Various unreleased and beta games

Yakumo > Ok. Now I know why I missed it.

Celine > In the retail version, the copyright has the year 1998 on it. The release of the game has been delayed at the last minute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxkGhjS1TXA&list=PLE72DCE7DE3CDBF8C#t=700

 

Buck Rogers The Arcade Game by Loriciel for Super Nintendo (sold as Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3D)

http://tay.kotaku.com/buck-rogers-in-the-super-nintendo-century-1600213878

 

Sega Rally - Arcade, beta:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRBSTYxnwbs#t=3039
Different voice-over
Different HUD (position)
The Rear-view mirror has some minor glitches
No public on the starting line of the first stage.

 

Kid Icarus for SNES:

Super Play 20


Game Power 25



SF2T, Fighting History and Knucle Heads planned for Arcade Card (PCE) but never materialized:
Game Power 23


Article about games which used chip for SNES.
F-Zero 2 rumored, Pilotwing sequel expected for end of 1993 and Microprose was planning to port F1 GP to SNES utilizing the Super FX chip.
Game Power 19


The already known strategy game by Seta for 64DD which got cancelled:
N64 il magazine 1


A special request for a friend: Contra for N64.
N64 il magazine 1


List of software houses allowed to develop their own microcrod for N64.
Guys like Factor5, Boss Game Studio and Rare really put it to good use.


Spy Hunter Millenium for N64.
Article incorrectly stated it was in development by Digital Eclipse, in reality it was in the work by Paradigm.

 

Tokyo Joe (Consoles + 45 - July 1995)

... and Speed King (Consoles + 48 - November 1995) - beta (HUD)



Arcade:
Blast Wind - unreleased (Consoles + 61 - January 1997)

It says the arcade and the Saturn versions were meant to be released simultaneously, although it has always been said the arcade version was developed around 1993.


Cyber Diver & Virtua Cube-R - unreleased? (Consoles + 31 - April 1994)



Slap Dunk - unreleased? (Consoles + 31 - April 1994)






Arcade - beta:
Dead or alive (Consoles + 53 - April 1996)



Dirt Dash (Consoles + 48 - November 1995) HUD



Dynamite Deka (Consoles + 56 - july 1996)

Dead Line was its working title.


Fighting Vipers (Consoles + 48 - November 1995)


Different font and Jane (AKA Vasquez) was called Dominique.


Golden Axe The Duel, AKA Golden Axe V.S.



Gunblade (Consoles + 53 - April 1996) HUD



Manx TT (Consoles + 48 - November 1995) Red font



Midnight Run (Consoles + 48 - November 1995) HUD



Scud Race - Super Cars (Consoles + 61 - January 1997) HUD



Soul Edge (Consoles + 48 - November 1995) Missing bar




Star Gladiator (Consoles + 53 - April 1996) Missing bar

 

Actually, I was wondering if we had ever seen another article about Vic Viper. What bother me is the fact that both these articles were published at the same time (november 1995). Since this screenshot of Vic Viper is the only one I've ever seen, it could be a misinterpretation made by the journalist who wrote this article.
Of course, if someone here has another article about this game to share, it would be helpful.

There is a large collection of Sega Saturn magazines available here. I'll take a look at them as soon as i have finished reading my collection of French magazines (I still have tons of things to post here). Thanks for the tip!

 

To my knowledge, the earliest build of Saturn Fighting Vipers shown in SSM was from after texture mapping, light sourcing and Gouraud shading had already implemented, though a few screenshots lack character shadows. As a collector of various UK publications from this era, I don't ever recall coming across images from the flat shaded alpha, but I'm not doubting that it exists because there are plenty of reports confirming this. After having a quick look, it appears the closest we saw over here was a small feature in C&VG showing a close-up of Honey/Candy where the Gouraud shading had been disabled, giving her (chest in particular) an overall look reminiscent of the original Virtua Fighter. On a similar subject, I would absolutely love to see the preliminary tech demo for Saturn Touring Car that someone from the Sega Saturn UK forum owns, as it's claimed the vehicles at this point in development were more comparable to those of Virtua Racing in terms of their detail...

P.S. According to contemporary online rumours, Treasure was supposedly working on a 32-bit sequel to Gunstar Heroes! Was this actually true, or simply a journalist connecting the wrong dots after learning their next project would be called Guardian Heroes?

