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This is a list of cancelled Sega CD video games. The Sega CD never established much of a userbase, which resulted in a multitude of cancelled games. Early in its lifespan, many upgraded Sega Genesis ports were cancelled, while later in its lifespan, game development was cancelled in favor of moving games to the Sega 32X, Sega Saturn, or even Sony's original PlayStation console. This list documents all known games that were confirmed for release for the Saturn at some point, but did not end up being released for it. [1]

Games

Cancelled games
Title(s) Notes Developer Publisher
Akira A video game adaption of the 1988 Akira film beyond the Akira game released in 1988 was announced for the Sega CD, Sega Genesis, Game Gear, SNES, and Game Boy. Gameplay and content varied wildly among versions, but no versions ended up releasing. Disagreements in the direction of the games with THQ occurred and the game fell onto the backburner, never releasing. [2] Hand Made Software THQ
Alien 3 A version of the multiplatform 1992 game was announced for the Sega CD, featuring the gameplay of the Sega Genesis version with clips from the Alien 3 film due to the extra storage of the CD-ROM format. The Sega CD version was featured at CES 1993, but never released. [3] Probe Software Acclaim Entertainment
Alien Trilogy Development of the game originally started on the Sega CD and Sega 32X, and even had a release date of November 1994 at one point, but development was eventually moved to the more powerful platforms of the Sega Saturn and PlayStation 1, where it eventually released in 1996. [4] [5] Probe Software Acclaim Entertainment
AV-8B Harrier Assault The 1992 PC game was announced to have versions created for the Sega CD, SNES, and 3DO for 1994, though only the 3DO version ever materialized (under the name Flying Nightmares). [6] Simis Domark
Baby Boom One of a few games proposed by Sega to publish games that would appeal more to females, the game entailed controlling a hand that would move babies out of harm's way. The game was announced for the Sega CD, Sega Genesis and Sega Game Gear, but never released in any capacity. According to developer Ed Annunziata, the game was cancelled because the moving of the hand cursor was not fun with a d-pad controller. [7] [8] [9] Sega Sega
Brain Dead 13 A FMV game released for most disc-based game and PC platforms active across 1995 and 1996, a Sega CD version was advertised, but the only version to never materialized, with its release date falling around the end of the Sega CD's lifespan. [10] ReadySoft ReadySoft
Bubba 'N' Stix A Sega CD version of the 1993 Sega Genesis release was scheduled for 1994, but never materialized. [11] [12] Core Design Core Design
Burning Fists: Force Striker A fighting game similar to Street Fighter 2 developed by Sega for the Sega CD, the game was scheduled for release in 1994 but was cancelled for undisclosed reasons at roughly 80% completion. Two prototype builds, alpha and beta, were sold on eBay in 2005, and the rights were eventually gained by indie publisher Good Deal Games, a company known for purchasing and releasing unlicensed version of old prototypes after the death of video game platform, which they later did in 2006. [13] [14] Sega Sega
Chaos Control A Sega CD version was announced, but only the CD-i, Sega Saturn, PlayStation 1, and PC versions ever released. [15] Infogrames Infogrames
Citizen X A side scrolling game similar to the early Prince of Persia, the game was cancelled during the lifespan of the Sega CD, but later released well after its lifespan as a "beta" by indie publisher Good Deal Games, a company known for purchasing and releasing unlicensed version of old prototypes after the death of video game platform. [16] Digital Pictures Digital Pictures
Cool World A number of video game adaptions of the Cool World film were released to promote the film. A Sega CD version was announced, but only the NES, SNES, Game Boy, and PC versions ever released. [17] [18] Sega Sega
Cyberwar A story sequel to the film The Lawnmower Man and its respective video game adaption, the game was announced for Sega CD, 32X, and Sega Saturn, and the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, but only ever released on PlayStation 1 and PC platforms. [19] Sales Curve Interactive
Dark Ride Announced as a FMV game that played like a " psychedelic roller coaster" strategy game played from the first person perspective, it was announced for Sega CD, 32X, and later shifted development to the Sega Saturn, but never ended up releasing on any platform. [20] [21] [22] Rocket Science Games Rocket Science Games
