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#REDIRECT [[List of unreleased Mega Drive games]]
Over the course of the [[Sega Mega Drive]]'s lifetime, a number of games went unreleased:
 
 
 
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!Name
 
!Involved Companies
 
!Details
 
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|''[[AD2001]]''/''[[Power Ball AD2001]]''
 
|[[HiCom]]
 
|[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.
 
|-
 
|''[["Amegedon" Project]]''
 
|??
 
|[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.
 
|-
 
|''[[Bean Ball Benny]]''
 
|[[Nuvision]]
 
|Cancelled when Nuvision went under. Lost Levels is known to have put up a CES flier for the game, but hasn't properly labelled it as such (TODO). 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 [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 then-new South Korean game censorship laws were so confusing that they got lost trying to censor the otherwise completed game. The ROM has yet to be found.
 
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|''[[Converse Hardcore Hoops]]''/''[[Converse City Ball Tour]]''
 
|[[Virgin]]
 
|[http://www.unseen64.net/2010/06/19/converse-hardcore-hoops-cancelled/ Announced in GamePro #72 and CD Consoles #8.] Cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype has yet to be found.
 
|-
 
|''[[Dando]]''
 
|[[Treco]]
 
|[http://homepage.mac.com/greggillis/images/19891990/dandoAd.jpg Advertised in magazines, but no actual info is known.] ('''MAGAZINE SOURCE UNVERIFIED — TODO''')
 
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|''[[Explode Star]]''
 
|[[NCS]]
 
|The Japanese release of ''[[Trampoline Terror!]]''. Cancelled for unknown reasons. [http://retrogaming.blog128.fc2.com/blog-entry-11.html Promotional] [http://www.disgruntleddesigner.com/chrisc/secret/MD__1990Q4.html fliers] were distributed before the game was cancelled. ('''FLIER DISTRIBUTION METHOD UNVERIFIED — TODO''')
 
|-
 
|''[[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]]
 
|[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.
 
|-
 
|''[[Jim Power: The Arcade Game]]''
 
|[[Loriciel]]
 
|Cancelled due to "financial troubles". 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.
 
|-
 
|''[[Pinky]]''
 
|[[Data Design Systems]], [[Tengen]]
 
|[http://www.unseen64.net/2010/11/22/pinky-genesis-mega-drive-game-gear-cancelled/ Advertised in magazines.]  Cancelled for unknown reasons (there are guesses as to what the reason is). A prototype has yet to be found. ('''MAGAZINE SOURCE UNVERIFIED — TODO''')
 
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|''[[Popeye]]''
 
|[[Technos]]
 
|[http://www.unseen64.net/2010/06/06/popeye-genesis-mega-driv-cancelled/ Shown in Console Mania #28, Game Fun #94, and Mean Machine #17.] Cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype has yet to be found.
 
|-
 
|''[[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]]
 
|[http://homepage.mac.com/greggillis/images/1993/socksTheCatAd.jpg Advertised in magazines.] Cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype has yet to be found. ('''MAGAZINE SOURCE UNVERIFIED — TODO''')
 
|-
 
|''[[Speed Racer]]''
 
|[[Accolade]]
 
|[http://homepage.mac.com/greggillis/images/1994/speedRacerAd.jpg Advertised in magazines.] Cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype has yet to be found. ('''MAGAZINE SOURCE UNVERIFIED — TODO''')
 
|-
 
|''[[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.
 
|-
 
|''[[Zombie High]]''
 
|[[Electronic Arts]]
 
|Cancelled for unknown reasons. 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.
 
 
 
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