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 7th gen consoles
as Rayman 4
as Outcast II: The Lost Paradise
as Duke Nukem: Endangered Species
THQ exited
as Cooly Skunk (SNES)
as Kiki Kaikai 2 (Pocky & Rocky 2)
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 Thrill Kill, engine was reused for four-player combat
for Vita
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 Overstrike (PS360)
for Dreamcast
as Diddy Kong Pilot
as Lily Bergamo (PS4)
for Gamecube, as Donkey Kong Bongo Blast using the DK Bongos controller
for Xbox
for Gamecube then Xbox
Xbox
for Kinect on Xbox 360
THQ exited
THQ exited
newly made for Atari 50 compilation
as Malice (PS1)
for PS1/Saturn, then Gamecube
for Amiga
as No Mario's Sky
for SNES using the Super FX chip, canceled to not compete with Killer Instinct
for PS1
for PS1
for PS1
originally for PS2
for 3DS
as Dune: Ornithopter Assault for GBA
as Aeon Flux (PS1)
as Mike Tyson's Intergalactic Power Punch
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
Vivendi exited
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
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
Vivendi exited
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