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EXCLUSIVE: Tech demos for Robocop and Gen 13 on the PS One available to download!

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Alex Ross
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We’re pleased to announce that Games That Weren’t can offer exclusively offer two tech demos for download! The demos are games developer Realtime Associates submissions for the contracts for Robocop and Gen 13 on the Playstation. In the event they … Continue reading →

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Joe The Serif (C64)

Posted on December 28, 2010 by fgasking
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Occasionally GTW64 is passed on software which did infact get a release, but a very limited one and which has not yet been preserved for others to enjoy. Joe The Serif is one such game, preserved by a contributor called … Continue reading →

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Lost Vic 20 games

Posted on October 30, 2010 by fgasking
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The Vic 20 was one of my favourite machines that I grew up with, being actually the first ever proper computer I had back in 1989. One dream has been to set up a dedicated sister site for the Vic … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Mutant Camels ’89 (Konix)

Posted on October 14, 2010 by fgasking
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Sadly this was one of our most popular articles that was lost in the crash of the old GTW site, which included quotes directly about the game from Jeff Minter himself.  Hopefully we will at some stage get the review … Continue reading →

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The history of Berserker Works Ltd

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Alex Ross
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The was originally posted on the central GTW site a couple of years back, luckily for Frank I archive things obsessively and thus still had all the files and details on my computer. Enjoy! The story of Berserker Works is … Continue reading →

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Simon Cooke and the Sam Coupe

Posted on September 26, 2010 by fgasking
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Simon Cooke’s biography on Wikipedia doesn’t pay enough justice to his role within Sam Coupe scene.  His unreleased contributions include Populous(incomplete), Bubble Bobble (unattainable license, 1991), Zub (unfinished, but screenshots exist). Unrelated to Sam Coupe but of great importance is … Continue reading →

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S.T.U.N Runner, better on Speccy?

Posted on September 26, 2010 by fgasking
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Interesting find on our travels, but as some may well know – the Spectrum version of S.T.U.N Runner wasn’t particularly great (Well, the C64 version was only marginally better, but thats not saying much). However, things could have been a … Continue reading →

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Meantime – a top RPG lost game

Posted on September 26, 2010 by fgasking
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We’ve seen countless many games disappear into the myst without a screenshot or even a title left behind.   This is not the case of Meantime (you may remember this title from GTW64’s coverage), one of the most popular vapourware (not … Continue reading →

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The Mindwarp – a lost Maxis game

Posted on September 26, 2010 by fgasking
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Not too much is known about The Mindwarp, but this was a nice looking Descent style game from 1996/97 which was being produced by Maxis software on the PC and which was advertised in a few places and magazines. The … Continue reading →

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