Dark Seed A Sega CD version of the PC game was advertised for release, but never materialized, though versions for Sega Saturn and PlayStation 1 eventually released years later. [23] [24] [25] Cyberdreams Vic Tokai
Dark Seed II Much like the original Dark Seed, a Sega CD port was announced, never materialized, but later arrived for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation 1 years later instead. [25] Cyberdreams Cyberdreams
Discworld A video game adaption of the novel Discworld, a Sega CD version was advertised in 1995, but only PC, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation 1 versions ever materialized across 1995 and 1996. [26] Perfect Entertainment Psygnosis
Disney's Aladdin (Sega Genesis) While never officially announced, a deep dive into the Sega Genesis's versions source code by the Video Game History Foundation in 2017 found evidence through design documents that a Sega CD version with additional levels was in development, but never released. [27] Virgin Games Sega
Dragon Lore: The Legend Begins Released on PC platforms in 1994, ports to the Sega CD and 3DO Interactive Multiplayer were announced for 1995, but only the 3DO version ever materialized. [28] Cryo Interactive The Software Toolworks
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp A Sega CD version was advertised in promotional fliers, but like many proposed console ports announced for the game, never materialized. [29] Digital Leisure ReadySoft
DynoBlaze/Dinoblades A beat em up game announced for the Sega CD, Sega Genesis, and SNES, about dinosaurs that like to wear rollerblades and play street hockey Scheduled for a late 1995 release, but never materialized in any capacity. [6] [30] Bonsai Entertainment Virgin Interactive Entertainment
The Exterminators Announced as The Exterminators at CES 1994, the game never released for the Sega CD during its lifespan. Well after the platform's 1996 discontinuation, indie publisher Good Deal Games gained the right to the game and released an unlicensed prototype version of the game as Bug Blasters: The Exterminators in 2000. The game was a rail shooter played over the background of a Full-motion video. [31] [32] Digital Pictures Sony Imagesoft
Grandia After developing Lunar: The Silver Star and Lunar: Eternal Blue for the Sega CD, Game Arts decided to start work on a new JRPG, Grandia for the platform. However, with the discontinuation of the Sega CD, development shifted to the Sega Saturn, where it was released in 1997 in Japan, and the original PlayStation, where it released worldwide across 1999 and 2000. [33] Game Arts Entertainment Software Publishing
Hardcore/Ultracore A game in development for the Sega CD and Sega Genesis and scheduled for release in 1994, its release was cancelled when publisher Psygnosis changed it focus to the then-upcoming original PlayStation. While never released during the Genesis or Sega CD's actual lifespan, the game was later revisited and finished in the late 2010s, and released under the name Ultracore for the Mega Sg, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita platforms across 2019 and 2020. [34] Digital Illusions Psygnosis
The Humans Released for Sega Genesis, SNES Game Boy, and Atari Jaguar, and a number of PC platforms in the early 1990s, Sega CD and Game Gear versions were announced as well. The Sega CD was reportedly very similar to the Genesis version, but neither other Sega version ever materialized. [35] [36] [18] Imagitec Design GameTek
Hunters of the Ralk Announced as an RPG designed by Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax for the Sega CD, the game never released on any platforms. [25] Cyberdreams
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream Early in development, a Sega CD version was reported to be in development, though it was not widely publicized, and only versions for various PC platforms ever released. [25] Cyberdreams
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis A port of the 1992/1993 PC releases was announced for the Sega CD, but was cancelled after their previous title, The Secret of Monkey Island, failed to perform well on the Sega CD. [37] [38] LucasArts JVC Musical Industries
Instruments of Chaos starring Young Indiana Jones Originally planned for both the Sega CD and the Sega Genesis, only the Genesis version ever materialized. The poor state of the Sega CD market was thought to be the cause of the cancellation. [39] [1] Sega
Jet Ski Rage A game that involved racing jet skis and fighting opponents from the first person perspective. Subsequently in development for the Sega CD, 32x, and Sega Saturn, it never ended up releasing for any platform. [40] [41] Velocity Software
