Initially released on the Spectrum by Activision, before being re-released by Mastertronic, Xcel is described by Sinclair User as Star Trek, Space Invaders and Centipede rolled into one. Sadly the game is denied so not available for download on World … Continue reading →
I remember all the hype when Worms was discovered by Amiga Format after they ran a competition for creating a game in Amos. The classic tank game with elevation and speed control had been turned into a fun multiplayer game. … Continue reading →
A mini battle game, and even though it looks like a type-in game, its quite addictive in its own little way. It’s somekind of Combat clone, with a larger play area and smaller characters. It’s somehow very playable, just by … Continue reading →
Wolfgrounds we believe is a text adventure game by the same people who were selling Exod (Another title we have just added to GTW). The game was sold on disk, but it seems that this is one that either didn’t … Continue reading →
Wolf has been a game in the GTW archives for some time, only known for its Rob Hubbard tunes which have thought to be lost. We did a bit of research but could find no other games of this naming … Continue reading →
A very obscure title, and one we knew very little about – though ‘Anonymous Contributor’ (referenced as ‘AC’ in the rest of the page) has helped to shed some great light on the title. Much of the information written below … Continue reading →
A quick entry, again as we lack information at present. This is not the Mindscape game, but this was due to be a conversion of the Capcom arcade game. News of the conversion was mentioned in Commodore User magazine back … Continue reading →
This is a RPG based game with a slight twist on your typical western games. Here in this particular game you have to buy land, tools, materials and then start building up fame and gold in the wild west. You … Continue reading →
When backing up disks from Darren Melbourne in December 2015, we found a preview called Wildfire, which we believed to be an early preview of the very same game by Starlight. Well, we were wrong! Wildfire was actually produced in … Continue reading →
A neat looking game in similar vein to the classic "Shadow Of The Beast". Not much in this preview apart from some nice scrolling graphics, a good main character and some rather large creatures to try and kill. You scroll … Continue reading →
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