
- Tilt
- Toki
- Where Time Stood Still
[edit] GX4000
- Chase HQ
- Double Dragon
- Shadow Warriors
- RoboCop
- Batman - The Caped Crusader
- S.D.I.
- Pro Tennis Tour 2
- OutRun
- Mean Streets
- Klax Plus (also called Klax +)
- Kick Off (two games, the second being called Kick Off 2)
- Gazza's Superstar Soccer
- Escape From the Planet of the Robot Monsters
[edit] Arcade
- Asylum
- Capcom Fighting All-Stars
- Chimera Beast
- Earthworm Jim
- GunBeat
- Hydro Thunder 2
- Judge Dredd
- Magic: The Gathering Armageddon
- Marble Madness 2
- Metal Maniax
- Primal Rage 2
- Tattoo Assassins
- Tenth Degree
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3: Wave Net
- Gremlins
- Star Fox: Assault
- Lemmings
- Multi-player Missile Command sequel
- Michael Jackson's Moonwalker sequel
- Kenju
- In the Groove 3
- Beavis and Butt-Head
[edit] Atari
[edit] 2600
- 9 to 5
- The A-Team
- Ballblazer
- Blow Out
- Combat 2
- Computer Corridor (also known as Computer Revenge[1])
- Count's Castle
- The Day the Earth Stood Still
- Elevator Action
- The Entity
- Family Feud (by The Great Game Company - later Gametek - for Spring 1983[2])
- The Impossible Game[3]
- James Bond: Moonraker
- Jeopardy! (by The Great Game Company for Spring 1983; which of the three formats used through this point by the company is unknown)
- The Joker's Wild (by The Great Game Company for Spring 1983)
- Mark of the Mole
- Mission Omega
- Monkey Business
- Password Plus (by The Great Game Company for Spring 1983)
- Planet of the Apes
- The Price is Right (by The Great Game Company for Spring 1983;[4] also planned for the NES but never released)
- Scavenger Hunt
- The Secret of NIMH
- Shogun Assassin
- Snark
- Solo
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- Revenge of the Jedi - Game I
- Revenge of the Jedi - Game II
- Swordquest: Airworld
- Tempest (available in arcades and for PC (Microsoft Arcade)
- Tic-Tac-Dough (by The Great Game Company for Spring 1983[5])
- Wheel Of Fortune (by The Great Game Company for Spring 1983)
- Xevious (available in arcades, on many home computers, and NES; also emulated on Classic NES Series and Star Fox: Assault)
[edit] 5200
[edit] 7800
[edit] Lynx
- Alien vs. Predator
- Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (first and third games were released)
- 720 Skateboarding
- Rolling Thunder
[edit] Jaguar
[edit] ST
- Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship (available for the NES)
[edit] Bandai
[edit] WonderSwan
[edit] WonderSwan Color
- Digimon Tamers: Digimon Action
- Dice de Chocobo available for PlayStation and Game Boy Advance
- Final Fantasy III available for the Famicom and Nintendo DS
- Seiken Densetsu 2 available for SNES
[edit] ColecoVision
- Moon Patrol
- Pac-Man
- Subroc Super Game (for the Adam computer)
- Star Trek Stategic Simulator Super Game]] (for the Adam computer)
[edit] Commodore
[edit] Commodore 64
- Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warship (available for the NES)
[edit] Amiga
- Battle Isle II (available for PC)
- Bureau 13 (available for PC)
- Dafel: Bloodline
- Frontier: First Encounters[6] (available for PC)
- Fortress of Fear
- Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Phungoria (available for PC)
- Golem[6]
- Hardcore (moved from Amiga to Mega Drive but was also cancelled there[7])
- Hard Target[8]
- Heart of Darkness (available for PC and PlayStation)
- King of Thieves
- Metal Gear (available for MSX2, NES, PC and Commodore 64)
- NBA Jam Tournament Edition (available for PC, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, Jaguar, PlayStation, Saturn, Sega 32X and SNES)
- Phantasmagoria[6][9] (available for PC, Mac and Saturn)
- Phoenix - Operation Firestorm[6][10]
- Pussies Galore
- The Settlers II (available for PC)
- Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warship (available for the NES)
- Space Station 3000[11]
- Where Time Stood Still (available for ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, and PC)
- Yie-Ar Kung Fu (available for Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX, NES, and BBC Micro)
- Z (available for PC, PlayStation and Saturn[12])
[edit] CD32
- Cyberwar (available for PC)
- Inferno (available for PC)
- Lost Eden (available for PC, Mac, 3DO, and CD-i)
- MegaRace (available for PC, Sega CD, and 3DO)
[edit] Microsoft
Main article: List of video games cancelled for Xbox consoles
[edit] Nintendo
Main article: List of video games cancelled for Nintendo consoles
[edit] Other
[edit] Gizmondo
- Agaju: The Sacred Path of Treasure
- Age of Empires
- Ball Busters
- Battlestations: Midway
- Carmageddon TV
- Casino
- Catapult
- Chicane
- Colors
- Conflict: Desert Storm II
- Conflict: Vietnam
- Fallen Kingdoms
- Furious Phil: Dawn of the Mutants
- Future Tactics
- Geo-Xtreme
- Ghost
- Goal!
