Difference between revisions of "Unreleased Mega-CD games"
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+ | |''[[Battletech: Gray Death Legion]]'' | ||
+ | |[[Absolute Entertainment]] | ||
+ | |To be released in 1995. Folded with the company along with Saturn port. | ||
+ | |Yes | ||
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|''[[Bug Blasters: The Exterminators]]'' | |''[[Bug Blasters: The Exterminators]]'' | ||
|[[Sony Imagesoft]], [[Stargate Entertainment]] | |[[Sony Imagesoft]], [[Stargate Entertainment]] | ||
− | | Due out in 1995. | + | |Due out in 1995. |
|Yes | |Yes | ||
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|Yes | |Yes | ||
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+ | |''[[Darkside]]'' | ||
+ | |[[Rocket Science Games]] | ||
+ | |Aka "Dark Ride" | ||
+ | |3DO version previewed December 1994 in Games World: The Magazine. Mega CD and Saturn ports rumoured, all cancelled. | ||
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|''[[Dark Seed]]'' | |''[[Dark Seed]]'' | ||
|[[Cyberdreams]], [[Vic Tokai]] | |[[Cyberdreams]], [[Vic Tokai]] | ||
|Saturn port exists. | |Saturn port exists. | ||
+ | |No | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |''[[Dyno Blaze]]'' | ||
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+ | |Also cancelled for the Mega Drive, though prototypes have been seen. | ||
|No | |No | ||
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|Yes | |Yes | ||
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+ | |''[[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 | ||
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|''[[Kamikaze Comics]]'' | |''[[Kamikaze Comics]]'' | ||
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|Released for other Sega systems, though this one included pre-rendered graphics so is probably a different game entirely. | |Released for other Sega systems, though this one included pre-rendered graphics so is probably a different game entirely. | ||
+ | |No | ||
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+ | |''[[Loadstar II: Showdown on Phobos]]'' | ||
+ | |[[Rocket Science Games]] | ||
+ | |For 1995. Probably cancelled as RSG moved away from FMV games. | ||
|No | |No | ||
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|[[LucasArts]] | |[[LucasArts]] | ||
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+ | |''[[Ookami Hei]]'' | ||
+ | |[[SIMS]] | ||
+ | |2D action sidescroller compatible with six button controller. Shared an artist with ''[[Devil Buster]]''. | ||
+ | |No | ||
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|''[[Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors]]'' | |''[[Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors]]'' | ||
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|''[[Shadow of Atlantis]]'' | |''[[Shadow of Atlantis]]'' | ||
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− | |Killed following Mega CD discontinuation (or 32X... I think it was meant to be a Mega CD 32X game). | + | |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 | |No | ||
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Name | Involved Companies | Details | Dump Found and Released? |
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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 |
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 |
Citizen X | Digital Pictures | Yes | |
Darkside | Rocket Science Games | Aka "Dark Ride" | 3DO version previewed December 1994 in Games World: The Magazine. Mega CD and Saturn ports rumoured, all cancelled. |
Dark Seed | Cyberdreams, Vic Tokai | Saturn port exists. | No |
Dyno Blaze | 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 |
Grandia | Game Arts | Work moved to Sega Saturn after Mega CD discontinuation. | No |
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | PC port. Meant to arrive in early 1994. | No | |
Hammer vs. Evil D. in Soulfire | GTE Entertainment | video | No |
Johnny Mnemonic | Yes | ||
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 |
Kamikaze Comics | Crystal Dynamics | Due for release in 1994. Shares a very similar plot to Comix Zone. | No |
Last Action Hero | Released for other Sega systems, though this one included pre-rendered graphics so is probably a different game entirely. | No | |
Loadstar II: Showdown on Phobos | Rocket Science Games | For 1995. Probably cancelled as RSG moved away from FMV games. | No |
Marko's Magic Football | Mega CD port cancelled but still made its way to everything else. | Yes | |
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | LucasArts | 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 |
Power Drift | Sega | Eventually saw a home port on the Sega Saturn. | 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 | |
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 |
Time Cop | Yes | ||
World Rally | 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.