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Rumoured Game Gear releases
Post Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:20 pm
I'm trying to put together a definitive release list for US/European game gear games so i know which i still need to get, after going through endless lists around the net there are a few games that pop up now and again that i'm fairly sure don't exist but i just wondered if anyone else could prove otherwise.

Akira
Baby Boom
Barbie
Bart's Nightmare
Beethoven
Breakthru!
David Robinson's Basketball (prototype)
Dino Basher
Dinosaurs Tale
F-15 Strike Eagle 3
Formula 1 Grand Prix 2
Frogger (prototype)
Golden Axe
Humans
Joe Montana Football '94
Lemming 2:the Tribes
Maze Syndrome
Pac-in-Time
Prize Fighter
Rampart
Road Rash 2
Robin Hood:Prince of Thieves
Team Williams GP
Trunski
We're Back
X-Woman

Thanks in advance for anyone who can help.
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Post Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:40 pm
I've been putting together a list of European releases for Digital Press recently, and have not seen any of those.
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Post Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:59 pm
I've read the story about frogger when sega did/didn't have the rights to the game and it never got released bar a few prototype carts, and i saw boxart for the barbie game on the buyrite site before it got closed down for being incredibly useless, maybe this also was pre-release boxart for a game that never made it.
But other than that i'm gonna dismiss the rest unless someone else can come up with new info.
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Post Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:55 pm
X-Woman was at E3 1996 and I think I might have seen the Game Gear version in an ad for Breakthru!, though I might just be imagining things.
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Post Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:42 pm
Exists as prototypes:
- David Robinson's Basketball (I own it)
- Frogger (we have a dump on this site)
- Pac-in-Time (same thing)

Haven't heard of any other.
I'd be interested in a definitive US and European release lists. Been planning to do one since a while, but honnestly I'm lacking too much on this area. For many games I can't say weither they were released in US or Europe and vice versa.
If you can submit the data, we can work out a SMS Power list and you'll get credits for it.
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Post Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:16 am
http://www.videogamecritic.net/ggal.htm would answer your question about good old Golden Axe.

Brynaldo, do you know if you can get Bailey for the game gear or was it only a ZX spectrum thing?
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Post Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:22 am
Last edited by anagrama on Wed May 03, 2006 6:54 pm; edited 1 time in total
Here's all the European games I've seen (199)* - there might still be a couple missing yet. I've got part numbers for about half of them, and could probably work out a bunch more from what the US part number is.

*(now 200 - see comment at bottom)

Addams Family, The
Adventures of Batman & Robin, The
Aerial Assualt
Aladdin
Alien 3
Alien Syndrome
Archer MacLean's Dropzone
Arena
Ariel: The Little Mermaid
Asterix and the Great Rescue
Asterix and the Secret Mission
Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe
Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II
Baku Baku Animal
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
Battletoads
Bonkers Wax Up!
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble
Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse
Chakan
Championship Hockey
Cheese Cat-Astrophe starring Speedy Gonzales
Chessmaster, The
Chuck Rock
Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck
CJ Elephant Fugitive
Clutch Hitter
Columns
Cool Spot
Cosmic Spacehead
Crash Dummies
Crystal Warriors
Daffy Duck in Hollywood
Deep Duck Trouble starring Donald Duck
Defenders of Oasis
Desert Speedtrap
Desert Strike
Devilish
Disney Double Pack
Double Dragon: The Revenge of Billy Lee
Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Dragon Crystal
Dragon: The Brucle Lee Story
Dynamite Headdy
Earthworm Jim
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco: The Tides of Time
Ernie Els Golf
Evander Holyfield's 'Real Deal' Boxing
Excellent Dizzy Collection
F1
F1 World Championship Edition
F-15 Strike Eagle
Factory Panic
Fantastic Dizzy
Fantasy Zone
Fatal Fury Special
FIFA International Soccer
FIFA '96
Galaga 2
Garfield: Caught in the Act
George Foreman's KO Boxing
Global Gladiators
G-LOC: Air Battle
GP Rider
Halley Wars
Home Alone
Hook
Hurricanes
Incredible Hulk, The
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Itchy & Scratchy Game, The
James Bond 007: The Duel
James Pond 2: Robocod
James Pond 3: Operation Starfish
Joe Montana Football
Judge Dredd
Jungle Book, The
Jurassic Park
Kawasaki Superbikes
Klax
Krusty's Super Fun House
Land of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse
Legend of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse
Lemmings
Lion King, The
Lucky Dime Caper starring Donald Duck, The
Madden '96
Man Overboard!
Marble Madness
Marko's Magic Football
Master of Darkness
Micro Machines
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie
Monster Truck Wars
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat 3
Mortal Kombat II
MTV's Beavis & Butthead
NBA Jam
NBA Jam TE
NFL Quarterback Club
NHL Hockey
Ninja Gaiden
Olympic Gold
Ottifants, The
Out Run
Out Run Europa
Paperboy
Pengo
Pete Sampras Tennis
PGA Tour Golf
PGA Tour Golf II
PGA Golf '96
Phantom 2040
Popils
Power Drive
Power Strike II
Predator 2
Primal Rage
Prince of Persia
Psychic World
Putt & Putter
Quest for the Shanven Yak starring Ren & Stimpy
Revenge of Drancon
Rise of the Robots
Ristar
Road Rash
Robocop 3
Robocop vs. Terminator
Schtroumpfs Autour du Monde, Les
Sega Game Pack 4-in-1
Sensible Soccer: Euiropean Champions
Shinobi
Shinobi II: The Silent Fury
Simpsons, The: Bart vs. the Space Mutants
Simpsons, The: Bart vs. the World
Slider
Smurfs, The
Solitaire Poker
Sonic 2-in-1
Sonic Blast
Sonic Drift Racing
Sonic Labyrinth
Sonic Spinball
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos
Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble
Space Harrier
Spider-Man
Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six
Star Wars
Stargate
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage II
Strider Returns
Striker
Super Columns
Super Kick Off
Super Monaco GP
Super Off Road
Super Smash TV
Super Space Invaders
Superman: The Man of Steel
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Surf Ninjas
T2 Terminator 2: Judgement Day
T2: The Arcade Game
Tails' Adventure
Talespin
Tarzan (Disney's)
Taz in Escape from Mars
Taz-mania
Tempo Jr
Terminator, The
Tintin au Tibet
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
True Lies
Ultimate Soccer
Virtua Fighter Animation
VR Troopers
Wimbledon
Winter Olympics
Wizard Pinball
Wolfchild
Wonder Boy
Wonderboy: The Dragons Trap
Woody Pop
World Class Leaderboard
World Cup Soccer
World Cup USA '94
WWF Raw
WWF Wrestlemania: Steel Cage Challenge
X-Men: GamesMaster's Legacy
Zool