Johnny Mnemonic A video game adaption of the film of the same name, ports of the released PC version were scheduled for the Sega CD and the original PlayStation, but neither materialized. [42] [43] Sony Imagesoft Sony Imagesoft
Journey to the Center of the Earth A video game adaption of the television series of the same name announced for the Sega CD, Game Gear, SNES, NES and Game Boy. While multiple adaptions released in the 1980s and 2000s, none of the proposed versions of the 1990s, Sega CD included, ever released. [44] Sony Imagesoft
King's Quest V A port of the 1990 PC game was announced for the Sega CD, present at CES 1993, and scheduled for released in early 1993, but never materialized. [35] [3] [18] Sierra Entertainment Sega
Last Action Hero Released for the Sega Genesis, SNES, and Amiga computers, a Sega CD version based on the latter enhanced version was in development, and was going to incorporate footage from its respective film, but the Sega CD version never materialized. [3] [45] Bits Corporation Sony Imagesoft
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards A Sega CD version of the 1987 computer game was announced and scheduled for a March 1993 release, but never materialized. [18] [46] Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line
Lost Eden French video game magazine Joypad reported that a Sega CD version of the game was in development alongside the 3DO, CD-i, and PC versions, but the Sega version never materialized. [47] Cryo Interactive Virgin Interactive Entertainment
The Lost Vikings The developers worked on an expanded edition of the Sega Genesis version of the 1993 multiplatform game for the Sega CD, that would have included extra levels and gameplay aspects the developers believed only possible on the Sega CD hardware, but this version never released. [48] Silicon & Synapse Virgin Games
Morphs: Flashback 2 Never officially announced, but later revealed by development team member Thierry Levastre well after the fact, shortly after the release of Flashback in 1992, the development team started work on a similar sequel titled Morphs: Flashback 2 for the Sega CD. Work on the game spanned 3-4 months, however, the project was put on hold while they focused on finishing Shaq Fu (1994). By the time they returned to the project, the Sega CD was no longer seen as a viable platform, so it was scrapped in favor of restarting on the more powerful PlayStation 1, which turned into the 3D shooter Fade to Black (1995). [49] Delphine Software International
Mr. Tuff Announced for the Sega CD, Sega Genesis, and SNES, as a platformer with a difficulty level. The game followed "Mr. Tuff", a robot left behind to demolish the earth and its malfunctioning robots after humans have escaped to a new planet. The Sega CD version was reported to have improved graphics beyond the other two version. Despite being close to completion and scheduled for a late 1994 release, no version of the game ever released. [50] Sales Curve
Myst A port of the 1993 PC game was announced for the Sega CD and Sega Saturn, though only the Saturn version ever materialized, despite the Sega CD version being far enough along to be reviewed by video game magazines. [51] [24] Cyan Worlds Sunsoft
No Escape A video game adaption of the 1994 film of the same name announced for the Sega CD, Sega Genesis, and SNES. While the Genesis and SNES versions released in the second half of 1994 as planned, the Sega CD version was cancelled as publisher Sony Imagesoft pulled support from the Sega CD platform. [52] Bits Corporation Sony Imagesoft
Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors Similar to the video Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (1987), the game was to be centered around mini-games where the player could cheat and deceive their friends. The game was far enough along in its development for the Sega CD for review copies to be distributed to multiple magazines, but its release was cancelled when publisher Absolute Entertainment abruptly went bankrupt and the developers were unable to find another publisher willing to publish the game for the Sega CD due to its poor market status by 1995. One of the review copies leaked onto the internet in 2005 and the game found a cult following for its off-beat gameplay ideas. [53] Imagineering Absolute Entertainment
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium The game started development as a Sega CD game, but the platform's poor sales lead Sega to rework it for the Sega Genesis instead, where it released in 1993. [54] Sega Sega
Police Quest III: The Kindred A port of the 1991 PC game was announced for Sega CD, but never materlized. [18] Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line
