15 Cancelled Sega Mega CD & 32X Games

Sega's ill-fated Mega CD (Sega CD if you're in North America) and 32X consoles had many cancelled games, many of which were scrapped when Sega decided to drop the systems. Here are fifteen that I think are rather interesting...

[@mayamanign]

I love my SegaCD, still have my launch model 1, just had to change the drive belt once. That startup tune for SegaCD brings warm and fuzzies to me.

[@onaretrotip]

That's awesome! The model 1 Sega CDs are usually prone to faults. Ha that's cool; sadly it doesn't for me as we have a different startup sound in Europe. Yours is cooler!

[@davidgill7412]

I too had the US launch model. It had a lot of cool stuff with it. Sega Classics (Golden Axe, Revenge of Shinobi, Columns, and Streets of Rage), Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Vol. 1, Sol-Feace, a CD+G disc, and a music CD came with it. It was my very first CD player and it blew me away.

[@madhatter8508]

I still play my Sega CD model 2 in my studio. It's a homebrew dev's dream console of the 16-bit era!

[@kaylam2556]

I re-watched AVP recently on YT and you're right the game has aged beautiful. I would even say it's one of the best arcade games ever!

[@onaretrotip]

Agreed, Kayla!

[@Jenovi]

Always happy to see 32X related content. Nice job, I really enjoyed the video.

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@MaxAbramson3]

@@onaretrotip Yeah, thanks a ton!

[@onaretrotip]

@@MaxAbramson3 👊

[@yuvraj01]

For an add-on, and for what it was the Mega CD/Sega CD sold quite well all things considered, if the 32x was out for as long as the Mega CD was it would have probably also been a moderate success..but then it would really have needed to have come out in 1991/early 1992 to stand a chance...what is surprising is the fact that the 32x was meant to be Sega's answer to the upcoming Jaguar but that was no deadly cat..and didn't exactly rip the competition to pieces..

[@onaretrotip]

That's where they went wrong - they should have released the Mega CD as a standalone console, and the successor to the Mega Drive. The Jaguar hardly made a dent here in the UK, I never saw anyone who owned one. Having said that, I only knew one guy in school who had a Mega CD (and there were a lot of rich people at my school), and never came across a 32X until my adult life.

[@yuvraj01]

Exactly combine the 32x and Mega CD technology into one, in 1991/1992 you would have been leading the pack with the system like that...which would then pave the way clear for the Saturn in 1995...instead they messed up completely..

[@Rootz4Brainz]

god i love unreleased games for one reason it's because some games were meant to have so potential but sadly were cancelled until rom dumpers were able to find prototypes of unreleased games and i'am very proud of them for doing so!

[@onaretrotip]

Yes, always a shame though as it must be heartbreaking for the developers after all that work.

[@toinejaktheonly6082]

I picked up a 32X in autumn 2018 and a Model 2 CD in spring 2019. I don't have many CD games, but I have 22 of the 36 32X games released here in the U.S.. I would have loved to see more 32X and CD based 32X games. I'm thinking I might look for an original 32X CD release of surgical strike and the other 3 cartridge 32X games that went unreleased here

[@onaretrotip]

I was never much of a fan of the 32X, but there are some great Mega CD games!

[@johneygd]

Castlevania for the 32X could,ve be the killer app.

[@onaretrotip]

No doubt! I bet it would have sold some systems for Sega.

[@Bladezer3000]

...a real *vampire* killer if you will. sorry, I'll see myself out

[@johneygd]

@Gavin Townsley yes indeed,while back then i tout that it would be cool to upgrade the genesis with a sega CD but now i think the mega everdrive makes it obsolete and the 32X was with it’s own av out just cheating.

[@stefanomazzarello4771]

I don't really think so... I explain now the reason. Sega 32X actually, did not really missed killer applications, specially if you consider the small amount of time the platform been on market. The real problem of the console it was Sega itself... They decided to concern on Saturn games development, because 32X has a very noticeable launch succes... But first Sega of America indeed decided to concern in those idiots kind of laser games indeed and that was also part of the blame of the collapse of the machine, but i don't think Sega 32X been took out of the market because of the fail , but really Sega choosed to try Console war against Sony, instead supporting 32X ... But if we carefully analyse the software available for the machine, between the sea of those ugly "digital graphic" , there were more than a bunch of very solid attractive games. You cannot underrated Virtua Fighter and Virtua Racing, which were both big killer app... A lot of people don't appreciate "Chaotix", wich was for me a very good piece of software and still my favourite Sonic spin off of all time. If you think carefully to the fact that the console is been on the market for less than 2 years, it is not that bad... Another title that come on my mind, is also Kolibri. 32x has sold enough units for being more support, they simply took the decision to support massive Sega Saturn instead. But ... They consider more the fact that Sega of America ruined already a bit the path of the machine, than the real amount of units they sold

