List of unreleased Mega-CD games

From Sega Retro

Title Publisher Developer Planned release date State before cancellation ROMs dumped?
3 Ninjas Kick Back
Akira THQ Black Pearl Software Spring 1994[1] Mega Drive prototype discovered and released
Alexandria EduQuest[3][4] 1994 Early
Alien 3
Alien 3 Arena Entertainment[5] 1993[5]
Alien Trilogy
Alien Trilogy Acclaim Entertainment[6] Probe Entertainment[7] 1994-11[8] Partial
Another World
AV-8B Harrier Assault Domark 1994-04[10], 1994-07[11][8][12][13], 1994-10[14]
Baby Boom Sega Foley Hi-Tech[15] 1994-12[17][16] Late Found, dumped
Battletech: A Game of Armored Combat
Battletech: Gray Death Legion Absolute Entertainment Imagineering 1995-01[18] Mega-CD prototype dumped
Beyond Zero Tolerance Technopop Mega Drive ROM released
Blam! Machinehead
Brain Dead 13
Bubba 'N' Stix
Bug Blasters: The Exterminators Sony Imagesoft Digital Pictures 1995 Late Prototype dumped
Burning Fists: Force Striker Sega KAZe,[19][20][21] Sega CS3[22] Summer 1993[23], 1993-08[24], 1993-12[25], 1994-03[26], 1994-09[27] Prototype dumped
Carnage Crystal Dynamics[28] FutureScape Productions[28] Early[28]
Chaos Control
Citizen X Digital Pictures Digital Pictures 1993-02[29], 1993-05[30], 1993-11[31] Late Prototype dumped
Cool Spot Virgin Games[32] Virgin Games
Cool World Sega Sega 1992, 1993
Creature Shock: Special Edition
Crime Patrol 2: Drug Wars American Laser Games American Laser Games 1993
Cyberwar Sales Curve Interactive Q1 1995[33]
Dark Seed VIC Tokai VIC Tokai 1994-09[27], 1994-12[34], 1995-03[35]
Dark Seed II
DarkRide Rocket Science Games Rocket Science Games Q2 1995[36]
Dennin Aleste 2 Compile 1993, 1994[24]
Discworld
Disney's Aladdin
Dragon Lore The Software Toolworks Cryo Interactive Entertainment 1995
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp ReadySoft 1996-01[39]
DynoBlaze Virgin Interactive Entertainment Bonsai Entertainment Christmas 1995[45] Early prototype dumped
European Racers Revell CD 1993 Q3[46], 1994-06[47] partial
Faria Wolf Team 1991, 1992
Flying Nightmares Domark PanelComp[16], The Kremlin[16] 1994-08[48][49], 1994-09[50], 1994-10[51][27], 1994-12[52][16], 1995-02[2], 1995-08[53]
Gallagher's Gallery American Laser Games American Laser Games 1993
Gensou Senki Kokou no Ryuu: Crying Dragon Treco[54] 1991, 1992[55] Mega Drive prototype discovered and released
Ginga Tetsudou 999 Riot Riot 1992-12, 1993-02[56]
Golf Magazine: 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples
Grandia
Hammer vs. Evil D. in Soulfire GTE Entertainment GTE ImagiTrek 1994-03[57]
Hardcore Psygnosis Digital Illusions 1994-11[59], 1995-01[27] Late
Heimdall 2 The 8th Day Core Design 1994-12[16], 1995
The Humans
Hunters of the Ralk Cyberdreams 1995
Hyper Lord Monarch Sega Falcom
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream Cyberdreams 1995
The Incredible Toons Machine Sierra On-Line 1994
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis JVC Musical Industries LucasArts 1993-05[30], 1993-11[31], 1994-01[60], 1994-05-12[61], Autumn 1994[62]
Instruments of Chaos Starring Young Indiana Jones
Ivan Stewart's Super Off Road Baja 1000 Williams Entertainment[63]
Jet Ski Rage Velocity 1995[64]
Johnny Mnemonic Sony Imagesoft Sony Imagesoft 1995-05 Prototype dumped
Journey to the Center of the Earth Sony Imagesoft 1993-11[66]
Kamikaze Comics Crystal Dynamics 1994
King's Quest V Sierra On-Line 1992-11[67], 1993-03[68], 1993-05[30]
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line 1993-03[29]
Loadstar II: Showdown on Phobos Rocket Science Games Rocket Science Games 1995
Lost Eden Virgin Interactive Entertainment Cryo Interactive Entertainment 1995
The Lost Vikings
March of Time Sega Digital Pictures 1993-01[30]
Maverick SFG Sage's Creation
