Cancelled video games that were later published

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The following table contains cancelled video games that were later published.

Title Developer System Cancelled Released Notes
40 Winks Eurocom N64 2000 2019 Piko Interactive released the Nintendo 64 version in 2019.
Air Strike Mattel Electronics Intellivision 1982 1998 Intellivision Productions published it in Intellivision Lives! in 1998.
Akka Arrh Llamasoft Atari VCS
PS4
PS5
Switch
Windows
Xbox One
Series X/S
1982 2023 Llamasoft remade the Atari arcade prototype for Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.
Apocalypse II Tepco SNES 1994 2015 Piko Interactive published it in 2015.
Aquaventure Atari Atari 2600 1983 2005 Atari, S.A. released it in Atari Flashback 2 in 2011.
Asteroids Atari Atari 5200 1982 2019 Atari, S.A. released it in Atari Vault: 50 Game Add-On Pack in 2019.
Brickout Mattel Electronics Intellivision 1981 1998 Intellivision Productions published it in Intellivision Lives! in 1998.
Beastball Teque London
Millennium Interactive
Genesis 1995 2019 atGames published the Sega Genesis version on the Sam's Club version of the Legends Flashback in 2019.
Broken Circle 7 Raven Studios GBA 2006 2015 Piko Interactive published it in 2015.
Combat Two Atari Atari 2600 1982 2005 Atari, S.A. released it in Atari Flashback 2 in 2011.
Corn Buster Engine Software SNES 1995 2018 Piko Interactive published it in 2018.
Crazy Clones Mattel Electronics Intellivision 1981 1998 Intellivision Productions published it in Intellivision Lives! in 1998.
Dan-Gu-Ka Taito Arcade 1994 2022 Taito released it in the EGRET II Mini in 2022.
Deep Pockets: Pool & Billiards Mattel Electronics Intellivision 1990 1998 Intellivision Productions published it in Intellivision Lives! in 1998.
Dorke and Ymp Norse SNES 1993 2015 Piko Interactive published it as well as a port to Windows in 2015.
EarthBound Beginnings APE
HAL Laboratory
NES 1991 2015 The English localization of the Famicom RPG Mother was published by Nintendo on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2015.
Final Legacy Atari Atari 5200 1984 2019 Atari, S.A. released it in Atari Vault: 50 Game Add-On Pack in 2019.
Frog Pond Atari Atari 2600 1982 2005 Atari, S.A. released it in Atari Flashback 2 in 2011.
Game Factory Mattel Electronics Intellivision 1983 2001 Intellivision Productions published it in Intellivision Rocks in 2001.
Go for the Gold Mattel Electronics Intellivision 1981 1998 Intellivision Productions published it in Intellivision Lives! in 1998.
Grid Shock Mattel Electronics Intellivision 1982 1998 Intellivision Productions published it in Intellivision Lives! in 1998.
Holey Moley Atari Atari 2600 1983 2019 Atari, S.A. released it in Atari Vault: 50 Game Add-On Pack in 2019.
Hypnotic Lights Mattel Electronics Intellivision 1983 1998 Intellivision Productions published it in Intellivision Lives! in 1998.
King of the Mountain Mattel Electronics Intellivision 1982 1998 Intellivision Productions published it in Intellivision Lives! in 1998.
King's Quest 9 Sierra
Vivendi Universal
Silicon Knights
Telltale Games
Odd Gentlemen
Win
PS3
PS4
360
XOne
2013 2018 It was in various stages of development by five different developers:
1.) Sierra's Roberta Williams brainstormed ideas for a King's Quest 9, that had an elderly King Graham, in 1998.
The above came from an interview with Talkspot in 1998. Sierra never entered production on King's Quest 9.
2.) Vivendi Universal made a King's Quest game between 2001 and 2002, with a protagonist capable of jumping.
The above came from two leaked screenshots from an early prototype. It was never officially announced.
3.) Silicon Knights developed a King's Quest game in which the story, art style, and genre are not publicly known.
It was never announced, but was revealed in 2011 in papers from the Silicon Knights lawsuit against Epic Games.
4.) Telltale Games officially announced an episodic King's Quest game in 2011, however it was canceled in 2013.
The above was canceled as the rights returned to Activision, who stated they had plans for a King's Quest sequel.
5.) The Odd Gentlemen released a King's Quest game in five episodes and a playable epilogue in 2015 and 2016.
It shares from the above. An elderly Graham tells stories in an episodic game with sparse QTE jumping sections.
Land Battle Mattel Electronics Intellivision 1982 1998 Intellivision Productions published it in Intellivision Lives! in 1998.
