Unreleased & Cancelled Video Games across many platforms.
Total results: 26
With thanks to Ross Sillifant for the heads up (with KidGameR186496 flagging up on the AtariAge forums), new footage of Dactyl Joust’s intro from the Atari Jaguar has surfaced thanks to The Obscure Media Archive: How was it found? The … Continue reading
1992 Hi-Tec Software Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga and ZX Spectrum 48/128K As part of the launch and release of The Games That Weren’t book, we are adding assets and content that didn’t make it to print … Continue reading
1992 Flashsoft Platform: ZX Spectrum Our next entry into the archives should have maybe been posted in April, as Danny Duster’s Dirty Deeds is a game that wasn’t, but also never existed in the first place. Crash magazine in issue … Continue reading
1989 Rainbow Games Platform: Arcade Already we have seen a few entries into Games That Weren’t which are arcade releases that were being done by console/home computer software companies, such as Zool, Fire and Forget 2 and The Living Daylights. … Continue reading
1983 General Consumer Electronics Platform: Vectrex As part of the launch and release of The Games That Weren’t book, we are adding assets and content that didn’t make it to print as bonus content to share with you. Within the book is a … Continue reading
1995 Data Design Interactive Platform: Atari Jaguar As part of the launch and release of The Games That Weren’t book, we are adding assets and content that didn’t make it to print as bonus DLC content to share with you. Within the book … Continue reading
1982 SEGA Electronics Platforms: Commodore Vic-20 Also known as: Sub-Scan Released on the Atari 2600, SEGA Electronic’s Sub-Scan was also due for release on the Commodore Vic-20 (and other platforms to be confirmed). It was being developed by the same … Continue reading
1982 Archer Maclean Platform: Atari 400/800 Dropzone is one of the most memorable games on the Atari platform of all time, created by the genius that is the late Archer Maclean, who sadly passed away in late 2022. With the … Continue reading
Our second Games That Weren’t Christmas update day is for Atari 8-bit fans, with a hugely important discovery and set of findings from the disks of the late Archer Maclean, which GTW has been meticulously preserving thanks to Chris Wilkins … Continue reading
1994 Alternative Software Platforms: Commodore Amiga and PC I wasn’t a huge comic book fan growing up, but I still liked to get the occasional copy of the Beano in the UK, where my favourite part was always Dennis the … Continue reading
Some of you will recall the awesome Spellcast game on the Commodore 64 that never was – the game by the excellent Genesis Software, which featured brilliant artwork by Jonathan Temples. Well, after a break of around 20 years, Jonathan … Continue reading
Year: 1987-1992 Platforms: Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, PC (DOS) and SEGA Mega Drive As part of the launch and release of The Games That Weren’t book, we are adding assets and content that didn’t make it to print as bonus DLC content to … Continue reading
2000 Fluid Studios Platform: Nintendo Game Boy Color The PlayStation Dino Crisis is a well known title by Capcom, and was designed by the very same team who had created Resident Evil. However, there was also to be a GameBoy … Continue reading
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
2013 Blitz Games Platforms: Microsoft Xbox 360, Mobile, Nintendo Wii U, PC and Sony PlayStation 3 As part of the launch and release of The Games That Weren’t book, we are adding assets and content that didn’t make it to print … Continue reading
Something a little bit different, but thanks to Duncan Kershaw – we are able to show you a little glimpse of a level and a bad guy which was never used in the final release of DJ Puff. The charset … Continue reading
1986 Micro Power Platform: ZX Spectrum 48k For years I’d thought the Commodore 64 version was never released, when accidently included in an unreleased games feature in Commodore Force magazine. Imagine my surprise in later years when I found an … Continue reading
1983 Atarisoft Platform: Commodore Vic 20 A short entry which we will try and flesh out soon. Donkey Kong Jr. was listed as being due for release for the Commodore Vic 20 over at https://www.digitpress.com/faq/atarisoft.htm – though was cancelled either … Continue reading
1988 Firebird and then Electronic Arts Platform: Atari ST (and likely Commodore Amiga) An impressive looking title which featured a massive dragon main character, which took up most of the screen. This was to be a second title signed up … Continue reading
A massive thank you to Tom Roger Skauen, who passed on a copy of this very obscure and rare sample release of Dragon’s Lair – which he fully preserved in TAP format. Tom cannot remember how he obtained the game, … Continue reading
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