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Unreleased Games

Throughout the lifespan of the Super NES, there were many games that never saw the light of day for various reasons. Unfortunately, most of these games are likely lost due to the passage of time. I am hoping to uncover as many of these games as possible, try to find the reasons for their cancellation, and if possible, hunt down working binaries of these games. Preserving these lost games is an important task, essentially digital archeology.

I always am looking for binaries of these games to investigate, so if you know of one that isn't already circulating on the Internet please let me know. I also love any commentary from developers on these games.

Unreleased with leaked binary

These are games where we have a binary of the unreleased version of the game, though some are early in development.

Game Name Publisher Developer Unreleased Region Other Region Binary Available Known Prototypes

Apocolypse II Psygnosis Psygnosis North America, PAL yes none

Arcus Spirits/ Arcus Odyssey Renovation Wolfteam North America Japan yes none

Atmosfear / Nightmare Beam Software North America no none

Barbie Vacation Adventure Hi Tech Entertainment Software Creations North America yes none

Batman (Software Creations) Software Creations North America yes none

Batman: Revenge of the Joker Sunsoft Icom Simulations North America yes yes

Black Out Nintendo Nintendo Japan yes none

Bobby's World Hi Tech Entertainment RSP North America yes none

Congo Viacom New Media Visual Concepts North America yes yes

Cooly Skunk Jaleco Japan no none

Corn Buster Engine Software PAL yes none

Dorque & Imp Norse PAL yes no

Eurit Radical Entertainment Radical Entertainment North America yes yes

Falcon Spectrum Holobyte North America yes yes

Firearm Malibu Interactive Malibu Interactive North America yes none

Fireteam Rogue Accolade Accolade North America yes yes

Gargoyles Disney Interactive North America no none

Iron Commando Arcade Zone Arcade Zone PAL Japan yes none

Jeff’s Shoot’Em Up (Unitled overhead shooter by Iguana Entertainment) - Iguana North America - yes yes

Jelly Boy 2 Sony Japan yes none

Little Magic Altron Altron PAL Japan yes yes

Lobo Ocean North America yes yes

Maru's Quest Jaleco Jaleco PAL Japan yes yes

Mer Wars Synergistic USA yes yes

Metal Jack: Armored Police Atlas North America Japan (as Kikou Keisatsu Metal Jack yes yes

Mick & Mack as the Global Gladiators Virgin Games Virgin Games North America yes none

Mickey's Playtown Adventure: A Day Of Discovery Hi Tech Entertainment Visual Concepts North America yes none

Might & Magic II: Gate To Another World Sammy Iguana North America PAL, Japan yes yes

Moto-X Nintendo Software Creations unknown yes yes

Mr. Bloopy Rare-Compedia Rare-Compedia North America yes yes

Mr. Tuff Ocean Sales Curve Interactive PAL yes yes

Muhammad Ali Boxing Virgin Games Park Place Productions North America yes none

NFL Football by Scuptured Software (Untitled) Scuptured Software North America yes yes

Nightmare Busters Nichibutsu Arcade Zone Japan yes yes

Pinkie Data Design Systems PAL yes no

Powerslide Elite Elite PAL yes yes

Prime Malibu Games Malibu Interactive North America yes none

Quik The Thunder Rabbit Titus Stywox unknown (likely PAL) yes none

Rally: The Final Round of the World Rally Championship JVC Europress Software North America yes none

Rap Basketball Eware Bonsai Entertainment Corporation North America yes none

Rayman Ubi Soft Ludimedia PAL yes yes

Reactor Argonaut PAL yes yes

RHI Roller Hockey '95 American Softworks Radical Entertainment North America yes yes

Shadow, The Ocean North America yes none

Shadowhawk Studio e North America yes yes

Special Tee Shot Nintendo HAL North America, Japan Satellaview yes yes

Speedy Gonzales in Los Gatos Bandidos Sunsoft Sunsoft PAL North America yes yes

Spellcraft ASCIIWare ASCII Entertainment North America yes none

Sound Fantasy Nintendo Nintendo North America, Japan yes yes

Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill Kaneko USA Realtime Associates North America yes yes

