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
as Metal Gear Solid Rising (Kojima Productions developed internally)
for DS
initially planned as Super Mario FX for SNES
2013 version with completely different aesthetic
as Metal Gear 3, for 3DO
as Resident Evil Revelations 3, the game originally planned as RE8 has become RE9
as Devil May Cry (PS2), Fog build, Hook Man build, and Hallucination build
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
as Titan (MMORPG)
was vaporware since the late 90s
as Earthbound 64
for Vita
as DISTRUST for PSP
Microsoft exited
as Aliens
as Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3)
as an RTS for Mac
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
dropped by Sega and saved by Nintendo
as an unnamed, unrelated to Metroid FPS
as Project Dream (SNES)
for PS Move on PS3
original version commonly known as Resident Evil 1.5
for PS1
for Gamecube
for PS3
as True Crime: Hong Kong, Activision exited
remake initially planned for Nintendo DS, work repurposed for PS4/PC/Switch
PS3
remake initially planned for Nintendo DS, work repurposed for PS4/PC/Switch
Sweet Home (NES) remake
for N64
Original US release canceled
original version commonly known as Metroid Prime 1.5 and would've taken inspiration from System Shock 2
for Dreamcast
for Saturn
as Conker's Twelve Tales and later Conker's Quest
for Gamecube
as Pokemon 2 for Game Boy
Vivendi exited
as Pokemon 2 for Game Boy
originally for N64
Original US release cancelled due to PCB being too expensive
as Spider-Man 4
as Rayman 2 (2D sidescroller)
original Capcom version, studio sold from Capcom to Rockstar, prototype exists of Capcom version
3D functionality originally planned for Gamecube with glasses-free 3D addon
as Donkey Kong Plus, a more faithful remake of Donkey Kong 94
as Dinosaur Planet (N64)
as Rayman 4
for Gamecube then Xbox
for Dreamcast
for PS1 (that's why it's in 60fps)
for Dreamcast
as Monster Kingdom: Unknown Realms, was intended as a companion piece to Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner for PSP
for PS1 and Dreamcast
Vivendi exited
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
Vivendi exited
THQ exited
originally for PS2
as Lily Bergamo (PS4)
for Panasonic 3DO M2
for Gamecube then Xbox
for PS1 and Dreamcast
pitched to Konami as Silent Hill (DS)
Vivendi exited
Minigame cut from Virtual Boy Mario Land and reworked into standalone title
as Doubutsu Banchou for 64DD and later N64
US release cancelled
as My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic
for 7th gen consoles
for PS1
for PS1
for PS1/Saturn, then Gamecube
for PSP, then 3DS, finally released on Switch
THQ exited
Irem devastated by 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
as Axiom, developed by Treasure for Mega Drive
as Star Wars Battlefront III (PS3/360)
THQ exited
as The Terminator
Existence unknown until being announced as a pack-in for the Sega Mega Drive Mini 2
Game sized down from original 8 meg cartridge, full restored version released as a pack-in for Analogue Super NT
as Dune: Ornithopter Assault for GBA
as Project M
as Aeon Flux (PS1)
as Outcast II: The Lost Paradise
for PS1
dropped for English release by Hot-B in 1991, picked up by Super Fighter Team in 2011
Vivendi exited
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