 

Pippin - unreleased:


ClayFighter + SimCity 2000 + The Journeyman Project (Consoles + 39 - January 1995)


Star Wars - Rebel Assault & Star Trek - The Next Generation (CD Consoles 8 - june 1995)




FM Towns - beta:


Scavenger 4 (Mega Force - November 1993) HUD



Microcosm (Consoles + 21 - June 1993) HUD



This promo video shows an early version of the game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsItzkPPDlc#t=110

 

Tons of pics incoming:
Post 1/?

I'm sharing scans I've found or made in the past 2 months as well as some recent posts/tweets I've stumbled upon.


32X:
Spot goes to Hollywood (32X - cancelled) featuring a Space Harrier-esque bonus stage.
http://segabits.com/blog/2014/08/29/games-from-beyond-the-grave-spot-goes-to-hollywood-for-the-32x/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wARtrtGmPAc


3DO:
World Builders (3DO - cancelled):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hKZz3epmeJQ#t=133
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cCk-hgoKtc8#t=302


Arcade:
Primal Rage II (Arcade - canceled): tons of scans, screenshots and info about the game.
http://forums.ffshrine.org/f72/primal-rage-2-arcade-110768/


Shigeki Tōyama (Namco) Sakuhin-shū art works Hen, a doujin which includes stuff about Xevious and Mappy
http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/ja/item-531719.html




Virtua Fighter 1 - Arcade, beta (Gamest, 1993)
https://twitter.com/romanovh/status/495781195234283520


X-Men COTA / Marvel Super Heroes (Maximum 3 - 1996) An interview with some info about the bonus characters

Commodore 64:
Wizball (Commodore 64) design document
https://www.facebook.com/OceanSoftwareLtd/photos/pcb.352279254897418/352279224897421/?type=1&theater





CD-I:
La Grande Colère d'Obelix (CD-I - unreleased)
https://www.facebook.com/267398380106434/photos/pcb.300274416818830/300270526819219/?type=1&theater







DS:
Solatorobo (DS - 2010) Concept arts
http://sunnyasumi.tumblr.com/post/99695112365/i-am-not-sure-if-tumblr-is-the-best-place-to-ask
http://sunnyasumi.tumblr.com/post/80524011539/i-broke-the-picture-links-to-my-re-blogged
http://sunnyasumi.tumblr.com/post/77651585637/blanck-and-nero-a-mixture-of-scans-from-the-book
http://sunnyasumi.tumblr.com/post/65630715598/edit-here-are-the-only-scans-i-will-share-from
http://sunnyasumi.tumblr.com/post/70852341937/the-last-bit-of-red-and-dahak-scans-i-will-share

Gyakuten Saiban/Phoenix Wright (GBA/DS) info + concept arts:
http://www.capcom-unity.com/zeroobjections/blog/2014/09/12/the-early-days-of-ace-attorney?no_redir=1





Famicom/NES:
Most of the following Famicom scans come from this Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/chou_nosuke


Kabuto (Vic Tokai - Famicom - canceled).



Kindan no Mokushiroku Seisho 1999 (Imagineer - Famicom - unreleased)



Geopolitic Shima ni Okeru Kokka Kobo Ron (Irem - Famicom - unreleased)



Kero Kero Keroppi no Mahō no Kuni Densetsu (Character soft - Famicom - unreleased)



Tritorn, canceled Famicom port of the computer game developed by Zainsoft.



Switchblade (Famicom - unreleased) Famitsu, 1993



Dragon Quest II - unused sprite:
https://twitter.com/chou_nosuke/status/493759903610044416




SimCity (Canceled) : music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GvsAumBBUk


Second ad for Strider Hiryu
https://twitter.com/studiohazuki/status/446107827568795648



Laser Invasion (Konami - NES - US version)
Beta Vs Final ver.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=BrzTfP-PNt8#t=42




Game Boy - canceled:
Global Gladiators (banzzai 19 - February 1994)



Metro Panic



Radio Flyer (Consoles + 7 - March 1992)



(EGM 47 - June 1993)

Mickey's Safari to Letterland
Trolls
Battle Ping Pong
Trail Blazers
Crossword Challenge
Legend of Zod


(EGM 43 - February 1993)

Demons' Gate
King of the Crusade
Trail Blazers
Crossword Challenge

 

Game Boy - Beta:
Papuwa Kun (Consoles + 30 - March 1994) - HUD



Lawnmower Man 2 (Consoles + 20 - May 1993) - HUD



Spider-Man 3 (Game Boy - beta):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=aAdvfl3K8Ss#t=243
_different start screen (the light on the "3" is slightly different)
_different HUD
_parts of the texts seem different



Game Boy Color:
Many canceled(/rumored?) games in this list: (Nintendo World 9 - February 2000)




Game Gear:
Sonic 2 (Game Gear) - beta:
http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=8815&st=3510&p=796674&#entry796674




Mega-CD:
Instruments of Chaos starring Young Indiana Jones (Mega-CD - canceled):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3mG3weg2qI0#t=511

Silpheed (Mega-CD - beta)
Different HUD, different name and the level played here seems different too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3mG3weg2qI0#t=266

Sega Power - September 1993:

Via Sonicretro




Mega Drive - canceled games:
Sega Hockey (EGM 47 - June 1993)

Announced one year and a half before the release of NHL All Star Hockey 95 so it could be a different game.



