Cancelled games research links

Here is a helpful list of links I have compiled to aid me in researching cancelled games.

You can use these too!

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Finding cancelled games

https://www.unseen64.net/

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/

https://tcrf.net/Category:Unreleased_games

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cancelled_video_games

http://www.retrogamingaus.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Cancelled_games

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Games+Canceled%22+site%3Agamespy.com
http://www.digitpress.com/video-game-guide/?section%5B%5D=6&title=&dollars_loose=&dollars_complete=&scarcity_loose=&scarcity_complete=&Designer=&Developer=&Mfr=&PartNo=&Released=&mode=Search

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For finding company websites

https://archive.org/web/

https://www.mobygames.com/

http://www.gamespy.com/

https://www.bluesnews.com/

http://saavo.tripod.com/Backup/videogames.html

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Archived sites for previews/interviews

https://web.archive.org/web/20050224072113/http://www.tothegame.com/cancelled.asp?sort=formatid&filter=all

https://web.archive.org/web/20020205065437/http://www.totalvideogames.com/tvg.php?previews=true

https://web.archive.org/web/20000815054436/http://www.avault.com/previews/

https://web.archive.org/web/20050219182054/http://www.homelanfed.com/news/games.php?section=Previews&char=%

https://web.archive.org/web/20041209195031/http://www.homelanfed.com/news/games.php?section=Interviews&char=%

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Old magazines

https://archive.org/details/gamemagazines?&sort=-downloads&page=1

https://retrocdn.net/Category:Shared_magazine_scans

https://www.retromags.com/files/category/93-video-game-magazines/

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Tips

Archive.org:

* have two or more tabs open at once; one for searching text contents of magazines, one for websites
* enter the search terms in parenthesis to search only for those words

* you can use multiple search terms - game name, developer name - and when inside the magazine just eliminate one of the search terms to find the content
* while on the Wayback Machine, use Site Map to help find links

* have a app/addon that allows downloading embedded files for the rare chance you can download an archived video

Other tips:

* some LinkedIn profiles mention cancelled/unpublished games. You may need to make an account to see their profile though
* resumes and portfolios might also mention cancelled/unpublished games.

* try searching the names of the programmers/artists for websites or portfolios

* unpublished and way old 'to be announced' pretty much means cancelled

* search the developer's websites and the publisher's websites

* read the release schedule in archived magazines; they sometimes mention cancelled games

* use MobyGames to find staff list for companies and search with those names

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