There’s absolutely no denying that Bethesda’s Fallout universe is a total mad land. You have Vault-Tech conducting all sorts of shady experiments on their residents, Super Mutants that literally eat you alive, Centaurs that roam around, and whatnot. Todd Howard and his team have created one of the most chaotic in-game worlds possible.

However, what if we told you that Bethesda had even more mind-boggling ideas? That’s right, several concepts didn’t make it to the game due to technical limitations. Let’s take a look.

1) Underwater Vault

Vault 120. (Image via YouTube TriangleCity)

Vault 120 could’ve been one of the most unique vault locations in the Fallout universe. Bethesda had imagined it as an underwater vault off the coast of Massachusetts. It was meant to circle around a quest called “20 Leagues Under the Sea” in Fallout 4, where players would eventually go against a massive sentient squid that was the Overseer.

2) Giant Ghoul Bossight

May Pole boss. (Image via Fallout wiki)

Fallout 4 almost gave us a 300-foot glowing ghoul called Maypole. It was supposed to be a massive glowing creature that was designed like a melting piece of toxic radiation, accompanied by tons of mindless feral ghouls. A fight against this monster would’ve easily surpassed anything players had seen in the franchise before.

3) Combat Zone

Combat Zone in Fallout 4. (Image via YouTube JiMacSteelGaming)

Fallout 4 was originally going to give us a much better Combat Zone. This was supposed to be an underground fighting arena located in downtown Boston. Bethesda was planning for players to place bets on matches and even participate in fights themselves. However, it was later revealed that it was virtually unplayable, and nothing worked, so Bethesda had to water it down.

4) Downtown DC

Downtown DC. (Image via YouTube MN12BIRD)

Bethesda initially wanted the DC ruins in Fallout 3 to be twice their final size and feature 26 different neighbourhoods connected through an extensive metro tunnel system. Each district of the game was supposed to have its own personality, with areas like Adams Morgan and Chevy Chase based on real Washington, D.C., locations. However, the team eventually realized that this would’ve been too complex for the final build.

5) S’Lanter

S’Lanter. (Image via Fallout wiki)

You’ll be shocked to know, but the original Fallout was supposed to have a talking raccoon called S’lanter. These intelligent raccoons were planned to be a result of FEV exposure before the Great War. This was intended to give them human-like intelligence, as well as the ability to speak, which they acquired through scientists who studied them.

6) Van Buren

Van Buren. (Image via YK Chau)

Now, Van Buren isn’t exactly cut content, as it’s supposed to be its own game, but it’s still worth mentioning. Black Isle Studios had been developing their own version of Fallout 3 under the title Van Buren. It was intended to be a classic top-down perspective of the original games, featuring both turn-based and real-time combat systems.

7) Post-End Additions

New Vegas was supposed to have more end-game content. (Image via Bethesda)

The Second Battle of the Hoover Dam serves as the final battle of Fallout: New Vegas. Once you finish that mission, the game ends, and you can’t continue. If you want to explore Mojave, you have to reload the older save, but that means you can’t use the earned loot from the climactic battle.

However, this wasn’t supposed to be the case. Obsidian had developed a lot of post-game content where the world would react to your choices, but none of it made it to the final build.

8) Bigger Strip

The Strip was supposed to be much bigger. (Image via Bethesda)

Another cancelled feature for Fallout New Vegas was a much bigger version of the Strip. Developers had come with a massive casino district, which was supposed to be the crown jewel of the post-apocalyptic world

Even the early E3 footage showed this version of the Strip filled with NPCs and other elements. However, due to the console limitations of the era, this idea had to be scrapped.

With that said, which of these ideas would you like to see in future Fallout games? Let us know in the comments below.

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