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|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). | |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). | ||
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|''[[Beyond Zero Tolerance]]'' | |''[[Beyond Zero Tolerance]]'' | ||
|[[Technopop]] | |[[Technopop]] | ||
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|[http://www.unseen64.net/2010/05/03/environmental-detective-snes-gen-md-cancelled/ Shown in some issue of Mean Machine ('''TODO FIND OUT WHICH''').] Cancelled for unknown reasons. | |[http://www.unseen64.net/2010/05/03/environmental-detective-snes-gen-md-cancelled/ Shown in some issue of Mean Machine ('''TODO FIND OUT WHICH''').] Cancelled for unknown reasons. | ||
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|''[[Explode Star]]'' | |''[[Explode Star]]'' | ||
|[[NCS]] | |[[NCS]] | ||
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|[http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?8986-Unreleased-Games-quot-Fireteam-Rogue-quot-and-quot-Cybernauts-quot Advertised by Accolade in the packages for some of their later games... and a lot of other places too.] [http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=0113 Cancelled along with ''Cybernauts: The Next Breed'' above because they were overmarketed to the point that there would be no realistic way to have the games completed the way they were advertised and still be fun — so new Accolade management dropped them.] | |[http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?8986-Unreleased-Games-quot-Fireteam-Rogue-quot-and-quot-Cybernauts-quot Advertised by Accolade in the packages for some of their later games... and a lot of other places too.] [http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=0113 Cancelled along with ''Cybernauts: The Next Breed'' above because they were overmarketed to the point that there would be no realistic way to have the games completed the way they were advertised and still be fun — so new Accolade management dropped them.] | ||
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|''[[Flash Point]]'' | |''[[Flash Point]]'' | ||
|[[Sega]] | |[[Sega]] | ||
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|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD_oFVeYZYo&feature=player_embedded Digital Illusions, now called DICE, had nearly completed the game when publisher Psygnosis cancelled it (and according to this linked video, taking every other unfinished MD game with it — was ''ResQ'' below a victim?). According to this linked video, which is of the game being showed by DICE to a demoparty in 2010, DICE were in talks with Sony (who owns Psygnosis, who still today owns the game's distribution license) to try to get the game released somehow — these appear to have gone nowhere.] | |[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD_oFVeYZYo&feature=player_embedded Digital Illusions, now called DICE, had nearly completed the game when publisher Psygnosis cancelled it (and according to this linked video, taking every other unfinished MD game with it — was ''ResQ'' below a victim?). According to this linked video, which is of the game being showed by DICE to a demoparty in 2010, DICE were in talks with Sony (who owns Psygnosis, who still today owns the game's distribution license) to try to get the game released somehow — these appear to have gone nowhere.] | ||
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|''[[It Came from the Desert]]'' | |''[[It Came from the Desert]]'' | ||
|[[Cinemaware]], [[Electronic Arts]] | |[[Cinemaware]], [[Electronic Arts]] | ||
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|A rather elusive game; [http://www.unseen64.net/2010/04/25/jester-mega-drive-genesis-cancelled/ very] [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=20662&hl= little] is known about it (though SOA did advertise it). Cancelled for unknown reasons. | |A rather elusive game; [http://www.unseen64.net/2010/04/25/jester-mega-drive-genesis-cancelled/ very] [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=20662&hl= little] is known about it (though SOA did advertise it). Cancelled for unknown reasons. | ||
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|''[[Jim Power: The Arcade Game]]'' | |''[[Jim Power: The Arcade Game]]'' | ||
|[[Loriciel]] | |[[Loriciel]] | ||
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|Supposedly a sequel to the MD version of ''[[Stormlord]]''. [http://www.unseen64.net/2009/09/20/keeper-of-the-gates-genesis-mega-drive-cancelled/ Shown in EGM #40 and #41.] Cancelled for unknown reasons. | |Supposedly a sequel to the MD version of ''[[Stormlord]]''. [http://www.unseen64.net/2009/09/20/keeper-of-the-gates-genesis-mega-drive-cancelled/ Shown in EGM #40 and #41.] Cancelled for unknown reasons. | ||
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|''[[Lobo]]'' | |''[[Lobo]]'' | ||
|[[Ocean]] | |[[Ocean]] | ||
