281 games like Popeye

Densetsu no Starfy for the Game Boy, and later for the Game Boy Color was a tentative Starfy title which was eventually canceled, though it was eventually released in the form of Densetsu no Starfy for the Game Boy Advance on September 6, 2002. Any initial pla...

A cancelled Kirby game for the Nintendo GameCube. It would be a 2D platformer with 3D graphics, and one of the features announced would be a 4 player co-op. Even though the game was never released, many of its features would later be used in new games in the s...

Wile E's Revenge was the sequel to Road Runner's Death Valley Rally. In this game, you took the role of Wile E Coyote, and chased the Road Runner through various locations in the United States.

An NES/Famicom prototype of arcade game The Fairyland Story. It was never released.

Tarzan is an unreleased game in development by Gametek. Tarzan was mentioned to be in development by Gametek in the June 1993 issue of Nintendo Power. Clayton Kauzlaric, a developer of the game, says that the game was within months of completion. He says that...

Mr. Tuff is a 2D platform game in development by Sales Curve Interactive (SCI) and presumably set to be published by Ocean in 1994-1995. The game was done by the same people as Super SWIV, and as such, the graphics are incredibly polished. The game was apparen...

Donkey Kong is an unreleased port for the TRS-80 based on the Nintendo arcade game of the same name from 1981. The hero of the Nintendo game is a carpenter named Mario. The goal is to rescue Mario’s girlfriend Pauline from the marauding Donkey Kong. Mario need...

Reclaim Prince Dorin's Kingdom! Developed by Intelligent Systems, Dragon Hopper was largely complete and due for release in 1996, but went unreleased until 2026 as part of the Nintendo Classics collection. Due to trademark conflicts, this release was referred...

Firearm was an unreleased game for both the Super NES and Sega Genesis, based on the Malibu Comics multiverse.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a platform video game acting as a prequel to 1990's Super Mario World. The game casts players as Yoshi as he escorts Baby Mario through 48 levels in order to reunite him with his brother Luigi, who had been kidnapped by B...

Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2D side-scrolling platformer developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Genesis/Mega Drive. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog, who can run at near supersonic speeds and sets out on a quest to defeat Dr. Robotnik, a scientist...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a side-scrolling platform game and the sequel to the original Sonic the Hedgehog. Players control Sonic as he traverses larger, faster-paced levels across West Side Island, collecting rings, defeating robot enemies, and pursuing Doctor...

Donkey Kong Country is a side scrolling platformer by British developers Rare in 1994. It featured revolutionary pre-rendered 3D graphics that give the game a very unique look compared to most other games on consoles at the time. The two playable characters fe...

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is the sequel to Donkey Kong Country. It was developed by Rare and is one of the best selling Super Nintendo games.

Gex Jr. is a cancelled installment in the Gex series for the PlayStation. The game was developed by ImageBuilder Software and was pitched to Eidos Interactive. A prototype of the game was released online by justz00t on April 2nd, 2022.

Retro-inspired tower defense and action platformer SolSeraph reinvents the classics! As the guardian of humanity, civilization is in your hands. Build your cities and set up defensive structures to protect them from the constant threat of monsters, then desce...

Wolverine was a game in development for the NES by Zippo Games in 1989 and set to be published by Rare. The game had you play as a tank with an extendable body roaming around a massive Glider-rider style 3D isometric island. The game was cancelled after half w...

Super Mario 64 HD was a Super Mario 64 fan remake project in Unity. It was taken down by Nintendo. There is one complete level: Bob-omb Battlefield.

Rayman 2 is the cancelled 2D prototype of the game which would later be released as Rayman 2: The Great Escape. This 2D version was very similar to the original game, following the same art style and controls, but with more emphasis on puzzle solving. The firs...

The game was originally a GameCube exclusive and was at one point considered for release on both the GameCube and the Wii. Ultimately, it was made a Wii exclusive, leaving the GameCube version mostly lost. Some articles from around E3 2006 mention various diff...