Games That Weren't^®

Not too much really to say about this game at this stage. Was it meant as a joke or a serious title? We suspect that Bad Game was given as a title by the crackers. The aim is simply to … Continue reading →

What seems to be a very promising preview at the start, with a lot of really nice glossy presentation and graphics – when you start this preview, you are pretty much greeted by a static bitmap and some test sprites … Continue reading →

Altarius is a promising sideways scrolling SEU, which has a 2 player mode and a wide range of attack waves thrown at you. No backgrounds apart from a star field at this stage though. You have unlimited lives, and can … Continue reading →

Another title which has had plenty of work on the presentation to feel like it should be more complete, but at this stage there isn’t a huge amount to do. The game just has you having to avoid balls that … Continue reading →

A promising start of a sort of expanded Connect 4 game – where you must get 5 coloured tiles in a row – taking turns between two players to plot your move. The game preview kicks straight into a 2 … Continue reading →

I like City Invaders – it is a neat sort of Pooyan clone with a cool main character who pops their head in and out of building windows trying to stop the city invaders. There isn’t too much to the … Continue reading →

A very promising looking puzzler game, which is sort of a mixture of Sokoban and Pipemania with electrical wiring. It is playable, with some cool title presentation – though the options and screen designer areas are disabled at present. This … Continue reading →

The game hasn’t got no name, but neither does it have much in the way of things to do at this stage either. What we have here is a single static screen with a diver character – who must first … Continue reading →

The original Knight n Grail was a fantastic title which blew many people away when it turned up. One of my favourite games of recent times with some excellent twists and turns. When this sequel preview turned up, I of … Continue reading →

A very interesting title which has been sitting in the digital archives for some time. Sir Lancelot is a scrolling platform and ladders title, sort of like an ancient Green Beret style game. It only has the one level, no … Continue reading →