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Unlicensed content

Video game concept

Commercial games that have failed to obtain proper license(s) for the used material (tie-in) yet have been put on sale regardless.

48
games
16
platforms

Alternate name: Pirated content

Moria (ZX Spectrum)
Moria
SPC 1983
Street Fighter III (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Street Fighter III
NES 1993
The Comic Game (Commodore 64)
The Comic Game
C64 ? *
Bomboy (Mega Drive)
Bomboy
GEN 1993
AV Bishoujo Senshi Girl Fighting (Nintendo Entertainment System)
AV Bishoujo Senshi Girl Fighting
NES 1994
The Lion King 2 (Mega Drive)
The Lion King 2
GEN ? *
The Lion King 3 (Mega Drive)
The Lion King 3
GEN ? *
Command & Conquer (Mega Drive)
Command & Conquer
GEN 1996
Mortal Kombat II (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Mortal Kombat II
NES 1994
Zatsugaku Olympic Quiz: Watanabe Wataru Hen (Famicom Disk System)
Zatsugaku Olympic Quiz: Watanabe Wataru Hen
FDSY 1988
Rocman X (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Rocman X
NES 1995
A Bug's Life (Mega Drive)
A Bug's Life
GEN ? *
See also: fan game
NOT for free (fan) games since they don't normally need a license.
NOT for unlicensed platform developers.
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Games by year

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The first Unlicensed content video game was released in 1980.

Postern, Softside and Severn Software published most of these games.

Platforms

Linux 12
Mega Drive 9
NES 5
TRS-80 3
Apple II E 3
ZX Spectrum 3
Famicom Disk System 3
C64 2
Flash 1
Uzebox 1
BBC 1
Oric 1
MS-DOS 1
Tandy Coco 1
VIC-20 1
GB 1

Most common companies

Postern4
Softside3
Severn Software2
Phoenix2
Hi-Game2