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About Frank Gasking

Proprietor of Games That Weren't—a digital archive dedicated to unreleased and cancelled video games, founded in 1999. A passionate software preservationist, contributing to various projects, particularly for the Commodore 64. By day, working as a software/web developer.

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GTW64 June 2025 update

Posted: 30-06-2025 by Frank Gasking

Our sixth update of the year for our ever-growing Commodore 64 archive is mostly updates this month, with 2 new entries, including details about a Stephen Hendry snooker game from Zeppelin that fell through and a rather risqué adventure game which many feel could have been a fake.

All finished off with 16 updates with various new scans and also new updated screenshots for the Mega Games entry after the recent better quality BBC Commercial Breaks upload. Should have something big for you very soon – so watch this space! Continue reading →

Posted in: GTW64 news | Leave a comment

8-bit Apocalypse

Posted: 27-06-2025 by Frank Gasking

In 2021, 8-Bit Apocalypse appeared on Kickstarter as a very cool and interesting indie project from developer Ricardo Jorge. The game was a modern homage to arcade classics and dystopian sci-fi, blending aesthetics of 1980s pop culture with fast-paced action, a deep backstory, and an original synth soundtrack. Continue reading →

Posted in: Apple iOS, PC | Tagged: No download available | 1 Comment

Lulu

Posted: 26-06-2025 by Frank Gasking

A short entry for a title that was created by Russ Wetmore, and one of the last games they worked on before moving onto new platforms. Unfortunately the game was never released, but thankfully it was recovered in 2015 via the AtariAge forums and Kay Savetz. Continue reading →

Posted in: Atari 400/800/XL, Reviews | Tagged: Preview available | Leave a comment

Preppies in Space

Posted: 26-06-2025 by Frank Gasking

Did you know that Preppie was meant to have been a trilogy? Neither did we – though thanks to Avram Dumitrescu, we learn that back in 2005 it was established that Russ Wetmore was planning to create a 3rd game called Preppies in Space thanks to an interview. Continue reading →

Posted in: Atari 400/800/XL, Reviews | Tagged: No download available | Leave a comment

Alien 3 C64 prototype recovered

Posted: 25-06-2025 by Frank Gasking

Thanks to Sailor of Triad, a rare prototype of Alien 3 for the Commodore 64 has just been discovered recently. This was a demo that was seemingly produced for producer Joe Bonar to take a look at back in the day to see progress with the project. Continue reading →

Posted in: Commodore 64 (C64), GTW64 news, Prototype | Tagged: Preview available | Leave a comment

Canadian Tire: Carts of Fury flash game preserved

Posted: 24-06-2025 by Frank Gasking

Carts of Fury is a 2007 Canadian Tire Flash-based advergame that was once available online, and then even given out as physical CD-ROM copies about a year later. It is no longer available today (not currently on Flashpoint Archive) and was yet to be preserved until now. Continue reading →

Posted in: PC, Preservation | Tagged: Full game available | 1 Comment

Dr. Franken 3

Posted: 23-06-2025 by Frank Gasking

1993 Enigma Variations Platform: Gameboy Original Also known as: The Adventures of Dr. Franken: Part 3 Our next entry into the GTW archives is a surprise 3rd title in the Dr. Franken series which was being developed on the Nintendo … Continue reading →

Posted in: Nintendo Game Boy, Reviews | Tagged: Preview available | Leave a comment

Legacy of the Fallen

Posted: 20-06-2025 by Frank Gasking

Legacy of the Fallen was an ambitious add-on pack developed by Anarchy Arts as an expansion for the 1998 first-person shooter Shogo: Mobile Armor Division. The project began in late 1998 after Monolith Productions, the creators of Shogo, approached Anarchy Arts with an offer to develop the add-on. For the relatively young and unknown studio, this was an exciting opportunity to make a name and earn revenue, so they accepted. Continue reading →

Posted in: PC, Reviews | Tagged: Assets available, Preview available | Leave a comment

The Last Stuntman

Posted: 19-06-2025, last updated: 20-06-2025 by Frank Gasking

The Last Stuntman was a game that was due for release from one of CRL’s sub-labels in the late 1980s via Actual Screenshots. Little is known at this stage apart from that the game was split into 6 parts in total – mini-games essentially that were developed by different developers. Continue reading →

Posted in: Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Reviews | Tagged: No download available | 2 Comments

World Class Rugby SNES Prototype

Posted: 18-06-2025 by Frank Gasking

Today we add a very different and early prototype of World Class Rugby for the Super Nintendo, dated from July 1992, and some time before the final release. The engine seems quite different from the final version, with completely different … Continue reading →

Posted in: Prototype, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) | Tagged: Preview available | Leave a comment

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