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This is a list of cancelled Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System video games. The following list documents all known games that were confirmed to be announced or in development for the Famicom and NES at some point, however were subsequently cancelled or postponed indefinitely by developers or publishers.

Cancelled Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System 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 Bullet-Proof Software
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
Golden Empire: The Legend of Scheherazade 1990[12][13] Culture Brain Culture Brain
Glug 1986[14] Rareware
Hellraiser 1990 Color Dreams Color Dreams
Hoppin' Mad 1989 Elite Systems Elite Systems
John Madden Football 1992[15][16] NMS Software Ubi Soft
Nekketsu Kunio-Kun Zukan 1993[17] Technōs Japan Technōs Japan
Minnesota State Lottery 1991 Control Data Control Data
Screwballs Superleague 1990[18][19] Rareware
Snakes in Space 1990[20] Rareware
SimCity 1991[21] Maxis Nintendo
Street Fighter 1989 Pacific Dataworks International Capcom
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 1993[22] Capcom Capcom
Super Pitfall II (Localization of Atlantis No Nazo) 1989[23] Sunsoft, Activision Activision
Super Rescue (Localization of Flying Hero) 1989[24] Aicom CSG Imagesoft
Super Sushi Pinball (Localization of Super Pinball) 1989[24] 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[25] Bandai Bandai

References

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  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. ^ GamePro staff (September 1990). "ProNews Report". GamePro. No. 14. IDG. p. 35. ISSN 1042-8658.
  13. ^ Nintendo Power staff (November–December 1990). "Gossip Galore". Nintendo Power. Vol. 18. Nintendo of America. p. 92. ISSN 1041-9551.
  14. ^ Extension, Time (July 29, 2024). "Lost NES Game From Ex-Rare Developer Rescued After 38 Years". Time Extension. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  15. ^ Cifaldi, Frank (7 March 2018). "From the Game Informer Archives: Lost NES Games!". Video Game History Foundation. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  16. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (16 September 2020). "Ubisoft's Madden for Game Boy just arrived from an alternate universe". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Nekketsu Kunio-Kun Zukan [NES, Famicom – Cancelled]". June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  18. ^ "Rare Gamer | Screwballs Superleague". Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  19. ^ "Screwballs Superleague [NES - Cancelled] - Unseen64". Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames!. 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  20. ^ 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
  21. ^ "Nintendo News - SimCity". Game Players. No. 22. Future Publishing. April 1991. pp. 26–27.
  22. ^ "Street Fighter 2 for NES". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 5, no. 49. Sendai Publishing. March 1993. p. 14.
  23. ^ "Super Pitfall II (Localization Prototype) - Hidden Palace". hiddenpalace.org. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  24. ^ a b "Nintendo Games planned for release in 1989". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 1, no. 1. Sendai Publishing. May 1989. p. 14.
  25. ^ "Fact File - Ultimate Journey". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 3, no. 23. Sendai Publishing. June 1991. p. 102.
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