Acclaim's World Cup Soccer (EGM 45 - April 1993)



Batman Revenge of the Joker (EGM 41 - December 1992)



Harlem Globetrotters (EGM 45 - April 1993)



Spawn (Consoles + 40 - February 1995)



The Humans 2 (EGM 45 - April 1993)



Moon dancer - Yousei-ou no Kikan (1989)



Combat Aces (Mega Drive – canceled), followed by Battle Storm (NES - unreleased in North America):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tcLWKmKFMrQ#t=142

https://twitter.com/sizokmr/status/508492030633185281

http://shmuplations.com/compilestg/



Mega Drive - beta:
Aladdin (Mega Drive - 1993) Beta Vs final ver. (different HUD) + a few artworks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=mxEgQzkVLq0#t=374

Sonic 1 (beta)
http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=8815&view=findpost&p=794761



Super Daisenryaku (Famitsu October 1988) - beta VS final ver.:



Osomatsu Kun Hachamecha Gekijou (Famitsu October 1988) - beta vs final ver.:




Phantasy Star II (Famitsu October 1988) - beta Vs final:


But the most interesting part of this Famitsu issue is the planning list:





Look at all these delayed games:
Alex Kidd - 12/1988 (release date: February 10, 1989)
Phantasy Star II - 01/89 (release date: April 29, 1989)
Super Daisenryaku - 01/89 (release date:March 21, 89)
Super League - 03/89 (release date: April 22, 1989)
Super Soccer (later renamed World cup soccer) - 03/89 (release date: July 29, 1989)
Rambo III - 03/89 (release date: October 21, 1989)
Tetris already is out if this list but the last name is interesting. I guess it's "Taisen Baseball", another baseball game (the first is Super League) and I'm wondering if it's the famous missing "G-4008 game":

( http://www.arcade-gear.com/Games/Sega/Sega_Mega_Drive.htm )

 

Post 3/?

Neo-Geo - beta and concept arts:
Toshiyuki Kotani/ Styleos (ex-SNK, Yatagarasu) has a Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/styleos_fix/media
And he posted this:

The character in the middle top is Scorp from Slammaster/Muscle Bomber. I don't know if it's a scrapped character or if it was just a test.




The King of Fighters 2001 - concept arts:





https://twitter.com/sizokmr/status/510691326635933698
Aicom planed to develop six titles for NeoGeo at the end of 1990.
1) Chief Programmer Mr. K's shooting was named Viewpoint.
2) Untitled action was directed by Mr. M of K-branch. Canceled.
3) Basketball was named Dunk Star, C-lab co-developed. It shown at winter CES in 1991. Unreleased.
Remaining 4) 5) 6) were only planned.


The King of fighters '98 - beta Vs final (Blue Mary intro):



Garou Densetsu 2 (All About SNK)

I don't know what it says, so if you speak Japanese...


Musashi Ganryuki (Neo-Geo Freak - 1998) HUD



Rage of the Dragon

Art by Mario Vargas, who was director and character designer at Evoga.
http://mrvo.deviantart.com/

http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/9/4/3276130/the-man-who-created-double-dragon


Sengoku 2 (Joypad) 'Score' instead of '1P'



The King of Fighters '94 - (GameFan 8 - February 2005)





The Collection of drafts about SNK design works
Art of Fighting 3








Samurai Spirits I - Gen'an



Samurai Spirits 3:
Basara







Gaira






Nakoruru

 

Post 4/?


