Documenting unreleased, cancelled and prototype video games.
Total results: 38
1982 SEGA Electronics Platforms: Commodore Vic-20, Intellivision, Atari 5200, Colecovision and Atari 400/800 Tac-Scan was an early vector-based title by SEGA Electronics in 1982. The game uniquely had you controlling up to seven ships at once, each of which could … Continue reading
1999 Insomnia Platform: Commodore Amiga (and later PC) In Thalimar: Land of Chaos, you control a powerful mage – a servant of darkness who wants to take over and burn villages, kill innocent people, and carry out other unceremonious acts … Continue reading
Its time to finally lay the rumor to bed. There wasn’t a Mega CD version of the classic game, Cannon Fodder. The rumors have existed since the days of the Megadrive and have never really be confirmed or denied one … Continue reading
1994 The Hidden Platforms: Commodore Amiga 1200 and CD32 (later A500) I’ve always been a fan of racing games on 8-bit and 16-bit platforms, especially Slicks on the C64 and Micro Machines on the NES. So when Darren Gurney highlighted … 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
Our friends at Atarimania.com have informed us of a recent discovery of an unreleased text adventure for the Atari called The Connoiseur. A game that was intended for release by Synapse Software in 1984. The game was archived by the … Continue reading
2011 Mike Singleton and Chris Wild Platforms: Apple iOS and other current platforms. 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
1983/84 Fox Video Games Platforms: Atari 2600 and ColecoVision Our next entry is nothing to do with the Elite licence that came later on the Commodore 64, though that too had an unreleased version of some kind that you can … Continue reading
1992 Imagitec / Mirage Platform: Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and PC Many of you may recall this neat platformer that saw release on the SEGA Mega Drive and PC back in the day – but what of its long lost … Continue reading
2010 TRSI64 Platform: Commodore Vic 20 I’ve seen some amazing developments over the years for the Vic 20 – a proper decent conversion of Manic Miner, isometric games in the style of the classic Ultimate titles and now a conversion … Continue reading
1992 Impressions Platform: Atari ST, PC and Commodore Amiga “A game of murder, intrigue and adventure, in which nobody can be trusted in the abbey, a monk is dead and the sacred relic has been stolen. It’s up to you … Continue reading
A quick post after receiving an email today from a Robin Gravel who has highlighted the classic title “The Heist” – a title I remember well on the Commodore 64. In the advert which you can see here, the game … Continue reading
Also known as Chaos at one point, Kanaan was a 1st/3rd person shooter due to be published on PC by Ubisoft, and developed by Argonaut. It was cancelled when very close to completion. The game is already well covered by … Continue reading
1996 Dynabyte Platform: Sony PlayStation The Killing Tool was to be a cyberpunk platformer created by Dynabyte Software back in 1996 for the Sony PlayStation and possibly other platforms too. Thanks to The Genesis Temple and gaming historian Damiano Gerli, … Continue reading
1987-1989 System 3 Platforms: Atari 800/130XE, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Tandy Colour Computer 3 and ZX Spectrum 48K As part of the launch and release of The Games That Weren’t book, we are adding assets and content that … Continue reading
1984 Atari Platform: Arcade As part of the launch and release of The Games That Weren’t book, we are gradually adding assets and content that didn’t make it to print as bonus content to share with you. Check out our … 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
1987 Arcadia Systems / Domark Platform: Arcade and Commodore Amiga Following on from our recent post about the arcade version of Fire and Forget 2, comes yet another title that was being developed simultaneously whilst the home conversions were under … Continue reading
1984 Terminal Software Platform: Commodore Vic 20 This is a smaller piece intended for inclusion in The Games That Weren’t book that didn’t make the final cut. As a result, please note that it hasn’t been professionally proof read compared … Continue reading
1991 Demonware Platforms: Commodore Amiga, C64 (see link below) and PC Originally we knew of this game thanks to its appearance in an Early Warning scanner in Commodore Format magazine. This was for the C64 edition, which we have covered … Continue reading
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