[@johneygd]

@@stefanomazzarello4771 if i would buy a 32X i would buy,doom,sonic chaotix,virtua racing,virtua fighter wich really took benefit from the system’s capabilities,so no games wich were already on the genesis such as mortol kombat 2,primal rage etc,,, or games wich were also on the sega CD such as night traps ,killer corpse etc,,,

[@SegaCDUniverse]

Captain Commando would have been SO good!

[@onaretrotip]

Innit, bruv!

[@magnumforcemopar402]

Great list. I would have played them all as a Sega CD and 32x owner since day one. Also Sega CD gets alot a shit but it was out for five years I blame devs not the hadware. We all had them growing up in my neighborhood and loved it.

[@gameguy73]

The Sega CD was the best selling add-on until the original Kinnect came out. It wasn't a failure in the way the 32X was.

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks mate! I only knew one guy growing up who had a Mega CD, and his parents were very well-off. He only had a handful of games though, and none I particularly liked. It wasn't until the last ten years that I really got to play some decent titles.

[@onaretrotip]

Is that true, Jim? Wow!

[@magnumforcemopar402]

onaretrotip It sucks that Sega CD-Saturn never saw their full potential. Spider-Man CD Jurassic park and Willy beamish were some of our favorites and still are for me. Tons of late nites trying to get through those games with no internet to "cheat" your way through. Good times

[@madhatter8508]

The problem is Sega of Japan canceled all new projects on Sega CD after 1993, only a year into its life. I wish instead of pissing all that money away on the 32X, they would have spent it on the Sega CD.

[@johnv7317]

Did you know that the critical acclaim Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Disney's Aladdin Virgin planned to do a Sega CD/Mega CD port of the game but unfortunately the planned was scraped. Had that version been made it would had featured red audio soundtrack similar to the PC versions, better graphics, few extra levels, and possibly in-game cut scenes between levels using footage from the film itself to drive the story forward in the game.

[@onaretrotip]

Ah, nice! No, I wasn't aware of that.

[@johnv7317]

Here is the article where I found this info: www.gamasutra.com/view/news/307439/Check_out_this_deep_dive_into_the_source_code_for_Aladdin_on_Genesis.php

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks!

[@johnv7317]

@@onaretrotip I have good news the Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and the Lion King will include the "Final Cut version" of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version of Disney's Aladdin. I hope your excited for this game collection! :)

[@onaretrotip]

@@johnv7317 Oh, awesome!

[@quinncollects6764]

Top video yet again Pete I've come across desert bus on AVGN, looks amazing 😉 Some of these other games look like they had real potential. Such a shame. Anyways, I really need to play Monkey Island. Never played it and you always give it a mention!

[@MrLordpistoia]

Did u just say that desert bus looks amazing?

[@badcp455]

Props to you. Most videos like this completely leave out not only Alien VS Predator, but Cadillacs and Dinosaurs! Also, I totally forgot that Captain Commando was supposed to come out for Sega CD! I feel your pain in regards to their cancellations. I really, REALLY wish someone would leak these games so we could have them on the 32X. I love the 32X, but it could have been so much better with Capcom and Konami's support. How I wish I could change history...

[@onaretrotip]

Thank you! As you say, it's such a shame that they didn't get more support from Capcom and Konami. With the success of the Final Fight port I feel they missed a trick there.

[@packie2624]

I liked the Sega CD start up track and Sonic Sega Logo sprinkles with tones Sega! It could be better if CD deserves lot of great games on it

[@onaretrotip]

Agreed!

[@Reelreactions999]

I've actually played the Penn and Teller game. Remember driving the bus and thinking "What am I doing wrong? Is this it!?"

[@onaretrotip]

Hahaha

[@shenmeowzo]

really great, interesting, well made video, dude. nice job.

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks a lot, Ben!

[@AndyHugRetro]

Nice vid Pete. That's a real shame there was a cancelled Castlevania. That would have probably been enough to get me to buy the system. Hammer vs Evil D would have obviously been a system seller too!

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks, Andy! Yeah, I think Castlevania and maybe some of the Capcom beat 'em ups would have sold a lot of systems for Sega.

