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!Game Found and Released?
 
!Game Found and Released?
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|''[[The 11th Hour]]''
 
|[[Virgin]]
 
|Mentioned in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #34.{{fileref|GamePro US TheCuttingEdge 1996 Spring.pdf|page=63}}
 
|No
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''[[3D Ultra Pinball]]''
 
|''[[3D Ultra Pinball]]''
 
|[[Sierra On-Line]], [[Sierra Pioneer]]
 
|[[Sierra On-Line]], [[Sierra Pioneer]]
 
|Previewed in ''[[Sega Saturn Magazine (Japan)]]'' #26.{{fileref|SSM_JP_19960726_1996-12.pdf|page=81}} Port of the PC game of the same name. Print advert in ''[[Sega Saturn Magazine (Japan)]]'' #32.{{fileref|SSM_JP_19961025_1996-18.pdf|page=18}}
 
|Previewed in ''[[Sega Saturn Magazine (Japan)]]'' #26.{{fileref|SSM_JP_19960726_1996-12.pdf|page=81}} Port of the PC game of the same name. Print advert in ''[[Sega Saturn Magazine (Japan)]]'' #32.{{fileref|SSM_JP_19961025_1996-18.pdf|page=18}}
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Actua Soccer 2]]''
 
|[[Gremlin Interactive]]
 
|Mentioned in ''CVG'' #191.{{fileref|CVG UK 191.pdf|page=49}} Released on PlayStation and PC.
 
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Allegiance]]''
 
|[[Team 17]]
 
|1995/1996. Some levels were done. Mentioned in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #34.
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
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|No
 
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|''[[Barb Wire]]''
 
|[[GT Interactive]]
 
|GamePro #92{{fileref|GamePro US 102.pdf|page=49}}
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
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|[[Westwood Studios]]
 
|[[Westwood Studios]]
 
|Mentioned in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #52. Released on PC.
 
|Mentioned in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #52. Released on PC.
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Buggy]]''
 
|[[Gremlin Interactive]]
 
|Mentioned in ''CVG'' #191.{{fileref|CVG UK 191.pdf|page=95}} Released on PlayStation and PC.
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
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|[[Pure Entertainment]], [[Eidos]]
 
|[[Pure Entertainment]], [[Eidos]]
 
|"Winter". Turned up in 1998 as a PC graphics card pack-in. PlayStation version also cancelled.
 
|"Winter". Turned up in 1998 as a PC graphics card pack-in. PlayStation version also cancelled.
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Magic: The Gathering (Saturn)|Magic: The Gathering]]''
 
|
 
|{{fileref|EGM US 084.pdf|page=79}}{{fileref|EGM US 088.pdf|page=60}}
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[Playmates Interactive Entertainment]]
 
|[[Playmates Interactive Entertainment]]
 
|{{fileref|NextGeneration US 08.pdf|page=33}}
 
|{{fileref|NextGeneration US 08.pdf|page=33}}
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Micro Machines V3]]''
 
|[[Codemasters]]
 
|Released on a plethora of other platforms. "Spring". Mentioned in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #44.
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[Ocean Software]]
 
|[[Ocean Software]]
 
|Mentioned in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #30.
 
|Mentioned in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #30.
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Monika no Shiro]]''
 
|[[Pioneer LDC]]
 
|aka "Faradoon: The Legend of Dragon Castle". 1996/1997. Mostly done, even had box art. Previewed in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #38.
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[Acclaim]]
 
|[[Acclaim]]
 
|Mentioned in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #37. Based on the sausage.
 
|Mentioned in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #37. Based on the sausage.
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Perfect Weapon]]''
 
|[[Grey Matter]], [[EA]]
 
|Previewed in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #53. Released on PlayStation and PC.
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
|-
 
|-
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|
 
|{{fileref|EGM US 084.pdf|page=75}}{{fileref|UltraGamePlayers US 093.pdf|page=67}}
 
|{{fileref|EGM US 084.pdf|page=75}}{{fileref|UltraGamePlayers US 093.pdf|page=67}}
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Project Overkill]]''
 
|[[Konami]]
 
|PlayStation version released in August 1996. Saturn port due afterwards. Previewed in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #42. Mentioned in ''CVG'' #174.{{fileref|CVG UK 174.pdf|page=113}} Previewed in ''CVG'' #177.{{fileref|CVG UK 177.pdf|page=46}}
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[Seibu Kaihatsu]]
 
|[[Seibu Kaihatsu]]
 
|Mentioned in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #30.
 
|Mentioned in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #30.
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Rattlesnake Red]]''
 
|[[Sculptured Software]], [[Acclaim]]
 
|May 1997. Previewed in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #51 and #52.
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
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|[[Readysoft]]
 
|[[Readysoft]]
 
|{{fileref|SegaVisions US 25.pdf|page=38}}
 
|{{fileref|SegaVisions US 25.pdf|page=38}}
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Rocket Boy]]''
 
|[[Rocket Science Games]]
 
|1994/1995
 
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Rollcage]]''
 
|[[Team 17]]
 
|Mentioned in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #34.
 
