List of cancelled Game Boy Color games

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The following games were initially announced as Game Boy Color titles, however were subsequently cancelled or postponed indefinitely by developers or publishers.

Title(s)Cancellation dateDeveloperPublisher
AMF Bowling2000 Vicarious Visions Vatical Entertainment
Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Curse 1999 [1] Rare Nintendo
Billiard Club2000AltronAltron
Carmageddon TDR 2000 2000 [2] Torus Games Sales Curve
Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure 2000 [3] Vicarious Visions Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing
Daigasso! Band Brothers September 2001 [4] Nintendo Nintendo
Densetsu no Stafy 1999 [5] TOSE Nintendo
Dino Crisis 2000 [6] M4 / Fluid Studios Capcom
Futurama 2002 [7] Unique Development Studios Fox Interactive
GB Rally Championship2001 [8] Raylight Studios
Gekido 2000 [9] NAPS team Interplay
Grand Casino2000AltronAltron
Gimmick Land 2000 [10] AlphaDream AlphaDream
Jet Force Gemini 1999 [11] Rare
Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child July 18, 2000 [12] GOD Games Rockstar Games
Legend of Zelda: Mystical Seed of Courage 2000 [13] Flagship Nintendo
Metroid II: Return of Samus DX 1998 [14] Intelligent Systems Nintendo
Mythri 2005 [15] Team XKalibur
NBA Live 2000 November 1999 [16] Handheld Games THQ
Pokémon Picross 1999 [17] Jupiter Corporation Nintendo
Resident Evil 2000 [18] HotGen Capcom
Re-Volt 2000 Digital Creations Acclaim Entertainment
Rhino Rumble Puzzle2001 [19] Lost Boys Games Formula Games
San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing 1998 [20] [21] Digital Eclipse Midway Games
Sea-Doo Hydrocross October 2000 [22] Vicarious Visions Vatical Entertainment
South Park 1998 [21] Acclaim Entertainment
The Thing 2000 [23] Universal Interactive Konami
The Three Stooges 2001 [24] Metro3D, Inc. Cinemaware
Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy 1999 [25] Z-Axis Rockstar Games
Titus Jr. 1998 [21] Genetic Fantasia Titus Interactive
Tyrannosaurus Tex Fall 2000 [26] Slitherine Software Eidos Interactive

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