This is a list of cancelled video games on the 3DO format.
There are currently 77 games on this list. [lower-alpha 1]
Title [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Genre | Developer(s) [4] [5] [6] | Publisher(s) [4] [5] [6] | Planned Release Date/Last Year Developed or Mentioned | Notes/Reasons |
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The 11th Hour | Adventure, Interactive movie, Puzzle | Trilobyte | Virgin Interactive | 1 July 1996 | No prototype has surfaced. [5] [6] |
Absolute Zero | First-person shooter | — | Domark | 1 November 1995 | [8] |
Air Warrior | Simulation | — | GameTek | — | [9] |
Alone in the Dark 3 | Survival horror | — | Infogrames | 1 July 1996 | No prototype has surfaced. [5] [6] |
Baldies | Construction and management simulation, God game, Real-time strategy | Creative Edge Software | GameTek | 1 March 1996 | Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement. [10] [11] |
Big Red Racing | Racing | Big Red Software | Domark | — | — |
B.I.O.S.Fear | Adventure | Zinc Studios | All Systems Go Technologies | 1 April 1995 | Promotional press kit exists. [12] [13] |
Blackthorne | Platform | — | Interplay Productions | 1 July 1995 | Artwork and screenshots and exists. [14] |
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain | Action, Adventure | Crystal Dynamics | Crystal Dynamics | 1 December 1995 | Artwork exists. [15] |
Caesar's World of Gambling | Casino | — | Interplay Productions | 1 November 1996 | No prototype has surfaced. [5] [6] |
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm | Rail shooter | Rocket Science Games | BMG Interactive | 1 July 1996 | No prototype has surfaced. [5] [6] |
Chess War | Chess | Art Data Interactive | Art Data Interactive | 1 July 1996 | No prototype has surfaced. [5] [6] |
ClayFighter 2: Judgment Clay | Fighting | Interplay Productions | Interplay Productions | 1 July 1995 | Only a single screenshot exists. [14] |
ClockWerx | Puzzle | Axes Art Amuse | Tokuma Shoten | — | [16] |
Command & Conquer | Real-time strategy | Westwood Studios | Virgin Interactive | 1 February 1995 | Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement. [17] |
Cyberwar | Action, Puzzle | Sales Curve Interactive | — | — | — |
Descent | First-person shooter, Shoot 'em up | — | Interplay Productions | 1 July 1995 | Artwork and screenshots and exists. [14] |
Discworld | Adventure | Perfect 10 Productions | Psygnosis | 1 July 1995 | Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement. [4] |
Disruptor | First-person shooter | Insomniac Games | Universal Interactive Studios | 28 September 2012 | Development was later transferred and released on PlayStation. [18] |
Doom II | First-person shooter | Art Data Interactive | Art Data Interactive | 1 July 1996 | No prototype has surfaced. [5] [6] |
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | Fighting | Virgin Interactive | Virgin Interactive | 1 August 1995 | Only a single screenshot exists. [19] [20] No prototype has surfaced. |
Dragon Ball Z: Cell To Kogeki Da | Fighting | Banpresto | Bandai | 1994 | Conversion of the Sega System 32 arcade original Dragon Ball Z: V.R.V.S.. [21] No prototype has surfaced. |
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp | Interactive movie | ReadySoft | ReadySoft | 1996 | A non-playable demo was included in the 3DO port of Brain Dead 13 . [4] |
Duelin' Firemen! | Action, Adventure, Interactive movie | RUNANDGUN!, Inc. | RUNANDGUN!, Inc. | 2 November 2018 | Gameplay, making-of and promotional materials exists. [22] Soundtrack was leaked online in 2017. [22] Also planned for PC. [22] No prototype has surfaced. |
Fast Draw Showdown | Interactive movie, Light gun shooter | American Laser Games | American Laser Games | 1 November 1996 | Conversion of the arcade original. No prototype has surfaced. [5] [6] |
Firewolves | — | — | GoldStar / LG Electronics | 1 November 1995 | [8] |
Football: Defensive Backfield | Sports | Intellimedia Sports | IntelliPlay | — | [23] |
Football: Quarterback | Sports | Intellimedia Sports | IntelliPlay | — | [24] |
Football: Receiver | Sports | Intellimedia Sports | IntelliPlay | — | [25] |
Galaxian3: Project Dragoon | First-person shooter | Namco | — | 1 June 1994 | Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement. [26] |
