This was to be an Ikari Warriors style game converted from the SNK arcade. In total there were two versions planned – This version was the first and which Commodore User, September 1988 issue mentioned that French software company FIL … Continue reading →
This was to be an Ikari Warriors style game converted from the Data East arcade to the C64 by F.A.C.S (Financial Accounting and Computing Software) – a West Bloomfield Township, Michigan company. Previously and very strangely, Sales Curve were linked … Continue reading →
An advert was featured in CVG June 86, with it stating that the C64 version would be available soon. Of course, we never did get to see the game, and Tir Na Nog became the only Gargoyle game to be … 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 game is … Continue reading →
An interesting title next from Software Projects which I never heard of until Peter Weighill sent in a scan of the game’s advert. Heebie Jeebies is another bunged into the archives for our search… Yet another Software Projects title which … Continue reading →
Not the official title of this game. It’s likely a final title was never made in the end, and it seems this title was abandoned very early on. This preview was only released in 2019 after Hedning/GP found it on … Continue reading →
198? Guido Henkel Platform: Commodore Vic 20 Hellowoon was a graphic text adventure that was released on the Atari ST and C64 around 1987 by Ariolasoft, and was written by Guido Henkel. In an interview on Atarilegend.com, Guido reveals that … Continue reading →
1990 Color Dreams Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System, Atari Lynx and Sega Mega Drive Just a short entry for a cancelled film title that was due for release on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Atari Lynx and Sega Mega Drive. It was … Continue reading →
Hero is one of the lesser known Mega Game titles which Imagine Software were to release back in 1984. The series was to include around 6 games – with Hero to be the 3rd/4th title being done on both the … Continue reading →
A very quick entry for a title which would take over 20 years to finally be completed and appear on the C64, when it was intended originally for release back around the early-mid 1990s. By the same creators as Crime … Continue reading →
Briefly mentioned in Commodore Format, this expansion pack never quite made it like their other released expansion pack. We are guessing that it got too late into the C64’s life, or not enough of the first expansion pack sold to … Continue reading →
Whilst at Active Minds, Paul Clansey was asked to give a design for a new Heroquest game for Gremlin Graphics. It is likely that Active Minds collapsed before the game could be started, and therefore Gremlin got another team in … Continue reading →
A very short entry for now regarding a game which was produced by a young Karl Hörnell when he was around 14. The game was Hex-Bert, and we believe was a Frogger clone done at a time when there were … Continue reading →
1993 Software 2000 Platform: Commodore Amiga A short entry for a graphic text adventure sequel for the Commodore Amiga, and due for release by Software 2000 in 1993. Hexuma: Das Auge Des Kal was released to some positive reviews, and … Continue reading →
A very quick and interesting entry which stems from the very last issue of Your Commodore magazine (Better known as YC issue 84). In the news section, it was stated that Sales Curve had signed up an exclusive deal with … Continue reading →
1992 Enigma Platform: PC An interesting title that has been flagged up to us thanks to contributor @AnythingAnyth19. This is a title which was created especially for a competition and was in three segments overall. We are not sure just … Continue reading →
This is what sounds like your bog standard platformer from a company which didn’t quite make the impact it may have wanted on various formats, with one of its biggest titles being the average "Jaws" licence. Screen 7 promoted this … Continue reading →
Highway Blaster was to be a new title from Italian label Genias for 1992. The game was mentioned in “C+VG Annuario 1992”, an addon to “C+VG” issue 11, December 1991… http://ready64.org/articoli /leggi/idart/30/-rivista -panorama-del-software-ludico -nazionale Stefan Roda, software manager in Genias, … Continue reading →
Never to be released, Hijack was a side-on strategy game to be released by Electric Dreams (A division of Activision). This was an interesting game which did fairly well, and was recieved on the Amstrad and Spectrum platforms. However, the … Continue reading →
Our next entry is thanks to Gareth Pitchford, who spotted in issue 40 of Your Commodore magazine details of a History title that was being created in The Quill. It was mentioned in a small article on educational games. The … Continue reading →
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