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|[http://www.unseen64.net/2010/01/22/monster-hunter-megadrive-genesis-cancelled/ This Menacer game was only known to be shown in EGM #51.] | |[http://www.unseen64.net/2010/01/22/monster-hunter-megadrive-genesis-cancelled/ This Menacer game was only known to be shown in EGM #51.] | ||
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|''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' | |''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' | ||
|[[Tecmo]], [[Sega]] | |[[Tecmo]], [[Sega]] | ||
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|[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. | |[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. | ||
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|''[[Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame]]'' | |''[[Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame]]'' | ||
|[[Broderbund]] | |[[Broderbund]] | ||
|Cancelled for unknown reasons. [http://www.hidden-palace.org/?releases/29 Found by DreamTR, dumped by jurai, and released by drx.] | |Cancelled for unknown reasons. [http://www.hidden-palace.org/?releases/29 Found by DreamTR, dumped by jurai, and released by drx.] | ||
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|''[[ResQ]]'' | |''[[ResQ]]'' | ||
|[[Tempest]], [[Psygnosis]] | |[[Tempest]], [[Psygnosis]] | ||
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|[http://www.sega-16.com/feature_page.php?id=281&title=Interview:%20Scott%20Berfield Cancelled because the project was too ambitious and the developer chosen (unknown) produced a prototype that did not impress EA managers.] | |[http://www.sega-16.com/feature_page.php?id=281&title=Interview:%20Scott%20Berfield Cancelled because the project was too ambitious and the developer chosen (unknown) produced a prototype that did not impress EA managers.] | ||
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|''[[Slam: Shaq vs. the Legends]]'' | |''[[Slam: Shaq vs. the Legends]]'' | ||
|[[Tiburon]] | |[[Tiburon]] | ||
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|[http://homepage.mac.com/greggillis/images/1994/speedRacerAd.jpg Advertised in magazines.] Cancelled for unknown reasons. ('''MAGAZINE SOURCE UNVERIFIED — TODO''') | |[http://homepage.mac.com/greggillis/images/1994/speedRacerAd.jpg Advertised in magazines.] Cancelled for unknown reasons. ('''MAGAZINE SOURCE UNVERIFIED — TODO''') | ||
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|''[[Speedway Pro Challenge]]'' | |''[[Speedway Pro Challenge]]'' | ||
|[[Renovation Products]] | |[[Renovation Products]] | ||
|The planned American localization of [[Human]]'s 1991 Mega Drive game ''[[Fastest 1]]''. Cancelled for unknown reasons. Box scans exist. | |The planned American localization of [[Human]]'s 1991 Mega Drive game ''[[Fastest 1]]''. Cancelled for unknown reasons. Box scans exist. | ||
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|''[[Stone Protectors]]'' | |''[[Stone Protectors]]'' | ||
|[[Kemco]], [[Eurocom]], [[VIC Tokai]] | |[[Kemco]], [[Eurocom]], [[VIC Tokai]] | ||
|Cancelled for unknown reasons. [http://nesplayer.com/prototypes/stoneprotectors/index.htm Found, dumped, and released by The NES Player.] | |Cancelled for unknown reasons. [http://nesplayer.com/prototypes/stoneprotectors/index.htm Found, dumped, and released by The NES Player.] | ||
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|''[[Swamp Thing]]'' | |''[[Swamp Thing]]'' | ||
|[[Microsmiths]], [[Nuvision]] | |[[Microsmiths]], [[Nuvision]] | ||
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|Another ''X-Men'' license. [http://www.archive.org/details/012193 A promotional video of unknown origin] [http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee255/RexingtonSteele/X-WomenSegaGenesis-EGM89scan.jpg and a clip from EGM #89] are all that are known about the game. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E4fEY5CiAM It was supposedly developed by] [[Clockwork Tortoise]]. | |Another ''X-Men'' license. [http://www.archive.org/details/012193 A promotional video of unknown origin] [http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee255/RexingtonSteele/X-WomenSegaGenesis-EGM89scan.jpg and a clip from EGM #89] are all that are known about the game. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E4fEY5CiAM It was supposedly developed by] [[Clockwork Tortoise]]. | ||
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|''[[Zombie High]]'' | |''[[Zombie High]]'' | ||
|[[Electronic Arts]] | |[[Electronic Arts]] |
Revision as of 00:35, 14 May 2011
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Over the course of the Sega Mega Drive's lifetime, a number of games went unreleased. Sega VR games are not listed here — see the main article for details.
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Cancelled near completion or late in development |
Cancelled during development |
Cancelled early in development — but known to be playable |
One particular version unreleased |
ROM released but game status unknown |
Unknown status |
Note: the Mega Drive Command & Conquer ROM, long believed to be an unreleased port, is actually an unfinished pirate.