Preserving Cancelled & Unreleased Video Game History Since 1999
Total results: 1864
Another SEUCK game for our archives, well… one that we have to find anyway! This is yet another SEUCK from the Zzap Megatape article they ran a long while back in around 1992. Here they displayed readers games and said … Continue reading
According to Commodore User September 1988 in their PC Show 88 preview, Activision had secured the rights for Corland Technology’s Cyber Tank game. We did a bit of research, and found it. At present hte game is not yet full … Continue reading
1994 Mindcraft Platform: PC DOS A short entry for a title called CyberGO, due for release by Mindcraft and highlighted by Andreas Wirooks and spotted in various upcoming text files in Mindcraft’s other games. A description for the game was … Continue reading
1993 Empire / Oxford Digital Enterprises Platform: Commodore Amiga and PC (DOS) Thanks to @nearvanaman for the heads up. An entry has been available for some time over at the Hall of Light. Due for release in late 1993, this … Continue reading
Cyborg is described by a C16 website as “A shooting extravaganza with a different twist. Two directional movement limits your chance to escape, increases your need for skill.”… http://plus4.emucamp.com/software/Cyborg The game indeed was released on the C16, but a C64 … Continue reading
Cycleburner was the title of a game which was being coded by the sample maestro himself, Cycleburner (Even Scharning) for the Megastyle group. It was highlighted to us thanks to Roy Widding recently in 2014 as a title that not … Continue reading
Cyclone Duel is another game which was originally planned by EBES when the C64 was dying out commercially around 1994 time. The game was mentioned in a note file from around 1995 where Russ talks about various games which EBES … Continue reading
Novasoft was one of those early development companies for the C64 which disappeared as quickly as they arrived. I don’t think i’ve ever really seen anything to come out of the company. As the game name suggests, Cyclotron was a … Continue reading
D-Day was advertised in various magazines of the era, and was released on the Spectrum and Sinclair QL, though a Commodore 64 edition was also advertised as coming soo. The game involved battling through 4 separate scenarios, either taking control … Continue reading
1992 Hi-Tec Software Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga and ZX Spectrum 48/128K As part of the launch and release of The Games That Weren’t book, we are adding assets and content that didn’t make it to print … Continue reading
A short post thanks to contributor Daniel Meléndez, who spotted Daley Thompson playing a slightly different looking Daley Thompson’s Decathlon game on the Commodore 64: Not massive differences it has to be said, apart from the panel boards and the … Continue reading
A GREAT Amiga game which was also planned for the GREAT 64.. Paul Woakes work previously has been to a VERY high standard and his sequel to Mercenary was the most awaited game in 1988. The shots in loads of … Continue reading
We all know about the famous Dan Dare game by Virgin on the C64 with its excellent Comic Book style gameplay. Even now the game is quite brilliant and hasn’t aged badly at all. In speaking with Andy Wilson recently, … Continue reading
An Italian title which may have been released, but is currently missing and yet to be preserved. Can you help us and ready64.org to recover it? Dance on a Volcano was a strategy/adventure game by the looks of it, and was previewed … Continue reading
Not to be confused with Dandy released by Electric Dreams, but more a game based on the very popular Comic Book. Advertised as coming soon in early 1989 on the Commodore 64 – this title was mentioned in small print … Continue reading
Yes, of course… Dandy was actually released by Electric Dreams, but did you know that in fact the original developer was not to be Nick Pelling, but the Ram Jam Corporation? This updated version of the classic Dandy game on … Continue reading
A relatively unknown and unannounced game which was being written by James Smart for Catalyst Coders. It was James’ first development at the company, and one which he felt was pretty crap and not worth mentioning. Considering we mention pretty … Continue reading
1992 Flashsoft Platform: ZX Spectrum Our next entry into the archives should have maybe been posted in April, as Danny Duster’s Dirty Deeds is a game that wasn’t, but also never existed in the first place. Crash magazine in issue … Continue reading
Danse Macabre is a french game that was rumoured to have been released back in 1986 by Funlight Software. There is a wiki article talking about the game, and rumours that someone from a French Atari forum saw the game … Continue reading
1989 Rainbow Games Platform: Arcade Already we have seen a few entries into Games That Weren’t which are arcade releases that were being done by console/home computer software companies, such as Zool, Fire and Forget 2 and The Living Daylights. … Continue reading
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