Games That Weren't 64^®

Contributor Allan Pinkerton is on fire at the moment with his preservation work, and he has preserved a large bundle of educational titles from Kidware and also Bible research files for the Commodore 64.

There is also a Quiz Minder title which Allan has tried to dump, but has been having issues with so far. We’ve added what Allan has preserved so far.

We haven’t created GTW entries, as these titles were actually released – but we are sharing the preservation work that Allan has done, so here you go and please feel free to add to any digital archives:

• BibleConcordance
• Kidware_Games
• KJV-3-2-BibleSearch
• KJV-GospelDemo
• NewTestamentGame
• NIV3-2-Biblesearch
• QuizMinder (currently broken)

In March 2024, Marco Das then preserved some more Kidware titles, which you can find links to below:

• CSD074 (Early Education 5) – KIDware – 1988 – USA
• CSD075 (Early Education 6) – KIDware – 1988 – USA
• CSD085 (Primary Education 6) – KIDware – 1988 – USA

A slightly obscure title now for the archive in the form of a Chevrolet advertisement disk, which has a series of prices and specifications for different Chevrolet vehicles.

8-Bit Show and Tell have previously covered the disk and its various formats, and look at an 1986 edition of the disk, which even contains a game called Depreciation Derby. This particular disk seems to be a 1987 edition with a different loading screen and music.

It is with huge thanks to Allan Pinkerton for preserving, so that we can make it available. It’s an interesting curiosity, and at the very least another SID tune for HVSC :-)

With thanks to Allan Pinkerton for preserving and sharing!

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• chevy-tech

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