List of cancelled NES/Famicom games

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The following games were initially announced as Nintendo Entertainment System and/or Family Computer titles, however were subsequently cancelled or postponed indefinitely by developers or publishers.

Cancelled Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom games
Title(s) Cancellation date Developer Publisher
The Addams Family 2 1993[1] Ocean Ocean
Aero the Acro-Bat 1992[2] Iguana Entertainment Sunsoft
Bio Force Ape 1992[3] SETA Corporation SETA Corporation
Black Tiger August 1988[4] Capcom Capcom
The California Raisins: The Grape Escape 1991[5] Radiance Capcom
Chip's Challenge 1992[6] Epyx Nintendo
Days of Thunder 1990[7] Mindscape
Empire City: 1931 (Localized version) 1989 Seibu Kaihatsu Acclaim Entertainment
Hellraiser 1990 Color Dreams Color Dreams
Hoppin' Mad 1989 Elite Systems Elite Systems
Nekketsu Kunio-Kun Zukan 1993[8] Technōs Japan Technōs Japan
SimCity 1991[9] Maxis Nintendo
Street Fighter 1989 Pacific Dataworks International Capcom
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 1993[10] Capcom Capcom
Super Pitfall II (Localization of Atlantis No Nazo) 1989[11] Sunsoft, Activision Activision
Super Rescue 1989[12] CSG Imagesoft
Super Sushi Pinball 1989[12] CSG Imagesoft
T&C II: Roller Thrasher 1989 LJN
Ultimate Journey 1991[13] Bandai Bandai

References[]

  1. ^ "ProReview: Addams Family 2 (NES)". GamePro. No. 47. IDG. June 1993. p. 157.
  2. ^ "Sunsoft Famicom and NES". famicomworld.com. June 14, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Unreleased NES game Bio Force Ape is f#@king beast".
  4. ^ "Coming Soon... Aug. Black Tiger (Capcom/NES)". Electronic Game Player. No. 4. July 1988. p. 9.
  5. ^ "The Hot 100". Game Players. No. 21. Signal Research. March 1991. p. 83.
  6. ^ "Unreleased Nintendo NES Prototype Cartridge of 'Chip's Challenge' Goes Up For Auction". retrocollect.com. December 11, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "Reconstructing a lost NES game from 30-year-old source code disks". June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "Nekketsu Kunio-Kun Zukan [NES, Famicom – Cancelled]". June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "Nintendo News - SimCity". Game Players. No. 22. Future Publishing. April 1991. pp. 26–27.
  10. ^ "Street Fighter 2 for NES". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 5, no. 49. Sendai Publishing. March 1993. p. 14.
  11. ^ "Super Pitfall II (Localization Prototype) - Hidden Palace". hiddenpalace.org. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  12. ^ a b "Nintendo Games planned for release in 1989". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 1, no. 1. Sendai Publishing. May 1989. p. 14.
  13. ^ "Fact File - Ultimate Journey". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 3, no. 23. Sendai Publishing. June 1991. p. 102.
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