Games That Weren't^®

Not entirely sure why we hadn’t featured this one earlier, but Q8 (i’ll keep it to Q8 to save time!) was being produced across all formats by Thalamus as an exciting 3D racer game. It was never to be for … Continue reading →

We’re not entirely sure if this actually got completed, but Accolade were still producing C64 games in 1990 (and even 1991), so its entirely feasible that Gunboat was being produced for the C64. The game got fair reviews and even … Continue reading →

Oriental Games could have possibly been one of the last Firebird games to see a release on the C64, but it was not to be. Mentioned in a news item in Games Machine issue 27, Oriental Games was an average … Continue reading →

A very quick entry for a title which had a very quick mention in a PC Show 88 document given away with The Games Machine issue 10. The game was to be released by Big Apple Entertainment in 1988, and … Continue reading →

Another game, and one which had a full colour advert – but never actually appearing. Espionage looks like it should have been a spy adventure of some kind, but according to the Spectrum reviews of the game – it was … Continue reading →

Castle Fear was to be a sophisticated adventure with graphics and sound, as described by its advert in the December 1984 edition of Personal Computer Games. The aim was to try and find the stolen Golden Crown and Seven Diamonds … Continue reading →

Flame Island was to be a sophisticated adventure with graphics and sound, as described by its advert in the December 1984 edition of Personal Computer Games. The aim was to try and find an Emerald of Power within Flame Island … Continue reading →

A quick entry to cover part of a series of games which DK’Tronics were looking to release in late 1984, early 1985. A news item in the December 1984 edition of Personal Computer Games suggested that following on from a … Continue reading →

A quick entry to cover part of a series of games which DK’Tronics were looking to release in late 1984, early 1985. A news item in the December 1984 edition of Personal Computer Games suggested that following on from a … Continue reading →

A quick entry to cover part of a series of games which DK’Tronics were looking to release in late 1984, early 1985. A news item in the December 1984 edition of Personal Computer Games suggested that following on from a … Continue reading →