Documenting unreleased, cancelled and prototype video games.
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
Considered vapourware, Denton Design’s Wreckers for the Commodore 64 has been recovered in its final build state. Before you get too excited, sadly the game was only in development for a very short period of time – and essentially what … Continue reading
1995 Millennium Platform: Commodore Amiga CD32 Also known as: Diggers 2 It is perhaps unsurprising that a game as ground breaking as Lemmings would inspire a series of other inventive puzzlers, which seem to share some DNA in places. Diggers … Continue reading
1985 Bantam Software Platforms: Apple II, PCjr and potentially Commodore 64 (TBC) Planned as a sequel to Sherlock Holmes: Another Bow, which was released by Bantam Software in 1984 on a variety of 8-bit platforms. Sadly it was never to … Continue reading
1984 Christopher Hester Platform: ZX Spectrum 48k Can you help Harry complete the five screens and escape? He must clear up the potions whilst avoiding the nasties, in order to gather strength for the next screen and to be able … Continue reading
1984 DK’Tronics Platform: ZX Spectrum 48k Don Priestley created some of the most memorable 8-bit games of all time, thanks to his trademark large cartoon graphics within games. I lost many hours playing the likes of The Trap Door on … Continue reading
1993 Software 2000 Platform: Commodore Amiga A short entry for a graphic text adventure sequel for the Commodore Amiga, and due for release by Software 2000 in 1993. Hexuma: Das Auge Des Kal was released to some positive reviews, and … Continue reading
1997 Binary Emotions Platform: Commodore Amiga Described as a thinking man’s shoot-em-up, Gun Fury was a late Amiga release that was due from Binary Emotions, and to be published under the Guildhall Leisure label in 1997. The aim of the … Continue reading
1992 Imagitec Platform: Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and PC Dwagons is a game which is not too dissimilar in style to the classic Pengo, with the concept of being able to push blocks. The blocks come in various different forms, … Continue reading
1993 Images Software Platform: Commodore Amiga (+ potentially others later on) Also known as: Monkey Business It was recently that team member Grzegorz Antosiewicz highlighted an abandoned Amiga game which had completely passed me by last year when artist Glenn … Continue reading
1992 ICE Platform: Commodore Amiga + possibly others A very short entry until we can learn more, but Access Denied was a 3D game apparently programmed by the same people who did F-19 Stealth Fighter. If that is the case, … Continue reading
1992 Ocean Software Platform: Commodore Amiga + possibly others A very short entry until we can learn more, but this was to be yet another Ocean Software title that was due for release around 1992/1993 time for at least the … Continue reading
1990 U.S. Gold Platform: C64, Atari 400/800, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and PC Our next entry into the archives was thought to have been both a C64 and Atari 800/400 development for Databyte back in the 1980s. Billy Boulder was … Continue reading
1992 Linel Platform: Commodore Amiga Our next entry into the archives is a 2D strategy game for the Commodore Amiga that was due for release back in 1992 by Linel. The game was set in a medieval scenario, where you … Continue reading
1993 HeartBeat Corporation Platform: SEGA Mega Drive Outworld 2375 AD is a racing game that was in development for the SEGA Mega Drive in 1993 as a title for use with a Heartbeat Catalyst device (a body-mounted fitness sensor) that … Continue reading
1989 Kingsoft Platform: Commodore Amiga A short entry for what looks like a superb little Galaga clone with a load of extra bells and whistles taking advantage of Amiga hardware. Just a small preview seems to have featured within a … Continue reading
1993 Daniel Cook Platform: PC Inspired by the release of Dune 2 in 1992, artist Daniel Cook started creating his own RTS game design for a title called Hard Vacuum – intended for 386 and 486 computers of the time. … Continue reading
A little Christmas 2022 bonus thanks to Csaba Virag, who has found two BASIC German C128 titles that don’t seem to have yet been preserved. B-1 Bomber and Spukschloss. C128 games are hard to find, and although these are probably … Continue reading
1995 Psygnosis Platform: PC Just over ten years after its original release on the ZX Spectrum, Psygnosis planned to release an update to the classic adventure game for PC users back in 1995. The gameplay would consist of hand-to-hand combat, … Continue reading
1992 Gremlin Platform: Commodore Amiga, Atari ST A short entry for a title that was due to be a Ninja-themed version of Hero Quest, building upon the successful Gremlin adaptation of the board game. Mentioned in the news pages of … Continue reading
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