List of unreleased Mega-CD games

From Sega Retro

Title Publisher Developer Planned release date State before cancellation ROMs dumped?
3 Ninjas Kick Back
Akira THQ Black Pearl Software Spring 1994[1], Summer 1994[4] Mega Drive prototype discovered and released
Alexandria EduQuest[5][6] Autumn 1994[4] Early
Alien 3 Arena Entertainment[7] 1993[7]
Alien Trilogy Acclaim Entertainment[8] Probe Entertainment[9] 1994-11[10] Partial
Another World
Baby Boom Sega of America Foley Hi-Tech[12] 1994-12[15][13] Late Found, dumped
Battletech: A Game of Armored Combat
Battletech: Gray Death Legion Absolute Entertainment Imagineering 1995-01[16] Mega-CD prototype dumped
Beyond Zero Tolerance Technopop Mega Drive ROM released
Blam! Machinehead
Brain Dead 13
Bubba 'N' Stix
Bug Blasters: The Exterminators Sony Imagesoft Digital Pictures 1995 Late Prototype dumped
Burning Fists: Force Striker Sega Enterprises, Ltd. KAZe,[17][18][19] Sega CS3[20] Summer 1993[21], 1993-08[22], 1993-12[23], 1994-03[24], 1994-09[25] Prototype dumped
Carnage Crystal Dynamics[26] Futurescape Productions[26] Early[26]
Chaos Control
Citizen X Digital Pictures Digital Pictures 1993-02[27], 1993-05[28], 1993-11[29] Late Prototype dumped
Cool Spot Virgin Games[30] Virgin Games
Cool World Sega of America Sega of America 1992, 1993
Creature Shock: Special Edition
Crime Patrol 2: Drug Wars American Laser Games American Laser Games 1993
Cyberwar Sales Curve Interactive Q1 1995[31]
Dark Seed VIC Tokai Inc. Cyberdreams 1994-09[25], 1994-12[32], 1995-02[33], 1995-03[34]
Dark Seed II
DarkRide Rocket Science Games Rocket Science Games Q2 1995[35]
Dennin Aleste 2 Compile 1993, 1994[22]
Discworld
Disney's Aladdin
Dragon Lore The Software Toolworks Cryo Interactive Entertainment 1995
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp ReadySoft 1996-01[38]
DynoBlaze Virgin Interactive Entertainment Bonsai Entertainment Christmas 1995[44] Early prototype dumped
European Racers Revell CD 1993 Q3[45], 1994-02[4], 1994-06[46] partial
Faria Wolf Team 1991, 1992
Flying Nightmares Domark Simis, PanelComp[13], The Kremlin[13] 1994-04[47], 1994-07[48][10][49][50], 1994-08[51][52], 1994-09[53], 1994-10[54][25], 1994-12[55][13], 1995-02[3], 1995-08[56]
Gallagher's Gallery American Laser Games American Laser Games Autumn 1993[57]
Gensou Senki Kokou no Ryuu: Crying Dragon Treco[58] 1991, 1992[59] Mega Drive prototype discovered and released
Ginga Tetsudou 999 Riot Riot 1992-12, 1993-02[60]
Golf Magazine: 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples
Grandia
Hammer vs. Evil D. in Soulfire GTE Entertainment GTE ImagiTrek 1994-03[61]
Hardcore Psygnosis Digital Illusions 1994-10[63], 1994-11[64], 1995-01[25] Late
Heimdall 2 The 8th Day Core Design 1994-12[13], 1995
The Humans
Hunters of the Ralk Cyberdreams 1995
Hyper Lord Monarch Sega Falcom
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream Cyberdreams 1995
The Incredible Toons Machine Sierra On-Line 1994
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis JVC Musical Industries LucasArts 1993-05[28], 1993-11[29], 1994-01[65], 1994-05-12[66], Autumn 1994[67][4]
Instruments of Chaos Starring Young Indiana Jones
Ivan Stewart's Super Off Road Baja 1000 Williams Entertainment[68]
Jet Ski Rage Velocity 1995[69]
Johnny Mnemonic Sony Imagesoft Sony Imagesoft 1995-05 Prototype dumped
Journey to the Center of the Earth Sony Imagesoft Autumn 1993[57], 1993-11[71]
Kamikaze Comics Crystal Dynamics 1994
King's Quest V Sierra On-Line 1992-11[72], 1993-03[73], 1993-05[28]
Last Action Hero Psygnosis[74] Autumn 1993[57]
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line 1993-03[27]
Loadstar II: Showdown on Phobos Rocket Science Games Rocket Science Games 1995
Lost Eden Virgin Interactive Entertainment Cryo Interactive Entertainment 1995
The Lost Vikings
Madden NFL '94
March of Time Sega of America Digital Pictures 1993-01[28]
Maverick SFG Sage's Creation
Merrygoround: Dai 4 no Unit Series Data West Data West 199x