Spot Goes To Hollywood/Cool Spot 2 (3?) Virgin PAL, North America yes yes

Star Fox 2 Nintendo Nintendo Japan, North America, PAL yes none

Street Combat Irem NCS Masaya/ Irem PAL Japan, USA yes none

Steven Seagal is The Final Option Tekmagic North America yes yes

Super Baseball Simulator 1.000 2 North America Japan yes yes

Super Donkey Nintendo Nintendo Japan yes no

Super Drift Out Accolade North America Japan yes yes

Super Full Metal Planet Infogrames PAL yes none

Super Loopz Imagineer North America, Pal Japan yes yes

Super Shadow of the Beast IGS Psygnosis North America yes none

Super Solitaire Laser Beam Beam Software PAL USA yes none

Superman Sunsoft North America yes yes

Sylvester and Tweety Sunsoft Visual Concepts North America yes yes

Targa PAL Japan (As Rendering Ranger R2) yes yes

Tarzan Gametek yes none

Tinhead MicroProse MicroProse PAL, North America yes none

Tom vs Jerry: The Chase is On! Hi Tech Entertainment Hi Tech Entertainment (?) North America, PAL, Japan yes yes

Total Football Acclaim Domark PAL yes no

Turbo Toons Allan Empire Software North America PAL yes yes

Universal Soldier Accolade Carolco North America yes none

Untitled racing game by Virgin Games Virgin Games (?) PAL yes yes

Untitled shooter by Punk Development Punk Development North America yes yes

Wacky Races Virgin Games PAL yes yes

Wile E's Revenge (Road Runner 2) Sunsoft North America yes none

Unreleased in one region but released elsewhere

These are games that came out in one of the three major regions (Japan, North America, PAL), but plans for release in another region were cancelled.

Game Name Publisher Developer Unreleased Region Other Region Binary Available Known Prototypes

7th Saga 2 Enix North America Japan (as Mystic Ark) no none

Asterix Electro Brain Infogrames North America PAL no none

Big Run Jaleco Jaleco North America Japan (as Jaleco Rally Big Run) no none

Castles Interplay North America Japan (as Super Castles) no none

Daze Before Christmas Sunsoft Funcom Productions North America PAL no yes

Dragon Warrior V Enix Enix North America Japan (as Dragon Quest V) no none

Dream Probe Renovation Riot North America Japan (as Psycho Dream) no yes

Final Fantasy Extreme/ Final Fantasy III Squaresoft Square North America Japan (as Final Fantasy V) no none

Freeway Flyboys (Astro GO! GO!) North America Japan no yes

G2 (Genocide 2) Kemco Bits North America Japan (as Genocide 2) no none

Galactic Defender Culture Brain United States Japan (as Super Chinese World 2) no none

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Toho North America Japan (as Godzilla - Kajuu Dai Kessen) no none

Great Battle, The Bandai North America Japan (as SD The Great Battle) no none

Journey Home, The: Quest For The Throne Renovation Wolfteam North America Japan (as Neugier - Umi to Kaze) no none

Lost Mission(s), The Vic Tokai North America Japan (as Shinseiki Odysselya) no none

Mario & Wario Nintendo North America Japan no none

Popeye American Technos North America Japan (as Popeye: Ijiwaru Maru no Seahag) no none

Power Drive US Gold Rage Software North America PAL no none

Ranma 1/2 II: Anything Goes Martial Arts Toho Co. Rumic Soft North America Japan no none

Romancing SaGa Square Square North America Japan no none

Secret of Mana 2 Square North America Japan (as Seiken Densetsu 3) no none

Sengoku Data East North America Japan (as Sengoku Denshou) no none

SGT. Saunder's Combat ASCII Play Avenue/ Chickenhead North America Japan no none

Smurfs, The North America PAL no yes

Super Dodge Ball American Technos North America Japan no none

Super Soccer Champ 2 Taito North America Japan (as Hat Trick Hero 2) no none

Syvalion JVC North America Japan, PAL no none

Taloon's Mystery Dungeon Squaresoft North America, PAL Japan (as Torneco no Daibouken) no yes

Ultima: Savage Empire FCI North America Japan no none

Undercover Cops Irem North America Japan no none

Waterworld North America PAL no yes

Whirlo Namco Namco North America Japan, PAL no yes

Zoo Ball American Technos North America Japan (as Dolucky no Kusayakiu) no none

Unreleased everywhere

These are games that were planned for release, but did not make it out anywhere. This includes games that came out on other systems like the Sega Genesis/Megadrive or Turbografx 16/PC Engine.

