List of cancelled 3DO Interactive Multiplayer games explained

This is a list of cancelled games for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer.

List

There are currently games on this list.

Title[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] GenreDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Planned Release Date/Last Year Developed or MentionedNotes/Reasons
The 11th HourAdventure, Interactive movie, PuzzleTrilobyteVirgin Interactive1 July 1996No prototype has surfaced.
Absolute ZeroFirst-person shooterDomark1 November 1995[8]
Air WarriorSimulationGameTek[9]
Alone in the Dark 3Survival horrorInfogrames1 July 1996No prototype has surfaced.
BaldiesConstruction and management simulation, God game, Real-time strategyCreative Edge SoftwareGameTek1 March 1996Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement.[10] [11]
Big Red RacingRacingBig Red SoftwareDomark
B.I.O.S.FearAdventureZinc StudiosAll Systems Go Technologies1 April 1995Promotional press kit exists.[12] [13]
BlackthornePlatformInterplay Productions1 July 1995Artwork and screenshots and exists.[14]
Action, AdventureCrystal DynamicsCrystal Dynamics1 December 1995Artwork exists.[15]
Caesar's World of GamblingCasinoInterplay Productions1 November 1996No prototype has surfaced.
Rail shooterRocket Science GamesBMG Interactive1 July 1996No prototype has surfaced.
Chess WarChessArt Data InteractiveArt Data Interactive1 July 1996No prototype has surfaced.
FightingInterplay ProductionsInterplay Productions1 July 1995Only a single screenshot exists.
ClockWerxPuzzleAxes Art AmuseTokuma Shoten[16]
Command & ConquerReal-time strategyWestwood StudiosVirgin Interactive1 February 1995Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement.[17]
CyberwarAction, PuzzleSales Curve Interactive
DescentFirst-person shooter, Shoot 'em upInterplay Productions1 July 1995Artwork and screenshots and exists.
DiscworldAdventurePerfect 10 ProductionsPsygnosis1 July 1995Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement.
DisruptorFirst-person shooterInsomniac GamesUniversal Interactive Studios28 September 2012Development was later transferred and released on PlayStation.[18]
Doom IIFirst-person shooterArt Data InteractiveArt Data Interactive1 July 1996No prototype has surfaced.
Dragon: The Bruce Lee StoryFightingVirgin InteractiveVirgin Interactive1 August 1995Only a single screenshot exists.[19] [20] No prototype has surfaced.
Dragon Ball Z: Cell To Kogeki DaFightingBanprestoBandai1994Conversion of the Sega System 32 arcade original Dragon Ball Z: V.R.V.S..[21] No prototype has surfaced.
Interactive movieReadySoftReadySoft1996A non-playable demo was included in the 3DO port of Brain Dead 13.
Duelin' FiremenAction, Adventure, Interactive movieRUNANDGUN!, Inc.RUNANDGUN!, Inc.2 November 2018Gameplay, making-of and promotional materials exists.[22] Soundtrack was leaked online in 2017. Also planned for PC. No prototype has surfaced.
Fast Draw ShowdownInteractive movie, Light gun shooterAmerican Laser GamesAmerican Laser Games1 November 1996Conversion of the arcade original. No prototype has surfaced.
FirewolvesGoldStar / LG Electronics1 November 1995
Football: Defensive BackfieldSportsIntellimedia SportsIntelliPlay[23]
Football: QuarterbackSportsIntellimedia SportsIntelliPlay[24]
Football: ReceiverSportsIntellimedia SportsIntelliPlay[25]
First-person shooterNamco1 June 1994Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement.[26]
Golden Gate: Treasure by the BayAdventureiXL Interactive ExcellenceThe 3DO Company15 January 2008Released on PC. Artwork and promotional footage exists.[27]
Heart of DarknessPlatformAmazing StudioVirgin Interactive1 June 1994Released on PC and PlayStation.[28]
HousekeeperAdventureHummingBirdSoftPanasonic9 February 2015Prototype exists but has not been made available online.[29]
In Your FaceMeta-Design1 November 1995
Role-playing gameSilmarilsReadySoft Incorporated1 November 1994Unknown if actual development on 3DO version started beyond announcement.[30]
IsisAdventure, PuzzleSnow Lion EntertainmentPanasonic1 July 1996Released on PC. No prototype has surfaced. Cover art exist
The Lemmings ChroniclesPuzzleDMA DesignPsygnosis1 July 1995Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement.
Rail shooterRocket Science GamesBMG Interactive1 July 1996No prototype has surfaced.
