Preserving Cancelled, Unreleased and Lost Video Game History Since 1999
Total results: 27
A new unreleased Commodore 64 game preserved today with our release of Cavey (also known as Caveman Capers) – a 1992 budget platformer sadly never to be, and which featured a built-in level editor. Plenty of promise and its a huge shame it never got further! Source code is also included too! Continue reading
Another great update from Bertrand / Atari Frog from AtariMania.com , who have recovered a rare Atari 8-bit prototype of Alligata Software’s Trap. A very advanced preview which is quite faithful to the C64 original at this stage.
The preservation work is thanks to John Hardie (National Videogame Museum) and to Stephen Goss (Harlequin Software founder) for allowing the archival of the game. It is unknown why the game was never released, but AtariMania suggest it could be to do with turmoil within Alligata at the time before the company shut down. Continue reading
A short entry until we get more information, with news that there were plans for an Atari 8-bit computer edition of Back To Reality from Mastertronic, with the game getting a mention in an advert for Mastertronic games – listed as being available for C64, Amstrad and Atari. Continue reading
A short entry until we get more information, with news that there were plans for an Atari 8-bit computer edition of the James Bond game: Live and Let Die from Domark, with the game getting a mention in the news pages of Atari User (UK) issue 38. Continue reading
A short entry until we get more information, with news that there were plans for an Atari 8-bit computer edition of Frankie Goes To Hollywood from Ocean Software, with the game getting a big mention in the news pages of Atari User (UK) issue 4 in 1985. Continue reading
A short entry until we get more information, with news that there were plans for an Atari 8-bit computer edition of Zoids from Martech, with the game getting a big mention in the news pages of Atari User (UK) issue 5 in 1985. Continue reading
Our friend Bertrand / Atari Frog from AtariMania.com has informed us of a new recovery they have made from some archived disks from the short-lived Atari 8-bit publisher Harlequin Software. This includes materials for abandoned conversions of Last Ninja 2, Paperboy and Robocop.
The preservation work is thanks to John Hardie (National Videogame Museum) and to Stephen Goss (Harlequin Software founder) for allowing the archival of the images. Links can be found below to the disks and artwork that has been recovered. Continue reading
Next into the Games That Weren’t archives is an unfinished western-themed SNES game commissioned by Teeny Weeny Games in the early 1990s. The game only had a working name of Teeny Weeny Western and was developed around 1993, the project was coded entirely in 65816 assembly using original DOS-based SNES development tools and period hardware. Although commercially funded, the game was never completed or released.
The recovered materials we have here were preserved by Michael Archer, with original graphics by Paul (DOKK) Docherty. The game was designed by Angela Sutherland in collaboration with Colin Fuidge. Looking back, the programmer notes that they never fully connected with the game’s design vision, and the exact reasons the project stalled are now unclear. Continue reading
Many of you may remember the Triple Decker compilations that used to be released by Alternative Software on the likes of the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and other platforms. A budget compilation that used to feature 3 cool games of yesteryear at a decent price.
In tribute to the compilation and Alternative Software’s 40th Anniversary, prolific Game Boy / Game Boy Color studio WLS (ran by the brilliant László Rajcsányi) approached with an idea to release a commemorative game collection featuring their own ZX Spectrum, Commodore 16/Plus 4/64/VIC-20 titles that were originally released between 1985 and 1987. Continue reading
Back in 1999, a cool looking isometric role-playing game was being developed by a new studio called Studio Blue. The game was Deliverance From The Dark, and it was looking pretty neat and very much like Diablo II which came out a year later. Sadly, after a few previews in magazines – the game would disappear and never see the light of day. Continue reading
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