Uncancelled games
Games that got cancelled/disappeared for their original platform of release or otherwise/dropped by their original publisher and then uncancelled or reworked, for better and for worse
Listing versions that came out is preferred, still-upcoming game revivals are given benefit of the doubt
Notes explain what happened to their original versions
Feel free to comment if you have any more and I'll add them
Listing versions that came out is preferred, still-upcoming game revivals are given benefit of the doubt
Notes explain what happened to their original versions
Feel free to comment if you have any more and I'll add them
150 Games
for Vita
for Amiga
remake initially planned for Nintendo DS, work repurposed for PS4/PC/Switch
pitched to Nintendo as Wario Pool
Vivendi exited
for 3DS
originally for PS2
as Project Dream (SNES)
as Diddy Kong Pilot
dropped by Sega and saved by Nintendo
Vivendi exited
dropped by Epyx in the 90s, picked up by Super Fighter Team in 2015
Vivendi exited
as Dangerous Dave in Copyright Infringement
as Conker's Twelve Tales and later Conker's Quest
for Kinect on Xbox 360
as Doubutsu Banchou for 64DD and later N64
for Panasonic 3DO M2
as DISTRUST for PSP
pitched to Konami as Silent Hill (DS)
THQ exited
Existence was unknown until being announced as a pack-in for Sega Mega Drive Mini 2
Irem devastated by 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
as No Mario's Sky
for Gamecube, as Donkey Kong Bongo Blast using the DK Bongos controller
as Aliens
for PSP, then 3DS, finally released on Switch
for Dreamcast
Original US release cancelled due to PCB being too expensive
for PS1
as Dune: Ornithopter Assault for GBA
for PS1
for Vita
for PS1 (that's why it's in 60fps)
THQ exited
as Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3)
as Monster Kingdom: Unknown Realms, was intended as a companion piece to Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner for PSP
2013 version with completely different aesthetic
as Overstrike (PS360)
for SNES using the Super FX chip, canceled to not compete with Killer Instinct
for Dreamcast, PS2, GameCube and PC
Vivendi exited
for Dreamcast
for Xbox
as an RTS for Mac
as Kiki Kaikai 2 (Pocky & Rocky 2)
THQ exited
first as a tie-in to The Recruit (2003 film), then stripped of its license and developed simultaneously for PS2 and GBA, with only the GBA version releasing
for PS1
for GBC and Switch
as Donkey Kong: Coconut Crackers
for Dreamcast
as The Terminator
under Acclaim, bought by THQ
for Gamecube then Xbox
originally for N64
Xbox
for PS3
for PS1 and Dreamcast
for 3DS, meant to push the New 2DS XL and was going to be bundled with that system, existence leaked around 2017 alongside a remake of Virtual Boy Wario Land that never materialized
Vivendi exited
as Lily Bergamo (PS4)
3D functionality originally planned for Gamecube with glasses-free 3D addon
as Malice (PS1)
Crowd technology used for Pikmin, other next-gen Mario ideas used for Sunshine and Galaxy
Minigame cut from Virtual Boy Mario Land and reworked into standalone title
as Donkey Kong Plus, a more faithful remake of Donkey Kong 94
as Metal Gear Solid Rising (Kojima Productions developed internally)
as Metal Gear 3, for 3DO
as Metal Gear Solid III, the Roman numerals in the title were used to represent the three tallest skyscrapers in Manhattan, then-setting of the game
for DS
as an unnamed, unrelated to Metroid FPS
original version commonly known as Metroid Prime 1.5 and would've taken inspiration from System Shock 2
for Gamecube
US release cancelled
as Earthbound 64
cancelled in 2003, the Windows version was unfinished and leaked with a crack to disable the character limit (no-limit Winmugen) and then was subsequently revived in 2009 when Elecbyte returned to release 1.0
for PS1
cancelled by Nichibutsu back in the 90s, released a port for cellphones in the 2000s, picked back up for SNES by Super Fighter Team in the 2010s
as Ninja Jajamaru-Kun: Pen wa Ken Yorimo Kyoushidegozaru for Nintendo DS
PS3
as Mother 4, pre-emptively changed to avoid the possibility of legal action (was not DMCAed)
soundtrack from Mother 4 including numerous remixes is available online separately
soundtrack from Mother 4 including numerous remixes is available online separately
for PS1
for PS1
as Outcast II: The Lost Paradise
as Titan (MMORPG)
as Axiom, developed by Treasure for Mega Drive
as Aeon Flux (PS1)
for Gamecube then Xbox
as Sea Dogs II
as Pokemon 2 for Game Boy
as Pokemon 2 for Game Boy
as Mike Tyson's Intergalactic Power Punch
for PS1
7 Comments
RE1 was a scrapped "Sweet Home" remake that eventually became it's own thing
Star Wars Battlefront III was canceled during development, assests and plot were recycled in Battlefront Elite Squadron for the PSP/DS
There's a few examples of games that were cancelled for their original platforms and reworked for something more advanced (Shenmue for Saturn, ICO for PS1, The Last Guardian for PS3, Metal Gear Solid for 3DO). Not sure if they'd count.
great list idea, I love imagining what games like this would be like today if they were always only the version that was cancelled
added everybody's suggestions and some new ones too
as a child i would lay in bed and imagine how happy i would be if i had access to earthbound 64 demo
letshugbro
1 year ago