Metal Fang JVC Musical Industries[27] (US) Sega R&D 2, Genki 1993-03[27], 1993-05[28] Late
Mixed-Up Mother Goose Sierra On-Line 1993-04[27], 1993-05[28]
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge JVC Musical Industries LucasArts Autumn 1993[57], 1994 Early
Morphs: Flashback 2 Delphine Software International
Mr. Tuff Sales Curve Interactive 1995-01[49][76]
Myst Sunsoft Cyan 1995-01[13][77][78]
NHL All-Star Hockey '95
NHLPA Hockey '93
No Escape Sony Imagesoft
Oukami Hei SIMS
Peaky Blinder Storm
Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors Absolute Entertainment Imagineering 1994[79], 1995-04 Late Prototype dumped
Pit-Fighter II Tengen Polygames
Police Quest III: The Kindred Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line 1992-12[81], 1993
Polygon Golf SIMS Hertz 1993-08[82][22]
Pop'n Land Sur De Wave Takeru 1992-10[83], 1992-12[84], 1993-01[85], 1993-03[21], 1993-04[86], 1993-06[82][22], 1993-12[23][87], 1994-01[88]
Power Drift Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 1992-04, 1992-05[89], 1994-01[88]
Presence: Nostalgia II Sur de Wave Takeru 1992-12[83], 1993-03[21]
Prime Evil Sony Imagesoft[90] 1994
Prince and the N.P.G.: Diamonds and Pearls Sega of America Digital Pictures 1993-01[28], 1993-02[57] Late
Pro Racing Simulator Dynamix[91] 1994 Early
R.B.I. Baseball 4
RBI Baseball '95
Return to Zork
Rise of the Robots
RoboCop Versus The Terminator
Rocket Boy Rocket Science Games Rocket Science Games 1995
Savage Heroes Electronic Arts Foley Hi-Tech
The Second Samurai
Secret Forces Core Design
Shadow of Atlantis Sega of America Sega of America 1994-10[13]
Shellshock
Sid & Al's Incredible Toons Dynamix Futurescape Productions[94] 1994-10[95]
Side Pocket: Special Edition Data East USA Data East 1993, 1994-11[68]
SimCity 2000
Sister Sonic Sega Enterprises, Ltd. Sega Falcom Summer 1993[21][85]
Skeleton Krew
Soccer World 1995-04
Sonic the Hedgehog Sega of America
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 CD Sega of America
Space Pirates American Laser Games American Laser Games Summer 1993[45][57], 1994-10[95]
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers Sierra On-Line 1992-12[81], 1993-05[28]
Spectre VR Velocity[96] 1994
Star Strike Sony Imagesoft, Good Deal Games Sony Imagesoft 1995-02[3], 1996-01 Prototype dumped & Released
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past Sega of America[97] 1994 Late[98]
Stellar 7 Sierra On-Line 1992-12[81], 1993-02[27], 1993-06[99], 1993-12[29]
The Strangers Malibu Interactive 1994, 1995
Striker Rage Software
Super Battletank 2 Absolute Entertainment Imagineering? 1993, 1994-09[100], 1994-10[95]
Super Brandish Sega Falcom Summer 1993[85]
Super Daisenryaku 3 Sega Falcom
Super Gals Panic Kaneko 1992[101]
Super Star Wars Sega InterActive 1993-05[28] Partial Mega Drive prototype dumped
Super Strike Trilogy Electronic Arts Foley Hi-Tech 1995 Prototype dumped
T2: The Arcade Game
Terraforming Pack-In-Video Right Stuff 1993[85]
The Incredible Machine Dynamix[91] 1994 Early
Thunder in Paradise Mindscape The Software Toolworks 1994
Time Slip ASG Technologies Sales Curve Interactive 1994
Timecop JVC Musical Industries Cryo Interactive Entertainment 1994-12[13], 1995-01[104], 1995-02[105][3], 1995-03[106], 1995-04[107] Late Full game leaked by developer
Total Carnage Malibu Games, THQ Malibu Games 1994-03[4], 1994-04[108], Q3 1994, Q2 1995[109]
Ultima Underworld Sega? Blue Sky Productions, Origin Systems
Virtual Golf Core Design Core Design
Wing Nuts: Battle in the Sky Rocket Science Games Rocket Science Games Q2 1995[110]
World Championship Rally JVC Musical Industries Autumn 1994[67][4], 1994-11[112], 1995-02[16]
World Cup Golf: Professional Edition
World Rally Visco 1991, 1992[101]
World Series Baseball Sega of America 1993-10[113], Spring 1994[114]
WWF Super WrestleMania
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun Sega Falcom
Yume Maboroshi no Gotoku Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 1993-12[115]

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