Difference between revisions of "Unreleased Saturn games"
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!Game Found and Released? | !Game Found and Released? | ||
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+ | |''[[Actua Golf 2]]'' | ||
+ | |[[Gremlin Interactive]] | ||
+ | |Released on PlayStation. | ||
+ | |No | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Adidas Power Soccer]]'' | |''[[Adidas Power Soccer]]'' | ||
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+ | |Yes | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |''[[Chill]]'' | ||
+ | |[[Silicon Dreams]], [[Eidos]] | ||
+ | |[[Sega Saturn Magazine]] gave it an 80% mark. April 1998. | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
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|[[Ocean Software]] | |[[Ocean Software]] | ||
|aka HMS Carnage, Dreadnoughts. Stupidly ambitious project that took three years, destroyed when [[Infogrames]] ate Ocean in 1998. | |aka HMS Carnage, Dreadnoughts. Stupidly ambitious project that took three years, destroyed when [[Infogrames]] ate Ocean in 1998. | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |''[[Dungeon Keeper]]'' | ||
+ | |[[Bullfrog]], [[Electronic Arts]] | ||
+ | |"10% complete" before canned, though supposedly quite pretty on Saturn hardware according to the lone Saturn developer, Carsten-Elton Sorensen. 1996/1997. PlayStation version was cancelled shortly afterwards. | ||
|No | |No | ||
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|[[Velocity]] | |[[Velocity]] | ||
|From 32X | |From 32X | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |''[[The Journeyman Project]]'' | ||
+ | |[[Quadra]], [[U.S. Gold]] | ||
+ | |Winter 1995. | ||
|No | |No | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Lunatik]]'' | |''[[Lunatik]]'' | ||
|[[Pure Entertainment]], [[Eidos]] | |[[Pure Entertainment]], [[Eidos]] | ||
− | |"Winter" | + | |"Winter". Turned up in 1998 as a PC graphics card pack-in. PlayStation version also cancelled. |
|No | |No | ||
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|[[Scavenger]], [[GT Interactive]] | |[[Scavenger]], [[GT Interactive]] | ||
|1995, 1996, killed early 1997 | |1995, 1996, killed early 1997 | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |''[[NBA Hang Time]]'' | ||
+ | |[[High Voltage Software]], [[Midway Games]] | ||
+ | |Cancelled last minute for unknown reasons. 1996/1997. | ||
|No | |No | ||
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|''[[Rattlesnake Red]]'' | |''[[Rattlesnake Red]]'' | ||
− | |[[Acclaim]] | + | |[[Sculptured Software]], [[Acclaim]] |
|May 1997. [[Mean Machines Sega]] | |May 1997. [[Mean Machines Sega]] | ||
|No | |No | ||
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|[[Scavenger]] | |[[Scavenger]] | ||
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+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |''[[Spider: The Video Game]]'' | ||
+ | |[[Boss Game Studios]], [[BMG]] | ||
+ | |Six months of development before Saturn version was axed. PlayStation version released in 1997 after two years of development. | ||
|No | |No | ||
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|''[[Varuna's Forces]]'' | |''[[Varuna's Forces]]'' | ||
− | | | + | |[[Accent Media]] |
− | | | + | |Moved to Dreamcast. |
|No | |No | ||
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|[[Electronic Arts]] | |[[Electronic Arts]] | ||
|PlayStation version released. Due for release in "March". Featured in [[Saturn Plus]]. | |PlayStation version released. Due for release in "March". Featured in [[Saturn Plus]]. | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |''[[Viper]]'' | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |PlayStation version completed in 1998. | ||