*long after the fact edit for posterity*
I've confirmed one more European release since first posting thsi list: F1 World Championship Edition (possibly the Formula 1 GP 2 mentioned in Brynaldo's initial post)
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Lemmings 2 for Game Gear
Post Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:11 am
Sorry I forgot. Matt Taylor mention he worked on Lemmings 2 for Game Gear. No sign of a build from him thought.
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Post Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:35 pm
You can add Off The Wall to that list now - somebody posted images of a working proto on here recently, and it was reviewed by GamePro.
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Post Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 5:16 pm
Hi!
Just found a few other unreleased/rumored GG games. Sorry if it has already been posted here.

EGM 40 - November 1992:
David Robinson's Basketball
Gadget Twins
Populous
Robin Hood
Shadow of the Beast

Mega Force 48 - March 1996:
Street Racer

Virgin catalog 1993-94:
Fire and Ice

EGM 53 - December 1993:
Eternal Champions. It could be Chicago Syndicate (which was released in 1995 though)

Mega Force also reviewed Road Rash 2.

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Post Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 6:58 pm
I have a booklet from Autumn 1995 which has a coming soon section for UK releases Chicago Syndicate, X Men Mojo World. Both US but not UK. but more interesting is Atari Puzzle!
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Post Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 11:57 am
Talking about Atari, Atari Classics appears on this list (Mega Force 49 - April 1996).

On the same list:
Street Racer (already mentioned above)
Pinocchio (released on Mega Drive, the 32X version never hit the shelves)


Another list, taken from Mega Force 54 - November-December 1996:
Tintin 2 (AKA Tintin et le Temple du soleil / Prisoners of the Sun)
Still on the list:
Street Racer
Spirou

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Post Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:26 pm
Thanks for posting those. I've been negotiating access to a stash of prototypes from French magazines for almost 15 years now and it look like it may happen this or next year, finger crossed there is something there.
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Post Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 3:36 pm
Wow Omar that is awesome! Please keep us informed my friend. Exciting news!!
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Post Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 9:50 am
Bock > Good luck! I hope we'll see some unreleased stuff this year.

Found some screenshots for Street Racer, Global Golf and Trunski. I also found a screenshot from an early version of Phantasy Star Gaiden.

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Post Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:37 pm
Here's the Japanese Game Gear release schedule from late 1996, can someone translate what the last (presumably unreleased) game is?
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Post Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:49 pm
Good find!

発売日未定のソフト
ミッキーとミニーのハッピーダイアリー<セガ>

Mickey & Minnie's Happy Diary (Backup Cartridge)

Never heard of this name before!
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Post Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:58 pm
Last edited by Bock on Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:05 pm; edited 2 times in total
Looking for that title I found a site listing lots of unreleased GG titles

http://kakuseix.com/ziten/soft/gg.html

Some of the titlte are released but I am transcribing the list as is.

