Another currently missing game which may or may not have been released (highlighted thanks to Bertrand / Atari Frog) – this time in the shape of Euchre for Four, which was advertised back in June 1983 by Hutchcraft Associates in … Continue reading →
Quest for Cyrus was announced in 2001 as coming soon by programmer Lorin Millsap. Described as “a game with a playing style much like that of Nintendo’s Zelda and the Final Fantasy series.” Commodore Wire news site at the time … Continue reading →
2000 Frey United Software Platform: Amiga 1200 Another recovery and release in 2024, this time with a football manager game which was due out for the Commodore Amiga 1200 in 2001/2001. The game was being created by the Barczyński brothers, … Continue reading →
A short entry for a Castle Software game that was advertised back in August 1983 in Compute! magazine (volume 5, issue 8). This has been highlighted thanks to Bertrand / Atari Frog. Killer Piller was already released, and can be … Continue reading →
A slightly obscure title now for the archive in the form of a Chevrolet advertisement disk, which has a series of prices and specifications for different Chevrolet vehicles. 8-Bit Show and Tell have previously covered the disk and its various … Continue reading →
A quick entry for yet another missing Datasoft title, which has been highlighted to us by Bertrand / Atari Frog (my apologies for the delay finally adding the entry!). As you can see from the scans from Atarimania.com – the … Continue reading →
Yet another missing Synapse Software title in the archives, with thanks to Bertrand/Atari Frog for highlighting. The game was mentioned as an upcoming title in Protector 2’s scrolling text, but also listed in a Synapse Software price list from September … Continue reading →
Thanks to Csaba Virag, we present yet another lost and unfinished game, this time with the very interesting title of The Spirit, which seems was due for release by Novo Soft in 1990. We don’t believe that the game is … Continue reading →
Another Hungarian title which has been found by Csaba Virag, and which is a very simple game where you have to try and land on the boat. It’s quite glitchy and almost unplayable, but another curiosity saved for posterity. We … Continue reading →
1987 Archer Maclean / System 3 / Activision Platform: Commodore 64 In late 2023, Games That Weren’t was tasked with trying to preserve all of the late Archer Maclean’s work disks – including Atari and C64 formatted disks. At the … Continue reading →
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