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
originally for N64
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
as Project M
initially planned as Super Mario FX for SNES
for Vita
for Dreamcast
for DS
as an unnamed, unrelated to Metroid FPS
as Pokemon 2 for Game Boy
as Pokemon 2 for Game Boy
original version commonly known as Resident Evil 1.5
remake initially planned for Nintendo DS, work repurposed for PS4/PC/Switch
as Project Dream (SNES)
dropped by Sega and saved by Nintendo
as Metal Gear Solid Rising (Kojima Productions developed internally)
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
Microsoft exited
Sweet Home (NES) remake
for Saturn
as True Crime: Hong Kong, Activision exited
was vaporware since the late 90s
remake initially planned for Nintendo DS, work repurposed for PS4/PC/Switch
THQ exited
2013 version with completely different aesthetic
for PS1
original Capcom version, studio sold from Capcom to Rockstar, prototype exists of Capcom version
for PS1 and Dreamcast
as Hardcore
for PS1 (that's why it's in 60fps)
as Donkey Kong Plus, a more faithful remake of Donkey Kong 94
as Ninja Jajamaru-Kun: Pen wa Ken Yorimo Kyoushidegozaru for Nintendo DS
for Dreamcast
as Dinosaur Planet (N64)
as Thrill Kill, engine was reused for four-player combat
Unrated
for Panasonic 3DO M2
Unrated
for PS1
Unrated
for N64
Unrated
as Devil May Cry (PS2), Fog build, Hook Man build, and Hallucination build
Unrated
as Devil's Third Online first, then RockShot, and then got canceled AGAIN after just a couple months of 2018 in early access
Unrated
for Amiga
Unrated
pitched to Nintendo as Wario Pool
Unrated
Vivendi exited
Unrated
for 3DS
Unrated
originally for PS2
Unrated
Unrated
as Diddy Kong Pilot
Unrated
Vivendi exited
Unrated
dropped by Epyx in the 90s, picked up by Super Fighter Team in 2015
Unrated
Unrated
as Dangerous Dave in Copyright Infringement
Unrated
as Conker's Twelve Tales and later Conker's Quest
Unrated
for Kinect on Xbox 360
Unrated
as Doubutsu Banchou for 64DD and later N64
Unrated
as DISTRUST for PSP
Unrated
Unrated
pitched to Konami as Silent Hill (DS)
Unrated
Existence was unknown until being announced as a pack-in for Sega Mega Drive Mini 2
Unrated
Irem devastated by 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
Unrated
as No Mario's Sky
Unrated
for Gamecube, as Donkey Kong Bongo Blast using the DK Bongos controller
Unrated
as Aliens
Unrated
for PSP, then 3DS, finally released on Switch
Unrated
for Dreamcast
Unrated
Unrated
Original US release cancelled due to PCB being too expensive
Unrated
for PS1
Unrated
as Dune: Ornithopter Assault for GBA
Unrated
Unrated
for Vita
Unrated
THQ exited
Unrated
as Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3)
Unrated
as Monster Kingdom: Unknown Realms, was intended as a companion piece to Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner for PSP
Unrated
as Overstrike (PS360)
Unrated
for SNES using the Super FX chip, canceled to not compete with Killer Instinct
Unrated
for Dreamcast, PS2, GameCube and PC
Unrated
Vivendi exited
Unrated
for Dreamcast
Unrated
for Xbox
Unrated
as an RTS for Mac
Unrated
as Kiki Kaikai 2 (Pocky & Rocky 2)
Unrated
THQ exited
Unrated
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
Unrated
for PS1
Unrated
for GBC and Switch
Unrated
as Donkey Kong: Coconut Crackers
Unrated
as The Terminator
Unrated
under Acclaim, bought by THQ
Unrated
for Gamecube then Xbox
Unrated
for PS1 and Dreamcast
Unrated
Vivendi exited
Unrated
as Lily Bergamo (PS4)
Unrated
3D functionality originally planned for Gamecube with glasses-free 3D addon
Unrated
as Malice (PS1)
Unrated
Crowd technology used for Pikmin, other next-gen Mario ideas used for Sunshine and Galaxy
Unrated
Minigame cut from Virtual Boy Mario Land and reworked into standalone title
Unrated
as Metal Gear 3, for 3DO
Unrated
original version commonly known as Metroid Prime 1.5 and would've taken inspiration from System Shock 2
Unrated
for Gamecube
Unrated
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