List of cancelled Game Boy games

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

Title(s) Cancellation date Developer Publisher
10-Pin Bowling [1] Morning Star Multimedia Majesco Sales
Akira [2] Tom Create THQ
Armadillo Gaiden 1992[3] IGS IGS
Baby's Day Out October 1994[4] Designer Software Hi Tech Expressions
Diablo Junior [5] Blizzard South Blizzard Entertainment
Edd the Duck [6] Beam Software
Elite 1994[7] Hybrid Technology
Hello Kitty Pocket Camera [8] Nintendo
Home Alone 2: Kevin's Dream / Bobby's World 1994[9] Unexpected Development Hi Tech Expressions
Hyouryuu Shounen Keith 1990[10] Sony Imagesoft
Infogenius Productivity Pak: Berlitz Language Translator series [11] Imagineering GameTek
Jet Pak Jak 1991 Rebellion Developments
John Madden Football [12] NMS Software Ubi Soft
Rap City / Rap Quest [13] Equilibrium THQ
Sutte Hakkun GB [8] Nintendo Nintendo
Super Battletoads 1994[14] Rare Inc. Tradewest
Wily & Right no RockBoard: That's Paradise 1993[8] Capcom Capcom
WorkBoy [15] Source Research and Development Fabtek / Nintendo

References[edit]

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  7. ^ "Ian Bell's Elite Demos". Elite. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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  9. ^ "Pak Watch Update". Nintendo Power. No. 67. December 1994. p. 113.
  10. ^ "Japanese Secrets!". www.disgruntleddesigner.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  11. ^ "InfoGenius Productivity Pak". Nintendo Power. No. 26. July 1991. p. 61.
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  13. ^ Doolan, Liam (October 30, 2018). "Video: Learn About The Unreleased Game Boy Title Starring The Rapper Vanilla Ice". Nintendo Life. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  14. ^ Gach, Ethan (July 6, 2018). "Rare Finished Making a Battletoads for Game Boy That Never Came Out". Kotaku. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  15. ^ Bankhurst, Adam (December 27, 2020). "A Lost Game Boy Add-On Called the WorkBoy Has Been Found After 28 Years". IGN. Retrieved December 29, 2020.