[@TheArcadeArchive]

Another fantastic video Pete What a shame these games didn’t get released. Its all about the games sometimes that secures a consoles success. Great vid Pete

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks, Alex! Yeah, a shame in some cases, but some were definitely better left unreleased. The Capcom beat 'em ups especially would have been great. It's definitely all about the games for me. Look at the Vita - the hardware is amazing, but it can't compete with the 3DS as the games are so good.

[@StandingUpForBetter]

Well done! I would have bought Captain Commando for the Sega CD and Aliens VS Predator for the 32X in a heartbeat! You are right because for me as well the loss of these 2 games stings the most :(

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks! Yeah, it's gutting that those two never made it.

[@MaxAbramson3]

For the Sega CD: Daytona USA, Virtua Racing, and Virtua Fighter would've looked cool, even with the limited 3300 flat shaded polygons/sec. At 30fps, that's still 110 polygons, or 55 polygons per character, just barely enough to be recognizable, but still good. Doom could've used the built in scaling and rotation of floors and ceilings similar to what we see in BC Racer, while Toy Story showed that Z-constant rendering of textured walls was possible on the Genesis. In fact, the 32X addon wasn't needed because the M2 mode on the Sega CD, the nearly 1MB of RAM, extra 12MHz 68EC000, and dedicated scaling and rotation hardware on the Sega CD was powerful enough to bring some of the best arcade games of the early to mid-90s home with the great music and sound effects of the Sega CD.

[@onaretrotip]

Yes, I feel they really missed a trick not porting more Sega arcade games to it.

[@MaxAbramson3]

@@onaretrotip Yeah, if you've got the assets for Golden Axe and some of your biggest arcade hits. Perhaps the abysmal port of After Burner was the problem. I would like to have seen SEGA attempt more modern arcade games like Daytona USA, which could at least be 3D and 60fps.

[@devastator200]

The tower power! Again fantastic video Pete! really considering grabbing a Mega CD and perhaps a 32X. It's a shame some of these potentials were called off. STOP..Hammer time!

[@onaretrotip]

Yes! Thanks, Luke. Tower of power has to me made mate, do it! There aren't many great 32X games, but as I have the Everdrive already I thought it was worth grabbing a 32X. It's worth getting a Mega CD for Sonic CD and Final Fight alone. Music hits me, so hard, makes me say "oh my Lord!"...

[@RetroGamePlayers]

Yeah man this was AWESOME!! The only one that I didn't see that comes to mind is Cool Spot on 32x. Great job!!!

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks, Marcus! Glad you liked it.

[@cluckeryduckery261]

The 7up game????

[@DylanPierceCrowley]

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[@DylanPierceCrowley]

onaretrotip. Dylan. Pierce. Crowley. Ilke. Best. Sega. Genesis. Game. Dylan. Pc 1987. Gail. Com. My. You. Buddy. My. You. Okay. Ilke. My. You. Buddy. My. You. Buddy. My. You.

[@DylanPierceCrowley]

onaretrotip. 32x. Genesis. Game. Dylan. Pierce. Crowley. My. You. Buddy. My. You. Dylan pc 1987. My. You. Buddy. My. You. Good. My. You. Hi. My. You. Good. My. You. Buddy. My. You. Hi. My. You. Buddy. My. You. Grestststst. My. You. My. You.

[@TB-TheGoldenAgeGamer]

this was a great video. I have always wondered what the sega cd would have been like if sega would have focused all their efforts into arcade conversions instead of FMV games. We should have had ports of Golden axe revenge of death adder and the amazing spiderman arcade, simpsons, turtles, xmen, captain commando and avp.

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks mate! They should have just released the Sega CD as a standalone console. And yes, some good ports of arcade beat 'em ups would have been great. Good call on The Revenge of Death Adder, that's another one that should have had a port.

[@dziltener]

Or at least made a separate video-out and extend the color palette of the Sega CD. That would've rendered the 32X completely unnecessary (not that it wasn't useless to begin with...)

