Another month gone already, and now as we enter into Summer, here is another GTW64 update with 7 new entries into the archive, including a title which oddly doesn’t seem to have had a UK release by Ocean and another … Continue reading →
If you are a fan of Dizzy like me, then you might be aware of a number of games written about the acrobatic egg which were created by fans. Quite a few exist, and have been extending the life of … Continue reading →
If you haven’t played Breakdown before, then you should check it out. It’s a fun and simple shooter/platformer/puzzler mix, which was generously given away on Zzap!64 issue 90’s covermount. When flicking through the magazine the other day, I realized that … Continue reading →
Back in the summer of 1985, Ritchie Brannan was trying to break into the games industry, and got a gig producing a game based on Fantastic Voyage for Ariolasoft. Early on it was renamed to Braindeath, probably as Ariolasoft couldn’t … Continue reading →
1992 Thalamus Platforms: Atari ST and Commodore Amiga Creatures 1 and 2 were two fantastically cute, but violent titles from Apex Computer Productions, and published by Thalamus during the early 1990s. So popular, it was decided to convert Creatures to … Continue reading →
A short entry for a title which was mentioned by Andrew Braybrook in an interview with FREEZE64. After finishing Intensity, Andrew started another game design – but it wasn’t really shaped into a game or anything. A title sequence was … Continue reading →
An interesting Synapse Software entry now with Picnic Paranoia, which was due for release on Atari 400/800, TRS-80, Apple II and Commodore 64 platforms. The game has you controlling George on a single screen, who has to keep ants and … Continue reading →
Not sure how we managed to miss this one, but at some point there were plans for a Commodore 64 game based on the UK soap EastEnders, to be published by Macsen Software around 1987 time. The game eventually saw … Continue reading →
1992 MicroProse Platform: Commodore Amiga Also known as: A.T.A.C: Advanced Tactical Air Command – The Secret War Against Drugs MicroProse’s flight sim, A.T.A.C: Advanced Tactical Air Command was previewed for the Amiga in various magazines back in 1992, but was … Continue reading →
Not a massively early version as such, but contributor Bruce Coates has highlighted that the Commodore User review of Target Renegade seems to have the baseball bat as a weapon in the other levels in the game. In the version … Continue reading →
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