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
dropped by Sega and saved by Nintendo
as Cooly Skunk (SNES)
as Earthbound 64
for DS
as Project M
as Hardcore
as Overstrike (PS360)
originally for PS2
Vivendi exited
Vivendi exited
as Lily Bergamo (PS4)
originally for N64
Original US release cancelled due to PCB being too expensive
US release cancelled
Original US release canceled
THQ exited
Irem devastated by 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
for Amiga
as Metal Gear Solid Rising (Kojima Productions developed internally)
Xbox
PS3
original version commonly known as Resident Evil 1.5
as Titan (MMORPG)
for PS Move on PS3
for Kinect on Xbox 360
as True Crime: Hong Kong, Activision exited
as Devil's Third Online first, then RockShot, and then got canceled AGAIN after just a couple months of 2018 in early access
as Project Dream (SNES)
as Conker's Twelve Tales and later Conker's Quest
as Duke Nukem: Endangered Species
as The Terminator
2013 version with completely different aesthetic
was vaporware since the late 90s
pitched to Konami as Silent Hill (DS)
pitched to Nintendo as Wario Pool
as Diddy Kong Pilot
as Dangerous Dave in Copyright Infringement
as Devil May Cry (PS2), Fog build, Hook Man build, and Hallucination build
as Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3)
as an unnamed, unrelated to Metroid FPS
as an RTS for Mac
for 7th gen consoles
newly made for Atari 50 compilation
for GBC and Switch
Vivendi exited
Microsoft exited
Vivendi exited
Vivendi exited
Vivendi exited
Vivendi exited
Vivendi exited
for Gamecube then Xbox
for Gamecube then Xbox
original Capcom version, studio sold from Capcom to Rockstar, prototype exists of Capcom version
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 Aeon Flux (PS1)
as Malice (PS1)
Sweet Home (NES) remake
as Dinosaur Planet (N64)
THQ exited
as Rayman 2 (2D sidescroller)
as Rayman 4
as Star Wars Battlefront III (PS3/360)
as SimCity (NES)
Game sized down from original 8 meg cartridge, full restored version released as a pack-in for Analogue Super NT
THQ exited
Existence was unknown until being announced as a pack-in for Sega Mega Drive Mini 2
Existence unknown until being announced as a pack-in for the Sega Mega Drive Mini 2
as Outcast II: The Lost Paradise
for Saturn
as Metal Gear 3, for 3DO
for Dreamcast
for PS3
for PS1
for PS1 (that's why it's in 60fps)
dropped for English release by Hot-B in 1991, picked up by Super Fighter Team in 2011
dropped by Epyx in the 90s, picked up by Super Fighter Team in 2015
as Mike Tyson's Intergalactic Power Punch
as Axiom, developed by Treasure for Mega Drive
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 Sea Dogs II
as Doubutsu Banchou for 64DD and later N64
3D functionality originally planned for Gamecube with glasses-free 3D addon
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
as Pokemon 2 for Game Boy
as Pokemon 2 for Game Boy
originally developed for N64 and PC, turned out to be too demanding for N64 so was redone while PC version was left as-is
as Dune: Ornithopter Assault for GBA
as Spider-Man 4
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