Preserving Cancelled & Unreleased Video Game History Since 1999
Total results: 407
199? Unknown Platform: Atari 400/800/XE Our next entry in the archives is for the Atari 8-bit home computer platform, and is the early start of a fairly impressive conversion of Delphine’s Another World – though not by Delphine! It is … Continue reading
1998 Digital Demons Software Platform: Amiga (AGA only) Yet another late Amiga game which was sadly never to be, and an interesting looking sideways scrolling shoot-em-up, which had a bit of a Menace/Blood Money feel to it. Details on the … Continue reading
1997 The Electric Pixel Company Platform: Super Nintendo Code – Simon Nicol Graphics – Herman Serrano Sound – Mike Clarke Ten years after Mega Apocalypse, Simon Nicol’s awesome ‘Mad Planets’ conversion was to be given the 16-bit treatment. ‘Apocalypse 2’ … Continue reading
1982-1983 Archer Maclean Platform: Atari 400/800 In August 2023, Chris Wilkins (Fusion Retro Books) entrusted Games That Weren’t with the task of preserving all of Archer’s development disks. Whilst going through Archer’s 5.25″ work disks, a series of significant discoveries … Continue reading
1992 Intec Platform: PC Engine Our next title is an interesting looking side-on action RPG title that was due for release on the PC Engine by Intec around 1992 time. A few mentions were made in PCEngineFan over the years, … Continue reading
1992 Linel Platform: Commodore Amiga Our next entry into the archives is a 2D strategy game for the Commodore Amiga that was due for release back in 1992 by Linel. The game was set in a medieval scenario, where you … Continue reading
1984 Archer Maclean Platform: Atari 400/800 As our preservation work continues with the late Archer Maclean’s disks, we take a look at something a little different and unexpected that was found within his Atari 8-bit formatted disks. After developing his … Continue reading
1990 Herman Serrano Platform: Amiga A short entry for now on a strange title from the mind of Weird Dreams co-designer Herman Serrano. Atomic Lunch had you controlling a mad scientist called Gregory Michaelson, who has been mutated by a … Continue reading
1989 Llamasoft Platform: Konix Multi-System As part of the launch and release of The Games That Weren’t book, we are adding assets and content that didn’t make it to print as bonus content to share with you. Within the book … Continue reading
1987 Software Projects Platform: ZX Spectrum 48K As part of the launch and release of The Games That Weren’t book, we are adding assets and content that didn’t make it to print as bonus content to share with you. Within the … Continue reading
1993 Atried Concept / Kalisto Entertainment Platform: Amiga (likely PC and Atari ST too) Also known as “Quick”, B.U.D was a neat looking platformer that was due for release at least on the Commodore Amiga back in 1993, and was … Continue reading
1993 Emotional Pics Platform: Amiga From the creators of Cover Girl Strip Poker was yet another game along the same kind of theme of featuring naked women, this time with an Othello-based game to gradually reveal all.
1986 Jens and Mattias Thorsen Platform: Sinclair QL Our first ever Sinclair QL title into the unreleased games archive which is Games That Weren’t, and thanks to Anonymous Contributor for the heads up. Much of the following is based from … Continue reading
1993 Krisalis Software Platforms: Various A very short entry for now and for a potential sequel to Soccer Kid, a platformer game where you control a kid with a football who can perform a series of special moves to defeat … Continue reading
1993 Gametek Platform: Atari ST (also Commodore 64 – See link below) We have had a detailed page on the cancelled C64 development for quite some time – but hadn’t realised that an Atari ST edition once existed until flagged … Continue reading
1996 Frontier Software Platforms: Atari ST, Atari Falcon, Commodore Amiga and PC Our next entry in the archives is a puzzler that was due for release on Commodore Amiga and Atari ST platforms, then later Atari Falcon and PC. The … Continue reading
1990 Renovation Products Platform: SEGA Mega Drive Battle Mission was an exciting looking Operation Wolf style game that was due for release on the SEGA Mega Drive back in 1990 by Renovation Products. The game was based in the middle … Continue reading
1994 Atari Platform: Atari Jaguar Battlezone 2000 was one of the early planned titles for the Atari Jaguar and mentioned in various magazines over a period of time, but it was never to surface – or did it in some … Continue reading
1994 Starbyte Platform: Commodore Amiga Our next entry is thanks to Grzegorz Antosiewicz, and is of a title that was eventually released on PC for the German market in 1997, but was due an Amiga release much earlier. Bazooka Sue … Continue reading
1990 Ubi Soft Platforms: Commodore Amiga and Atari ST An unreleased puzzle game that was due out from Ubi Soft in 1990 for both the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST platforms, created by Michel Ancel and Nicolas Choukroun who produced … Continue reading
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