[@todesziege]

TB46667 - The Golden Age Gamer: Those games are awesome, but the Sega CD wouldn't have had the power to do most of them wihout being severly cut down. The system - and the CD format itself - wasn't really suited for that kind of fast-paced arcade action. It would have been great to see ports on the 32X though, and maybe if it had been better marketed it could have survived long enough for that to happen. Elgoog: The CD really suffered due to the color palette not being extended, making FMV as well as cutscenes or computer CD-ROM ports look poor. It still wouldn't have had the 3D capabilities or extra speed of the 32X though. The 32X wasn't a terrible idea if you view it as an alternative to the SNES' SuperFX chip, but it wasn't really marketed like that. Having to only buy the hardware upgrade once instead of paying for it with each game that utilized it would have been a good deal for the consumer, but the 32X didn't have games with the same pull as Star Fox or Yoshi's Island. Maybe if Virtua Fighter had come out on time... It probably should have been cheaper though, even if it meant scaling back its power somewhat, and for some reason it didn't even come with a pack-in game.

[@BlastProcessing]

So many beat-em-ups on this list, all of which would have been welcome :( AVP especially stings. Great video Pete, even if it was bittersweet!

[@onaretrotip]

I know, gutted that we never got console ports of some of the great Capcom arcade beat 'em ups. Thanks, Nick!

[@HexenStar]

"Virtua Hamster" (LOL)...that name pretty much sums up the 32X. It squeaked and peeped while running around...until the next cat's paws.

[@onaretrotip]

😂😂😂

[@littleman7514]

Bubsy 3D was planned. Shame this great game never came on the Sega 32X

[@onaretrotip]

I think most people would say that it's a blessing.

[@TechyMantis]

I have always wondered how the games would look with the megadrive 32x plus mega cd. I know it wouldn't be saturn level but would still be good when pushed to their limits.

[@onaretrotip]

They did make six of them actually, but I've not tried them.

[@TechyMantis]

onaretrotip unfortunately all were fmv. What i was thinking was games like avp or any sprite based game and really push the hardware.

[@pferreira1983]

A shame some of these Mega CD games were never released. The MC Hammer game probably would have suited the Make My Video format. Captain Commando would of been great although Citizen X could have been interesting had they sorted out the character movement.

[@onaretrotip]

MC Hammer would have definitely worked as a Make My Video!

[@pferreira1983]

@@onaretrotip But been just as ill advised. Ha, ha!

[@MrBads_Games]

Awesome stuff Pete! The Lucasfilm games would have been great editions for the console, also the 2D fighters too. The rest, well maybe not!

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks, Paul! Yeah, they would have for sure. I would have loved to have seen the 2D beat 'em ups get ported too, but maybe on the Saturn rather than the Mega CD or 32X.

[@PauloSilva111]

daytona usa would be an amazing version for 32x or svp, seeing how amazing virtua racing were

[@onaretrotip]

Potentially, yes!

[@The_Badcompany]

My God Alien vs. Predator would have been awesome on the Sega Saturn. One unreleased/canceled game that you missed was The Exterminators

[@onaretrotip]

I know, gutted we didn't get a home port of that.

[@BigEOT3]

I think SEGA CD gets a lot of flak thanks to AVGN. But I like to look at some positives even from systems or add ons that weren’t as successful as the more well known/successful systems.

[@onaretrotip]

Well, let's be honest the Mega CD was a mistake for Sega overall, as was the 32X. But yeah, there are some decent games for it nonetheless.

[@amigaoldskool]

Monkey island 2 and Indiana Jones would off been nice 2010 till the monkey got to a console wow .. that bus drive would be insane .. well done Pete another high performance video ;)

[@NarcoticDimension]

such an awesome vid Pete m8

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks a lot mate!

[@NarcoticDimension]

i know u dont do reviews but are you gonna give shenmue 3 a cheeky review?

[@onaretrotip]

Hmm, I'll definitely consider it.

[@segajukebox]

Would have been hyped for virtua hamster!! Great video, thx!

[@onaretrotip]

LOL Thanks!

[@minks36]

Enjoyed that video Pete , a couple in there are best left unmade! Haha , Shame the castlevania didn't make it onto the system but do you think if It had there may not of been the later Symphony of the Night game ?

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks, Craig! Haha yeah, definitely some stinkers here. I think Castlevania could've sold a lot of 32X units for Sega.

[@thefurthestmanfromhome1148]

Space Junk (Imagitec Design) after 7 months work, project hit serious issues. Downgrading 16 million colour images to 16 colors to suit the Mega CD display resulted in blurred animation, so images rendered in 12 Grey scale tones instead. Only 10 of the live action characters had been filmed, game was to feature 60. 60 characters meant 60 masks and costumes, each mask molded to fit a specific person. Not everyone from Imagitec wanted to under go the moulding process for the moulds, as they took half a day to fit and once moulds removed they took with them bits of hair and skin from person wearing them. Imagitec hoped to film 3 a week

[@lady1kaka]

Whuuuaat?! Mario Bros 2 was originally Doki Doki Panic?! MIND BLOWN!