Pop'n Land A platformer with shoot em up elements, where the player would customize the main character's head, body, and weapon, which in turn affected their attributes and attacks. Over 4,000 combinations were said to be possible. The game was far enough along to have a review copy be reviewed by Japanese publication Beep! MegaDrive - who gave it 7/10, 5/10, 4/10, and 5/10 scores across their four reviewers - but they game was never released in any capacity. [55] [56] Takeru Sur De Wave
Power Drift A port of the arcade game Power Drift was reported to be in development subsequently for the Sega Genesis, Sega CD, and Sega 32X, but none ever materialized. Ports later arrived on the Sega Saturn and Sega Dreamcast instead. [57] [58] Sega AM2 Sega
Power Modeling A game involving virtually building Revell and Monogram model cars and then racing them. In development exclusively for the Sega CD, and was present at CES 1993, but never released. [3] Revell, Monogram
R.B.I. Baseball 4 1993 [18] Atari Games
Return to Zork 1994 Activision
Rise of the Robots A Sega CD version of the multiplatform fighting game was announced, and scheduled for release on the platform into 1995, but never materialized. [59] Data Design Interactive JVC Musical Industries
Robo Aleste 2 (Dennin Aleste 2) A sequel to the original Robo Aleste (1992) was announced for the Sega CD, and some character art was shown, but it never released in any capacity. [60] Compile Compile
RoboCop Versus The Terminator 1993 Virgin Games
Rocket Boy 1995 [20] Rocket Science Games Rocket Science Games
Second Samurai 1994 Vivid Image Sega
Shape Shifter 1992 [17]
Shellshock 1996 [19] Core Design
Sid & Al's Incredible Toons 1994 [61] Dynamix
Side Pocket 1994 Data East Data East
Sister Sonic A proposed collaboration between Sega and Nihon Falcom that would have completely remade the game Popful Mail into a game involving Sonic the Hedgehog characters, including Sonic himself and a newly created sister character, for its Western localization. The proposal received so much negative feedback from the fanbase that it was cancelled in favor of just a simple translation of Popful Mail into English. [62] Sega, Falcom Sega, Falcom
Space Pirates 1993 [3] [24] American Laser Games American Laser Games
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers 1993 [63] Sierra On-Line
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) An early plan for a Sonic the Hedgehog title for the Sega CD began as an enhanced port of the original Sonic the Hedgehog game developed for the Sega Genesis, but the plan was dropped when development morphed into its own separate game, which eventually released as Sonic CD in 1993. [64] Sonic Team Sega
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 An early plan for a Sonic the Hedgehog title for the Sega CD began as an enhanced port of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 game developed for the Sega Genesis, but the plan was dropped when development morphed into its own separate game, which eventually released as Sonic CD in 1993. [65] Sonic Team Sega
Star Strike 1996 [66] Sony Imagesoft Sony Imagesoft
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past 1994 [63] MicroProse Sega
Stellar 7 1992 [63] [3] Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line
Striker 1995 Rage Software Sega
Super Battletank 2 1994 Imagineering Absolute Entertainment
Super Star Wars 1993 LucasArts JVC Musical Industries
Super Strike Trilogy 1995 [40] Electronic Arts Electronic Arts
Terminator 2: The Arcade Game The 1991 arcade game was ported to a variety of 8-bit and 16-bit platforms. A Sega CD version was announced, but never released. [63] Probe Software Acclaim Entertainment
Timecop An enhanced Sega CD version of the 1995 SNES release, with additional cutscenes and higher quality music, was announced, but never released. The game featured a lengthy development period, and the Sega CD was relatively inactive with game releases by 1995. [67] Cryo Interactive JVC Musical Industries
Total Carnage Console ports of the 1992 arcade game were announced for the early and mid 1990s. Sega CD and Sega Genesis versions were announced, and far enough along to be previewed by magazines, but neither Sega versions ever released. [20] [6] Malibu Games THQ
World Cup Golf: Hyatt Dorado Beach A Sega CD version of the multi-platform gold game was announced, but never materialized. [68] Arc Developments U.S. Gold
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun A port of the 1993 SNES release was one of a number of titles announced as part of a short-lived alliance between Sega and Nihon Falcom that never materialized. [69] Sega Falcom Sega Falcom