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Sampras Extreme Tennis]]''
 
|[[Codemasters]]
 
|Release dates mentioned in CVG.{{fileref|CVG UK 179.pdf|page=53}}{{fileref|CVG UK 180.pdf|page=49}}{{fileref|CVG UK 186.pdf|page=48}} Only released on PlayStation.
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
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|[[Psygnosis]]
 
|[[Psygnosis]]
 
|Mentioned in ''C&VG'' #201.{{fileref|CVG UK 201.pdf|page=64}} Released on PlayStation and PC. [https://archive.org/stream/NextGeneration36Dec1997/Next_Generation_36_Dec_1997#page/n121/mode/2up]
 
|Mentioned in ''C&VG'' #201.{{fileref|CVG UK 201.pdf|page=64}} Released on PlayStation and PC. [https://archive.org/stream/NextGeneration36Dec1997/Next_Generation_36_Dec_1997#page/n121/mode/2up]
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Shredfest]]''
 
|[[EA]]
 
|Mentioned in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #34.
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
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|
 
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|No
 
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|''[[Spider: The Video Game]]''
 
|[[Boss Game Studios]], [[BMG Interactive Entertainment]]
 
|Six months of development before Saturn version was axed. PlayStation version released in 1997 after two years of development. Previewed in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #47 and #52.
 
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Split Realities]]''
 
|[[Funcom]]
 
|Mentioned in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #34 and #37.
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
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|"Warner"
 
|"Warner"
 
|
 
|
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Syndicate Wars]]''
 
|[[Bullfrog]]
 
|Previewed in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #36 and #43. Released for DOS and PlayStation.
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
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|[[Go-Go Interactive Studios]], [[Cyberdreams]]
 
|[[Go-Go Interactive Studios]], [[Cyberdreams]]
 
|1996
 
|1996
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Theme Hospital]]''
 
|[[Bullfrog]]
 
|Previewed in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #36. Released for PC and PlayStation.
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[Data East]], [[BlueSky Software]]
 
|[[Data East]], [[BlueSky Software]]
 
|Announced for both Saturn and PlayStation, but the project was pushed back repeatedly until both were scrapped. [http://rncsports.blogspot.com/2009/09/topps-first-and-only-attempt-on-video.html Advertised in ''Electronic Game Monthly''.] Apparently, when Data East scrapped their sports projects, [http://web.archive.org/web/20100317214616/http://dataeastgames.com/?page_id=146 they were sold to] [[Psygnosis]]...
 
|Announced for both Saturn and PlayStation, but the project was pushed back repeatedly until both were scrapped. [http://rncsports.blogspot.com/2009/09/topps-first-and-only-attempt-on-video.html Advertised in ''Electronic Game Monthly''.] Apparently, when Data East scrapped their sports projects, [http://web.archive.org/web/20100317214616/http://dataeastgames.com/?page_id=146 they were sold to] [[Psygnosis]]...
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Turok: Dinosaur Hunter]]''
 
|[[Acclaim]]
 
|Previewed in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #48.
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[dB-Soft]]
 
|[[dB-Soft]]
 
|1997. Likely Japanese-only.
 
|1997. Likely Japanese-only.
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Varuna's Forces]]''
 
|[[Accent Media]]
 
|Moved to Dreamcast. Previewed in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #34.
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
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|{{fileref|SegaVisions US 25.pdf|page=100}}
 
|{{fileref|SegaVisions US 25.pdf|page=100}}
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[VMX Racing]]''
 
|
 
|{{fileref|GamePro US 104.pdf|page=55}}
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
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|-
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|Mentioned in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #35. Released on PC and PlayStation.
 
|Mentioned in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #35. Released on PC and PlayStation.
 
|No
 
|No
|-
 
|''[[Waterworld]]''
 
|[[Ocean Software]]
 
|Previewed in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #29.
 
