Unreleased Mega-CD games
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| Name | Involved Companies | Details | Dump Found and Released? |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 4th Unit: Merry Go Round | Data West | Japanese PC and FM Towns versions exist | No |
| Akira | THQ | Also planned for Mega Drive and Game Gear. Player One #44, Console Plus #44, Console Plus #35 | No |
| Alexandria | Eduquest | Featured at Winter CES 1993. | No |
| Annet Again | Wolf Team, Renovation | US release of Anetto Futatabi, shown in EGM #47. Cancelled for unknown reasons. | No |
| Captain Commando | Capcom | No | |
| Battletech: Gray Death Legion | Absolute Entertainment | To be released in 1995. Folded with the company along with Saturn port. | Yes |
| Bug Blasters: The Exterminators | Sony Imagesoft, Stargate Entertainment | Due out in 1995. | Yes |
| Burning Fists | Sega | a.k.a. "Force Striker". Was to be released in 1994. Was "80% complete" before the axe, lacking a final boss and FMV problems. Also seen in EGM #49. | Yes, early version |
| Chakan | No | ||
| Channel X | No | ||
| Citizen X | Digital Pictures | Yes | |
| Cool Spot | Virgin Games | Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #10. Released on several other platforms. | No |
| Cool World | No | ||
| Darkside/Dark Ride | Rocket Science Games | 3DO version previewed December 1994 in Games World: The Magazine. Mega CD and Saturn ports rumoured, all cancelled. Mega CD version featured at Summer CES 1994. | No |
| Dark Seed | Cyberdreams, Vic Tokai | Sega Saturn version exists, probably not related. | No |
| DynoBlaze | Also cancelled for the Mega Drive, though prototypes have been seen. | No | |
| European Racers | Revell CD | Offered in a January 1994 EGM contest. Cancelled for unknown reasons. | No? TODO |
| Exterminators | Sony Imagesoft | Featured at Summer CES 1994. | No |
| Flashback 2 | Delphine Software | Morphed into a game called Fade to Black on other platforms | No |
| Flying Nightmare | Reviewed by press. | No | |
| Forgotten Worlds Deluxe | Meant to be a launch title. Or at least, very early. | No | |
| Gallagher's Shooting Gallery | American Laser Games | Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #10. | No |
| Grandia | Game Arts | Work moved to Sega Saturn after Mega CD discontinuation. | No |
| Harrier | Domark | Featured at Winter CES 1993. | No |
| Harrier Assault | Domark | Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #10. Probably a port of the PC game AV-8B Harrier Assault. | No |
| Hammer vs. Evil D. in Soulfire | GTE Entertainment | video | No |
| Hardcore | Digital Illusions | Mega Drive version also exists. Planned for November 1994. Unlike the Mega Drive version which was "99%" completed, the Mega CD port didn't get very far. | No |
| Humans | No | ||
| Hyper Attax | No | ||
| Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | LucasArts, JVC | PC port. Meant to arrive in early 1994. Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #10. | No |
| Instruments of Chaos Starring Young Indiana Jones | Sega | Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #10. Only released on Mega Drive. | No |
| Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | JVC | Featured at Winter CES 1993. | No |
| Ivan Stewart's Super Off Road Baja 1000 | Williams Entertainment | Announced at Summer CES 1994, mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #23. Sequel to Super Off Road, only released on SNES. | No |
| Johnny Mnemonic | Sony Imagesoft | Yes | |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth | Sony Imagesoft | Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #10. | No |
| King's Quest V | Sierra | No | |
| Kamikaze Comics | Crystal Dynamics | Due for release in 1994. Shares a very similar plot to Comix Zone. | No |
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Sunsoft, Park Place Productions | GDRI - what is their source? | |
| Last Action Hero | Sony Imagesoft | Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #10. Released for other Sega systems, though this one included pre-rendered graphics so is probably a different game entirely. | No |
| Leisure Suit Larry | No | ||
| Loadstar II: Showdown on Phobos | Rocket Science Games | For 1995. Probably cancelled as RSG moved away from FMV games. | No |
| Mixed Up Mother Goose | No | ||
| Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | LucasArts, JVC | No | |
| Myst | Sunsoft | Featured at Summer CES 1994. | No |
| No Escape | Sony Imagesoft | Featured at Summer CES 1994 along with Mega Drive version. | No |
| Ookami Hei | SIMS | 2D action sidescroller compatible with six button controller. Shared an artist with Devil Buster. | No |
| Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors | Absolute Entertainment | Cancelled when Absolute died. | Yes; dump format unknown (BIN/CUE? ISO?) |
| Phantasy Star IV: The Return of Alis | Sega | Both Mega CD and Mega Drive ports were once in development, only the latter survived. | No |
| Pit Fighter 2 | No | ||
| Police Quest | Sierra | No | |
| Polygon Golf | Hertz | Cancelled when the studio went under. | No |
| Pop N Land | Takeru/Sur de Wave? | [1] Import mail-order store page in the first issue of EGM2 lists a Mega Drive release? | |
| Power Drift | Sega | Eventually saw a home port on the Sega Saturn. | No |
| Prime Evil | Sony Imagesoft | Featured at Summer CES 1994. | No |
| RBI Baseball 4 | Tengen? | No | |
| Real Fighters | Sega | Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #10. Possibly released under another name. | No |
| Return to Zork | Activision | Announced at Summer CES 1994, mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #23. Released on Saturn in 1996. | No |
| Rise of the Robots | Mirage | Featured at Winter CES 1994. Released for Mega Drive, Game Gear and numerous other formats. | No |
| RoboCop Versus The Terminator | Virgin Games | Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #10. Released on several other platforms. | No |
| Rocket Boy | Reportedly 32X CD and Saturn versions too. | No | |
| Shadow of Atlantis | Killed following Mega CD discontinuation (or 32X... I think it was meant to be a Mega CD 32X game). Sometimes known as "Nautilus". Some very fancy and expensive demo videos exist. | No | |
| Sid and Al's Incredible Tennis | Dynamix | Featured at Winter CES 1993. | No |
| Space Pirates | American Laser Games | Featured at Winter CES 1993. | No |
| Space Quest IV | Sierra | No | |
| Spectre VR | Velocity | Announced at Summer CES 1994, mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #23. Released on PC and Mac. | No |
| Stellar 7 | No | ||
| The Strangers | Malibu Interactive | EGM #59 shows a very, very early version, circa mid-1994. Likely cancelled due to Malibu Interactive closing in the same year. | No |
| Street Fighter II | Capcom | Mentioned in Mean Machines #14. [1] | No |
| Super Battletank II | Absolute Entertainment | Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #10. Only released on SNES. | No |
| Super Star Wars | LucasArts | No | |
| Super Strike | EA | Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #28. Sequel to Urban Strike, probably abandoned in favour of Soviet Strike. | No |
| Time Cop | Cryo Interactive, JVC | Yes | |
| Total Carnage | THQ | Featured at Winter CES 1993. | No |
| Ultima Underworld | No | ||
| World Championship Rally | JVC | No | |
| World Series Baseball | Sega | Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #10. Probably a port of World Series Baseball (Mega Drive). | No |
| Ys IV: Mask of the Sun | Sega Falcom | No |
Note: many un-released (and homebrew) US games ones have since been unofficially released by Good Deal Games.