Amstrad CPC Cancelled and Unreleased Video Games (All)

Browse unreleased and cancelled video games for Amstrad CPC platforms within the Amstrad category, including lost titles, prototypes and preserved development history from the Games That Weren't archive.

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Acolyte

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Posted: by Frank Gasking

Acolyte is a cancelled Clockwise title that was practically complete when it was cancelled, and a neat multi-screen arcade adventure which had versions created for ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. It seems the game was originally being developed by Video Images, but then picked up by Clockwise to finish off and sell to someone like Alternative Software, but sadly it never happened.

Today we’re adding an early prototype version of the Amstrad CPC edition thanks to Dean Hickingbottom, which doesn’t have all the enemies, has slightly different titles and also may have differences in the map as well. Continue reading →

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Bombuzal

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Posted: by Frank Gasking

A popular puzzle game on the Commodore 64, Bombuzal was also being arranged for conversion to the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC platforms, with work being arranged through Andromeda Software back in early 1988.

A contract was arranged with a developer called Matthew Kydd, who was friends with Nigel Critten – who is known today for creating some wonderful ZX Spectrum games such as BabyMan Vs Terminatots and many more. Nigel would help Matthew by doing all the graphics, and mentions that there was discussion of an Amstrad CPC edition as well. Continue reading →

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Bounty Hunter

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Posted: by Frank Gasking

Bounty Hunter is a new finding and recovery at Games That Weren’t, and a relatively advanced multi-screen platformer for the Amstrad CPC. The game has a main character navigating slopes and throwing grenades, and with land-mines that set off a very Raffaele Cecco-style explosion. Perhaps Raffaele was even involved with the development?

The high-score screen lists a “Raffaele”, and also a “Nick” (which could be referring to Nick Jones). There are other credits though much higher up though, including a “Leo”, “Nigel”, “Chris” and “Jim”. Is it all merely a co-incidence? Continue reading →

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Bryan Robson’s Super League preserved

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Posted: by Frank Gasking

Way back in Commodore User issue 25 (October 1985) is how far we’re travelling for our latest preservation work – a board game tie-in that blurred the lines between digital and physical play: Bryan Robson’s Super League, published by Paul Lamond Games. And that is the key thing, at first on our C64 entry we wasn’t sure if it was published or not, but turns out it was. Continue reading →

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Information Sought: Unknown Amstrad CPC Text Adventures

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Posted: by Frank Gasking

Several Amstrad CPC titles have been flagged up that appear to be completely undocumented. The games were discovered among a batch of CPC tapes and feature homemade labels and inlays.

The titles are:

Lost Legacy
Captain Ralph’s Island
Haunted House Adventure / Pools Winner (double pack)

These were written by Steve Ralph, and checks on CPC Power and the CPC Wiki have so far drawn a blank, and while there is a brief mention on a French CPC site, no further information is known. One inlay is dated 1988, but there is no evidence of these titles appearing in contemporary magazines, and it’s unclear whether they were ever commercially released or simply created for personal use.

The tapes have now been secured and will be preserved and scanned in due course. If anyone has any information about these titles, their author, or their origins, please leave a comment below. Continue reading →

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