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This is a list of cancelled Sega CD video games. The Sega CD never established much of a userbase, which resulted in a multitude of cancelled games. Early in its lifespan, many upgraded Sega Genesis ports were cancelled, while later in its lifespan, game development was cancelled in favor of moving games to the Sega 32X, Sega Saturn, or even Sony's original PlayStation console. This list documents all known games that were confirmed for release for the Saturn at some point, but did not end up being released for it. [1]

Games

Cancelled games
Title(s) Notes Developer Publisher
Akira A video game adaption of the 1988 Akira film beyond the Akira game released in 1988 was announced for the Sega CD, Sega Genesis, Game Gear, SNES, and Game Boy. Gameplay and content varied wildly among versions, but no versions ended up releasing. Disagreements in the direction of the games with THQ occurred and the game fell onto the backburner, never releasing. [2] Hand Made Software THQ
Alien 3 A version of the multiplatform 1992 game was announced for the Sega CD, featuring the gameplay of the Sega Genesis version with clips from the Alien 3 film due to the extra storage of the CD-ROM format. The Sega CD version was featured at CES 1993, but never released. [3] Probe Software Acclaim Entertainment
Alien Trilogy Development of the game originally started on the Sega CD and Sega 32X, and even had a release date of November 1994 at one point, but development was eventually moved to the more powerful platforms of the Sega Saturn and PlayStation 1, where it eventually released in 1996. [4] [5] Probe Software Acclaim Entertainment
AV-8B Harrier Assault The 1992 PC game was announced to have versions created for the Sega CD, SNES, and 3DO for 1994, though only the 3DO version ever materialized (under the name Flying Nightmares). [6] Simis Domark
Baby Boom One of a few games proposed by Sega to publish games that would appeal more to females, the game entailed controlling a hand that would move babies out of harm's way. The game was announced for the Sega CD, Sega Genesis and Sega Game Gear, but never released in any capacity. According to developer Ed Annunziata, the game was cancelled because the moving of the hand cursor was not fun with a d-pad controller. [7] [8] [9] Sega Sega
Brain Dead 13 A FMV game released for most disc-based game and PC platforms active across 1995 and 1996, a Sega CD version was advertised, but the only version to never materialized, with its release date falling around the end of the Sega CD's lifespan. [10] ReadySoft ReadySoft
Bubba 'N' Stix A Sega CD version of the 1993 Sega Genesis release was scheduled for 1994, but never materialized. [11] [12] Core Design Core Design
Burning Fists: Force Striker A fighting game similar to Street Fighter 2 developed by Sega for the Sega CD, the game was scheduled for release in 1994 but was cancelled for undisclosed reasons at roughly 80% completion. Two prototype builds, alpha and beta, were sold on eBay in 2005, and the rights were eventually gained by indie publisher Good Deal Games, a company known for purchasing and releasing unlicensed version of old prototypes after the death of video game platform, which they later did in 2006. [13] [14] Sega Sega
Chaos Control A Sega CD version was announced, but only the CD-i, Sega Saturn, PlayStation 1, and PC versions ever released. [15] Infogrames Infogrames
Citizen X A side scrolling game similar to the early Prince of Persia, the game was cancelled during the lifespan of the Sega CD, but later released well after its lifespan as a "beta" by indie publisher Good Deal Games, a company known for purchasing and releasing unlicensed version of old prototypes after the death of video game platform. [16] Digital Pictures Digital Pictures
Cool World A number of video game adaptions of the Cool World film were released to promote the film. A Sega CD version was announced, but only the NES, SNES, Game Boy, and PC versions ever released. [17] [18] Sega Sega
Cyberwar A story sequel to the film The Lawnmower Man and its respective video game adaption, the game was announced for Sega CD, 32X, and Sega Saturn, and the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, but only ever released on PlayStation 1 and PC platforms. [19] Sales Curve Interactive
Dark Ride Announced as a FMV game that played like a " psychedelic roller coaster" strategy game played from the first person perspective, it was announced for Sega CD, 32X, and later shifted development to the Sega Saturn, but never ended up releasing on any platform. [20] [21] [22] Rocket Science Games Rocket Science Games