[@onaretrotip]

Hahaha. Sarcasm?

[@lady1kaka]

onaretrotip Maybe... ;) But I liked the video anyways ^^

[@thefurthestmanfromhome1148]

Slapfight was announced on MCD as well as cartridge. Mega CD Humans was supposed to double the levels of the cartridge version from 80 to 160 and offer new puzzles and tasks

[@thesteammachine1282]

Also Alien trilogy. Its said it actually started development on 32x and you can tell by looking at it, but it ended released only on the next consoles.

[@onaretrotip]

Indeed!

[@dibbsgaming]

Good stuff, I’d have loved those Capcom beat em ups! I’ll have to make do with Final Fight CD which, to be fair, I still haven’t even beaten with the removal of unlimited continues from the PAL version. Plenty more years of play to be had then I guess!

[@onaretrotip]

I know, right. The Capcom beat 'em ups would have made any system a must-have I think.

[@deckofcards87]

U mentioned Virtua Hamster Subscribed.

[@onaretrotip]

Hahahaha! Thanks, Samuel.

[@siliconnights8614]

Gotta get me some virtua hamster haha! Loved me some Indy on cd Rom. Glad this videos blown up for you, you deserve it, awesome videos (as always).

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks, Ste! Much appreciated.

[@stefanomarinaccio4710]

what's the music at the begginning? i've heard it a lot of times, but can't figure out which one is it

[@onaretrotip]

At the very beginning? It's the North American Sega CD startup music.

[@tootyuk]

Great stuff Mr Love

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks, Stu!

[@dlmx13]

There was also going to be a 32x port (or sequel, admittedly I'm not too sure) of Dynamite Headdy, one of my favourite Genesis games.

[@onaretrotip]

Great game!

[@anneupfold8577]

@@onaretrotip Agreed,Dynamite Headdy is so underrated and I'm surprised SEGA hasn't ported it to modern consoles or even got the sonic 2 remake lads to remake it.

[@TobeyStarburst]

Thanks for these vids.

[@onaretrotip]

You're very welcome, Tobey. I'm so glad that people watch them and enjoy them as much as I enjoy making them.

[@Fjadls254]

There was a cancelled 32X port of Darkstalkers. It was barely in development before likely shifting focus on the PS1 port.

[@onaretrotip]

Probably for the best it was cancelled to be honest.

[@traceytaggart1740]

Had they released the X-Men andAliens vs. Predator games early, I’m sure the 32x would have survived longer than a year.

[@onaretrotip]

You would've thought so, but I guess we'll never know!

[@toinejaktheonly6082]

I don't know, they wouldn't have stopped the launch of the Saturn, which really killed the 32X

[@madhatter8508]

SOA killed the 32X after a year because SOJ ordered them to kill everything and focus 100% on the Saturn.

[@miltondelacruz7033]

This is sweet! Thanks man!

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks, Milton! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@LaserDiscWarrior3043]

The AVP game being cancelled for 32X is the biggest bummer for me, like Titan AE for PlayStation. I really wish a rom would surface but I doubt it got far in production unfortunately. Also, do you know about Alien Trilogy for PlayStation, DOS and Saturn? It was gonna have a 32X port that got scrapped. I wanna say a screenshot of it exists in a gaming magazine but it didn't look any different from the other versions or maybe the still shot wasn't that good. But apparently the Saturn version underused the Saturn's technological capabilities and a lot of Sega 32X games being worked on were moved over to the Saturn so maybe the Saturn version of Alien Trilogy kind of is the 32X version in a way.

[@onaretrotip]

Yeah, AvP not getting ported is criminal! Yes, I'm aware of the Alien Trilogy release, but thought it was too similar to the other versions to warrant mentioning. Yeah, as you say, maybe it morphed into the Saturn version.

[@LaserDiscWarrior3043]

@@onaretrotip yeah a lot of games being worked on for the 32X were moved over to the Saturn I've heard, wouldn't be surprised if that's what happened with Alien Trilogy.

[@michaelsmulkowski5088]

Phantasy Star 4 was originally for Sega CD but scrapped in production.

[@onaretrotip]

👍

[@wadmodderschalton5763]

The graphics of that unreleased 32X X-Men games reminds me alot like the unreleased 1994 Fantastic Four film producer by Roger Corman. (12:08)

[@onaretrotip]

LOL

[@DrGamelove]

These are great. I subscribed. Capcom announced yesterday a plug and play arcade stick with 16 games on it and AvP is one of them. But it cost 260 dollars and in my opinion is a waste of a beautiful quality stick to only be able to play 16 games.

