Preserving Cancelled and Unreleased Video Game History Since 1999
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Valgaard was an ambitious Viking themed title in development by Dominique Sablons and his team under the name Zeugma, with a publishing deal signed with Ubi Soft in March 1990. The game put players in the role of a Viking warrior or prince, cast out from his homeland after a duel gone wrong. Forced into exile, you would set sail with a small crew, limited resources and a longship, tasked with surviving and ultimately restoring your honour. Continue reading
Moon Child is an interesting project that started life on the Commodore Amiga, but ultimately ended up being completed and released on PC instead. The game was developed by Dutch team Team Hoi, made up of Reinier van Vliet, Metin Seven and Ramon Braumuller, who had previously worked together on titles such as Hoi and Clockwiser. Continue reading
Lamborghini FX was once an ambitious arcade style racing game developed by Milestone S.r.l. and was set to be published by Titus Interactive, marking a return to the publisher’s earlier successes with Lamborghini-licensed titles Automobili Lamborghini and Lamborghini American Challenge. The game was scheduled for release in July 2004, but was ultimately cancelled following Titus Interactive’s bankruptcy in June of that year. Continue reading
This week we’ve received another surprise submission, with a rare video showcasing gameplay footage from a previously unknown cancelled development of Æon Flux by Argonaut, believed to have been in production around 2005.
Details are very limited at present, but it appears Argonaut may have been working on their own take of the licence before the project was cancelled. It is unclear how far development progressed or why it was stopped, though the footage suggests something fairly substantial may have been underway. Continue reading
Something a bit different today, with the recovery of two Special FX tools that were produced by Gary J Foreman, who has worked on many different Grand Theft Auto games over the years, but also created the Commodore 64 conversion of Rainbow Islands. Continue reading
This particular entry is closely tied to the Commodore 64 edition of the game, which first helped highlight the project and its unusual origins. For some time, there had been confusion over this title, especially given that Superior Software had already released a Chess game back in 1984. However, this later project was something entirely different, and not simply an update or reworking of the earlier release. Continue reading
Ok, so before you say it – yes, Vixen was released on the ZX Spectrum by Martech – but not this particular development. This was a completely different version that was being developed by Keith A Goodyer with graphics by The S.A.M. According to credits, the game was due for music by David Whittaker.
The original game caused a bit of controversy due to the scantily clad Corrine Russell being featured in adverts and within the game. Not sure it helped too much with sales, as the game was withdrawn by some shops. Continue reading
A short entry for now thanks to Bertrand / AtariMania, who found a multi-platform advert regarding a light pen and some software from a Liverpool-based company called Startech in 1983.
The advert mentions the light pen coming with free software in a June 1983 advert, but then there is nothing more advertised. The only other mention is in May 1983, where the game is named Concentration. Continue reading
Thanks to the Videogame endings database (V.E.D), we’re adding a lost SEUCK game today with Tora Tora Tora. This came about after our posts were seen for the search for lost Italian SEUCK and homebrew efforts. This game wasn’t on the list, though it is a game that has been missing. Continue reading
We seem to be on a bit of a roll at the moment with Amstrad CPC entries, and next up we have a title that none of you will have seen before called Time Lords – and its all thanks to Dean Hickingbottom, who has been busy compiling up code from his archives. Continue reading
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