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Versions of the game for the Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, and Game Boy Advance were planned, but were all cancelled, and the game was never released outside of Europe despite being produced by a North American developer. Despite this, the cancelled Xbox version is listed among the backwards compatible titles for the Xbox 360. A leaked early build of the Xbox version would later be released online in 2021.
Hidden Palace article:
https://hiddenpalace.org/He-Man:_Defender_of_Grayskull_(Jul_22,_2003_prototype)
Electronic Gaming Monthly issue #173 (December 2003) (page 110 in the magazine):
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-173-december-2003/page/n113/mode/2up
IGN articles:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/06/e3-2003-tdk-reveals-lineup
https://web.archive.org/web/20120310150818/http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/401/401882p1.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20110713005803/http://uk.xbox.ign.com/articles/403/403158p1.html
https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/16/e3-2003-masters-of-the-universe-hands-on
https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/11/12/backwards-compatible-titles-revealed
Archived GameSpy listing:
https://web.archive.org/web/20040617072723/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/he-man-defender-of-grayskull/
Games backwards compatible with the Xbox 360:
https://web.archive.org/web/20180904150715/https://support.xbox.com/en-US/legacy-devices/original-console/play-original-games
https://bitjumpgames.com/blogs/news/original-xbox-games-that-work-on-xbox-360-full-backward-compatibility-list
Video Games Chronicle article:
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nearly-500-xbox-and-dreamcast-prototypes-and-unreleased-games-have-been-uncovered/
https://hiddenpalace.org/He-Man:_Defender_of_Grayskull_(Jul_22,_2003_prototype)
Electronic Gaming Monthly issue #173 (December 2003) (page 110 in the magazine):
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-173-december-2003/page/n113/mode/2up
IGN articles:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/06/e3-2003-tdk-reveals-lineup
https://web.archive.org/web/20120310150818/http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/401/401882p1.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20110713005803/http://uk.xbox.ign.com/articles/403/403158p1.html
https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/16/e3-2003-masters-of-the-universe-hands-on
https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/11/12/backwards-compatible-titles-revealed
Archived GameSpy listing:
https://web.archive.org/web/20040617072723/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/he-man-defender-of-grayskull/
Games backwards compatible with the Xbox 360:
https://web.archive.org/web/20180904150715/https://support.xbox.com/en-US/legacy-devices/original-console/play-original-games
https://bitjumpgames.com/blogs/news/original-xbox-games-that-work-on-xbox-360-full-backward-compatibility-list
Video Games Chronicle article:
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nearly-500-xbox-and-dreamcast-prototypes-and-unreleased-games-have-been-uncovered/
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