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 |
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Bound High! Bound High! (バウンド・ハイ!?) |
Nintendo | August 26, 1996 February 23, 1996 |
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Donkey Kong Country 2 | Rare | Not announced | |
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 | March 1, 1996 | Based on the Doraemon: World of Faries manga, the title roughly translates to Doraemon: Nobita's Nervousness In Monster Land. |
Dragon Hopper[2] Jump Dragon |
Nintendo | August 26, 1996 August 26, 1996 |
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Faceball Faceball (ニコちゃんバトル?) |
Bullet-Proof | September, 1996 March 1, 1996 |
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GoldenEye 007 [3] | Nintendo | Not announced | An action racing game (unrelated to the Nintendo 64 game) |
Interceptor (インターセプト?) | Coconuts | Not announced | A game set in the shooter genre. |
J-League 3D Stadium (Jリーグ3Dステージ?) | J-Wing | March 20, 1996 | A game set in the soccer genre. |
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers [4] Mighty Morphin Power Rangers |
Bandai | Winter 1996 Fall 1996 |
Based on the series of the same name. |
Night Landing (ナイトライディング Naito Raidingu?) | POW | Not announced | |
Niko-Chan Battle | Bullet-Proof | March 1996 | |
Out of the Deathmount | J-Wing | March 1, 1996 | A game set in the shooter genre. |
Polygo Block | T&E Soft | February 1996 | The Japanese version of 3D Tetris. |
Protious Zone (プロテウスゾーン?) | Coconuts | March 1, 1996 | |
Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Gekitou Densetsu (新日本プロレスリング 激闘伝説?) | TOMY | December 1, 1995 | A wrestling game scheduled to retail for ¥4,980. Translates roughly as New Japan Pro Wrestling Fighting Legend. |
Signal Tatto (シグナル・タット Shigunaru Tatto?) | Not announced | ||
Star Seed | Coconuts | Not announced | |
Sora Tobu Henry (空飛ぶヘンリー?) | Human | Not announced | Translates roughly as Sky Flying Henry. |
Strange Animal School (妖獣学園 Yūjū Gakuen?) | Not announced | The title gives the assumption that the game is similar to Tamagotchi. | |
Sundays Point (サンディズポイント?) | Coconuts | Not announced | |
VB Mario Land VB Mario Land |
Nintendo | Not announced | |
Virtual Block (バーチャルブロック?) | Bottom Up | December, 1995 | A 3-D version of the puzzle game Breakout. |
Virtual Bomberman | Hudson Soft | February, 1996 | |
Virtual Dodgeball (ヴァーチャル・ドッジボール Bācharu Dojjibōru?) | Hect | Not announced | A dodgeball game. |
Virtual Double Yakuman | Vap Inc. | February 1, 1996 | A mahjong game. |
Virtual Gunmen | Victor Entertainment | March, 1996 | |
Virtual Jockey (バーチャルジョッキー?) | Right Stuff | Not announced | A horse racing game. |
Virtual League Baseball 2 Virtual League Baseball 2 (バーチャルプロ野球'96 Virtual Pro Yakyuu '96?) |
KEMCO | Not announced March 1, 1996 |
A sequel to Virtual League Baseball. |
Wangan Sensen Red City (湾岸戦線レッドシティ?) | Asmik | Not announced | Translates roughly as The Gulf War Battleline: Red City, suggesting a tactical war simulation genre. |
Zero Racers (G-Zero)[5] Zero Racers |
Nintendo | Fall 1996 Not announced |
A sequel/spinoff from the F-Zero series |
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b Information was scheduled and may not have been the final outcome.
- ^ Nintendo Power volume 86, page 26 "Dragon Hopper" with 16 screen shots, and discription
- ^ Nintendo Power volume 78, page 112
- ^ Nintendo Power volume 79, page 113
- ^ Nintendo Power volume 86, page 101 "G-Zero" with 6 screen shots
- Unreleased games (English). Planet Virtual Boy. Retrieved on 2006-06-04.
- Unreleased Virtual Boy games (English). Virtual-Boy.org. Retrieved on 2006-06-04.