Preserving Cancelled, Unreleased and Lost Video Game History Since 1999
Total results: 17
1990 New Deal Productions Platforms: Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, PC The Few was a wargame that aimed to faithfully recreate the Battle of Britain in its entirety. It could be played solo or with a second player, either via Minitel, … Continue reading
1982 Simon Wadsworth Platform: ZX81 Simon Wadsworth had previously published a text adventure called The Scepter through Bug-Byte Software, which he’d written as a fifth-year student as an O-level project. However, he was about to unleash a new text adventure … Continue reading
1993 Dark Technologies Platform: Multi-System 2 (successor to the Konix Multi-system) A rather special entry here for what is thought to be one of the only completed titles for the hardware that evolved from the failed Konix Multi-System, a game … Continue reading
One thing we like to do at Games That Weren’t is to highlight changes made with released games. WWE Smackdown: Here Comes The Pain for the PlayStation 2 was one particular title that underwent significant roster changes before its final … Continue reading
Some huge news from Games That Weren’t, where we believe the first complete game for the MSU-era multisystem (evolved from the unreleased Konix Multisystem) has been preserved. However, the amazing Konix Multisystem emulator by Lee Hammerton has been built around … Continue reading
1994 Ocean Software Platform: SEGA Game Gear A new week brings another exciting recovery at Games That Weren’t! Today, we’re unveiling a previously unknown SEGA Game Gear conversion of Alien Olympics – a game we had no idea existed until … Continue reading
200X Lionhead Studios Platform: PC and possibly others Billion Dollar Monster was a cancelled game developed by Lionhead Studios, blending virtual pet mechanics with competitive battling and an ambitious TV show component. Designed as a PC game, each player would … Continue reading
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