Neo-Geo
Samurai Spirits 3 - Shizumaru Hisame








Nintendo 64 - canceled games:
(Consoles+ 49 - December 1995)

Red Baron
Monster Dunk
Robotech - Crystal Dreams
Alien Trilogy
Soulstorm/Oddworld
Sailor Moon
Unknown game by T&E soft
Top Gun

EGM 68 - March 1995

"12 to 15 titles ready at the launch of the Ultra 64"
Batman Forever
Alien Trilogy
Frank Thomas Big Hurt
Final Fantasy VII
Robotech: Crystal Dreams





PC-98:
Makeruna! Makendō (also known as Kendo Rage on Super NES) - PC-98 - unreleased?
https://twitter.com/x_hisabilly_x/status/401331889555795968



Quiz Dragon Knight - unreleased?
https://twitter.com/romanovh/status/495781757870829568





PC Engine:
PC Cocoron (PC Engine - unreleased):
http://murakun5555.at.webry.info/201010/article_73.html


Tengai Makyou Ziria (PC-Engine, 1989) making of:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=YDgEMeubib4#t=1067
Beta Vs. final



Monster Maker 2 (Consoles + 32 - May 1994)







PC-FX:
Tengai Makyō III - Namida (PC-FX - unreleased)
Famitsu, 1995.
https://twitter.com/Youloute/status/499828263213355008






Playdia:
Ad for the BA-X (former name of the Playdia). Slightly different design and different price.






PS2:
Primal Original concept art (PlayStation 2):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151414365756




Super Famicom - canceled:
Global Gladiators (Banzzaï 08 - March 1993)



Gazza (Banzzaï 12 - Juillet 1993)



Viewpoint (Banzzai 21 - April 1994) rumor



Mighty Warrior (CD Consoles 6 - April 1995)



Popil (Consoles + 1 - September 1991) - canceled?

 

Super Famicom - Beta
Dino Wars (Consoles + 9 - May 1992) no score in the final ver.



Equinox (Consoles + 3 - December 1991) Main character + HUD



Street Hockey '95 - Blades (EGM2 05 - November 1994)



Poi Poi Ninja World (Consoles + 55 - June 1996) Different Start screen



The Jungle Book (Consoles + 31 - April 1994) score



SD Hiryu no Ken (Consoles + 32 - May 1994) select screen



Rokudenashi blues (Consoles + 31 - April 1994) HUD



Neugier (Consoles + 17 - February 1993) missing name



Osu!! Karate Bu (Consoles + 32 - May 1994) green bar



Cosmo Police Galivan (Consoles + 21 - June 1993) tags' color



Ace wo Nerae (Consoles + 28 - January 1994) HUD



Rushing Beat shura (Consoles + 25 - November 1993) names, select screen



Prehistorik Man (Consoles + 23 - September 1993) Making of




Prehistorik Man (Consoles + 24 - October 1993) HUD




R-Type III (Consoles + 21 - June 1993) Shot color + Start screen



Final Fight 2 (Consoles + 20 - May 1993) green bar



Mr Nutz - Mr Nuts (Consoles + 18 - March 1993, Consoles + 21 - June 1993)




Kid Klown in Crasy Chase (Consoles + 33 - Juin 1994) HUD



Battle Master (Consoles + 24 - October 1993) missing timer



Claymates (Consoles + 24 - October 1993) HUD



Cotton 100% (Consoles + 24 - October 1993) HUD



Speedy Gonzales (Consoles + 30 - March 1994) HUD



Super Drakkhen (Consoles + 32 - May 1994)



Super Genjin (Consoles + 33 - June 1994) HUD



Sugoi Hebereke (Consoles + 24 - October 1993) HUD



Street Fighter II (Consoles + 10 - June 1992) Sample



Super Mario All Stars (Consoles + 21 - June 1993) White font

 

post 6/6 (THE END)
Super Famicom - beta:
Wildtrax (Consoles + 33 - June 1994) HUD



The Death and Return of SuperMan (Consoles + 33 - June 1994) Names



Tiny Toons Adventures (Consoles + 13 - October 1992) (empty) case in the HUD



Clayfighter (Consoles + 24 - October 1993) HUD + vertical bars



Blues Brothers (Consoles + 6 -February 1992) HUD



Lethal Weapon (Banzzaï 03 - september 1992) unused background?



Alien Vs. Predator (Banzzaï 08 - March 1993) Sprites, HUD





Super Famicom CD:
Gadleen II + Star Wars (Consoles + 7 - mars 1992)



Macintosh Spaceship Warlock (Consoles + 6 - February 1992)



F15 Strike Eagle (Consoles + 8 - April 1992)





2 other pics of the Bandai HET, a canceled portable Super Famicom introduced in 1993:
https://twitter.com/chou_nosuke/status/491202691633131520

 

Just amazing!

 

LOL@ The Rushing Beat Shura protagonist being named "Taker" . Not even being pretentious.

Thank you for the awesome pictures/scans.