Merrygoround: The 4th Unit Series Data West Data West 199x
Metal Fang JVC Musical Industries[29] (US) 1993-03[29], 1993-05[30] Late
Mixed-Up Mother Goose Sierra On-Line 1993-04[29], 1993-05[30]
Morphs: Flashback 2 Delphine Software International
Mr. Tuff Sales Curve Interactive 1995-01[12][70]
Myst Sunsoft Cyan 1995-01[16][71][72]
NHLPA Hockey '93
No Escape
Oukami Hei SIMS
Peaky Blinder Storm
Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors Absolute Entertainment Imagineering 1994[73], 1995-04 Late Prototype dumped
Pit-Fighter II Tengen Polygames
Police Quest III: The Kindred Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line 1992-12[75], 1993
Polygon Golf SIMS Hertz 1993-08[76][24]
Pop'n Land Sur De Wave Takeru 1992-10[77], 1992-12[78], 1993-01[79], 1993-03[23], 1993-04[80], 1993-06[76][24], 1993-12[25][81], 1994-01[82]
Power Drift Sega 1992-04, 1992-05[83], 1994-01[82]
Presence: Nostalgia II Sur de Wave Takeru 1992-12[77], 1993-03[23]
Prime Evil Sony Imagesoft[84] 1994
Prince and the N.P.G.: Diamonds and Pearls Sega Digital Pictures 1993-01[30] Late
Pro Racing Simulator Dynamix[85] 1994 Early
R.B.I. Baseball 4
RBI Baseball '95
Return to Zork
Rise of the Robots
RoboCop Versus The Terminator
Rocket Boy Rocket Science Games Rocket Science Games 1995
Savage Heroes Electronic Arts Foley Hi-Tech
The Second Samurai
Shadow of Atlantis Sega Sega 1994-10[16]
Shellshock
Sid & Al's Incredible Toons Dynamix FutureScape Productions[87] 1994-10[88]
Side Pocket: Special Edition Data East Data East 1993, 1994-11[63]
SimCity 2000
Sister Sonic Sega Sega Falcom Summer 1993[23][79]
Skeleton Krew
Soccer World 1995-04
Sonic the Hedgehog Sega
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 CD Sega
Space Pirates American Laser Games American Laser Games Summer 1993[46], 1994-10[88]
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers Sierra On-Line 1992-12[75], 1993-05[30]
Spectre VR Velocity[89] 1994
Star Strike Sony Imagesoft, Good Deal Games Sony Imagesoft 1995-02[2], 1996-01 Prototype dumped & Released
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past Sega[90] 1994 Late[91]
Stellar 7 Sierra On-Line 1992-12[75], 1993-02[29], 1993-06[92], 1993-12[31]
The Strangers Malibu Interactive 1994, 1995
Striker Rage Software
Super Battletank 2 Absolute Entertainment Imagineering? 1993, 1994-09[93], 1994-10[88]
Super Brandish Sega Falcom Summer 1993[79]
Super Daisenryaku 3 Sega Falcom
Super Gals Panic Kaneko 1992[94]
Super Star Wars Sega InterActive 1993-05[30] Partial Mega Drive prototype dumped
Super Strike Trilogy Electronic Arts Foley Hi-Tech 1995 Prototype dumped
T2: The Arcade Game
Terraforming Pack-In-Video Right Stuff 1993[79]
The Incredible Machine Dynamix[85] 1994 Early
The Secret of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge JVC Musical Industries LucasArts Early
Thunder in Paradise Mindscape The Software Toolworks 1994
Time Slip ASG Technologies Sales Curve Interactive 1994
Timecop JVC Musical Industries Cryo Interactive Entertainment 1994-12[16], 1995-01[97], 1995-02[98][2], 1995-03, 1995-04[99] Late Full game leaked by developer
Total Carnage Malibu Games, THQ Malibu Games 1994-04[100], Q2 1995[101]
Ultima Underworld Sega? Blue Sky Productions, Origin Systems
Virtual Golf Core Design Core Design
Wing Nuts: Battle in the Sky Rocket Science Games Rocket Science Games Q2 1995[102]
World Championship Rally JVC Musical Industries Autumn 1994[62], 1994-11[104], 1995-02[18]
World Cup Golf: Professional Edition
World Rally Visco 1991, 1992[94]
World Series Baseball Sega 1993-10[105], Spring 1994[106]
WWF Super WrestleMania
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun Sega Falcom
Yume Maboroshi no Gotoku Sega 1993-12[107]

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