Games we know existed (but can't tell you about)

This one got as far as being made as a proof of concept, during the same process that eventually gave us [REDACTED]. While it never got further than this pre-alpha stage, it was playable nonetheless and a source close to the project confirmed that footage of it in action does exist in his house. Sadly, there are loads of potential issues with [REDACTED] so it looks like no screenshots or footage will ever actually see the light of day publicly. Still, at least we got [REDACTED].

One of the all-time classics. [REDACTED] HD was finished and ready to go, yet [REDACTED] inexplicably denied its existence. I didn't personally play it, but I know someone who did and apparently it is wonderful. Updated in all the right ways to feel fresh, yet still maintaining the perfectly-distilled [REDACTED] essence of the original. Whether [REDACTED] was able to be [REDACTED] still remains a mystery, but you can always set a house rule. But despite all this awesomeness, [REDACTED], [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] couldn't come to an agreement and so the entire thing was canned. What a [CENSORED] waste.

This one is even more exciting to me than the prospect of [REDACTED], although the similarities between the two are obvious. Why? Because the original pushed the [REDACTED] really hard, punching above its weight and evoking a feel similar to the [REDACTED] visuals of [REDACTED]-bit machines. Again, the new game was playable in a rough concept form but [REDACTED] disbanded before anything came of it. But the real kicker? This was going to be far more than [REDACTED]. My mind is crying just thinking about it.

Ready to get angry and have your mind blown at the same time? Truth is, a near-as-dammit finished version of [REDACTED] HD not only exists, but was actually installed on one of our office test kits a few years back. It looked ready to go, but presumably never happened because [REDACTED]. Still, considering [REDACTED] still looks amazing after [REDACTED] years, you can imagine how good [REDACTED] HD looks/looked on [REDACTED]. I wish I'd borrowed that test machine. I didn't know until it was too late.

This is a relatively minor addition to the list, but worthy of inclusion all the same. The addictive, one-more-go [REDACTED] gameplay of [REDACTED] is 2D-only, but a playable 3D version was in the works at [REDACTED]. With a behind-the-[REDACTED] camera and [REDACTED] that come towards you, most of the work was complete. It almost appeared as DLC for the original, but was canned late-on while the developer worked on an update for [REDACTED] instead. Which is admittedly damn awesome, whereas [REDACTED] 3D felt compromised and ultimately pointless, especially considering the original [REDACTED] was arguably perfect already.