Unreleased Mega Drive games
From Sega Retro
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Over the course of the Sega Mega Drive's lifetime, a number of games went unreleased:
Name | Involved Companies | Details |
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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. |
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. |
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.