Dark Seed A Sega CD version of the PC game was advertised for release, but never materialized, though versions for Sega Saturn and PlayStation 1 eventually released years later. [23] [24] [25] Cyberdreams Vic Tokai
Dark Seed II Much like the original Dark Seed, a Sega CD port was announced, never materialized, but later arrived for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation 1 years later instead. [25] Cyberdreams Cyberdreams
Discworld A video game adaption of the novel Discworld, a Sega CD version was advertised in 1995, but only PC, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation 1 versions ever materialized across 1995 and 1996. [26] Perfect Entertainment Psygnosis
Disney's Aladdin (Sega Genesis) While never officially announced, a deep dive into the Sega Genesis's versions source code by the Video Game History Foundation in 2017 found evidence through design documents that a Sega CD version with additional levels was in development, but never released. [27] Virgin Games Sega
Dragon Lore: The Legend Begins Released on PC platforms in 1994, ports to the Sega CD and 3DO Interactive Multiplayer were announced for 1995, but only the 3DO version ever materialized. [28] Cryo Interactive The Software Toolworks
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp A Sega CD version was advertised in promotional fliers, but like many proposed console ports announced for the game, never materialized. [29] Digital Leisure ReadySoft
DynoBlaze/Dinoblades A beat em up game announced for the Sega CD, Sega Genesis, and SNES, about dinosaurs that like to wear rollerblades and play street hockey Scheduled for a late 1995 release, but never materialized in any capacity. [6] [30] Bonsai Entertainment Virgin Interactive Entertainment
The Exterminators Announced as The Exterminators at CES 1994, the game never released for the Sega CD during its lifespan. Well after the platform's 1996 discontinuation, indie publisher Good Deal Games gained the right to the game and released an unlicensed prototype version of the game as Bug Blasters: The Exterminators in 2000. The game was a rail shooter played over the background of a Full-motion video. [31] [32] Digital Pictures Sony Imagesoft
Grandia After developing Lunar: The Silver Star and Lunar: Eternal Blue for the Sega CD, Game Arts decided to start work on a new JRPG, Grandia for the platform. However, with the discontinuation of the Sega CD, development shifted to the Sega Saturn, where it was released in 1997 in Japan, and the original PlayStation, where it released worldwide across 1999 and 2000. [33] Game Arts Entertainment Software Publishing
Hardcore/Ultracore A game in development for the Sega CD and Sega Genesis and scheduled for release in 1994, its release was cancelled when publisher Psygnosis changed it focus to the then-upcoming original PlayStation. While never released during the Genesis or Sega CD's actual lifespan, the game was later revisited and finished in the late 2010s, and released under the name Ultracore for the Mega Sg, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita platforms across 2019 and 2020. [34] Digital Illusions Psygnosis
The Humans Released for Sega Genesis, SNES Game Boy, and Atari Jaguar, and a number of PC platforms in the early 1990s, Sega CD and Game Gear versions were announced as well. The Sega CD was reportedly very similar to the Genesis version, but neither other Sega version ever materialized. [35] [36] [18] Imagitec Design GameTek
Hunters of the Ralk Announced as an RPG designed by Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax for the Sega CD, the game never released on any platforms. [25] Cyberdreams
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream Early in development, a Sega CD version was reported to be in development, though it was not widely publicized, and only versions for various PC platforms ever released. [25] Cyberdreams
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis A port of the 1992/1993 PC releases was announced for the Sega CD, but was cancelled after their previous title, The Secret of Monkey Island, failed to perform well on the Sega CD. [37] [38] LucasArts JVC Musical Industries
Instruments of Chaos starring Young Indiana Jones Originally planned for both the Sega CD and the Sega Genesis, only the Genesis version ever materialized. The poor state of the Sega CD market was thought to be the cause of the cancellation. [39] [1] Sega
Jet Ski Rage A game that involved racing jet skis and fighting opponents from the first person perspective. Subsequently in development for the Sega CD, 32x, and Sega Saturn, it never ended up releasing for any platform. [40] [41] Velocity Software
