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
Vivendi exited
dropped by Epyx in the 90s, picked up by Super Fighter Team in 2015
for GBC and Switch
for PS3 and Xbox 360
dropped for English release by Hot-B in 1991, picked up by Super Fighter Team in 2011
Game sized down from original 8 meg cartridge, full restored version released as a pack-in for Analogue Super NT
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
Vivendi 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
as Aeon Flux (PS1)
as Mike Tyson's Intergalactic Power Punch
for 3DS
as Dune: Ornithopter Assault for GBA
originally for PS2
for PS1
for PS1
for PS1
for Amiga
as No Mario's Sky
for SNES using the Super FX chip, canceled to not compete with Killer Instinct
for PS1/Saturn, then Gamecube
as Malice (PS1)
newly made for Atari 50 compilation
THQ exited
THQ exited
for Kinect on Xbox 360
Xbox
for Gamecube then Xbox
for Xbox
for Gamecube, as Donkey Kong Bongo Blast using the DK Bongos controller
as Lily Bergamo (PS4)
as Diddy Kong Pilot
for Dreamcast
as Overstrike (PS360)
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
for Vita
as Thrill Kill, engine was reused for four-player combat
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 Kiki Kaikai 2 (Pocky & Rocky 2)
as Cooly Skunk (SNES)
THQ exited
as Duke Nukem: Endangered Species
as Outcast II: The Lost Paradise
as Rayman 4
for 7th gen consoles
as Donkey Kong: Coconut Crackers
Existence was unknown until being announced as a pack-in for Sega Mega Drive Mini 2
pitched to Konami as Silent Hill (DS)
Vivendi exited
for PSP, then 3DS, finally released on Switch
for Dreamcast
under Acclaim, bought by THQ
as Dangerous Dave in Copyright Infringement
for Dreamcast, PS2, GameCube and PC
as Ninja Jajamaru-Kun: Pen wa Ken Yorimo Kyoushidegozaru for Nintendo DS
as Devil's Third Online first, then RockShot, and then got canceled AGAIN after just a couple months of 2018 in early access
as Hardcore
2013 version with completely different aesthetic
as Dinosaur Planet (N64)
as The Terminator
for N64
as Star Wars Battlefront III (PS3/360)
for PS1
as Spider-Man 4
Vivendi exited
Vivendi exited
for Gamecube then Xbox
original Capcom version, studio sold from Capcom to Rockstar, prototype exists of Capcom version
as Titan (MMORPG)
Existence unknown until being announced as a pack-in for the Sega Mega Drive Mini 2
for PS1 (that's why it's in 60fps)
Irem devastated by 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
Original US release cancelled due to PCB being too expensive
Vivendi exited
under Acclaim, for PS2 and Xbox, bought by XS Games and reworked for PS2 only
as Sea Dogs II
as Doubutsu Banchou for 64DD and later N64
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 Donkey Kong Plus, a more faithful remake of Donkey Kong 94
for Dreamcast
for Saturn
PS3
as Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3)
Vivendi exited
as Project Giant Robot and Project Guard
as Monster Kingdom: Unknown Realms, was intended as a companion piece to Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner for PSP
for PS1
Vivendi exited
for PS Move on PS3
for PS1
as My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic
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