Golden Gate: Treasure by the Bay | Adventure | iXL Interactive Excellence | The 3DO Company | 15 January 2008 | Released on PC. Artwork and promotional footage exists. [27] |
Heart of Darkness | Platform | Amazing Studio | Virgin Interactive | 1 June 1994 | Released on PC and PlayStation. [28] |
Housekeeper | Adventure | HummingBirdSoft | Panasonic | 9 February 2015 | Prototype exists but has not been made available online. [29] |
In Your Face | — | Meta-Design | — | 1 November 1995 | [8] |
Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity | Role-playing game | Silmarils | ReadySoft Incorporated | 1 November 1994 | Unknown if actual development on 3DO version started beyond announcement. [30] |
Isis | Adventure, Puzzle | Snow Lion Entertainment | Panasonic | 1 July 1996 | Released on PC. No prototype has surfaced. [5] [6] Cover art exist |
The Lemmings Chronicles | Puzzle | DMA Design | Psygnosis | 1 July 1995 | Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement. [4] |
Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine | Rail shooter | Rocket Science Games | BMG Interactive | 1 July 1996 | No prototype has surfaced. [5] [6] |
The Lost Vikings 2 | Platform, Puzzle | — | Interplay Productions | 1 July 1995 | Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement. [4] |
Magic Carpet | Action | Bullfrog Productions | Electronic Arts | 1 January 1995 | Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement. [31] |
Maximum Surge | Action | Digital Pictures | Acclaim Distribution | 1 July 1996 | No prototype has surfaced. [5] [6] |
McKenzie & Co | Dating sim | HeR Interactive | American Laser Games | 1 July 1996 | No prototype has surfaced. [5] [6] |
Mega Man X3 | Action, Platform | Capcom | Capcom | 26 April 1996 | Conversion of the SNES original. Artwork and screenshots have been found, [32] [33] but no prototype has surfaced. |
Metal Gear Solid | Action, Adventure, Stealth | Konami | Konami | 3 July 2007 | Development was later transferred and released on PlayStation. [34] Early conceptual artwork by Yoji Shinkawa exists in Policenauts Pilot Disk . [35] |
Mieko | — | Digital Production | Digital Production | — | [36] |
Mirage | Adventure | — | Atlantis Interactive | 1 November 1995 | [8] |
Mortal Kombat 3 | Fighting | — | Panasonic | 1 December 2013 | No prototype has surfaced. [37] |
NHL 96 | Sports | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts | 1 November 1995 | No prototype has surfaced. [38] |
Orbatak | Action | American Laser Games | American Laser Games | 1 July 1996 | Conversion of the arcade original. No prototype has surfaced. [5] [6] |
Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors | Party | Imagineering | Absolute Entertainment | 14 March 1995 | Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement. [39] |
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure | Platform | — | Activision | 1 March 1995 | [40] |
Powermonger | Real-time strategy | — | — | 15 November 2010 | [41] |
Prowler | Simulator | Origin Systems | Electronic Arts | 1 July 1996 | Development was later transferred on PlayStation. [5] [6] Also planned for Sega Saturn. |
Rad The Rock Hopper | — | Crystal Oasis | — | 1 November 1995 | [8] |
Rayman | Platform | Ubi Studios | Ubi Soft | 1 March 1995 | Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement. [42] |
Return to Zork | Adventure | Activision | Activision | 1 May 1993 | Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement. [43] |
Rock n' Roll Racing | Racing | — | Interplay Productions | 1 July 1995 | Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement. [4] |
Santa Fe Trail | — | American Laser Games | American Laser Games | — | [44] |
Scorched Earth | Action | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts | 1 July 1993 | Only a single screenshot exists. [45] |
The Scottish Open: Virtual Golf | Sports | Core Design | — | 1 February 1995 | Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement. [46] |
Shellshock | First-person shooter, Simulation, Vehicular combat | Core Design | — | 1 February 1995 | Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement. [47] |
Shootout at Old Tucson | Interactive movie, Light gun shooter | American Laser Games | American Laser Games | 1 July 1996 | Conversion of the arcade original. No prototype has surfaced. [5] [6] |