Johnny Mnemonic A video game adaption of the film of the same name, ports of the released PC version were scheduled for the Sega CD and the original PlayStation, but neither materialized. [42] [43] Sony Imagesoft Sony Imagesoft
Journey to the Center of the Earth A video game adaption of the television series of the same name announced for the Sega CD, Game Gear, SNES, NES and Game Boy. While multiple adaptions released in the 1980s and 2000s, none of the proposed versions of the 1990s, Sega CD included, ever released. [44] Sony Imagesoft
King's Quest V A port of the 1990 PC game was announced for the Sega CD, present at CES 1993, and scheduled for released in early 1993, but never materialized. [35] [3] [18] Sierra Entertainment Sega
Last Action Hero Released for the Sega Genesis, SNES, and Amiga computers, a Sega CD version based on the latter enhanced version was in development, and was going to incorporate footage from its respective film, but the Sega CD version never materialized. [3] [45] Bits Corporation Sony Imagesoft
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards A Sega CD version of the 1987 computer game was announced and scheduled for a March 1993 release, but never materialized. [18] [46] Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line
Lost Eden French video game magazine Joypad reported that a Sega CD version of the game was in development alongside the 3DO, CD-i, and PC versions, but the Sega version never materialized. [47] Cryo Interactive Virgin Interactive Entertainment
The Lost Vikings The developers worked on an expanded edition of the Sega Genesis version of the 1993 multiplatform game for the Sega CD, that would have included extra levels and gameplay aspects the developers believed only possible on the Sega CD hardware, but this version never released. [48] Silicon & Synapse Virgin Games
Morphs: Flashback 2 Never officially announced, but later revealed by development team member Thierry Levastre well after the fact, shortly after the release of Flashback in 1992, the development team started work on a similar sequel titled Morphs: Flashback 2 for the Sega CD. Work on the game spanned 3-4 months, however, the project was put on hold while they focused on finishing Shaq Fu (1994). By the time they returned to the project, the Sega CD was no longer seen as a viable platform, so it was scrapped in favor of restarting on the more powerful PlayStation 1, which turned into the 3D shooter Fade to Black (1995). [49] Delphine Software International
Mr. Tuff Announced for the Sega CD, Sega Genesis, and SNES, as a platformer with a difficulty level. The game followed "Mr. Tuff", a robot left behind to demolish the earth and its malfunctioning robots after humans have escaped to a new planet. The Sega CD version was reported to have improved graphics beyond the other two version. Despite being close to completion and scheduled for a late 1994 release, no version of the game ever released. [50] Sales Curve
Myst A port of the 1993 PC game was announced for the Sega CD and Sega Saturn, though only the Saturn version ever materialized, despite the Sega CD version being far enough along to be reviewed by video game magazines. [51] [24] Cyan Worlds Sunsoft
No Escape A video game adaption of the 1994 film of the same name announced for the Sega CD, Sega Genesis, and SNES. While the Genesis and SNES versions released in the second half of 1994 as planned, the Sega CD version was cancelled as publisher Sony Imagesoft pulled support from the Sega CD platform. [52] Bits Corporation Sony Imagesoft
Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors Similar to the video Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (1987), the game was to be centered around mini-games where the player could cheat and deceive their friends. The game was far enough along in its development for the Sega CD for review copies to be distributed to multiple magazines, but its release was cancelled when publisher Absolute Entertainment abruptly went bankrupt and the developers were unable to find another publisher willing to publish the game for the Sega CD due to its poor market status by 1995. One of the review copies leaked onto the internet in 2005 and the game found a cult following for its off-beat gameplay ideas. [53] Imagineering Absolute Entertainment
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium The game started development as a Sega CD game, but the platform's poor sales lead Sega to rework it for the Sega Genesis instead, where it released in 1993. [54] Sega Sega
Police Quest III: The Kindred A port of the 1991 PC game was announced for Sega CD, but never materlized. [18] Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line
