Preserving Cancelled & Unreleased Video Game History Since 1999
Total results: 123
A quick post after receiving an email today from a Robin Gravel who has highlighted the classic title “The Heist” – a title I remember well on the Commodore 64. In the advert which you can see here, the game … Continue reading
The was originally posted on the central GTW site a couple of years back, luckily for Frank I archive things obsessively and thus still had all the files and details on my computer. Enjoy! The story of Berserker Works is … Continue reading
Also known as Chaos at one point, Kanaan was a 1st/3rd person shooter due to be published on PC by Ubisoft, and developed by Argonaut. It was cancelled when very close to completion. The game is already well covered by … Continue reading
1993 ReadySoft Incorporated Platforms: Commodore Amiga and PC Following on from Wrath of the Demon was a new title from ReadySoft called The King’s Ransom, with the same level of detailed animations, but a bit more in the way of … Continue reading
1990 U.S. Gold Platform: C64, Atari 400/800, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and PC Our next entry into the archives was thought to have been both a C64 and Atari 800/400 development for Databyte back in the 1980s. Billy Boulder was … Continue reading
1994 Psygnosis Platforms: Commodore Amiga and PC We’ve covered a few Miracle Games titles over the years, including later incarnations of Dick Special and also Bouncy Bat game. In 1994, another title from the studio was due for release via … Continue reading
1991 Demonware Platforms: Commodore Amiga, C64 (see link below) and PC Originally we knew of this game thanks to its appearance in an Early Warning scanner in Commodore Format magazine. This was for the C64 edition, which we have covered … Continue reading
1997 Maxis Platform: PC The Mindwarp was not your usual Sim game from Maxis, and should have been their first proper foray into the realm of action-based titles back in 1997. It should have also been simply called “Mindwarp”, had … Continue reading
1999-2000 Pukka Games Platform: PC The Ravaging was a third person PC action adventure game that was being developed by Pukka Games between 1999-2000, where you controlled an angel from hell. According to “10ahu” from an old ASSEMBLERgames.org thread (who … Continue reading
1988 Firebird Software Platform: PC DOS Thrust was a brilliant budget title from the mind of the late Jeremy Smith back in 1986, developed first for the BBC Micro (released via Superior Software), then converted to a large number of … Continue reading
1987 Keypunch Software Platforms: Atari ST, Commodore 64, Atari 400/800, Apple II and PC A very short entry for a title that was advertised within the manual of Aliants at the very end. Time Capsule was listed as “Coming Soon” … Continue reading
1995 Psygnosis Platform: PC Just over ten years after its original release on the ZX Spectrum, Psygnosis planned to release an update to the classic adventure game for PC users back in 1995. The gameplay would consist of hand-to-hand combat, … Continue reading
1994 Renegade Platforms: PC and Acorn Archimedes A short entry for a title due for release by Renegade on the PC and Acorn Archimedes (thanks to Kevin Tilley for flagging this one up to cover). This was to be a … Continue reading
Sadly not all Games That Werent investigations turn out successfully, and many times we find out about an unreleased or cancelled game only to find out that whatever work was done on it is also lost to the ether. I … Continue reading
1998-1999 Impressions Platform: PC Thanks to Niklas Lindholm, we learn of yet another lost football management game, this time with a game in the Ultimate Soccer Manager series, with the 2000 edition. Niklas has produced a brilliant video about the … Continue reading
A quick post from us, thanks to Fabrizio Bartoloni. Fabrizio has recently located a couple of unreleased DOS games online on the classicdosgames.com website and has shared some links if you want to check them out: TigerFox (1984) Tron Light … Continue reading
A short post to highlight two Amiga titles that never were (thanks to Karl Kuras) which were mentioned in the pages of Commodore User magazine. The Legend of Billy Boulder This title was actually due for release on PC and … Continue reading
1994 Dave Gibbons and Steve Day Platforms: Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and PC Also known as: Exploding Fist Ten years after the release of the Commodore 64 classic Way Of The Exploding Fist, there were plans for an Amiga and … Continue reading
Along our web travels an interview with Australian Gamer Joseph Hewitt, a man involved in Command & Conquer, Dune II, Kyrandia and Lands of Lore, to name a few classics, was discovered and which informed readers about three Westwood games … Continue reading
1991 Broderbund Platform: PC DOS A short entry to kick off for now, and whilst more information is uncovered. It seems that back in 1991, a Star Wars spin on the classic Carmen Sandiego games was on the cards. Broderbund … Continue reading
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