List of cancelled NES games explained

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

Title(s)!scope="col"
Cancellation dateDeveloperPublisher
The Addams Family 21993[1] OceanOcean
Aero the Acro-Bat1992[2] Iguana EntertainmentSunsoft
BC Games[3] RarewareUnknown
Bio Force Ape1992[4] SETA CorporationSETA Corporation
Black TigerAugust 1988[5] CapcomCapcom
1991[6] RadianceCapcom
Chip's Challenge1992[7] EpyxBullet-Proof Software
scope=rowDays of Thunder1990[8] Mindscape
scope=rowEarth Bound (Localization of Mother)1991[9] [10] ApeNintendo
(Localized version)1989Seibu KaihatsuAcclaim Entertainment
Exterminator1990[11] Rareware
Hellraiser1990Color DreamsColor Dreams
Hoppin' Mad1989Elite SystemsElite Systems
John Madden Football1992[12] [13] NMS SoftwareUbi Soft
Nekketsu Kunio-Kun Zukan1993[14] Technōs JapanTechnōs Japan
Minnesota State Lottery1991Control DataControl Data
Screwballs Superleague1990[15] [16] Rareware
Snakes in Space1990[17] Rareware
SimCity1991[18] MaxisNintendo
Street Fighter1989Pacific Dataworks InternationalCapcom
1993[19] CapcomCapcom
Super Pitfall II (Localization of Atlantis No Nazo)1989[20] Sunsoft, ActivisionActivision
Super Rescue (Localization of Flying Hero)1989[21] AicomCSG Imagesoft
Super Sushi Pinball (Localization of Super Pinball)1989Soft MachineCSG Imagesoft
Super Password1990GameTekGameTek
T&C II: Roller Thrasher1989Zippo GamesLJN
scope= “row”Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends1993Software CreationsTHQ
Ultimate Journey1991[22] BandaiBandai

Notes and References

  1. ProReview: Addams Family 2 (NES) . . 47 . . June 1993 . 157.
  2. Web site: Sunsoft Famicom and NES . famicomworld.com . June 14, 2014 . April 11, 2018.
  3. Web site: Rare Gamer BC Games . 2023-09-09 . en.
  4. Web site: Unreleased NES game Bio Force Ape is f#@king beast. 3 April 2011 .
  5. Coming Soon... Aug. Black Tiger (Capcom/NES) . Electronic Game Player . 4 . July 1988 . 9.
  6. The Hot 100 . . 21 . Signal Research . March 1991 . 83.
  7. Web site: Unreleased Nintendo NES Prototype Cartridge of 'Chip's Challenge' Goes Up For Auction . retrocollect.com . December 11, 2014 . April 26, 2018.
  8. Web site: Reconstructing a lost NES game from 30-year-old source code disks . June 1, 2020 . June 15, 2020.
  9. Web site: Spotlight: EarthBound . August 2004 . December 30, 2023.
  10. Nintendo Has Fun in 1991: Earth Bound. Nintendo Power. 18. 89. December 1990.
  11. Web site: Rare Gamer Exterminator . 2023-09-09 . en.
  12. Web site: Cifaldi . Frank . Frank Cifaldi . 7 March 2018 . From the Game Informer Archives: Lost NES Games! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180307230110/https://gamehistory.org/from-the-game-informer-archives-lost-nes-games/ . 7 March 2018 . 22 October 2019 . Video Game History Foundation.
  13. Web site: Carpenter . Nicole . Ubisoft's Madden for Game Boy just arrived from an alternate universe . . . 24 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928230158/https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/16/21439506/ubisoft-john-madden-football-nes-game-boy-port-gigaleak . 28 September 2022 . 16 September 2020 . live.
  14. Web site: Nekketsu Kunio-Kun Zukan [NES, Famicom – Cancelled] ]. June 11, 2020 . June 14, 2020.
  15. Web site: Rare Gamer Screwballs Superleague . 2023-09-09 . en.
  16. Web site: 2010-07-13 . Screwballs Superleague [NES - Cancelled] - Unseen64 ]. 2023-09-09 . Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! . en-US.
  17. Snake Rattle 'n' Roll . Rare . Nintendo . July 1990 . . Ending . Hippety hip, hippety hop, Rattle n Roll are at the top ... see you soon ... Snakes in Space.
  18. Nintendo News - SimCity . . 22 . . April 1991 . 26–27.
  19. Street Fighter 2 for NES . . 5 . 49 . Sendai Publishing . March 1993 . 14.
  20. Web site: Super Pitfall II (Localization Prototype) - Hidden Palace. 2020-08-09. hiddenpalace.org.
  21. Nintendo Games planned for release in 1989 . . 1 . 1 . Sendai Publishing . May 1989 . 14.
  22. Fact File - Ultimate Journey . . 3 . 23 . Sendai Publishing . June 1991 . 102.

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