League of Light Activision Intellivision 1983 2001 Intellivision Productions published it in Intellivision Rocks in 2001.
Magic Carousel Mattel Electronics Intellivision 1983 1998 Intellivision Productions published it in Intellivision Lives! in 1998.
Maze Invaders Atari Arcade 1981 2019 Atari, S.A. released it in Atari Vault: 50 Game Add-On Pack in 2019.
Meteor Mattel Electronics Intellivision 1981 1998 Intellivision Productions published it in Intellivision Lives! in 1998.
Micro-gammon Atari Atari 5200 1983 2019 Atari, S.A. released it in Atari Vault: 50 Game Add-On Pack in 2019.
Millipede Atari Atari 5200 1984 2019 Atari, S.A. released it in Atari Vault: 50 Game Add-On Pack in 2019.
Miniature Golf Atari Atari 5200 1983 2019 Atari, S.A. released it in Atari Vault: 50 Game Add-On Pack in 2019.
Mother 3 1-UP Studio
HAL Laboratory
SNES
N64
N64DD
GBA
N/A
N/A
2000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2014
Went through development beginning in 1994 on Super Famicom, Nintendo 64, and 64DD, before it was cancelled in 2000.
Development was restarted on the Game Boy Advance in 2003, and this version was released in Japan in 2006.
The Super Famicom, Nintendo 64, and 64DD versions were never completed thus were never released.
Mr. Bloppy Saves the World Compedia SNES 1995 2014 Piko Interactive published it in 2014.
Penny Arcade Adventures Hothead Games
Zeboyd Games
Win
Mac
Linux
360
PS3
Android
iOS
N/A
N/A
2010
2010
1:2008
2:2008
3:2012
4:2013
Hothead Games cancelled episodes 3 and 4 in 2010.
Episodes 3 and 4 were developed by Zeboyd Games in 2012 and 2013, respectively, for Windows, Mac, Xbox 360, Android, and iOS.
Episodes 1 and 2 were not released on Android and iOS.
Episodes 3 and 4 were not released on PlayStation 3 and Linux.
Pinkie Eurocom Amiga
SNES
1995 2018 The Amiga version was published in 1994 by Millenium.
Piko Interactive published the SNES port in 2018.
Realsports Basketball Atari Atari 2600
Atari 5200
1982
1983
2011
2019
AtGames released the Atari 2600 version in Atari Flashback 3 in 2011.
Atari, S.A. released the Atari 5200 in Atari Vault: 50 Game Add-On Pack in 2019.
Saboteur Atari Atari 2600 1983 2005 Atari, S.A. released it in Atari Flashback 2 in 2011.
Samurai Shodown V Perfect SNK Neo Geo 2004 2020 Location tested in 2004, but never released. SNK published it in Digital Eclipse's Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection in 2020.
Save Mary Atari Atari 2600 1989 2005 Atari, S.A. released it in Atari Flashback 2 in 2011.
Shenmue III Sega
Ys Net
DC
Win
PS3
2001
N/A
N/A
N/A
2018
2018
The Shenmue saga is intended to have 11 chapters, released over four or five games.
In 2015, Sega licensed Shenmue to Ys Net to develop Shenmue III.
Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill Realtime Associates SNES 1994 2018 Tom Curtin bought a prototype in 2012 and obtained the rights to the trademark in 2015.
It was published in 2018 by Second Dimension.
Star Fox 2 Argonaut Software SNES 1995 2017 Published by Nintendo on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition in 2017.
Stunt Cycle Atari Atari 2600 1980 2016 Atari, S.A. released it in Atari Vault in 2016.
Super Turrican: Director's Cut Factor 5 SNES 1993 2018 The 6Mbit version was created in 1993. The publisher required editing the game to fit on a 4Mbit cartridge.
Analogue published the 6Mbit version as a "director's cut" on the Super NT in 2018.
Takeover Mattel Electronics Intellivision 1982 1998 Intellivision Productions published it in Intellivision Lives! in 1998.
Tyrannosaurus Tex Slitherine Software GBC 2000 2018 Piko Interactive obtained the rights in 2015, acquired a prototype in 2016, and published the game in 2018.
Wizard Atari Atari 2600 1980 2005 Atari, S.A. released it in Atari Flashback 2 in 2011.
World Reborn NeoPong Software GBA 2004 2015 Piko Interactive published it in 2015.
Xari Arena Atari Atari 5200 1983 2019 Atari, S.A. released it in Atari Vault: 50 Game Add-On Pack in 2019.
Xevious Namco Atari 5200 1982 2017 AtGames released it in Atari Flashback Portable in 2017.