Documenting unreleased, cancelled and prototype video games.
2017 Eric Hilaire Platform: Commodore Vic 20 Our next VIC-20 entry is sadly one only announced in recent years as a new development. A conversion of System 3’s classic one-on-one fighter International Karate. Started in 2017 by Eric Hilaire and … Continue reading
1982 Commodore Platform: Commodore Vic 20 A short entry for a title that we are not 100% certain at this stage was ever started, but has featured for years on the Ward Shrake Vapourware list. The list contains a number … Continue reading
1982 Commodore Platform: Commodore Vic 20 A short entry for a title that we are not 100% certain at this stage was ever started, but has featured for years on the Ward Shrake Vapourware list. The list contains a number … Continue reading
1982 Commodore Platform: Commodore Vic 20 A short entry for a title that we are not 100% certain at this stage was ever started, but has featured for years on the Ward Shrake Vapourware list. The list contains a number … Continue reading
198? Guido Henkel Platform: Commodore Vic 20 Hellowoon was a graphic text adventure that was released on the Atari ST and C64 around 1987 by Ariolasoft, and was written by Guido Henkel. In an interview on Atarilegend.com, Guido reveals that … Continue reading
1982 Epyx Platform: Commodore Vic 20 A short entry until we can confirm that there was indeed a Commodore VIC-20 conversion. Alien Garden was a computer generated art game, where you control an embryonic life-form that you must try and … Continue reading
1983 HES / Synapse Software Platform: Commodore VIC-20 A short entry for yet another Commodore Vic-20 title that was reported on the Vic-20 Cartridge Rarity list and may well be unreleased, or otherwise saw a very limited release. Necromancer was … Continue reading
1983 HES / Synapse Software Platform: Commodore VIC-20 A short entry for yet another Commodore VIC-20 title that was reported on the Vic-20 Cartridge Rarity list and may well be unreleased, or otherwise saw a very limited release. We’re not … Continue reading
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
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
1986-1990 Ghislain de Blois Platform: Commodore VIC-20 A short entry to highlight a series of previously unreleased VIC 20 games from Ghislain de Blois that you may have missed and was posted originally in 2015: Eight previously unreleased games for … Continue reading
Although the main purpose of Games That Weren’t is to preserve unreleased games, we occasionally try and share preservation efforts of ones which were actually released, but were extremely rare and yet to be preserved. Today we share preservation of … 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
1983 HES Platform: Commodore VIC-20 A short entry for yet another Commodore Vic-20 title that was reported on the Vic-20 Cartridge Rarity list and may well be unreleased, or otherwise saw a very limited release. Fort Apocalypse was a popular … Continue reading
1983 Synapse Software Platform: Commodore Vic-20 For our next entry, even though the game was fully advertised at the time. It seems to be completely missing, with nothing online about the title apart from being on missing lists. The game … Continue reading
1983 Imagic Platform: Commodore Vic-20 A neat space shooter that was released by Imagic on the Atari 2600 and ColecoVision. However, the game was also seemingly due for release on the Commodore Vic-20 too. In 2019, an AtariAge forum poster … Continue reading
1983 Atarisoft Platform: Commodore Vic 20 A short entry which we will try and flesh out soon. Stargate 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 due to … Continue reading
1983 Atarisoft Platform: Commodore Vic 20 A short entry which we will try and flesh out soon. Track and Field 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
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
1983 Atarisoft Platform: Commodore Vic 20 A short entry which we will try and flesh out soon. Vanguard 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 due to … Continue reading
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