Aquaria (Lobotomy Software) [Nintendo 64, Playstation – Cancelled]
Aquaria is a cancelled action adventure that was in development by Lobotomy Software for Nintendo 64 and Playstation. It was described as having a feeling similar to SEGA’s Nights Into Dreams, but...
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Legend of Zelda: Sheik (Retro Studios) [Wii – Cancelled Concept]
In May 2020 Shinesparkers published a series of links to the online portfolio of Sammy Hall, former Retro Studios contract artist who worked on concept art for a cancelled Zelda game based on the...
View ArticleHigh Heat Major League Baseball 2002 [Game Boy Color – Cancelled]
High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 is a cancelled sport game that would have been published by The 3DO Company for Game Boy Color. While other versions of the game were released in 2001 for PC, Game...
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Boo Haunt (Retro Studios) [Nintendo DS – Cancelled Concept]
In May 2020 Shinesparkers published a series of links to the online portfolio of Sammy Hall, former Retro Studios contract artist who worked on concept art for a cancelled Boo game pitched by the...
View ArticleA Nightmare on Elm Street [NES – Beta]
In 1989 Rare and LJN released A Nightmare on Elm Street tie-in video game on the NES, but it was quite different from what it was originally announced. The main difference in this prototype / concept...
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Monster City Naga (Irem) [NES / Famicom – Cancelled]
Monster City Naga (魔獣都市ナーガ – Maju Toshi Naga) is a cancelled JRPG that was in development by Compile and it would have been published by Irem for Nintendo Famicom (NES). It was quite an ambitious...
View ArticleBarnyard [Beta – GameCube, PS2, PC]
Barnyard is an action game based on the movie of the same name, developed by Blue Tongue Entertainment and published by THQ for GameCube, Wii, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, and PC. Footage of beta...
View ArticleDai Mao ZARK Densetsu [NES / Famicom – Cancelled]
Dai Mao ZARK Densetsu (大魔王ZARK伝説 – Legend of the Great Demon King ZARK) is a cancelled side scrolling action RPG that was in development by J & U for Famicom (NES) around 1990. Previews and...
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Timber 64 (Rare) [Nintendo 64 – Cancelled]
Timber 64 is a cancelled 3D platform game that was rumored to be in development by Rare for the Nintendo 64, but it’s existence was kinda unclear even by reading interviews with former rare developers...
View ArticleFrisbee (Creat Studios) [Wii – Cancelled Prototype]
In 2007 Creat Studios worked on a Frisbee game prototype for Nintendo Wii, developed to demonstrate their new tech (physics, impacts of wind and collisions with obstacles) and motion controls. The team...
View ArticleFuzz and Rocket (Halfbrick) [GBA – Cancelled]
Fuzz and Rocket is a cancelled side scrolling platformer inspired by Yoshi’s Island, which was in development around 2003 by Halfbrick Studios (Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2, Fruit Ninja) for Game Boy...
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TY the Tasmanian Tiger 4: GUNYIP! [Cancelled – GameCube, Xbox, PS2]
GUNYIP! Is a cancelled dogfighting shooter set in the TY the Tasmanian Tiger universe, focused on flight missions using TY’s mecha-airplane (the Gunyip, as seen in Ty 3). It was initially conceived for...
View ArticleWall-E 2 (Helixe) [Cancelled – Nintendo DS]
Wall-E 2 is the cancelled sequel to Helixe’s Nintendo DS game based on the eponymous Disney Pixar movie. The team was a division of THQ that focused on Nintendo’s portable consoles, and previously...
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Wicked! (VIS Interactive) [Nintendo 64 – Cancelled]
Wicked! is a cancelled action adventure that was in development by VIS Interactive for Nintendo 64. The team also worked on “Earthworm Jim 3D” and “Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry” for the N64, but...
View ArticleWinnetou: Wild Land [Nintendo DS – Cancelled]
Winnetou: Wild Land is a cancelled side-scrolling action game that was in development by Snapdragon Games for Nintendo DS around 2007 / 2008. It was based on a fictional Native American hero created by...
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War Monster [Nintendo DS – Tech Demo, Cancelled]
Wicked Witch Software is a video game developer founded in 2001 which created a few original IPs for their projects. One of these IPs was “War Monster”, a medieval fantasy world similar to Warcraft...
View ArticleJibaku-kun: Zero no Ki no Kajitsu [Game Boy Color – Cancelled]
Jibaku-kun: Zero no Ki no Kajitsu (ジバクくん 零の樹の果実 ワールド) is a cancelled Action RPG that was in development by Enterbrain and Media Factory for Game Boy Color. The game is based on a manga / anime series...
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Meiro Daikatsugeki Pata Pata Panic [NES / Famicom – Cancelled]
Meiro Daikatsugeki Pata Pata Panic (迷路大活劇ぱたぱたパニック) is a cancelled puzzle game that was in development by Varie Corporation for Nintendo Famicom / NES. It’s quite an obscure lost game and there’s no...
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Tank Assault (Wicked Witch) [Nintendo DS – Cancelled]
Tank Assault is a cancelled third person shooter that was in development by Wicked Witch Software, planned to be released on Nintendo DS. The game was based on their eponymous mobile app, trying to...
View ArticleOutSider [Nintendo 64 – Cancelled]
OutSider is a cancelled “open city” motorbike racing game that was planned in 1996 for the Nintendo 64. Players would be able to freely ride around the city, escaping from chases and resolving...
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