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
BC Games [3] Rareware Unknown
Bio Force Ape 1992[4] SETA Corporation SETA Corporation
Black Tiger August 1988[5] Capcom Capcom
The California Raisins: The Grape Escape 1991[6] Radiance Capcom
Chip's Challenge 1992[7] Epyx Nintendo
Days of Thunder 1990[8] Mindscape
Earth Bound (Localization of Mother) 1991[9][10] Ape Nintendo
Empire City: 1931 (Localized version) 1989 Seibu Kaihatsu Acclaim Entertainment
Exterminator 1990[11] Rareware
Hellraiser 1990 Color Dreams Color Dreams
Hoppin' Mad 1989 Elite Systems Elite Systems
Nekketsu Kunio-Kun Zukan 1993[12] Technōs Japan Technōs Japan
Minnesota State Lottery 1991 Control Data Control Data
Screwballs Superleague 1990[13][14] Rareware
Snakes in Space 1990[15] Rareware
SimCity 1991[16] Maxis Nintendo
Street Fighter 1989 Pacific Dataworks International Capcom
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 1993[17] Capcom Capcom
Super Pitfall II (Localization of Atlantis No Nazo) 1989[18] Sunsoft, Activision Activision
Super Rescue (Localization of Flying Hero) 1989[19] Aicom CSG Imagesoft
Super Sushi Pinball (Localization of Super Pinball) 1989[19] Soft Machine CSG Imagesoft
Super Password 1990 GameTek GameTek
T&C II: Roller Thrasher 1989 Zippo Games LJN
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends 1993 Software Creations THQ
Ultimate Journey 1991[20] 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. ↑ "Rare Gamer | BC Games". Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  4. ↑ "Unreleased NES game Bio Force Ape is f#@king beast". 3 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Coming Soon... Aug. Black Tiger (Capcom/NES)". Electronic Game Player. No. 4. July 1988. p. 9.
  6. ↑ "The Hot 100". Game Players. No. 21. Signal Research. March 1991. p. 83.
  7. ↑ "Unreleased Nintendo NES Prototype Cartridge of 'Chip's Challenge' Goes Up For Auction". retrocollect.com. December 11, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Reconstructing a lost NES game from 30-year-old source code disks". June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Spotlight: EarthBound". August 2004. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Nintendo Has Fun in 1991: Earth Bound". Nintendo Power. Vol. 18. December 1990. p. 89.
  11. ↑ "Rare Gamer | Exterminator". Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  12. ↑ "Nekketsu Kunio-Kun Zukan [NES, Famicom – Cancelled]". June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Rare Gamer | Screwballs Superleague". Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  14. ↑ "Screwballs Superleague [NES - Cancelled] - Unseen64". Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames!. 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  15. ↑ Rare (July 1990). Snake Rattle 'n' Roll (Nintendo Entertainment System). Nintendo. Scene: Ending. Hippety hip, hippety hop, Rattle n Roll are at the top ... see you soon ... Snakes in Space
  16. ↑ "Nintendo News - SimCity". Game Players. No. 22. Future Publishing. April 1991. pp. 26–27.
  17. ↑ "Street Fighter 2 for NES". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 5, no. 49. Sendai Publishing. March 1993. p. 14.
  18. ↑ "Super Pitfall II (Localization Prototype) - Hidden Palace". hiddenpalace.org. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  19. 1 2 "Nintendo Games planned for release in 1989". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 1, no. 1. Sendai Publishing. May 1989. p. 14.
  20. ↑ "Fact File - Ultimate Journey". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 3, no. 23. Sendai Publishing. June 1991. p. 102.
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