Difference between revisions of "Unreleased Mega Drive games"

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|''[[AD2001]]''/''[[Power Ball AD2001]]''
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|[[HiCom]]
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|[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/korea/specials/special-lost2.htm Info on this page is all that's known.] A prototype has yet to be found.
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|''[["Amegedon" Project]]''
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|??
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|[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/korea/specials/special-lost2.htm Info on this page is all that's known.] A prototype has yet to be found.
 
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|''[[Beyond Zero Tolerance]]''
 
|''[[Beyond Zero Tolerance]]''
 
|[[Technopop]]
 
|[[Technopop]]
 
|The sequel to ''[[Zero Tolerance]]''. Cancelled when Technopop closed down. The copyright holders eventually released a prototype ROM to the Internet.
 
|The sequel to ''[[Zero Tolerance]]''. Cancelled when Technopop closed down. The copyright holders eventually released a prototype ROM to the Internet.
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|''[[City Heroes]]''
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|[[Samsung]]
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|All that's known comes from [http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/korea/specials/special-lost.htm this Hardcore Gaming 101 article]: Developed by the ''[[Uzu Keobukseon]]'' team and intended for international release; it was cancelled because the new ratings systems adopted internationally was so confusing that they got lost trying to localize the otherwise completed game. The ROM has yet to be found.
 
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|''[[Dando]]''
 
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|Cancelled for unknown reasons (presumably for the same reason ''[[Tetris]]'' was pulled from production after some copies had shipped). A prototype ROM circulates around the Internet.
 
|Cancelled for unknown reasons (presumably for the same reason ''[[Tetris]]'' was pulled from production after some copies had shipped). A prototype ROM circulates around the Internet.
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|''[[Halloween Capsule]]''
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|[[Softmax]]??
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|[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/korea/specials/special-lost2.htm Info on this page is all that's known.] A prototype has yet to be found.
 
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|''[[Jim Power: The Arcade Game]]''
 
|''[[Jim Power: The Arcade Game]]''

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Over the course of the Sega Mega Drive's lifetime, a number of games went unreleased:

Name Involved Companies Details
AD2001/Power Ball AD2001 HiCom Info on this page is all that's known. A prototype has yet to be found.
"Amegedon" Project ?? Info on this page is all that's known. A prototype has yet to be found.
Beyond Zero Tolerance Technopop The sequel to Zero Tolerance. Cancelled when Technopop closed down. The copyright holders eventually released a prototype ROM to the Internet.
City Heroes Samsung All that's known comes from this Hardcore Gaming 101 article: Developed by the Uzu Keobukseon team and intended for international release; it was cancelled because the new ratings systems adopted internationally was so confusing that they got lost trying to localize the otherwise completed game. The ROM has yet to be found.
Dando Treco Advertised in magazines, but no actual info is known.
Explode Star NCS The Japanese release of Trampoline Terror!. Cancelled for unknown reasons. Promotional fliers were distributed before the game was cancelled.
Fire & Ice Graftgold Cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype has yet to be found.
Flash Point Sega Cancelled for unknown reasons (presumably for the same reason Tetris was pulled from production after some copies had shipped). A prototype ROM circulates around the Internet.
Halloween Capsule Softmax?? Info on this page is all that's known. A prototype has yet to be found.
Jim Power: The Arcade Game Loriciel Cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype ROM circulates around the Internet.
Lobo Ocean Cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype ROM circulates around the Internet.
Ninja Gaiden Tecmo, Sega Cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype ROM circulates around the Internet.
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame Broderbund Cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype ROM circulates around the Internet.
ResQ Tempest, Psygnosis Cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype ROM circulates around the Internet.
Socks the Cat Kaneko Advertised in magazines. Cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype has yet to be found.
Speed Racer Accolade Advertised in magazines. Cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype has yet to be found.
Speedway Pro Challenge Renovation Products The planned American localization of Human's 1991 Mega Drive game Fastest 1. Cancelled for unknown reasons. Box scans exist.
Stone Protectors Kemco, Eurocom, VIC Tokai Cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype ROM circulates around the Internet.
Swamp Thing Microsmiths, Nuvision Cancelled when Nuvision went under. A prototype ROM circulates around the Internet.

Note: the Mega Drive Command & Conquer ROM, long believed to be an unreleased port, is actually an unfinished pirate.