Ocean C64 assets
Just a quick post to share some odd Ocean related C64 assets I found as I was tidying through some archived disks from Dawn Hollywood (Nee Drake) and Paul Hughes when backing up some old CDs: These “Time Out” and … Continue reading
Commodore Posts and Unreleased & Cancelled games (All)
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ODUS Eclipse pack preserved
Although not an unreleased game as such, this is an obscure C64 based compilation that was released late in the C64’s life, which featured commercial games as PD games. It’s likely not many sold, and as a result hasn’t really … Continue reading
One final update – Spooky + unknown preview
We have one last surprise update for 2017, including a preview of an extremely promising game which could still hopefully be finished and taken out of GTW64. The coder still open to help and suggestions for continuing – can you … Continue reading
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Our 10 greatest findings (2013)
Well, it’s pretty much coming up to 15 years soon since GTW64 first went online and began to recover many a lost title. One thing we haven’t really done is sat back and reflected on some of the best findings … Continue reading
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Outlander
1992 Mindscape Platform: Commodore Amiga Released on Super Nintendo and SEGA Mega Drive, Outlander was also once due for release on the Commodore Amiga too by Mindscape in 1992. The game is described by our very own Karl Kuras as … Continue reading
Overdrive – early Amiga screens
Following on from the recent PC DOS release of an unreleased conversion of Team 17’s Overdrive thanks to Damiano Gerli, GTW’s Grzegorz Antosiewicz dug out a series of early screens from the game. Overall showing many differences and features not … Continue reading
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Pac-Land V1
1989 Grandslam Platform: Amiga Ok, before you start shouting – yes, Pac-Land was indeed released on the Commodore Amiga, and it was pretty terrible too. However, it seems that things could have been very different indeed, when contributor Hank highlighted … Continue reading
Paint and Create recovered!
The final Fun School game in the series on the C64 has finally been saved from obscurity after a recent online store finding of the game by GTW64. The game has now been fully preserved and submitted to Gamebase 64 … Continue reading
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Pandemonium
1992 Gremlin Graphics Platforms: PC, Atari ST and Commodore Amiga Our next entry into the archives is thanks to the brilliant preservation efforts of Mr Talida, who has been busy preserving all of Dave Lowe’s Amiga/PC disks of late. On … Continue reading
Panic Button
1984 First Star Software Platform: Commodore VIC-20 An intriguing lost First Star Software game for the Commodore VIC-20, which did see a previously unreleased Commodore 64 edition saved some years ago. The game was flagged up on Ward F. Shrake’s … Continue reading
Paperboy (c64) un-used assets
Thanks to Encore (Nothing to do with Elite I might add), a contributor on Lemon 64 – a range of unused sprites have been found tucked away in the game. Ever wondered why so much was missed out of the … Continue reading
Parallel Logic – brief history of a C64 developer
Something a little different from GTW, but I recently got speaking with Philip Boyce to find out more about Parallel Logic, which was a short lived company which he ran when still at school, which was aiming to keep the … Continue reading
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Pegasus (GTW64 highlight)
A highlighted review from the http://www.gtw64.co.uk archives 1983-85 Palace Software Code – Chris Neary, Stuart Brown Graphics – Duncan Rigden Sound – Unknown Pegasus had its beginnings in the basement of a kebab shop in Gravesend in Kent, where Chris … Continue reading
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Pen Palz game (C64) recovered
A quick update with the recovery of an interesting Qix inspired game called Pen Palz, where you must draw a certain percentage of the screen whilst avoiding enemies. A cool early preview worth checking out! http://www.gtw64.co.uk/Pages/p/Review_Penpalz
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Penguin Tower source code released!
Penguin Tower on the Commodore 64 was recently finished off after almost 30 years. Developer Jani Hirvo has just informed Games That Weren’t that he has released all of the source code for the game on github! https://github.com/mokdevel/PenguinTower_c64
Pimple Panic and GTW64 updates for August
Another GTW64 update with some more new titles and updates, including the finding of Pimple Panic, which you can now download! Look out also for another long lost Rainbow Arts title which we are about to bring in its final … Continue reading
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Pirates of the Ocean (GTW64 highlight)
A highlighted review from the http://www.gtw64.co.uk archives 1987 Kele Line Games Pirates of the Ocean was one of four games slated for release by Kele Line in 1987, alongside Force of the Vulcan, that never made it to release. The … Continue reading
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Platoon early differences (C64)
Platoon was a superb movie tie-in game from Ocean Software back in 1988 with some excellent varied levels that captured the essence of the movie. Thanks to contributor Martin Inter, here are some slightly earlier Commodore 64 screens which show … Continue reading
PlatterMania
1982 Epyx Platform: Commodore Vic 20 A short entry until we can confirm that there was indeed a Commodore VIC-20 conversion. PlatterMania was a plate spinning action game that was released by Epyx on the Atari 400/800 in 1982, some … Continue reading
Pluff game found and released + more!
A nice big update for June, which includes the full preservation of Pluff, which has been missing for many years. Also included are two home brew titles which were done back in the day by a game creator and long … Continue reading
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