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.
1991 Infogrames Platform: Commodore Amiga (+ potentially others) A very short entry for a potential sequel that was planned to come from Infogrames in 1991/1992. After the success of North and South, it is perhaps no surprise that thoughts were … Continue reading →
1991 Elite Platform: Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, PC (also C64) We have covered this title already on our main C64 site, though this Data East arcade title was also due for release on other major 16-bit platforms too of the … Continue reading →
1999 Tiger Electronics Platform: Game.com You will have likely seen news in October 2022 of the new discovery of a port of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the failed Tiger Game.com platform courtesy of Time Extension and Hidden Palace. … Continue reading →
Many of you may recall this neat platformer that saw release on the SEGA Mega Drive back in the day – but what of its long lost Amiga, ST and PC versions? This was a game that got mixed reviews across the board, but looked pretty neat from its screenshots. Continue reading →
1994 Reflections Platform: Amiga Just a short post thanks to Grzegorz Antosiewicz, who has highlighted some screenshots showing assets that never appeared in the final game. Firstly, Amiga Format and Amiga Joker magazines both showed earlier versions of the title … Continue reading →
1994 Teeny Weeny Games Platform: Commodore Amiga Released on the Game Boy in 1992, Fire Fighter was to see an update 2 years later on the Amiga 1200 from Teeny Weeny Games. The plot would have you controlling a Firefighter … Continue reading →
1991 U.S. Gold Platform: Commodore Amiga A short entry for now on what was to be an Amiga conversion of a DOS title from back in 1991 from Cineplay Interactive. Set on Earth, where robots are now in control and … Continue reading →
1989 MikroBitti Magazine Platform: Atari ST A slightly unusual post now, for a title that wasn’t really a game – but then almost turned into one! Illuminatus was news to me, until I heard from contributor Janne Sirén, who highlighted … Continue reading →
Autumn has well and truly drawn in, and the updates for Games That Weren’t 64 continue where possible. This time we present 7 new entries, and 9 updates overall to various titles. A big chunk of additions include many titles that were … Continue reading →
1992 Marcus Hamilton Platforms: Commodore Amiga, PC and Atari ST A bizarre name for an intriguing puzzle game that was due for release on the Amiga, ST and PC platforms back in 1992. Not much is currently known about the … Continue reading →
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