View Full Version : Most Anticipated Non-Release You've Had...
WinnieThePujols
06-08-2006, 06:20 PM
What I mean by this is: what game that was in production/expected to be released that never panned out were you most frustrated with?
Sometime (circa 1997) I was looking through a Nintendo Power magazine. They were previewing a new game called "Earthbound 64." My jaw dropped. About a year earlier I had fell in love with the SNES counterpart, Earthbound.
I had played Ocarina of Time sometime earlier and I was in shock. It was so incredibly playing the signature series Zelda in 3D. Ditto for Mario 64. I was so jacked to try it out an Earthbound in 3D.
And we all know what happen. Production got too hard, too expensive and it was canned. I believe the GBA game that was released in Japan is a port of the 64 version (although they claim it isn't, I thought), but still... another Mother game is great, don't get me wrong... but in 3D... it woulda been a whole new experience.
pdat2003
06-08-2006, 06:38 PM
The Lost by Crave Entertainment
Chacrana
06-08-2006, 06:45 PM
Let's get the obvious answer out of the way: Shenmue III. No reasons required.
Genocidal
06-08-2006, 07:02 PM
And here I am, stumbling into this thread thinking it was something sexual.
YOU KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.
Javery
06-08-2006, 07:09 PM
And here I am, stumbling into this thread thinking it was something sexual.
YOU KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.
You aren't.
Strell
06-08-2006, 07:11 PM
And here I am, stumbling into this thread thinking it was something sexual.
YOU KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.
Yeah. Fuck your mom.
That bitch.
:)
evilmax17
06-08-2006, 07:24 PM
Sam & Max
asianxcore
06-10-2006, 02:03 AM
Beyond Good and Evil 2/3
Allnatural
06-10-2006, 02:07 AM
Xenosaga, episodes 4, 5, and 6
PenguinMaster
06-10-2006, 02:20 AM
Warcraft Adventures
Full Throttle: Hell on Wheels
Sam & Max: Freelance Police
Space Quest VII
There are far too many cancelled adventure games.
Cao Cao
06-10-2006, 03:26 AM
Let's get the obvious answer out of the way: Shenmue III. No reasons required.
Shenmue III? Hell, I was amped up for Shenmue II for the Dreamcast, but Sega decided to (stupidly) cancel it in the US and then release it on the XBox, where it would look inferior to Halo and the rest of the launch line-up, and end up selling possibly even worse than it would have on the DC.
Speaking of the DC's (rather pathetic, cancellation-laden) end-days, another game I was looking forward to was Propeller Arena, but 9/11 gave Sega the excuse to cancel it.
Sam & Max
Indeed. As Kotaku pointed out recently, the video for the new episodic Sam and Max lacked the "wow" factor of the trailer for Sam and Max: Freelance Police.
Genocidal
06-10-2006, 03:55 AM
Propeller Arena is... available... if you know where to look on the net. You'll probably find it as Propeller Arena Gold (as in, final version ready to be mass produced). It's sort of fun, but got repetitive, but of course I only played the single player mode. I'd imagine multiplayer would be pretty good.
TimPV3
06-10-2006, 04:50 AM
Daredevil could have been good, and I was interested in playing Vectorman on PS2, but I'm not sure how that would have turned out. I know I'm forgeting something, but I'll remember it later.
Cao Cao
06-10-2006, 04:59 AM
Propeller Arena is... available... if you know where to look on the net. You'll probably find it as Propeller Arena Gold (as in, final version ready to be mass produced). It's sort of fun, but got repetitive, but of course I only played the single player mode. I'd imagine multiplayer would be pretty good.
Well, it was designed primarily to be an online game, with voice chat. So, I wouldn't be surprised if the multiplayer was good.
On a related note, it is quite sad that the games that would have made up the triumphant final days of the DC are now only available as downloads. Instead of going out with a bang, the DC went out with a crackle in the US. Japan still gets games for it, and Europe finished off the DC with games like Shenmue II, Headhunter, and Rez.
Davos
06-10-2006, 05:54 PM
The US port of Dragon Quest IV for the PSX. I read the only reason it was cancelled was the team that had originally programed it was on sabbatical, so the game couldn't effectively be localized.
Chacrana
06-10-2006, 06:06 PM
The US port of Dragon Quest IV for the PSX. I read the only reason it was cancelled was the team that had originally programed it was on sabbatical, so the game couldn't effectively be localized.
I used to have the Japanese version of that. Trust me, you weren't missing anything.
smalien1
06-10-2006, 06:11 PM
disaster report 2
varsitygamer
06-10-2006, 06:22 PM
True Fantasy Live Online for the XBox...
mainly i just wanted to play an mmorpg on my xbox, and communicate solely through speech instead of typing. I don't know, it seemed like it had some real potential, and I would have to at least liked to see how well it would have fared.
HumanSnatcher
06-12-2006, 04:12 PM
Policenauts in the US, that and US ports od Snatcher for PSX and Saturn
UnderwaterMadman
06-12-2006, 04:17 PM
Fallout 3 - Bethesda is great and all but the game just won't be the same as Black Isle's Van Buren.