Game Name Publisher Developer Unreleased Region Other Region Binary Available Known Prototypes

7th Guest, The Virgin Games All none none

Airborne Ranger Microprose North America no none

Akira North America no none

Albert Odyssey Gaiden Sunsoft Japan no none

Armor of Thunder Hudson Soft Hudson Soft (?) Japan no none

Aspect Warriors Electronic Arts PAL no none

Baseball Stars II Romstar North America no none

Beastball Spectrum Holobyte Millennium Interactive North America no none

Blaster Master 2 Sunsoft Not in development

Boo! Micropose Micropose PAL no none

Bulls Vs. Lakers and the NBA Playoffs Electronic Arts Electronic Arts North America no none

Casino Kid II Sofei North America no none

Christopher Columbus Misawa Entertainment Japan no none

Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck Virgin Core Design North America no none

Cluster Buster Rage Software PAL no none

College Football HAL America North America no none

Comanche GTE Entertainment Novalogic North America no none

Converse Hardcore Hoops Virgin Interactive Entertainment Virgin Interactive Entertainment North America no none

DNAction: The New Breed Accolade PAL no none

Dominus ASCII Visual Concepts North America no none

Don Taito Japan no none

Dual Force Human Entertainment Human Entertainment Japan no yes

Earl Weaver Baseball Electronic Arts North America no none

Elite Hybrid Technology PAL no none

Environmental Detective Magicom Software PAL no none

ExoSquad Playmates PAL no none

Fables & Fiends: The Legend of Kyrandia Virgin Games North America no none

Felicia Tonkin House Japan no none

Fido Dido Kaneko USA North America no none

Firehawk Sony North America no none

Flash, The THQ North America no none

Futbol Explosivo ASC Games Latin America no none

Future Zone Electro Brain Electro Brain North America no none

FX Fighter GTE Entertainment Argonaut Software North America no yes

Gearheads Philips Media North America no none

Golden Empire Culture Brain North America no none

Green Lantern Ocean Software North America no none

Guerilla Warfare North America no none

Home Alone 2: Kevin's Dream (Nightmare) T*HQ Argonaut North America no none

Hudson Hawk Sony Imagesoft North America no none

Impossible Mission 2025 Microprose PAL no none

J-League Soccer: Ole! Supporters (Jリーグサッカーオーレ!サポーターズ) Tecmo Japan no none

Jaguar XJ220 JVC North America no none

Joe Vs. The Wall Ocean North America no none

Jon Ritman’s Soccerama Domark PAL no none

Kid Kirby Nintendo DMA Design no none

Killer Instinct 2 Nintendo Rare no none

Kaboom!: The Mad Doctor’s Revenge Activision High Voltage Software North America no none

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Sunsoft Park Place North America no none

Kyouryuu Ouji Don Taito Japan no none

Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs Electronic Arts North America no none

Les trois Mousquetaires (The Three Musketeers) Loriciel PAL no none

Maniac Mansion II Lucasarts North America no none

Metal Masters Electro Brain North America no none

Metamor Kid Goomin Bullet Proof Software Japan no none

Mountain Sports DTMC North America no none

Moto-X Trimark Interactive Software Creations North America no yes

Mr. F-X-It Sunsoft North America no none

Mumu Boukenki Amusing Dream Takara Japan no none

Myth System 3 PAL no none

Operation Alien T*HQ North America no none

Pacific Islands Entertainment International PAL no none

Pele! Accolade North America no none

Pigskin Razorsoft North America no none

Pocahontas Disney Funcom North America no none

Puggsy Psygnosis PAL no none

Radio Flyer Ocean North America no none

Railroad Tycoon MicroProse MicroProse North America no none

Rap Attack North America no none

River Raid: Mission of No Return Activision North America no none

Road Rash Electronic Arts North America, PAL no none

Robo Mech Electro Brain ? no none

Robosaurus T*HQ North America no none

Rocket Knight Konami North America no none

Rocket Rescue Hot Shot Entertainment no none

Shadow Stalker Athena Japan no none

Solo Flight Microprose PAL no none

Spanky's Orifuru Puzzle Natsume Workman Japan no none

Star Wars - Dark Forces no none

Street Dunk Nippon Bussan Japan no none

Super Double Dribble Konami ? no none

Super Hustler Pony Canyon Opera House Japan no yes

Super Mario FX Not in development

Super Trolls Gladiators ASC Games USA no no

Swamp Thing T*HQ North America no none

Taihouman Namco Japan no none

Tarzan Gametek no none

Thunder in Paradise Software Toolworks North America no none

Time Killer(s) T*HQ North America no none

Toxic Crusaders Bandai North America no none

Tweety and Sylvester TecMagik North America no none

Ultima V FCI North America no none

Ultrabots: Sanction Earth Data East NovaLogic North America no none

Video Kid Kemko Gremlin Graphics Japan no none

Warrior of Rome III Extreme North America no none

Wayne's World (SNES CD) T*HQ Argonaut no none

Wing Commander II FCI Origin North America no none

Wrestlerage Rare no none

Xenon 2 Bitmap Brothers Japan no none