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks! Yes, I saw. I don't think it's worth it either, not enough games. Funnily enough I was working on a Capcom arcade games video when it was announced!

[@diegocrusius]

For years I missed having a sega cd. Then I went to local game stores to check on the games and didnt find anything exciting besides sonic cd. Then in late 90s when I was full on sony ps1, I've got my hands on a sega cd and a 32x. And boy they felt bad. I wish sega had never created sega CD or 32x. Afaik they had a small chance to partner with sony to create the next gen console way earlier than Saturn, and maybe that would have been amazing.

[@onaretrotip]

Yeah, they really messed up with the console choices and launches in the mid-90s.

[@VTH223]

There was gonna be Daytona USA for the 32X, but that scrapped quickly.

[@onaretrotip]

God, that would've most likely been terrible.

[@anthony77343]

Surprise you didn't mention Night Trap 2 where Dana calls up her old diff'rent Strokes cast mates Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges to fight vampires. The Tagline was "Whatcha ya talkin' bout, Vampire?"

[@onaretrotip]

PMSL How could I forget that???

[@-Steven-]

Did you have to use the music to Streets of Rage, all the time watching this i was playing the game in my head and as soon as i watched this i had to go play it, unfortunately my Megadrive died years ago so i had to play it on the Fusion emulator but then i suppose playing to on an emulator is better than not being able to play it at all. cheers for the video.

[@onaretrotip]

Hahaha I'll take that as a win. I basically brainwashed you, I'm awesome! Thanks, Steven. glad you enjoyed it.

[@Nobunaga1983]

I was looking forward to X-men mind games. I was super excited when I saw it in a magazine in the 90s

[@onaretrotip]

Anything X-Men was exciting in the '90s! :)

[@javeluke]

What is the music at the beginning?

[@onaretrotip]

Luke Blanchard It's the North American Sega CD intro music (that plays when you turn on the console).

[@Alianger]

So sad what happened to virtua hamster, that one could've turned things around for the addon I'm sure!

[@onaretrotip]

😂

[@entertainmentwizard2703]

It sucks the 32x port of Alien VS Predator was cancelled, and it's a real shame it has never been ported!

[@onaretrotip]

Yeah, gutted. I can't believe Capcom never ported that or Cadillacs & Dinosaurs. Both would have made excellent additions to the Saturn's library especially.

[@TerryBogardR]

like friend very good mentions.

[@onaretrotip]

Thank you!

[@LukesGamePage]

Desert Bus! I'd heard of it's legend, mental.

[@onaretrotip]

Haha yeah, mad isn't it! Imagine sitting there for eight hours straight.

[@jessragan6714]

I heard Darkstalkers, the movie monster fighting game, was planned for the 32X. Any news on that?

[@onaretrotip]

I heard that too, but there's not really any info floating about, and certainly no screenshots or video to make it worthy of including here.

[@GamerGee]

You forgot about the street fighter canceled 32x release. They planned for ssf2T.

[@onaretrotip]

I actually didn't know about that one!

[@recardog7202]

I wish X MEN 32x had release. The Genesis/ 32x/Sega cd/Saturn/Dreamcast is my favorite console

[@onaretrotip]

That's five consoles! Hahaha. The Mega Drive is probably my favourite, but love the Saturn and Dreamcast too. I never even saw a Saturn back in the day, but over the last eight years or so have grown to absolutely love it (especially the Japanese library).

[@thehumbleone1983]

Great video mate I would have love to have gotten captain command and see to CAstlevania completed it would have been awesome and. Alien Vs predator too

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks mate! Yeah, a lot of these games look terrible but those three are disappointing. Alien VS Predator especially, as I was always amazed that never got a console port. What a game. I think a Castlevania game on the 32X would have definitely sold a few of the consoles too.

[@bloodrunsclear]

It’s too bad about Shadow of Atlantis especially. I love games like that :)

[@onaretrotip]

Yeah, looked promising for sure.

[@argedismun2]

Question before watching, is castlevania for the 32x mentioned in this video?

[@onaretrotip]

argedismun2 It is indeed.

[@argedismun2]

onaretrotip : thanks

[@Michirin9801]

I'm SO glad that Popful Mail wasn't bastardised in the end...

[@onaretrotip]

Oh, me too.

