List of cancelled Virtual Boy games

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This is a list of cancelled games planned for Nintendo's Virtual Boy video game console, organized alphabetically by their English title. It does not include any nameless games planned and/or produced by various companies.

Due to the unexpected failure of the system, the Virtual Boy has a higher than normal number of games cancelled in mid-production. Some cancelled games were close to completion, but the cost of production for a failed system would have resulted in a net loss, while others were cancelled early in development.

Title[1] Developer Release dates[1] Notes
Flag of the United States Bound High!
Flag of Japan Bound High! (バウンド・ハイ!?)
Nintendo Flag of the United States August 26, 1996
Flag of Japan February 23, 1996
Flag of the United States Donkey Kong Country 2 Rare Flag of the United States Not announced
Flag of Japan Doraemon: Nobita no Doki Doki! Obake Land (ドラえもん のび太とドキドキ!おばけランド?) Epoch Flag of Japan March 1, 1996 Based on the Doraemon: World of Faries manga, the title roughly translates to Doraemon: Nobita's Nervousness In Monster Land.
Flag of the United States Dragon Hopper[2]
Flag of Japan Jump Dragon
Nintendo Flag of the United States August 26, 1996
Flag of Japan August 26, 1996
Flag of the United States Faceball
Flag of Japan Faceball (ニコちゃんバトル?)
Bullet-Proof Flag of the United States September, 1996
Flag of Japan March 1, 1996
Flag of the United States GoldenEye 007 [3] Nintendo Flag of the United States Not announced An action racing game (unrelated to the Nintendo 64 game)
Flag of Japan Interceptor (インターセプト?) Coconuts Flag of Japan Not announced A game set in the shooter genre.
Flag of Japan J-League 3D Stadium (Jリーグ3Dステージ?) J-Wing Flag of Japan March 20, 1996 A game set in the soccer genre.
Flag of the United States Mighty Morphin Power Rangers [4]
Flag of Japan Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Bandai Flag of the United States Winter 1996
Flag of Japan Fall 1996
Based on the series of the same name.
Flag of Japan Night Landing (ナイトライディング Naito Raidingu?) POW Flag of Japan Not announced
Flag of Japan Niko-Chan Battle Bullet-Proof Flag of Japan March 1996
Flag of Japan Out of the Deathmount J-Wing Flag of Japan March 1, 1996 A game set in the shooter genre.
Flag of Japan Polygo Block T&E Soft Flag of Japan February 1996 The Japanese version of 3D Tetris.
Flag of Japan Protious Zone (プロテウスゾーン?) Coconuts Flag of Japan March 1, 1996
Flag of Japan Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Gekitou Densetsu (新日本プロレスリング 激闘伝説?) TOMY Flag of Japan December 1, 1995 A wrestling game scheduled to retail for ¥4,980. Translates roughly as New Japan Pro Wrestling Fighting Legend.
Flag of Japan Signal Tatto (シグナル・タット Shigunaru Tatto?) Flag of Japan Not announced
Flag of Japan Star Seed Coconuts Flag of Japan Not announced
Flag of Japan Sora Tobu Henry (空飛ぶヘンリー?) Human Flag of Japan Not announced Translates roughly as Sky Flying Henry.
Flag of Japan Strange Animal School (妖獣学園 Yūjū Gakuen?) Flag of Japan Not announced The title gives the assumption that the game is similar to Tamagotchi.
Flag of Japan Sundays Point (サンディズポイント?) Coconuts Flag of Japan Not announced
Flag of the United States VB Mario Land
Flag of Japan VB Mario Land
Nintendo Flag of the United States Not announced
Flag of Japan Virtual Block (バーチャルブロック?) Bottom Up Flag of Japan December, 1995 A 3-D version of the puzzle game Breakout.
Flag of Japan Virtual Bomberman Hudson Soft Flag of Japan February, 1996
Flag of Japan Virtual Dodgeball (ヴァーチャル・ドッジボール Bācharu Dojjibōru?) Hect Flag of Japan Not announced A dodgeball game.
Flag of Japan Virtual Double Yakuman Vap Inc. Flag of Japan February 1, 1996 A mahjong game.
Flag of Japan Virtual Gunmen Victor Entertainment Flag of Japan March, 1996
Flag of Japan Virtual Jockey (バーチャルジョッキー?) Right Stuff Flag of Japan Not announced A horse racing game.
Flag of the United States Virtual League Baseball 2
Flag of Japan Virtual League Baseball 2 (バーチャルプロ野球'96 Virtual Pro Yakyuu '96?)
KEMCO Flag of the United States Not announced
Flag of Japan March 1, 1996
A sequel to Virtual League Baseball.
Flag of Japan Wangan Sensen Red City (湾岸戦線レッドシティ?) Asmik Flag of Japan Not announced Translates roughly as The Gulf War Battleline: Red City, suggesting a tactical war simulation genre.
Flag of the United States Zero Racers (G-Zero)[5]
Flag of Japan Zero Racers
Nintendo Flag of the United States Fall 1996
Flag of Japan Not announced
A sequel/spinoff from the F-Zero series

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ a b Information was scheduled and may not have been the final outcome.
  2. ^ Nintendo Power volume 86, page 26 "Dragon Hopper" with 16 screen shots, and discription
  3. ^ Nintendo Power volume 78, page 112
  4. ^ Nintendo Power volume 79, page 113
  5. ^ Nintendo Power volume 86, page 101 "G-Zero" with 6 screen shots