Pop'n Land A platformer with shoot em up elements, where the player would customize the main character's head, body, and weapon, which in turn affected their attributes and attacks. Over 4,000 combinations were said to be possible. The game was far enough along to have a review copy be reviewed by Japanese publication Beep! MegaDrive - who gave it 7/10, 5/10, 4/10, and 5/10 scores across their four reviewers - but they game was never released in any capacity. [55] [56] Takeru Sur De Wave
Power Drift A port of the arcade game Power Drift was reported to be in development subsequently for the Sega Genesis, Sega CD, and Sega 32X, but none ever materialized. Ports later arrived on the Sega Saturn and Sega Dreamcast instead. [57] [58] Sega AM2 Sega
Power Modeling A game involving virtually building Revell and Monogram model cars and then racing them. In development exclusively for the Sega CD, and was present at CES 1993, but never released. [3] Revell, Monogram
R.B.I. Baseball 4 1993 [18] Atari Games
Return to Zork 1994 Activision
Rise of the Robots A Sega CD version of the multiplatform fighting game was announced, and scheduled for release on the platform into 1995, but never materialized. [59] Data Design Interactive JVC Musical Industries
Robo Aleste 2 (Dennin Aleste 2) A sequel to the original Robo Aleste (1992) was announced for the Sega CD, and some character art was shown, but it never released in any capacity. [60] Compile Compile
RoboCop Versus The Terminator 1993 Virgin Games
Rocket Boy 1995 [20] Rocket Science Games Rocket Science Games
Second Samurai 1994 Vivid Image Sega
Shape Shifter 1992 [17]
Shellshock 1996 [19] Core Design
Sid & Al's Incredible Toons 1994 [61] Dynamix
Side Pocket 1994 Data East Data East
Sister Sonic A proposed collaboration between Sega and Nihon Falcom that would have completely remade the game Popful Mail into a game involving Sonic the Hedgehog characters, including Sonic himself and a newly created sister character, for its Western localization. The proposal received so much negative feedback from the fanbase that it was cancelled in favor of just a simple translation of Popful Mail into English. [62] Sega, Falcom Sega, Falcom
Space Pirates 1993 [3] [24] American Laser Games American Laser Games
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers 1993 [63] Sierra On-Line
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) An early plan for a Sonic the Hedgehog title for the Sega CD began as an enhanced port of the original Sonic the Hedgehog game developed for the Sega Genesis, but the plan was dropped when development morphed into its own separate game, which eventually released as Sonic CD in 1993. [64] Sonic Team Sega
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 An early plan for a Sonic the Hedgehog title for the Sega CD began as an enhanced port of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 game developed for the Sega Genesis, but the plan was dropped when development morphed into its own separate game, which eventually released as Sonic CD in 1993. [65] Sonic Team Sega
Star Strike 1996 [66] Sony Imagesoft Sony Imagesoft
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past 1994 [63] MicroProse Sega
Stellar 7 1992 [63] [3] Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line
Striker 1995 Rage Software Sega
Super Battletank 2 1994 Imagineering Absolute Entertainment
Super Star Wars 1993 LucasArts JVC Musical Industries
Super Strike Trilogy 1995 [40] Electronic Arts Electronic Arts
Terminator 2: The Arcade Game The 1991 arcade game was ported to a variety of 8-bit and 16-bit platforms. A Sega CD version was announced, but never released. [63] Probe Software Acclaim Entertainment
Timecop An enhanced Sega CD version of the 1995 SNES release, with additional cutscenes and higher quality music, was announced, but never released. The game featured a lengthy development period, and the Sega CD was relatively inactive with game releases by 1995. [67] Cryo Interactive JVC Musical Industries
Total Carnage Console ports of the 1992 arcade game were announced for the early and mid 1990s. Sega CD and Sega Genesis versions were announced, and far enough along to be previewed by magazines, but neither Sega versions ever released. [20] [6] Malibu Games THQ
World Cup Golf: Hyatt Dorado Beach A Sega CD version of the multi-platform gold game was announced, but never materialized. [68] Arc Developments U.S. Gold
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun A port of the 1993 SNES release was one of a number of titles announced as part of a short-lived alliance between Sega and Nihon Falcom that never materialized. [69] Sega Falcom Sega Falcom

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