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 GBC and Switch
for Kinect on Xbox 360
as Duke Nukem: Endangered Species
as Malice (PS1)
under Acclaim, for PS2 and Xbox, bought by XS Games and reworked for PS2 only
under Acclaim, bought by THQ
as Ninja Jajamaru-Kun: Pen wa Ken Yorimo Kyoushidegozaru for Nintendo DS
for Vita
pitched to Nintendo as Wario Pool
as Diddy Kong Pilot
Existence was unknown until being announced as a pack-in for Sega Mega Drive Mini 2
for Dreamcast
as Sea Dogs II
as Hardcore
for 3DS
as No Mario's Sky
Vivendi exited
as Thrill Kill, engine was reused for four-player combat
as Project Giant Robot and Project Guard
Crowd technology used for Pikmin, other next-gen Mario ideas used for Sunshine and Galaxy
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
as Cooly Skunk (SNES)
for PS1
Vivendi exited
for Dreamcast, PS2, GameCube and PC
for Saturn
as Devil's Third Online first, then RockShot, and then got canceled AGAIN after just a couple months of 2018 in early access
originally developed for N64 and PC, turned out to be too demanding for N64 so was redone while PC version was left as-is
for PS1
as Mike Tyson's Intergalactic Power Punch
for Amiga
as SimCity (NES)
for PS3 and Xbox 360
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 Gamecube, as Donkey Kong Bongo Blast using the DK Bongos controller
as Overstrike (PS360)
newly made for Atari 50 compilation
as Donkey Kong: Coconut Crackers
for Dreamcast
dropped by Epyx in the 90s, picked up by Super Fighter Team in 2015
as Dangerous Dave in Copyright Infringement
Vivendi exited
Xbox
as Kiki Kaikai 2 (Pocky & Rocky 2)
for Xbox
for SNES using the Super FX chip, canceled to not compete with Killer Instinct
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
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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