Unreleased Saturn games
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Name | Involved Companies | Details | Game Found and Released? |
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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 |
- ↑ File:SSM_JP_19960726_1996-12.pdf, page 81
- ↑ File:SSM_JP_19961025_1996-18.pdf, page 18
- ↑ File:SegaMagazin DE 44.pdf, page 26
- ↑ File:SegaMagazin DE 48.pdf, page 7
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 File:SegaVisions US 25.pdf, page 100
- ↑ File:GamePro US 093.pdf, page 45
- ↑ File:EGM US 083.pdf, page 84
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 File:NextGeneration US 08.pdf, page 33
- ↑ File:EGM US 083.pdf, page 89
- ↑ File:EGM US 084.pdf, page 77
- ↑ File:CVG UK 180.pdf, page 49
- ↑ File:CVG UK 176.pdf, page 49
- ↑ File:CVG UK 175.pdf, page 112
- ↑ File:CVG UK 172.pdf, page 52
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 File:GamesMaster UK 047.pdf, page 24
- ↑ File:CVG UK 186.pdf, page 20
- ↑ File:SegaVisions US 25.pdf, page 34
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 File:CVG UK 185.pdf, page 49
- ↑ File:CVG UK 187.pdf, page 48
- ↑ File:CVG UK 175.pdf, page 111
- ↑ File:CVG UK 177.pdf, page 42
- ↑ File:CVG UK 183.pdf, page 57
- ↑ File:CVG UK 185.pdf, page 48
- ↑ File:CVG UK 172.pdf, page 58
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 File:CVG UK 186.pdf, page 49
- ↑ File:SegaMagazin DE 45.pdf, page 23
- ↑ File:CVG UK 196.pdf, page 71
- ↑ File:CVG UK 175.pdf, page 113
- ↑ File:EGM US 084.pdf, page 75
- ↑ File:UltraGamePlayers US 093.pdf, page 67
- ↑ File:SegaVisions US 25.pdf, page 38
- ↑ File:CVG UK 201.pdf, page 64
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 File:CVG UK 188.pdf, page 41
- ↑ File:CVG UK 182.pdf, page 53
- ↑ File:CVG UK 187.pdf, page 49
- ↑ File:EGM US 084.pdf, page 79