|No | |No | ||
|- | |- |
Revision as of 10:46, 29 October 2012
Name | Involved Companies | Details | Game Found and Released? |
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Actua Golf 2 | Gremlin Interactive | Released on PlayStation. | No |
Adidas Power Soccer | Psygnosis | PlayStation -> Saturn port. | No |
Air's Adventure | Game Studio | 95/96 | No |
Air NiGHTS | Sega, Sonic Team | Test program for unreleased motion controller. | No |
Alien Resurrection | No | ||
Allegiance | Team 17 | 1995/1996. Some levels were done. | No |
Angel | Scavenger | No | |
Aqua | No | ||
Armed | Interplay, Point of View, Activision | Later "Aftermath" | No |
"AB" | SIMS? | GDRI claims it's a prototype of a rollerblading game | No |
Ballblazer X | No | ||
Barb Wire | GT Interactive | GamePro #92 | No |
Battletech: Gray Death Legion | Absolute Entertainment | 1995. Also on Mega CD. Killed when Aboslute died. | No |
Bedlam | Mirage Soft | PlayStation version released in 1997. US PS1 port also cancelled. | No |
Bubsy 3D | Accolade | Winter 1996. PlayStation release October 1996 | No |
Buster Bros. Collection | Capcom | PlayStation version released (March 1997). Usually known as Super Pang Collection. Featured in Saturn Plus. | No |
Chelnov (port has longer title; TODO) | Data East | Shown at various game shows, including Tokyo Game Show. Cancelled for unknown reasons. Found and dumped in 2012. | Yes |
Clockwork Knight: Pengin War | Yes | ||
Chill | Silicon Dreams, Eidos | Sega Saturn Magazine gave it an 80% mark. April 1998. | Yes |
Colliderz | No | ||
Comix Zone 3D | No | ||
Converse Hardcore Hoops | Virgin Interactive Entertainment | also on Mega Drive | No. |
Criticom 2 | No | ||
Cybersled | Namco, Climax | PlayStation version released in October 1995. Saturn version supposedly finished. | No |
Dark Helix | Konami | No | |
Darknet | Seen August 1995, Sega Power. | No | |
Darkside | Rocket Science Games | aka Dark Ride, Darkride, Games World: The Magazine December 1994 | No |
Deadly Skies | JVC | March 1996. Only released on PlayStation. Not connected to the Dreamcast Deadly Skies game. Sega Power | No |
Death Race | Ocean Software | No | |
Descent | No | ||
Destruction Derby 2 | Probe Entertainment, Perfect Entertainment | Due for 1997. Released on PlayStation and PCs, rumoured to be cancelled after Perfect dropped support for the Saturn. Early prototype found. | Yes |
Dreadnought | Ocean Software | aka HMS Carnage, Dreadnoughts. Stupidly ambitious project that took three years, destroyed when Infogrames ate Ocean in 1998. | No |
Dungeon Keeper | Bullfrog, Electronic Arts | "10% complete" before canned, though supposedly quite pretty on Saturn hardware according to the lone Saturn developer, Carsten-Elton Sorensen. 1996/1997. PlayStation version was cancelled shortly afterwards. | No |
Ecco the Dolphin | Sega | Used as Saturn tech demo. Didn't get past the concept stage. | No |
Eternal Champions: The Final Chapter | No | ||
Fake Down | System Sacom | video (source unknown) | |
Fighting Force | Core Design, Sega, Eidos Interactive | Disputes led this to skip the Saturn completely. | Yes |
Flying Aces | Rocket Science Games | From 32X, 1994/1995, GamePro #68 | No |
Flying Nightmares 2 | Eidos Interactive | No | |
Free Runner | Rebellion | 1995 | No |
Gen 13 | No | ||
Gender Wars | Sales Curve Interactive | Winter 1995. Released on PC. | No |
Grand Theft Auto | DMA Design | No | |
HMS Dreadnought | Ocean Software, Tribe | No | |
Incredible Idiots in Space | Magnet Interactive Studio, ASC | Killed because, and I quote, "the market was not ready for a comedy game of this kind". | No |
