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 Epyx in the 90s, picked up by Super Fighter Team in 2015
as Dune: Ornithopter Assault for GBA
for GBC and Switch
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
for PS3 and Xbox 360
as Outcast II: The Lost Paradise
newly made for Atari 50 compilation
Existence was unknown until being announced as a pack-in for Sega Mega Drive Mini 2
for DS
as Resident Evil Revelations 3, the game originally planned as RE8 has become RE9
for Amiga
as Project M
for Vita
for 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
as Hardcore
for PSP, then 3DS, finally released on Switch
Irem devastated by 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
for 7th gen consoles
3D functionality originally planned for Gamecube with glasses-free 3D addon
as Devil's Third Online first, then RockShot, and then got canceled AGAIN after just a couple months of 2018 in early access
for 3DS
remake initially planned for Nintendo DS, work repurposed for PS4/PC/Switch
as My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic
Game sized down from original 8 meg cartridge, full restored version released as a pack-in for Analogue Super NT
2013 version with completely different aesthetic
PS3
for PS3
as Lily Bergamo (PS4)
as Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3)
remake initially planned for Nintendo DS, work repurposed for PS4/PC/Switch
as No Mario's Sky
as Titan (MMORPG)
THQ exited
as Project Giant Robot and Project Guard
for N64
for PS Move on PS3
THQ exited
Original US release cancelled due to PCB being too expensive
THQ exited
dropped by Sega and saved by Nintendo
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
for Kinect on Xbox 360
for Dreamcast
as Ninja Jajamaru-Kun: Pen wa Ken Yorimo Kyoushidegozaru for Nintendo DS
as Overstrike (PS360)
for Vita
as Metal Gear Solid Rising (Kojima Productions developed internally)
originally for PS2
as True Crime: Hong Kong, Activision exited
as Spider-Man 4
as DISTRUST for PSP
Xbox
as Star Wars Battlefront III (PS3/360)
Vivendi exited
Vivendi exited
Vivendi exited
Vivendi exited
Vivendi exited
Vivendi exited
Vivendi exited
Vivendi exited
for PS1/Saturn, then Gamecube
for Xbox
as Kiki Kaikai 2 (Pocky & Rocky 2)
pitched to Konami as Silent Hill (DS)
was vaporware since the late 90s
for Gamecube
for Gamecube, as Donkey Kong Bongo Blast using the DK Bongos controller
as Monster Kingdom: Unknown Realms, was intended as a companion piece to Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner for PSP
under Acclaim, for PS2 and Xbox, bought by XS Games and reworked for PS2 only
for Gamecube
as Rayman 4
as Earthbound 64
for PS1
for Gamecube then Xbox
for Gamecube then Xbox
as Duke Nukem: Endangered Species
under Acclaim, bought by THQ
Microsoft 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 Diddy Kong Pilot
as Devil May Cry (PS2), Fog build, Hook Man build, and Hallucination build
as Donkey Kong: Coconut Crackers
original version commonly known as Metroid Prime 1.5 and would've taken inspiration from System Shock 2
for Dreamcast, PS2, GameCube and PC
as Donkey Kong Plus, a more faithful remake of Donkey Kong 94
original Capcom version, studio sold from Capcom to Rockstar, prototype exists of Capcom version
as Malice (PS1)
originally for N64
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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