[@donny4182]

Can’t believe we missed out on an MC Hammer game lol. Love Captain Commando!

[@onaretrotip]

I know, bastards! Captain Commando is great, you can't beat Capcom's arcade beat 'em ups. Thanks, Ryan!

[@quickview100]

great video pete :)

[@onaretrotip]

Cheers, Ian!

[@Champion2D]

Excellent vid Pete. Watching this video reminded me just how frustrating the 32bit era was over here. The reason why a lot of these beat em ups got cancelled was because 2d was falling out of favour given the emerging 3d market. Only Japan saw some of these ports (Captain Commando on ps1 and Dungeons and dragons on Saturn) so many more could of got ported over. Oh well, at least we have mame now.

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks, Rob! Gutting that they cancelled some of the great beat 'em ups for that reason, because now I'd much rather play those than most of the PlayStation era 3D games that haven't aged well.

[@Matropolis]

Sad that so many games get cancelled. I still haven't played the point and click Indiana Jones games! That X-Men game looks terrible with that graphic style. Dope video dude :)

[@onaretrotip]

A shame indeed. I reckon you'd love the Indy point & clicks, Mat (especially Fate of Atlantis). Yeah, the X-Men game is better off dead mate.

[@TobeyStarburst]

Alien vs Predator was amazing in the arcades.

[@onaretrotip]

Wasn't it! One of the best. Such a shame that it was never ported.

[@valenciastacks]

What song is that on the intro

[@onaretrotip]

Right at the start? It's the Sega CD startup music.

[@valenciastacks]

@@onaretrotip okay thanks

[@Gambit771]

You say the mega cd wasn't successful but but it is still the best selling add-on as far as I know in console history. The PS VR will probably take that crown soon.

[@onaretrotip]

That's a very good point!

[@jeroenboth167]

I love these consoles its just too bad they flopped 😕 cool video 😁👍

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks, Jeroen!

[@Blas4ublasphemy]

32X should have gotten Virtua Cop, maybe if Sega had sold it as an arcade at home package with Virtua Racing, Virtua Fighter and Virtua Cop included....

[@onaretrotip]

That would be an awesome bundle!

[@halfadozen6]

Apparently the developers of that MC Hammer videogame weren’t Too Legit to Quit...

[@onaretrotip]

👏👏👏

[@djkarmainfinite]

Super SF2 Turbo (with Akuma) should have been on segacd and 32 x ! They ad for it and I got screenshot of ad somewhere ...

[@onaretrotip]

That would have been interesting!

[@djkarmainfinite]

@@onaretrotip Hell yeah a 3do like game on segacd or 32x or 32xcd omg

[@SegaCDUniverse]

Great video bro!

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks a lot, Mike! I'm enjoying doing these.

[@packie2624]

Total Carnage was planned to be on Sega CD and Genesis, was read it on Maganize in Winter 1993 and they were cancelled for obvious reasons

[@onaretrotip]

Hahaha do you keep Googling these and coming back?

[@packie2624]

onaretrotip no I found them on Segaretro.org roflmao

[@onaretrotip]

Hahahaha!

[@packie2624]

Marco Polo it was cancelled for unknown reasons

[@luisreyes1963]

What a pity Castlevania for the 32X never came to be. Imagine if AVGN got a hold of it.

[@onaretrotip]

Yeah, a shame. I don't understand the AVGN reference as I've only ever watched one of his videos, could you explain?

[@pferreira1983]

@@onaretrotip He reviews bad games and has reviewed bad Castlevania games.

[@onaretrotip]

@@pferreira1983 👍

[@pferreira1983]

@@onaretrotip I suppose to some people there's a view that if AVGN reviews it not only is it bad but the review itself is something to look forward to as per what the OP said even if the game is good.

[@InessaMaxinova]

Nice move there with BIOS sound for a topic theme. 6:30 In case of Sega, I think of Alex Kidd: High Tech World/Anmitsu Hime "conversion". Here's info about Anmitsu Hime (sorry for Wikipedia, MyAnimeList got no data): en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anmitsu_Hime

[@onaretrotip]

Dzięki, Agnieszka! Oh wow, didn't know that Alex Kidd in High-Tech World was based on that, thanks for the info. Interesting.

[@InessaMaxinova]

onaretrotip kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXa7iZZ8btV8qK8 That Brit got some good content.

[@onaretrotip]

Hahaha amazing name. I'll have a look, thanks.

[@Jayman1981ny]

Sega Cd actually had quite few terrific games 32x however.....not so much.