The Lost Vikings 2Platform, PuzzleInterplay Productions1 July 1995Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement.
Magic CarpetActionBullfrog ProductionsElectronic Arts1 January 1995Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement.[31]
Maximum SurgeActionDigital PicturesAcclaim Distribution1 July 1996No prototype has surfaced.
McKenzie & CoDating simHeR InteractiveAmerican Laser Games1 July 1996No prototype has surfaced.
Mega Man X3Action, PlatformCapcomCapcom26 April 1996Conversion of the SNES original. Artwork and screenshots have been found,[32] [33] but no prototype has surfaced.
Metal Gear SolidAction, Adventure, StealthKonamiKonami3 July 2007Development was later transferred and released on PlayStation.[34] Early conceptual artwork by Yoji Shinkawa exists in Policenauts Pilot Disk.[35]
MiekoDigital ProductionDigital Production[36]
MirageAdventureAtlantis Interactive1 November 1995
Mortal Kombat 3FightingPanasonic1 December 2013No prototype has surfaced.[37]
NHL 96SportsElectronic ArtsElectronic Arts1 November 1995No prototype has surfaced.[38]
OrbatakActionAmerican Laser GamesAmerican Laser Games1 July 1996Conversion of the arcade original. No prototype has surfaced.
Penn & Teller's Smoke and MirrorsPartyImagineeringAbsolute Entertainment14 March 1995Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement.[39]
PlatformActivision1 March 1995[40]
PowermongerReal-time strategy15 November 2010[41]
ProwlerSimulatorOrigin SystemsElectronic Arts1 July 1996Development was later transferred on PlayStation. Also planned for Sega Saturn.
Rad The Rock HopperCrystal Oasis1 November 1995
RaymanPlatformUbi StudiosUbi Soft1 March 1995Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement.[42]
Return to ZorkAdventureActivisionActivision1 May 1993Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement.[43]
Rock n' Roll RacingRacingInterplay Productions1 July 1995Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement.
Santa Fe TrailAmerican Laser GamesAmerican Laser Games[44]
Scorched EarthActionElectronic ArtsElectronic Arts1 July 1993Only a single screenshot exists.[45]
The Scottish Open: Virtual GolfSportsCore Design1 February 1995Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement.[46]
ShellshockFirst-person shooter, Simulation, Vehicular combatCore Design1 February 1995Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement.[47]
Shootout at Old TucsonInteractive movie, Light gun shooterAmerican Laser GamesAmerican Laser Games1 July 1996Conversion of the arcade original. No prototype has surfaced.
ShredfestSportsMonkey Do ProductionsElectronic Arts Studios1 March 1996Artwork and screenshots and exists.[48] Also planned for PlayStation and Sega Saturn. No prototype has surfaced.
Slam City with Scottie PippenInteractive movie, SportsDigital PicturesAcclaim Distribution1 July 1996No prototype has surfaced.
SolvalouFirst-person shooterNamco1 June 1994Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement.
Soviet StrikeShooterElectronic ArtsElectronic Arts1 January 2008Released on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.[49]
SSN-21 SeawolfSimulationJohn W. RatcliffElectronic Arts1 January 2008[50]
AdventureSpectrum HoloByteSpectrum HoloByte1 March 1994Screenshots exists.[51] No prototype has surfaced.
Star Wars ChessChessThe Software Toolworks1 June 1994Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement.
Tigernaut: Beyond the StarsVideoact V LC Videoact V LC [52]
Tomb RaiderAction-adventureCore Design1 March 1995[53]
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3FightingNew Level SoftwarePanasonic1 September 1996Advertized as 10% complete.[54]
Varuna's ForcesFirst-person shooter, Rail shooter, Real-time strategyAccent Media ProductionsJVC Musical Industries15 February 2009Prototype exists but has not been made available online.[55]
WalkerShooterDMA Design26 November 2015No prototype has surfaced.[56]
WaterworldRail shooterInterplay Productions1 December 1995Artwork and screenshots exists.[57] No prototype has surfaced.
Space combat simulationOrigin SystemsElectronic Arts1 July 1996No prototype has surfaced.
Rail shooterRocket Science GamesBMG Interactive1 July 1996No prototype has surfaced.

See also

Notes and References

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