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Werewolf: The Apocolypse]]''
 
|
 
|{{fileref|GamePro US 095.pdf|page=50}}{{fileref|EGM US 083.pdf|page=98}}{{fileref|UltraGamePlayers US 093.pdf|page=67}}
 
|Yes
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''[[Wet Corpse]]''
 
|''[[Wet Corpse]]''
 
|[[Vic Tokai]]
 
|[[Vic Tokai]]
 
|{{fileref|EGM US 084.pdf|page=79}}
 
|{{fileref|EGM US 084.pdf|page=79}}
|No
 
|-
 
|''[[Wild 9]]''/''[[Wild Nines]]''
 
|[[Virgin]], [[Shiny Entertainment]]
 
|Previewed in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #49 and ''C&VG'' #180.{{fileref|CVG UK 180.pdf|page=30}} Released on PlayStation.
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
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Name Involved Companies Details Game Found and Released?
3D Ultra Pinball Sierra On-Line, Sierra Pioneer Previewed in Sega Saturn Magazine (Japan) #26.[1] Port of the PC game of the same name. Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (Japan) #32.[2] No
All Star Soccer [3] No
Animal Olympics No
Apocalypse [4] No
Aqua No
Armed Interplay, Point of View, Activision Later "Aftermath". Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #37.[5][6][7] Yes
Arms Race Gremlin Interactive No
"AB" SIMS? GDRI claims it's a prototype of a rollerblading game No
Bad Mojo Acclaim Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #43. Released for PC. No
Ballblazer X No
Blade Runner Westwood Studios Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #52. Released on PC. No
Buster Bros. Collection Capcom PlayStation version released (March 1997). Usually known as Super Pang Collection. Featured in Saturn Plus. No
Ceasars World of Gambling Interplay [8] No
Championship Pool 2 No
Chelnov (port has longer title; TODO) Data East Shown at various game shows, including Tokyo Game Show. Cancelled for unknown reasons. Found and dumped in 2012. Yes
Comix Zone 3D No
Condemned/Forsaken Probe Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #52. Released as Forsaken on PC, PlayStation and N64. No
Conquest Earth Data Design Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #53. Released on PC. No
Constructor System 3 Summer '97. Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #51. Released for PC and PlayStation. No
Criticom 2 No
Crow 2 No
Darknet Seen August 1995, Sega Power.[9] No
Dark Rift [10] No
Darkside Rocket Science Games aka Dark Ride, Darkride, Games World: The Magazine December 1994 No
Davis Cup Complete Tennis Telstar Mentioned in CVG #180.[11] Released on PlayStation. No
Dawn of Darkness Ocean Mentioned in CVG #176.[12] June 1996 release date. No
Dawn Patrol No
Deadly Skies JVC March 1996. Only released on PlayStation. Not connected to the Dreamcast Deadly Skies game. Sega Power No
Death Race Ocean Software No
Death Trap Dungeon Eidos No
Dreadnought Ocean Software aka HMS Carnage, Dreadnoughts. Stupidly ambitious project that took three years, destroyed when Infogrames ate Ocean in 1998. No
Dream Golf 18/Fantasy Golf No
Dream Knight No
Dungeon Keeper Bullfrog, Electronic Arts "10% complete" before canned, though supposedly quite pretty on Saturn hardware according to the lone Saturn developer, Carsten-Elton Sorensen. 1996/1997. PlayStation version was cancelled shortly afterwards. Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #36. No
Ecco the Dolphin Sega Used as Saturn tech demo. Didn't get past the concept stage. No
Empire Golf No
Endorfun Time Warner Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #35 and #38. Released for PC. No
European Champions League No
Fighter Attack Empire Interactive Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #46. Released on PC as Flying Corps. No
Fighting Fantasy Domark [8] No
Firo & Klawd BMG Interactive Entertainment Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #44 and CVG #175.[13] Released on PC and PlayStation. No
Flying Nightmares 2 Eidos Interactive No
Foes of Ali EA Sports 3DO game. Mentioned in CVG #172[14] No
Football Manager No
Ganymede Rocket Science/BMG Interactive Entertainment Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #47. No
Gen 13 No
Grand Theft Auto DMA Design Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #44. No
Guts 'n' Garters in DNA Danger [15] No
Hanna Barbera Project No
Heart of Darkness Virgin Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #44. Released on PC and PlayStation. No
Hexen II Activision Mentioned in CVG #186.[16] Released on PC. No
HMS Dreadnought Ocean Software, Tribe [15] No
Hulk 2 No
Incredible Idiots in Space Magnet Interactive Studio, ASC Killed because, and I quote, "the market was not ready for a comedy game of this kind". No
