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Color a Dinosaur
Color a Dinosaur (1993)
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Attachment A prototype for Color a Dinosaur shows that the game was originally called Paint Me! and used black backgrounds instead of white. Despite the title not signifying that the game features dinosaurs, there is nothing to suggest that the game was ever going to feature any pages other than dinosaurs, as all the pages on the prototype are also dinosaurs.
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Development, Early Build, Name Change, Prototype, Title
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month January 24, 2024
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Bust-A-Move
Bust-A-Move (1994)
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Attachment A prototype exists for a US version of the original Japan-exclusive Puzzle Bobble known as Bubble Buster which removes the Bubble Bobble elements outright, as it was a very common practice for puzzle games at the time. This is somewhat unusual, because no replacement characters were provided, unlike localisations such as Tetris Attack, and Bubble Bobble had already proven itself to be a popular brand in the American market at the time. The logo for Bubble Buster would serve as the basis for the logo of the Neo Geo arcade remake's US release, Bust-A-Move, though that did not remove the Bubble Bobble characters.
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Name Change, Prototype, Regional Difference, Reskin, Unreleased Content
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month January 21, 2024
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Virtual Bart
Virtual Bart (1994)
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Attachment The prototype for Virtual Bart shows an ending screen at the end of the credits instead of just the player's score. It is a crudely written "THE END" in cursive with the nonsensical text "You are a true Bart Simpson" alongside the score. The "You are a true Bart Simpson" text is in the final game's code.
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Ending, Prototype, Unused Content, Unused Cutscene, Unused Graphic, Unused Text
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month January 20, 2024
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Virtual Bart
Virtual Bart (1994)
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Attachment In a prototype for Virtual Bart, an early version of the cutscene that plays before the tomato-throwing minigame can be seen. This cutscene shows Bart with a devious smirk, which was likely redrawn for going against Simpsons style guide rules against "demonic expressions"
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Adaptation, Character Design, Prototype, Unused Cutscene, Unused Graphic
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month January 20, 2024
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Batman
Batman (TBA)
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Leak, Name Change, Prototype, Title
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month January 5, 2024
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South Park: Chef's Luv Shack
South Park: Chef's Luv Shack (1999)
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South Park: Chef's Luv Shack has an unused minigame called WBALL, where the boys would throw water balloons at passerby from a tall building. It exists in the PlayStation version and a prototype of the Dreamcast version, but it is not currently known to be playable.
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Minigame, Prototype, Removed Feature, Unused Content
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month January 5, 2024
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Super Donkey
Super Donkey (2024)
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While Super Donkey is thought to have ultimately evolved into Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, the project was likely tossed around as a Mario or Zelda game at various points in development.

Various development assets associated with Super Donkey, which were uncovered alongside the prototype in the 2020 Gigaleak, include sprites and animations for Link, Mario, and Donkey Kong; the animation files for Link are dated to fall 1990, while Mario's animation files are dated to winter of that year. Additional files for all three characters span overlapping periods in 1991. Link's sprites and animations indicate that Super Donkey was at one point planned to be a side-scrolling Zelda title similar to Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, while Mario's animations imply that the iteration that starred him and Donkey Kong eventually morphed into the 1994 Game Boy title Donkey Kong.
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Development, Early Idea, Leak, Prototype, Sprite/Graphical Animation, Unused Character, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person VinchVolt calendar_month January 5, 2024
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Collection: pop'n music
subdirectory_arrow_right jubeat (Collection)
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In JAEPO 2020, Konami unveiled two new rhythm arcade titles that were never released:

• "NEW pop'n music Welcome to Wonderland!" was created as a reboot to the long standing "pop'n music" series. The game used a different arcade cabinet with smaller buttons and a touch panel meant for new slide notes. Aesthetically, the game also utilized 3D models for the characters as opposed to 2D sprites. Both licensed songs exclusive to this cabinet, "Phantom Joke" and "少年よ我に帰れ", were added to "pop'n music peace" on August 3rd, 2020.

