Battlezone 2000
1994 Atari Platform: Atari Jaguar Battlezone 2000 was one of the early planned titles for the Atari Jaguar and mentioned in various magazines over a period of time, but it was never to surface – or did it in some … Continue reading
Author Archives: Frank Gasking
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Elemental Force
1990 Exponentia Platform: Commodore Amiga Elemental Force tells the story of a once-thriving city protected by a gem that ensured peace and stability. However, when a malevolent figure steals the gem and hides it across four elemental worlds (water, fire, … Continue reading
Chopper Attack
1994 Origin Platforms: PC and 3DO Also known as: Chopper Assault In a winter CES feature in a 1994 issue of Power Play, a new game by Origin was reported as being in development. Chopper Attack was being developed by … Continue reading
Thank you!
And that is a wrap for 2024. Merry Xmas and happy holidays to everyone! Thank you all for your kind support in what has been a tough year and hope you have enjoyed the archive this year. Having a well … Continue reading
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Bonus Atari ST recoveries
Whilst processing Archer’s Atari ST disks, we found a few bits of software and prototypes which are believed to be missing, or are at least marked as so at our friends at https://www.atarimania.com/ First up is a strange prototype of … Continue reading
Posted in: Atari ST, Preservation, Prototype Tagged: Archer Maclean, Assets available, Preview available, Xmas2024 7 Comments
Archer Maclean A8 prototypes and unused assets
Our next Christmas 2024 update sees Games That Weren’t take a look at a series of early concepts and prototypes from the late Archer Maclean’s disks. This includes the first ever look at concepts for an abandoned Atari/Commodore sequel to … Continue reading
VIC-20 and ZX Spectrum preservations
As part of our Christmas updates, we present a set of preservations of various titles for the Commodore VIC-20 and ZX Spectrum. Many of the VIC-20 titles have already been preserved, but there are quite a few bits and pieces … Continue reading
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Archer Maclean’s Snooker prototypes
Our next Christmas 2024 update for the archive (and covering the late Archer Maclean’s work) takes a look at the early beginnings of Jimmy White’s Whirlwind Snooker, before Jimmy had any ties at all to the game. This includes an … Continue reading
Posted in: Atari ST, PC, Preservation, Prototype, Unused materials Tagged: Archer Maclean, Assets available, Xmas2024 2 Comments
GTW64 Christmas Update 2024
Our final update of 2024 for the Commodore 64 archive. This year has gone in a flash as always, as we pass our 25th year of Games That Weren’t. We hope to finish with a bit of a bang, and … Continue reading
Keith Purkiss C64 Archive
Keith Purkiss was a regular games creator on the Commodore 64 back in the mid-late 80’s and early 1990s, and also created a few games under the pseudonym of Pakman for titles like Dragon Spirit and Little Puff. During his … Continue reading
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