Wreckin Crew PC ECTS 1997 prototype
Bit of an odd one to kick off the week. Years ago my mum picked up a copy of Wreckin Crew by Telstar for the PC in a charity shop around 22 years ago, and I couldn’t get it working … Continue reading
General Posts and Unreleased & Cancelled games (All)
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WWE Smackdown: Here Comes The Pain V1
One thing we like to do at Games That Weren’t is to highlight changes made with released games. WWE Smackdown: Here Comes The Pain for the PlayStation 2 was one particular title that underwent significant roster changes before its final … Continue reading
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X-Wing V1
Before LucasArts’ X-Wing soared into polygonal glory on PC, it began life as a sprite-based space sim built on the engine used in SWOTL and Battlehawks 1942. Thanks to a tip from Andreas Wanda, a rare glimpse of this early … Continue reading
Xenon 2
1991 Mirrorsoft Platform: ZX Spectrum 128k Back in 1991, C64 developer and musician Dave Spicer decided to put together a technical demo for a potential conversion of Xenon 2 for the ZX Spectrum. What was produced was pretty stunning – … Continue reading
XLCUS – a brief history of a C64 developer
Following on from our recent Parallel Logic piece – I also recently got speaking with Paul Kubiszyn to find out more about XLCUS, which was a short lived company which was aiming to keep the C64 going. I only needed … Continue reading
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XLR8
1998 Simtex / Speedworks / Europress Platforms: PC, Sony PlayStation and Arcade XLR8 was a futuristic bike racing game, where you race through the likes of volcanic deserts and ancient prehistoric looking rainforests. The game was due to be released … Continue reading
Yves Grolet Amiga archives released
Yves Grolet, programmer on Amiga classics such as Agony and Unreal (so not the Epic game!) has recently archived and released remains of his Amiga hard drive and various floppy disks to the public domain. These include the full sources … Continue reading
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Zoids 2
1986 Martech Platforms: Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum This is a short stub entry for now which is thanks to Patrick Furlong. At the end of the first game on the ZX Spectrum, there is mention of a Zoids 2 … Continue reading
Zone of Darkness assets recovered + more
First GTW64 update for July, which includes the following Zone of Darkness level assets recovered Zone Of Darkness 2 new entries added Body Slam, Circus Circus 7 updates added Arsenal FC, Brides Of Dracula, Heavy Barrel, Rex, The Rocky Horror … Continue reading
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Zool – The Arcade
1993 Bell-Fruit / Attention to Detail Platform: Arcade What happens when you smash together Gremlin, arcade manufacturer Bell-Fruit and development team Attention To Detail? Well, back in 1993, the result was to be an arcade release of Gremlin’s popular ninja … Continue reading