Also Baldur's Gate 3 and Starcraft Ghost.
RedvsBlue
06-12-2006, 04:22 PM
These threads seem to pop up every so often and they always have a different title. At any rate, my vote has to go to Psi-Ops 2. Why does the first one have to end on such a huge cliffhanger?!?!
Captain_Insano16
06-12-2006, 11:34 PM
Raiden Fighters for PS2/XBOX!
Castlevania for the DC?
zionoverfire
06-13-2006, 12:20 AM
Fallout 3
sonderiaom
06-13-2006, 12:28 AM
I would have to say Final Fantasy 64. I remember seeing the screenshot of it in gamepro so long ago.
argyle
06-13-2006, 12:33 AM
Dungeon Keeper 3.
RIP Bullfrog - Mollyneux is proof positive that in this case, the whole really was more than the sum of its parts. :-(
NoRain
06-13-2006, 12:34 AM
Duke Nukem Forever and since I just now learned that it was gonna be released and I never knew about it BAULDER'S GATE III
nickmad
06-13-2006, 12:39 AM
Thrill Kill!!!!1
Policenauts in the US, that and US ports of Snatcher for PSX and Saturn
Same here.
FriskyTanuki
06-13-2006, 02:10 AM
Shenmue 2's US DC release.
Dave Mirra 3, which changed into the horrific BMX XXX.
Freedom Fighters 2, probably won't happen anytime soon if it ever does.
At this point in time, Kirby for the GC could join the list.
Dr Mario Kart
06-13-2006, 02:22 AM
Duke Nukem Forever ;)
whoknows
06-13-2006, 04:36 AM
Starcraft Ghost.
I know its not officially cancelled yet, but damn its been a long time.
Raiikoh
06-13-2006, 11:27 PM
KOF 94: Rebout (xbox) I can always play this on MAME so it's not that big of a deal but I was following the xbox release and they kept pushing back the release date by 2 weeks every time I looked, until finally one day it was cancelled.
JoeCamNet
06-13-2006, 11:41 PM
<--- still waiting patiently for that US release of Rent-a-Hero No.1 for Xbox.
whoknows
06-14-2006, 12:32 AM
Oh, another game I remember is Dead Rush...sad it got cancelled, that game had so much potential.
Scorch
06-17-2006, 12:55 PM
Policenauts in the US, that and US ports od Snatcher for PSX and Saturn
Those (glad I have Snatcher for Sega CD), Earthbound 64, Shenmue 3, Sam and Max (the new one), Full Throttle 2
Strell
06-17-2006, 02:38 PM
Those (glad I have Snatcher for Sega CD), Earthbound 64, Shenmue 3, Sam and Max (the new one), Full Throttle 2
Well you just posted my list. I was gonna come in here and say Full Throttle 2.
Shenmue can piss off though. What a terribly disappointing game. (PLEASE LET'S NOT ARGUE ABOUT THIS, PEOPLE.)
Shining Force III Scenario 2 & 3
bookishboy
06-28-2006, 07:43 PM
Aliens Vs Predator on PS1
The Tick on PS1
Starcraft Ghost on Xbox
Picassio (PS2?) This was supposed to be like Splinter Cell meets Thief
Messiah (on console)
Resident Evil 1.5
BC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cancelled_video_games#64_and_64DD
repetske
06-29-2006, 02:14 PM
Do you remember that day? The day the snow turned to rain. Talk about boring. I think I might just go get a forklift license if Shenmue 3 came out. I did like the toys in the bubble gum machine.
I agree with Captain about the Castlevania on DC. I just tell myself it was going to be like the ones on the N64.
I was pretty bummed about the Advent Trilogy being canned. At least I assume it is.
Metal Boss
06-29-2006, 02:27 PM
DNF, hopefully they get it right this time.
KaneRobot
07-01-2006, 12:49 PM
I don't know if I have a definitive answer, but I was REALLY pissed about a lot of the Dreamcast cancellations that showed up near the announcement that production was being stopped. Half-Life, Propeller Arena (although 9/11 also had something to do with that), Shenmue II, and others.
It wouldn't have been as bad if Sega hadn't pledged that moving from software to hardware "wouldn't effect it" for current Dreamcast owners, as Sega would strongly support the Dreamcast for the rest of the year. We all know THAT was bullshit.
Oh, and the person that made that promise? Peter Moore. Fucking prick.
GuilewasNK
07-01-2006, 09:41 PM
Policenauts in the US, that and US ports od Snatcher for PSX and Saturn
Likewise.
Thank God I at least have teh Sega CD version of Snatcher.
Also...
Tobal 2
Resident Evil 1.5 (You know, the one with Elza Walker and not Claire Redfield) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil_%28series%29#Abandoned_titles
Thrill Kill (not realy my type of game but I was curious)
CosmosTheMouse
07-04-2006, 12:50 PM
Beserk - US (PS2)
Gregory Horror Show - (PS2)
Duke Nukem Forever - (PC)
Hellraiser - (NES)