Kinetix
A short entry for a title that did eventually see release, but was actually intended to be a game with a completely different name. Dynamix was a new puzzle game from Ash and Dave, published by Virgin Mastertronic back in … Continue reading
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A short entry for a title that did eventually see release, but was actually intended to be a game with a completely different name and publisher. Pirates in Hyperspace was Ash and Dave’s first commercial C64 game, published by Alternative … Continue reading
Tronscii
Our next entry is a post-commercial era title from around 2005 that sadly was never to be completed. Tronscii is a PETSCII clone of the common tron light bikes game, two player only with dual scrolling playing grids and colour … Continue reading
Coming soon!
Games That Weren’t has been running for almost 20 years now, with its first on-line presence appearing way back in early 1999. After years of research and preservation work done in our spare time, we are now about to mark … Continue reading
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Different Emlyn Hughes gfx (c64)
Thanks to Martin/Stadium 64 – Emlyn Hughes was reviewed/previewed with very different panel graphics, which you can see below: Was there maybe other differences tucked away that were never used in the final version?
Bigfoot V1
A very quick entry, but thanks to Drew Northcott, we have been told that Bigfoot was originally in development by another team, before The Firm took over and completed it… http://www.gamebase64.com/game.php?id=755&d=18&h=0 It’s believed that Peter Goldsmith (and maybe Jamie Irvine) … Continue reading
Number Jotto
Our next title is a strategy game which can allow for up to 4 players in total. Number Jotto is described as follows: “Deduction, logic and patience are the skills you must master to win the game. The object is … Continue reading
Bubbles
Our next game is slightly obscure, and was briefly advertised by US magazines in 1983. Thanks to Peter Weighill for the heads up. The game was called Bubbles, and has you controlling Clarence the Clam, who must avoid and destroy … Continue reading
Diskovery titles
Yet another collection of educational titles which don’t seem to be out there just yet, thanks to Peter Weighill for the heads up. Were they unreleased, or merely just limited release? The titles advertised in US magazines by Gladstone Electronics … Continue reading
Two previews recovered + more
Thanks to Paul Clansey, we have fully preserved two of his unfinished games in the form of RPG game Freebooter and ambitious Elite style sim Exodus. Hoping for Paul to share more soon about how they both work, but check … Continue reading
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