発売中止
-   NBA BASKETBALL   セガ   ?   -    NBA Basketball / Sega
-   NFL FOOTBALL   セガ   ?   -    NFL Football / Sega
-   S&D外伝   セガ   ?   -    / S&D Gaiden / Sega
-   TEAM WILLIAMS   セガ   ?   - / Team Williams / Sega
-   アウトラン・ヨーロッパ   セガ   ?   - / Out Run Europa / Sega
-   アレックスキッド   セガ   ?   -  / Alex Kidd / Sega
-   イッチー&スクラッチー グリグリ大追跡   アクレイム   ?   - / Itchy & Stratchy Guriguri Daituseki / Acclaim
-   エイリアン3   セガ   ?   -   Alien 3 / Sega
-   エイリアンストーム   セガ   ?   -  Alien Storm / Sega
-   ガンマ   元気   ?   -   Ganma / Genki
-   ゴールデンアックス   セガ   ?   -   Golden Axe / Sega
-   ザ・シンプソンズ バート VS ザ・スペースミュータンツ   セガ   ?   -  The Simpsons Bart vs The Space Mutants / Sega
-   ジャッジ・ドレッド   アクレイム   ?   -  Judge Dredd / Acclaim
-   スペースハリアーIII   セガ   ?   -   Space Harrier III / Sega
-   それいけ!アンパンマン   セガ   ?   -   Soreike! Anpanman  / Sega
-   GGポートレート サラ   セガ   ?   -  GG Portrait Sara / Sega
-   パズルX   セガ   ?   -   Puzzle X / Sega
-   フロッガー   セガ   ?   -  Frogger / Sega
-   ボナンザブラザーズ   セガ   ?   -  Bonanza Brothers / Sega
-   ミステリー   セガ   ?   -    Mystery / Sega
-   ミッキーとミニーのハッピーダイアリー   セガ   ?   -  Mickey to Minnie no Happy Diary / Sega
-   モンスタートラック   アクレイム   ?   -  Monster Truck / Acclaim
-   ヤングインディ・ジョーンズ   セガ   ?   -   Young Indy Jones / Sega
-   ラジ吉伝説   マイクロキャビン   ?   -   Raji Kichi?? Densetsu / Microcabin
-   ラビリンスストーン   ゲームアーツ   ?   -  Labyrinth Stone / Game Arts
-   対戦カンフー(仮題)   セガ   ?   -  Taisen Kung Fu (working title) / Sega
-   妖逢伝ひすい丸 -梵天の剣-   セガ   ?   -  Yôhôden Hisuimaru - Bonten no Ken / Sega
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Bock wrote
Looking for that title I found a site listing lots of unreleased GG titles

http://kakuseix.com/ziten/soft/gg.html

Some of the titlte are released but I am transcribing the list as is.

発売中止
-   エイリアンストーム   セガ   ?   -  Alien Syndrome / Sega


Alien Storm
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Post Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:34 pm
Thanks for the translation! That was from Weekly Famitsu #416 maybe it was previewed in an earlier issue, but the next one back I have is #382 which doesn't list it, so quite a gap to narrow it down.
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発売中止
-   エイリアンストーム   セガ   ?   -  Alien Syndrome / Sega

Alien Storm[/quote]

Oops thanks! fixed now.
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Post Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:44 pm
Haha, Judge Dress, must be a spin-off starring Dredd's fashion conscience sister...
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Post Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 6:39 pm
NHL 96 advertised in EGM 75 said to be coming October 6, 1995.

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:48 am
Add WildSnake (Wild Snake) to that list
http://www.smspower.org/forums/15354-UnreleasedGameGearGameWildSnake
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Post Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 11:59 am
Bock wrote
妖逢伝ひすい丸 -梵天の剣- セガ ? - Yôhôden Hisuimaru - Bonten no Ken / Sega

http://ww5.tiki.ne.jp/~gakurou/game/gmihatbi13.html
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中世の日本を舞台にしたフィールド型RPG。
 突然 稲妻に打たれ、カラス天狗の姿になってしまった、主人公 ひすい丸。
 何故 彼は、こんな姿に変えられてしまったのか?
 そして彼を待ちうける運命とは・・・
 というようなストーリーと、画面写真も公開され、ある程度出来上がっていたようですが、いつの間にか自然消滅。
 イラストから見るに、桃太郎や金太郎、牛若丸や弁慶まで登場するはずだったみたいですが、非常にもったいない話です。

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Clips:

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm8943251 (21:24)
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm8945422 (26:24)
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I have obtained some art for the GG version of Breakthru!
Still tracking that one down, no binaries yet.
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David Robinson Supreme Court
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Mention of David Robinson Supreme Court here (October 1992)
(ROM was released on smspower in 2017, here)

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Post Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:31 pm
Bock wrote
I have obtained some art for the GG version of Breakthru!
Still tracking that one down, no binaries yet.


We found BreakThru! and released it here:
https://www.smspower.org/forums/18638-UnreleasedBreakThruForTheGameGear
Game page: https://www.smspower.org/Games/BreakThru-GG
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 8:26 pm
There was a leak of the FY report '97 of SEGA of America yesterday. Mentioned are a few unreleased GG projects:

-Zany Zoo (could be the working title of Baku Baku, planned for may '96)
-Vectorman 3(!), Planned for september '97
-Hercules (from the Disney movie)
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