Creatures
1991 Thalamus Platform: ZX Spectrum Following on from our recent post about a long lost conversion of Creatures 2 for the Amiga, we now take a look at a planned ZX Spectrum conversion – and one which seemed to get … Continue reading
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Find us on Threads.net
If you have recently joined the new Threads.net service, then you can now find Games That Weren’t on there too at gamesthatwerent or https://www.threads.net/@gamesthatwerent Hoping a desktop version arrives soon, but we’ll keep posting out our updates to here, as … Continue reading
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Dino Worlds
1993 Millennium Platforms: Commodore Amiga, Super Nintendo, SEGA Mega CD, SEGA Mega Drive Due for release back in September 1993, Dino Worlds was a puzzle/strategy game, with a touch of adventure according to programmer Kevin Mullard. In the game, you … Continue reading
Cataball – An early Wonderboy?
Chatting with team member Gary Spence the other day, Gary wondered if he had perhaps an over-active imagination when looking at Elite’s Cataball game one evening. A game that was released on one of their Hit-Paks, but then spruced up … Continue reading
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GTW64 June 2023 updates
Another month gone already, and now as we enter into Summer, here is another GTW64 update with 7 new entries into the archive, including a title which oddly doesn’t seem to have had a UK release by Ocean and another … Continue reading
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Cancelled Dizzy fan games
If you are a fan of Dizzy like me, then you might be aware of a number of games written about the acrobatic egg which were created by fans. Quite a few exist, and have been extending the life of … Continue reading
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Breakdown – lost loading screen
If you haven’t played Breakdown before, then you should check it out. It’s a fun and simple shooter/platformer/puzzler mix, which was generously given away on Zzap!64 issue 90’s covermount. When flicking through the magazine the other day, I realized that … Continue reading
Creatures 2
1992 Thalamus Platforms: Atari ST and Commodore Amiga Creatures 1 and 2 were two fantastically cute, but violent titles from Apex Computer Productions, and published by Thalamus during the early 1990s. So popular, it was decided to convert Creatures to … Continue reading
Wreckers
1991 Audiogenic Platforms: ZX Spectrum 128k Only recently has GTW made a surprise recovery of an abandoned Commodore 64 development of Denton Design’s classic Wreckers, though more famous is the ZX Spectrum 128k edition which was promised in 1991, but … Continue reading
A.T.A.C: Advanced Tactical Air Command
1992 MicroProse Platform: Commodore Amiga Also known as: A.T.A.C: Advanced Tactical Air Command – The Secret War Against Drugs MicroProse’s flight sim, A.T.A.C: Advanced Tactical Air Command was previewed for the Amiga in various magazines back in 1992, but was … Continue reading