Into the Shadows | Triton, Scavenger | Killed when Scavenger went bankrupt, late 97/early 98 | No |
Iron & Blood | Acclaim | PlayStation release October 1996. | No |
Jet Ski Rage | Velocity | From 32X | No |
The Journeyman Project | Quadra, U.S. Gold | Winter 1995. | No |
Lunatik | Pure Entertainment, Eidos | "Winter". Turned up in 1998 as a PC graphics card pack-in. PlayStation version also cancelled. | No |
Major Damage | Capcom | Axed after Saturn was discontinued | Yes (early proto) |
Maximum Surge | Digital Pictures | FMV game planned for 1996, got an ESRB rating | No |
Micro Machines V3 | Codemasters | Released on a plethora of other platforms. "Spring". | No |
Midland | Future Soft | 1996 | No |
Millennium Fire | No | ||
Monika no Shiro | Pioneer LDC | aka "Faradoon: The Legend of Dragon Castle". 1996/1997. Mostly done, even had box art. | No |
Monster Maker: Holy Dagger | NEC Interchannel | Sequel to Monster Maker on the PC Engine | No |
"MT" | SIMS? | GDRI claims it's a prototype of Maboroshi Tsukiyo. | No |
Mudkicker | Scavenger, GT Interactive | 1995, 1996, killed early 1997 | No |
NBA Hang Time | High Voltage Software, Midway Games | Cancelled last minute for unknown reasons. 1996/1997. | No |
Ninja | Core Design, Eidos | "November" - Sega Power. Originally meant to be a Saturn game but released on PlayStation as Ninja: Shadow of Darkness. | No |
Offensive | Ocean | 1996. Only released on PC. | No |
Olympic Games Vol 1 | U.S. Gold | Announced alongside Olympic Soccer. Summer 1996. | No |
Opposite Lock | No | ||
Project Overkill | Konami | PlayStation version released in August 1996. Saturn port due afterwards. | No |
Rattlesnake Red | Sculptured Software, Acclaim | May 1997. Mean Machines Sega | No |
Rebellion | No | ||
Re-Loaded | Gremlin Interactive | Spring 1996. PlayStation version released later in the year. Saturn verison actually made it onto some demo discs in Europe and was featured in competitions before the cancellation. | No |
Return Fire | Yes | ||
Rocket Boy | Rocket Science Games | 1994/1995 | No |
Rollcage | Team 17 | No | |
The Sacred Pools | Segasoft | No | |
Sampras Extreme Tennis | Release dates mentioned in CVG. Only released on PlayStation. | No | |
Scud Race | Sega, Sega AM2 | Moved to Dreamcast | No |
Shenmue | Sega, Sega AM2 | Moved to Dreamcast | No |
Sonic Saturn | Sega Technical Institute | 1995/1996 | No. |
Sonic X-treme | Sega Technical Institute | Development hell. Moved to PC. | Yes (early proto) |
Spearhead | Scavenger | No | |
Spider: The Video Game | Boss Game Studios, BMG | Six months of development before Saturn version was axed. PlayStation version released in 1997 after two years of development. | No |
Split Realities | Funcom | No | |
Take Down | No | ||
Tarantula | Scavenger | 1996/1997 | No |
Terminus | Scavenger | died with Scavenger, 1996 | No |
The Incredible Shrinking Character | Go-Go Interactive Studios, Cyberdreams | 1996 | No |
Tomb Raider 2 | Core Design | Said to have been killed as Sony wanted exclusivity | No |
Ultra Flappy | dB-Soft | 1997. Likely Japanese-only. | No |
Vandals | No | ||
Varuna's Forces | Accent Media | Moved to Dreamcast. | No |
Velocity | Cave Logic Studios, PF Magic | No | |
Viewpoint | Electronic Arts | PlayStation version released. Due for release in "March". Featured in Saturn Plus. | No |
Viper | PlayStation version completed in 1998. | No | |
Virtua Fighter 3 | Sega, Sega AM2 | Moved to Dreamcast. | No |
Virtua Hamster | From 32X. | No | |
Waterworld | No | ||
Werewolf: The Apocolypse | Yes | ||
Wet Corpse | Vic Tokai | No | |
Wild Nines | Virgin, Shiny Entertainment | No | |
XS: Shield Up - Fight Back | Sales Curve Interactive | Winter 1995. Released on PC. | No |