• "jubeat (2020)" was also meant to be a reboot, this time to the identically-named "jubeat" series. Unlike "Welcome to Wonderland", the gameplay remained identical between it and previous entries. The arcade cabinet itself was roughly 1.2X the size of previous iterations and ran at 60 fps, as opposed to 30fps. The cabinets also supported music videos and would have come in several colors. In 2021, a mobile version of jubeat released utilizing similar aesthetics to this cancelled version. 2022 saw the release of a new iteration, "jubeat Ave.", which utilized the previous arcade technology.
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Artwork/Illustration, Cancelled Release, Character Design, Controls, Music, Optimization, Prototype, Technology
person aa1205 calendar_month January 3, 2024
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RemyWiki page on cancelled BEMANI titles:
https://remywiki.com/Cancelled_Games#jubeat_(2020)
https://remywiki.com/Cancelled_Games#NEW_pop'n_music_Welcome_to_Wonderland!

RemyWiki page on NEW pop'n music Welcome to Wonderland!:
https://remywiki.com/AC_NEW_pnm

Gameplay of Welcome to Wonderland:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbVlUpMS71I

RemyWiki page on jubeat (2020):
https://remywiki.com/AC_jb_2020

Footage of jubeat (2020):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1sl8C338Fs
Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon
Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon (1994)
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There were two evaluations held in which children less than 12 years old played a prototype version of the game. Based on the results, children who enjoyed playing the game were more likely to gain an interest in acquiring information on tobacco and its effects on people.
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General, Prototype, Real Life
person chocolatejr9 calendar_month December 29, 2023
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Angry Birds
Angry Birds (2009)
subdirectory_arrow_right Angry Birds (Franchise)
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Attachment In a 2023 leak of unreleased content from different iOS games, an app titled Angry Birds Island - or alternatively Angry Birds Hatchery - was discovered. The prototype was simply a version of the original Angry Birds with two major differences
•A mode called "Hatchery", which shows an overworld map of an island with a row at the bottom of toys and furniture
•The first two worlds of the original game, but with an option to select from a set of birds, all of which appear to be hybrids of the regular birds
This seemingly implies some kind of pet simulator mode with an egg breeding mechanic, not unlike the Chao Gardens from the Sonic Adventure series. It is unknown if this was planned as an update for Angry Birds or a new spin-off.
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Cancelled Release, Leak, Prototype, Removed Feature, Theory, Unsolved Mystery, Unused Character, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month December 18, 2023
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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
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Attachment Early designs of the Toadies in the ys_romX_0 prototype of the game show that they originally resembled Snifits.
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Character Design, Development, Early Idea, Prototype
person CuriousUserX90 calendar_month December 2, 2023
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Kingdom Hearts III
Kingdom Hearts III (2019)
subdirectory_arrow_right Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] (Game), Kingdom Hearts (Franchise)
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Attachment In 2013, a Kingdom Hearts online mobile game was in development that never saw the light of day. It was to be called "Kingdom Hearts: Fragmented Keys". The game was rumored to feature customizable avatar characters (like Union Cross). It would also have been in 3D instead of Union cross' 2D art style. Most interesting and exciting of all though (gathered from concept art no less) was the Disney world list as the game would feature returning worlds like: Agrabah, Wonderland, a Lilo & Stitch Hawaii world, Space Paranoids/The Grid, London/Neverland, and Dwarf Woodlands. It also included worlds that didn't appear in the series yet but would appear in later games like Union Cross and Kingdom Hearts III, such as: Arendell (Frozen), Kingdom of Corona (Tangled), and Niceland/Game Central Station (Wreck-It Ralph). Finally, and most shockingly, a world based on the Star Wars franchise, although this world's chronology is unknown as concept art show different conflicting eras, such as an image of characters Anakin, Obi-wan, Padme, and Master Yoda in their exact looks from Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie and series in a separatist gunship's hanger as well as a planet that looks similar to Tatooine and an anachronistic Death Star power station room. It is unknown why this game was cancelled.
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Artwork/Illustration, Asset Reuse, Cancelled Release, Customization, Development, Early Idea, Leak, Level Design, Online Play, Opening Logo, Prototype, Rumor, Similarities, Theory, Unreleased Content, Unused Character, Unused Code, Unused Content
person PirateGoofy calendar_month November 28, 2023
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Klax
Klax (1990)
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The Atari 2600 version of Klax - also the final official release of the Atari 2600's lifespan, releasing in 1990 - was planned for release in the US, as proven by the existence of at least 9 NTSC prototypes using the final ROM, but only came out in PAL regions, likely due to the 2600's waning popularity going into the 1990s.
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Cancelled Release, General, Last, Prototype, Regional Difference, Theory
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month November 26, 2023
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Twisted Metal: Small Brawl
Twisted Metal: Small Brawl (2001)
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Attachment A prototype for Twisted Metal: Small Brawl has an unused 9/11 memorial screen.
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General, Passed Away, Prototype, Real Life, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month November 26, 2023
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Disney's Lilo & Stitch 2: Hämsterviel Havoc
Disney's Lilo & Stitch 2: Hämsterviel Havoc (2004)
subdirectory_arrow_right Hot Wheels World Race (Game), Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers! (Game)
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Attachment There exists an extremely early test prototype of Disney's Lilo & Stitch 2: Hänsterviel Havoc that is simply just a compilation of a platforming level from Ed, Edd n' Eddy: Jawbreakers and a racing level from Hot Wheels: World Race as a proof-of-concept that both styles of gameplay could fit in a single game pak. The only element of Lilo & Stitch that exists with in the game is Eddy's sprite in the Jawbreakers segment being replaced with Stitch.
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Development, Prototype, Test, Unreleased Content
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month November 25, 2023
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Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat (1993)
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Attachment In a prototype version of Mortal Kombat for Game Boy, the legal disclaimer screen had a placeholder that simply read "LEGAL SCREEN".
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Placeholder, Prototype
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month November 24, 2023
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Sonic's Edusoft
Sonic's Edusoft (TBA)
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The existence of Sonic's Edusoft was first exposed to the public not with a prototype release or old magazines, as most cancelled games come to be known through, but rather a mysterious, unsourced Wikipedia article with a single screenshot. The combination of the article's lack of quality and the sheer quality of the game's graphics for a Master System title made many believe it was an elaborate hoax, as was common on Wikipedia at the time, up until an anonymous programmer for the game visited the Sega Master System fan forum SMS Power! and provided further information and screenshots, before privately giving Sonic fan wiki Sonic Retro access to the ROM, confirming the game to be real.
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Cancelled Release, Prototype, Social Media
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month November 23, 2023
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Platform: 64DD
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Attachment Nintendo planned to release the 64DD in North America and even manufactured test units with fully translated BIOSes and functional region locking. However, the idea was ultimately dropped due to the add-on's low sales in Japan. Concrete proof of these plans wouldn't become public until 2016, when YouTuber Jason Lindsey (a.k.a. MetalJesusRocks) found a surviving test unit and verified its legitimacy with former Nintendo of America employee Mark DeLoura.
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Cancelled Release, Early Idea, Leak, Peripheral, Prototype, Real Life, Regional Difference, Sales
person VinchVolt calendar_month November 22, 2023
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Disney's DuckTales
Disney's DuckTales (1989)
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Attachment In the Japanese version, and prototype US builds, of DuckTales, the ending line of the game was the grammatically incorrect, and arguably out-of-character, Scrooge line "There really is more important treasure than this, that is... dream and friends", which was changed to "I couldn't have done it without you. I really am the richest duck in the world." for the US release. Darlene Lacey, a producer on the Disney side of DuckTales would say of the partially unused line in a Kotaku interview:

"It seemed so earnest and dramatic, I was so tempted to leave it as is, but I knew I couldn’t. So, I changed it to the more polished, but forgettable ‘Right, lads! I couldn’t have done it without you. I really am the richest duck in the world.’ I love that fans found out about the original ending. It was the better line!"
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Adaptation, Ending, Prototype, Regional Difference, Unused Content, Unused Text
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month November 21, 2023
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Pizza Tower
Pizza Tower (2023)
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Attachment During development of Pizza Tower, multiple demo builds were released. Among these was a build known as the "Peter Griffin Experience", built off of the 2018 "early test build". This demo replaced every single sprite of Peppino with a highly compressed edit of a stock image of Peter Griffin from Family Guy made to resemble Peppino, and replaced one of the game's musical tracks with a fan-made Family Guy remix.

After this build, the Peter Griffin "arms resting" pose would appear in some builds as a taunt, albeit as an actual sprite and not an edit. A YouTube video titled "family" would also be posted by developer McPig showcasing the taunt, accompanied by the first note of the Family Guy theme song, likely referencing a Family Guy meme video that plays the first note of the theme song and abruptly ends. This taunt was removed for unknown reasons in the final game.
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Demo, In-Joke, Meme, Parody, Prototype, Reference, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month November 20, 2023
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