Shredfest | Sports | Monkey Do Productions | Electronic Arts Studios | 1 March 1996 | Artwork and screenshots and exists. [48] Also planned for PlayStation and Sega Saturn. [48] No prototype has surfaced. |
Slam City with Scottie Pippen | Interactive movie, Sports | Digital Pictures | Acclaim Distribution | 1 July 1996 | No prototype has surfaced. [5] [6] |
Solvalou | First-person shooter | Namco | — | 1 June 1994 | Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement. [26] |
Soviet Strike | Shooter | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts | 1 January 2008 | Released on PlayStation and Sega Saturn. [49] |
SSN-21 Seawolf | Simulation | John W. Ratcliff | Electronic Arts | 1 January 2008 | [50] |
Star Trek: The Next Generation – A World for All Seasons | Adventure | Spectrum HoloByte | Spectrum HoloByte | 1 March 1994 | Screenshots exists. [51] No prototype has surfaced. |
Star Wars Chess | Chess | The Software Toolworks | — | 1 June 1994 | Unknown if actual development started on 3DO version beyond announcement. [26] |
Tigernaut: Beyond the Stars | — | Videoact V LC | Videoact V LC | — | [52] |
Tomb Raider | Action-adventure | Core Design | — | 1 March 1995 | [53] |
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 | Fighting | New Level Software | Panasonic | 1 September 1996 | Advertized as 10% complete. [54] |
Varuna's Forces | First-person shooter, Rail shooter, Real-time strategy | Accent Media Productions | JVC Musical Industries | 15 February 2009 | Prototype exists but has not been made available online. [55] |
Walker | Shooter | DMA Design | — | 26 November 2015 | No prototype has surfaced. [56] |
Waterworld | Rail shooter | — | Interplay Productions | 1 December 1995 | Artwork and screenshots exists. [57] No prototype has surfaced. |
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom | Space combat simulation | Origin Systems | Electronic Arts | 1 July 1996 | No prototype has surfaced. [5] [6] |
Wing Nuts: Battle in the Sky | Rail shooter | Rocket Science Games | BMG Interactive | 1 July 1996 | No prototype has surfaced. [5] [6] |
Blackthorne is a cinematic platform game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. It was released for the Super NES and MS-DOS in 1994. The cover art for the SNES version was drawn by Jim Lee. The following year, Blackthorne was released for the Sega 32X with additional content. In 2013, Blizzard released the game for free on their Battle.net PC client. In celebration of the company's 30th anniversary, Blackthorne was re-released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows and Xbox One as part of the Blizzard Arcade Collection in February 2021.
Raiden is a 1990 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu and published by Tecmo in Japan. The game's story takes place in the year 2090, when an alien species known as the Crystals invaded Earth. Players assume the roles of the Vanquish Crystal Defense pilot duo, taking control of two state of the art Fighting Thunders aircraft to defeat the Crystals and save the Earth.
Panasonic M2, earlier known as 3DO M2, is a multimedia terminal and cancelled video game console. It was initially developed by The 3DO Company as a peripheral chip for the 3DO hardware before turning into a standalone successor system. In January 1996, the technology was acquired by Matsushita (Panasonic) who continued development as their own game console before cancelling it altogether in 1997. The M2 technology was then incorporated into commercial-oriented devices including a Konami arcade board and in interactive kiosks.
Primal Rage is a fighting game developed and released by Atari Games for arcades in 1994. The game takes place on a post-apocalyptic version of Earth called "Urth". Players control one of seven prehistoric beasts, that battle each other to determine the planet's fate. Matches feature many of the conventions of fighting games from the era, including special moves and gory finishing maneuvers. Ports were released for home video game consoles and personal computers. Efforts to perfectly emulate the arcade original have been unsuccessful due to the use of an unusual copy protection method. Toys, comics, a novel and other merchandise tie-ins were produced. More than 1.5 million copies of the game were sold.