[@onaretrotip]

Haha, agreed!

[@SwedishCandyPirate]

Would love to see that hamster game on today’s consoles!

[@onaretrotip]

Haha. Yeah, it would suit motion controls or a handheld quite well.

[@efreeteater2270]

That X-Men game looks a ton like The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga on PS1. I wonder if it was the same team.

[@onaretrotip]

I don't think it was, but I could be wrong.

[@schtive81]

That Battletech Sega CD game looks a lot like Core's Battlecorps for the Sega CD.

[@onaretrotip]

schtive81 Yeah, guess it does actually. That would have been a better reference for comparison.

[@Nick_Nightingale]

Virtua Hamster was a certain Hollywood celebrity's favorite game.

[@onaretrotip]

Hahahaha.

[@Taboo3skittles]

Cancelled Nintendo 64 DD Games can you please make a video of it 😃

[@onaretrotip]

I included a few in my cancelled N64 games video, but it's doubtful that I'll do a standalone video.

[@jhonw8682]

Heard rumors of a phantasy star game for the 32x planned but cancelled.

[@onaretrotip]

jhon w Oh yeah? Not heard of that.

[@DKTronics70]

Of course, the irony here is that both the MegaCD and 32x, in the late 90s and early 00s (long before ebay) couldn't be given away free. Whereas today, thanks to ebay, both systems (Boxed) are fetching similar money to what they were originally selling for. I got my MegaCd and 32x in late 99/00, for around £20. And in both instances, the sellers were perplexed why I would want them considering everyone wanted a Playstation, or a Dreamcast. Who's laughing now ? Especially considering both are now worth nearly 20x what I paid for them - around £200 each.

[@onaretrotip]

Mad isn't it! I wince when I think of all the games and systems that I gave away or sold off for peanuts.

[@packie2624]

Rayman 1 was planned on Sega 32x due to its poor sales of additional console

[@onaretrotip]

Interesting!

[@jasonlee7816]

+Patrick Williams why would a Rayman video game be planned for the 32X due to 32X poor sales? could it have been planned then cancelled (scrapped)?

[@gavsams]

Great vid Pete although I'm pretty sure it says mario bros

[@onaretrotip]

Gav Retro head It doesn't actually, jokes aside. It says "Mario Bros.", not "Mario Bros". That full stop makes all the difference.

[@Gambit771]

I did chuckle at you're Mario Bros. dig. About time someone said something against this modern revision of history. It has always been Brothers and everyone always called it Brothers but squeaky 12 year olds who think they know better have managed to change that. I had one child tell me that only the game and watch Mario games are called Mario Brothers and all others are Mario Bros. The fullstop there is because the sentence ended.

[@TheTrueBro]

I thought Capcom also planned a Darkstalkers port for the 32X.

[@onaretrotip]

I believe so, yes. This is by no means ALL the cancelled games for these systems.

[@doodoobrn]

You can play the alpha of Castlevania bloodletting on the pc. Its pretty basic but fun enough

[@onaretrotip]

Nice!

[@vicmorales1139]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the fate of Atlantis was in the Indiana Jones game on the Wii

[@onaretrotip]

Correct, it's an unlockable bonus. Pretty sweet!

[@Kos4Evr]

if there had been more good games on these systems with actual gameplay then they would have sold better. Games like Captain Commando and Aliens Vs Predator would have been great additions to the Sega library. The Sega CD needed more RPGs and adventure games and the 32x needed more action games that were actually fun to play. Many of the 32X games were bad tech demos gone horribly wrong, upscaled ports of Genesis games (which were also on the SNES) and haphazard attempts at needlessly shoehorning 3D graphics into games to make them look cool and new and different. If the 32x had some side scrolling beat'em ups and some shoot'em ups, it would have fared a lot better.

[@onaretrotip]

The 32X was a disaster all round. Such a shame that we didn't see ports of more great Capcom arcade beat 'em ups. Cadillacs & Dinosaurs and AvP not getting console ports was criminal.

[@Kos4Evr]

onaretrotip yeah, I haven't played Cadillacs and dinosaurs, but I loved AvP.

[@deshirabrinson272]

Sega CD failed because the poor marketing of Sega . I had a Sega CD and loved it but everyone last of my friends that were Genesis owners didn't even knew about the add ons.

[@onaretrotip]

Absolutely right. Sony smashed the marketing with the PlayStation, but Sega messed up with the Mega Drive add-ons. Then clearly learned nothing because they then went on to completely fuck up the Saturn's release.