- Guardian
- Island Capers
- It's Mr. Pants
- Johnny Whatever
- Jump
- MechAssault
- Milo and the Rainbow Nasties
- Momma Can I Mow The Lawn
- Rayman
- Sega Classic Pack
- Supernaturals
- The Great Escape
- The Verbier Ride
- Total Overdose
- Tron 2.0
- Worms World Party
[edit] GP32
- Breath of Fire III (available on PlayStation, PC and PSP)
- Fire Pro Wrestling
- King of Fighters
- Rockman X5 (available on PlayStation and PC)
- Street Fighter Zero 3 (available on PlayStation, Saturn, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance and PSP)
[edit] N-Gage
[edit] Neo Geo
- Bang Bang Busters[13]
- Crystal Legacy (available as Breakers Revenge[14])
- Dance RhythMIX[15][16]
- Dunk Star[17]
- Fun Fun Bros.[18]
- Galaxy Fight 2 (redesigned and available as Waku Waku 7)
- GhostLop[19][20]
- Hebereke's Pair Pair Wars[19]
- Karate Ninja Show[21]
- Kizuna Encounter Special Edition[14]
- Last Odyssey Pinball Fantasia[22]
- Magician Lord 2
- Mystic Wand[23]
- QP[24]
- The Eye of Typhoon[25]
- The Warlocks of the Fates (also known as Shinryu Senki[26])
[edit] PC
- American McGee's Oz
- Armalion (redesigned and available as Sacred)[27][28]
- BIONICLE: The Legend of Mata Nui (originally planned to be released in Fall 2001, but cancelled because of a lawsuit by Maori activists and a glitch in the first level)
- Creation
- Dune Generations
- Dungeon Keeper 3: War for the Overworld[28]
- Fallout 3 (also known as Project Van Buren; new version developed by Bethesda Softworks)
- Felony Pursuit
- Flesh and Wire
- Full Throttle: Hell on Wheels
- Genesis: The Hand of God[28]
- Golgotha
- Heart of Stone
- Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix[28]
- Into the Shadows
- Jazz Jackrabbit 3
- Loose Cannon (formerly Highway Knight)
- Madden 09 (EA Sports announced on April 3, 2008 that no PC version would be offered in the near future)
- Marvel 2099: One Nation Under Doom
- Mission 2000
- Monstro!
- Mythica
- Mickey's Wild Adventure (released for PlayStation in PAL regions only)
- Outcast II: The Lost Paradise
- Prax War
- Ridge Racer (available for PlayStation)
- Quest of the Blademasters
- The Red Star
- Sam & Max Freelance Police
- Nickelodeon 3d Movie Maker 2 Planned For July 1999 With The Angry Beavers, CatDog And Spongebob Squearepants.
- Scream 2
- Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll
- Shadow the Hedgehog (available for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox)
- Shenandoah: Daughter of the Stars[28]
- SimMars[29]
- Simsville
- Star Trek: First Contact
- Star Trek: Secret of Vulcan Fury
- Sonic Adventure 2 (available for Dreamcast and Nintendo GameCube)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) (available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360)
- Supercan
- Torn
- The Indestructibles[30]
- The Lady, the Mage and the Knight (also known as Unless: The Treachery of Death)[28][31]
- Ultima VIII: The Lost Vale add-on[28]
- Ultima Online 2
- Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans
- Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (the multiplayer portion of the game is available as a free download)
- Zamolxe[28]
- Zero-G Marines
[edit] Sega
Main article: List of video games cancelled for Sega consoles
[edit] Sinclair
[edit] ZX Spectrum
- Atomic Robo-Kid
- Attack of the Mutant Zombie Flesh Eating Chickens From Mars
- Bandersnatch (available as Brataccas for the Atari ST and Amiga)
- The Bobby Yazz Show (available on a Crash! covertape)
- Cyborg (available for Commodore 64)
- Doctor Who and the Mines of Terror (available for Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro and Commodore 64)
- DuckTales: The Quest for Gold
- The Great Giana Sisters (available for Amiga and C64)
- MasterSpy (available as a MS-DOS shareware version)
- Miner Willy Meets The Taxman (also known as The Megatree)
- Mire Mare[32]
- Moon Patrol
- One Man and His Droid II
- Robotron 2084 (available for Arcade and Atari 7800)
- Scooby Doo In The Castle Mystery
- Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warship (available for NES)
- The Last Ninja
- Toki (available for several formats)
[edit] Sony
Main article: List of video games cancelled for PlayStation consoles
[edit] Systems and accessories
- Atari 2000
- Atari Cosmos
- Atari Game Brain (an edutainment handheld console)
- Atari Mirai
- Atari Panther (Atari Jaguar successor)
- Atari Jaguar Duo (combined unit consisting of Atari Jaguar and Jaguar CD)
- Bandai WonderSwan (released only in Japan, at one point had a USA release schedule)
- Ericsson Red Jade (64-bit handheld console)
- Nintendo Famicom Disk System (released only in Japan, dropped when carts could hold more data)
- Nintendo 64DD (released only in Japan, tied to Randnet Internet service)
- Nintendo PlayStation (co-developed by Sony and Nintendo, would play SNES carts and CD-ROMs)
- Nintendo SNES CD (co-developed by Philips and Nintendo, would attach under SNES console)
- Indrema L600 Entertainment System (TBA)
- Panasonic M2 (3DO 2, sold to Panasonic, planned in 1997 but cancelled)
- Phantom Console
- Sony PocketStation (released only in Japan)
- Sega Blackjack (co-developed by Bandai and Sega, dropped in favor of the Dreamcast)[citation needed]
- Sega Neptune (combined unit consisting of Sega Genesis and 32X)
- Sega VR
- Taito Wow Wow
- Ultravision Video Arcade System
- Sega Next Gen (intended next-gen console by Sega, however cancelled near the end of the Dreamcast's lifetime)
- PlayStation Online (planned as an early version of PlayStation Network in 2005)
- Sega Super Master System (early name for Sega Mega Drive[citation needed])
- Bandai Wonderswan Advance (Cancelled 16 Bit Portable System by Bandai)
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Computer Corridor Cancelled
- ^ History of The Great Game Company
- ^ Impossible Game Cancelled
- ^ The Great Game Company - seven classics, no releases. (advertisement)
- ^ The Great Game Company - seven classics, no releases. (press release)
- ^ a b c d Every Amiga Game Ever Released
- ^ Amiga Interview - Andreas Axelsson at Digital Illusions - Lemon Amiga
- ^ Amiga Nutta - Game Cancellations
- ^ Amiga Nutta - Game Cancellations
- ^ Phoenix - The Crusade - HOL Amiga database
- ^ http://www.amigaflame.com/amiist.htm Amiga Flame
- ^ content_z
- ^ [1] - Neo-Geo.com master list
- ^ a b [2] - Neo-Geo.com master list
- ^ [3] - Arcade History.com list
- ^ [4] - System16.com Neo-Geo master list
- ^ [5] - Neo-Geo.com master list
- ^ [6] - Neo-Geo.com master list
- ^ a b [7] - Neo-Geo.com master list
- ^ [8] - Neo-Geo.com master list]
- ^ [9] - Neo-Geo.com master list
- ^ [10] - Neo-Geo.com master list
- ^ [11] - Neo-Geo.com master list
- ^ [12] - Neo-Geo.com master list
- ^ [13] - System16.com Neo-Geo master list
- ^ [14] - Neo-Geo.com master list
- ^ "Armalion". Spellcraft Studio. http://www.spellcraft.de/html/e_main_games_armalion.htm. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h PC Games That Weren't
- ^ IGN.com
- ^ neuer Spieler: 10 weitere Videospiele, die es leider nie gab!
- ^ "Divinity, The Sword of Lies Interview". interview. IGN. 2000-03-22. http://rpgvaultarchive.ign.com/features/interviews/divinity.shtml. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ "Rarewhere: Limbo". Ultimate Play The Game. 1999-02-09. http://web.archive.org/web/19990209155351/www.rareware.com/retro/limbo/. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
[edit] References
- (ZX Spectrum) The games that time forgot
- Games that Weren't (Multiformat)
- Games that Weren't C64
- GameSpot PC Graveyard: Champions
- GameSpot PC Graveyard: Jane's A-10 Warthog
- GameSpot PC Graveyard: Torn
- GameSpot PC Graveyard: Ultima Worlds Online: Origin
- GameSpot PC Graveyard: Warcraft Adventures
- GameSpot - Video Game Graveyard
- GameSpot - Haunted Glory: The Rise and Fall of Trilobyte
- GameSpot - Knee Deep in a Dream: The Story of Daikatana
- Unreleased NES games
- Lost Levels
- The Can
- Waterthread Archive
- Unseen 64: Beta & Unreleased Games
- Red Emeralds
