Preserving Cancelled & Unreleased Video Game History Since 1999
Total results: 194
1990 Ultra Games Platform: Commodore Amiga 500 It was announced in January 2021 about an unofficial conversion of the MSX classic Metal Gear to the Amiga – very nearly complete, and should see some kind of release very soon. However, … Continue reading
1994 Ocean Software Platform: Amiga 1200 (and possibly CD32) Mighty Max was based on the popular toys and subsequent cartoon of the time (huge in the US!), and was initially developed on the Amiga 1200 as the primary platform, with … Continue reading
1984-1995 Ashley Greenup/Dee-Kay Systems Platforms: BBC Micro, C64, ZX Spectrum and Amiga It is thanks to Ivan S that it has come to light that a series of Train games created by Ashley Greenup/Dee-Kay Systems are currently missing and not … Continue reading
Following on from the recent console cancellation of Myth covered on the site, team member Grzegorz Antosiewicz got in touch to highlight a series of changes to the Amiga/ST editions of Myth. What follows is based mostly on the text … Continue reading
1995 Acclaim Platforms: Commodore Amiga 1200, CD32 Yet another late Amiga conversion, which sadly seems to have fallen by the wayside due to the dwindling market at the time. NBA Jam Tournament Edition was a particularly high profile title which … Continue reading
1990 Ocean Software Platforms: Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, PC and Commodore 64 This was to be the last of a trilogy of Nightbreed games produced by Ocean Software in 1990 and produced by Imagitec, overseen by David Wightman. The game … Continue reading
1992 Gremlin Platform: Commodore Amiga, Atari ST A short entry for a title that was due to be a Ninja-themed version of Hero Quest, building upon the successful Gremlin adaptation of the board game. Mentioned in the news pages of … Continue reading
1991 Infogrames Platform: Commodore Amiga (+ potentially others) A very short entry for a potential sequel that was planned to come from Infogrames in 1991/1992. After the success of North and South, it is perhaps no surprise that thoughts were … Continue reading
1992 Mindscape Platform: Commodore Amiga Released on Super Nintendo and SEGA Mega Drive, Outlander was also once due for release on the Commodore Amiga too by Mindscape in 1992. The game is described by our very own Karl Kuras as … Continue reading
Following on from the recent PC DOS release of an unreleased conversion of Team 17’s Overdrive thanks to Damiano Gerli, GTW’s Grzegorz Antosiewicz dug out a series of early screens from the game. Overall showing many differences and features not … Continue reading
1989 Grandslam Platform: Amiga Ok, before you start shouting – yes, Pac-Land was indeed released on the Commodore Amiga, and it was pretty terrible too. However, it seems that things could have been very different indeed, when contributor Hank highlighted … Continue reading
1993 Ocean Software Platform: Commodore Amiga A second Addams Family game from Ocean Software that would be based on the cartoon series that had just been created. News of this development was reported very briefly in the news pages of … Continue reading
1994-2013 System 3 Platforms: Apple iOS, Commodore Amiga 1200, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii U, PC (DOS + Windows), SEGA Mega Drive, Sony PlayStation 2 and Sony PlayStation Portable As part of the launch and release of The … Continue reading
A huge surprise for Amiga fans today, as System 3 have released the Amiga version of Putty Squad after being missing for almost 20 years and to mark the release of the Playstation release. The game has been preserved thanks … Continue reading
1987-1991 Gremlin Graphics Platforms: Commodore Amiga and Atari ST Credits: Richard Costello (Lead developer), Bill Allen (Arena subgame developer), Andy Bryant (Gun subgame developer), Kevin Bulmer (Artist) and Ben Daglish (Music and FX) For years, screenshots from magazines have taunted … Continue reading
1993 Grandslam Platforms: Commodore Amiga and PC Realms of Darkness was billed as a role-playing game for people who hated role-playing games. As well as an isometric Populous-style viewpoint for its RPG features, there would also be a side view … Continue reading
1996 Starbyte Platform: Amiga Thanks to Dasse Evertsson for the heads up, but at the end of the fantastic Amiga game Traps ‘n Treasures, there is a little hint of a sequel with “Redbeard’s Revenge”. Due for release it seems … Continue reading
1992 Thalamus Platforms: Commodore Amiga and Atari ST Restrictor was being developed by Arc Developments during the early 1990s for the Commodore Amiga (and also reportedly the C64). It was to be an original title from Arc, developed for Thalamus … Continue reading
1991 Core Design Platforms: Commodore Amiga and Atari ST Following on from the recent post on Cyber Fight, comes yet another 3D futuristic sports title in the shape of Retro. A title being developed for Core Design by Steve Northcott … Continue reading
1992 Gremlin Platforms: Commodore Amiga, Nintendo Game Boy (+ potentially others) Tucked away in a news page in Commodore User magazine was a snippet that talks about Gremlin being set to update an old 8-bit classic – The Way Of … Continue reading
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