Corpse Killer is a horror-themed rail shooter developed and published by Digital Pictures for the Sega CD, Sega CD 32X, 3DO, Sega Saturn, Windows 95 and Macintosh computers. An interactive variation on the zombie film genre, it utilizes live-action full motion video in a format similar to other games developed by Digital Pictures. Reviews for the game were mixed, generally criticizing the repetitive gameplay and low video quality, though many reviewers enjoyed the campy nature of the cutscenes. Corpse Killer was the first CD game released for the Sega 32X. It was later remastered for Steam, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a side-scrolling action-platform video game developed by Activision in conjunction with Kroyer Films and originally published in North America and Europe in 1994. The fourth installment in the Pitfall! franchise, players assume the role of Pitfall Harry Junior as he embarks on a journey through the Mayan jungles of Central America in an attempt to rescue Pitfall Harry, his father and the protagonist of previous entries in the series, from the evil Mayan warrior spirit named Zakelua. Its gameplay mainly consists of action and platforming mixed with stage-based exploration using a main six-button configuration.
Slam City with Scottie Pippen is the first FMV basketball video game. It was developed by Digital Pictures for the PC and CD-ROM-based video game consoles such as the Sega CD. Scottie Pippen stars in the game, and performed the theme song. Ron Stein, who had previously directed the video footage for Prize Fighter, directed the video footage for the game. A 3DO Interactive Multiplayer version was announced but never released.
Soulstar is a hybrid rail shooter/third-person shooter video game developed and published by Core Design for the Sega CD in North America in September 1994, Europe in October by Core Design, and in Japan by Victor Entertainment on December 22.
T-MEK is a two-player, sit-down, virtual reality fighting arcade game developed and published by Atari Games in 1994.
Shadow Squadron is a space combat simulation video game developed and published by Sega exclusively for the 32X add-on first in Japan on 26 April 1995, then in North America and Europe in June of the same year.
Supreme Warrior is a full-motion video (FMV) beat 'em up game developed by Digital Pictures. It was released for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer and Sega CD in November 1994 in North America and in early 1995 in Europe, with subsequent releases in 1995 for the 32X, Macintosh, and Windows. The game is themed as a kung fu film where the player has to fight off opponents to protect half of a magical mask.
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Slayer is a fantasy first-person, dungeon crawl / action role-playing game based on the second edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. The game was developed by Lion Entertainment and published by Strategic Simulations in 1994 for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer. A Japanese version titled Lost Dungeon (ロストダンジョン) was published by T&E Soft the following year.
Robinson's Requiem is a 1994 survival simulation video game developed and originally published by Silmarils exclusively in Europe for the Atari ST, Atari Falcon and Amiga. Taking place in the 22nd century where Earth and colonized planets are facing overpopulation, the game sees players assuming the role of Robinson officer Trepliev 1 from the Alien World Exploration department in his attempt to escape imprisonment from the fictional planet of Zarathustra alongside another AWE Robinson named Nina1, while facing several hostile creatures and dangers in order to survive.
Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine is a video game developed and published by Rocket Science Games for the Sega CD in 1994 and MS-DOS compatible operating systems in 1995.
Shellshock is a video game developed by Core Design and published by U.S. Gold for Sega Saturn, PlayStation and MS-DOS, first released in 1996.
Virtuoso is a third-person shooter video game developed by MotiveTime and originally published by Nova Spring and Elite Systems in North America and Europe, respectively, for DOS in 1994 and then 3DO in 1995.
Blade Force is a 1995 third-person shooter simulation video game developed by Studio 3DO and published by The 3DO Company in North America, Europe and Japan exclusively on the 3DO format. Set on a dystopian sci-fi future in the year 2110, where the fictional city of Meggagrid has been overrun by criminals, the player is equipped with a flight suit created by scientist Dr. Franz Grubert known as the HeliPak in an attempt to overthrow the main criminal organization led by the Pitt family and bring order back to the metropolis. Its gameplay mainly consists of shooting action in third-person with six degrees of freedom using a main five-button configuration.
Mazer is a video game developed and published by American Laser Games in arcades as well as the 3DO.
Varuna's Forces is an unreleased sci-fi video game that was in development by Accent Media Productions and planned to be published by Atari Corporation for the Atari Jaguar CD and JVC for 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Dreamcast, PC, PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
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