The Indestructibles Bullfrog Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #36. Also cancelled on PC. No
Inferno Ocean Software Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #27. Originally a DOS game. No
International Moto Time Warner Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #49. Released on PlayStation. No
Jet Ski Rage Velocity From 32X. Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #34. [17][5] No
Killing Time Acclaim Mentioned in CVG #185[18] & #187[19] Released on 3DO/PC/Mac. No
Kumite Konami Previewed in CVG #175[20] and #177[21] for Saturn/PS. Never released for either. No
Legends of Football '97 No
Lethal Enforcers I & II Konami Mentioned in CVG #183[22] and #185[23] Released on PlayStation. No
Lunatik Pure Entertainment, Eidos "Winter". Turned up in 1998 as a PC graphics card pack-in. PlayStation version also cancelled. No
Manic Karts No
Mickey Thompson's Supercross Playmates Interactive Entertainment [8] No
Midland Future Soft 1996 No
Mission: Deadly Skies JVC Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #34. No
Mission Impossible Ocean Software Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #30. No
Motor Cross No
Moustache Red No
"MT" SIMS? GDRI claims it's a prototype of Maboroshi Tsukiyo. No
Nanotek Warrior Virgin Interactive PlayStation version released. No
NBA Hang Time High Voltage Software, Midway Games From High Voltage's website. Also was in development for PC; both versions cancelled last minute for unknown reasons. 1996/1997. No
NBA in the Zone Konami PlayStation game. Mentioned in CVG #172[24] No
NCAA Football No
NHL Breakaway 98 Acclaim Mentioned in CVG #186.[25] Released on PlayStation/N64.[26] No
NHL Open Ice GT Interactive Mentioned in CVG #185[18] and #196.[27] Released on arcade/PlayStation. No
Ninja Core Design, Eidos "November" - Sega Power. Originally meant to be a Saturn game but released on PlayStation as Ninja: Shadow of Darkness. Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #44 and #52. No
Olympic Games Vol 1 U.S. Gold Announced alongside Olympic Soccer. Summer 1996. Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #44 & #47, CVG #175.[28] No
Opposite Lock No
Peperami Acclaim Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #37. Based on the sausage. No
Planet Pinball Virgin Interactive [8] No
Pinky and the Brain [29][30] No
Raiden II Seibu Kaihatsu Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #30. No
Raw Persuit No
Road Racer JVC Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #40. No
Robinson's Requiem Readysoft [31] No
Screaming Wheels JVC Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #34.[8] No
Sentinel Returns Psygnosis Mentioned in C&VG #201.[32] Released on PlayStation and PC. [1] No
Shutokou Battle Gaiden: Super Technic Challenge Minato Giken, Genki? No
Sign of the Sun Vic Tokai [5] No
Slipstream (Saturn) Gremlin Interactive Previewed in Mean Machines Sega #43. Released on PC as Slipstream 5000. No
Sonic Saturn Sega Technical Institute 1995/1996 No
Spearhead Scavenger No
Speed Freak No
Super Cross No
Super Soccer "Warner" No
Take Down No
Tank Commander Domark [8] No
Tanktics No
Terminus Scavenger died with Scavenger, 1996 No
The Incredible Shrinking Character Go-Go Interactive Studios, Cyberdreams 1996 No
Topps MVP Baseball '96 Data East, BlueSky Software Announced for both Saturn and PlayStation, but the project was pushed back repeatedly until both were scrapped. Advertised in Electronic Game Monthly. Apparently, when Data East scrapped their sports projects, they were sold to Psygnosis... No
Ultimate Skidmarks Codemasters Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #44. Sequel to Super Skidmarks, released for Amiga. No
Ultra Flappy dB-Soft 1997. Likely Japanese-only. No
Velocity Cave Logic Studios, PF Magic No
Viewpoint Electronic Arts PlayStation version released. Due for release in "March". Featured in Saturn Plus. Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #34. No
Viper Ocean Mentioned in CVG #186[25] and #188.[33] PlayStation version completed in 1998. No
Virtual Chess [5] No
VR Baseball Interplay Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #37. No
War Gods GT Interactive Mentioned in CVG #182,[34] #186,[25] #187[35] and #188.[33] Released for PC/PlayStation/N64. No
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Crusaders Mindscape Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #35. Also planned and cancelled for PC. No
Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat Mindscape Mentioned in Mean Machines Sega #35. Released on PC and PlayStation. No
Wet Corpse Vic Tokai [36] No