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LEGO The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies

Posted: 11-07-2025 by Patrick Furlong

Following the success of Lego Lord of the Rings, based on/inspired by Peter Jackson’s Oscar winning film trilogy based on the works by JRR Tolkien, Warner Interactive Entertainment and Traveller’s Tales (developer of previous Lego games) began work in 2013 on Lego The Hobbit. Again based on/inspired by Peter Jackson’s films, based on Tolkien’s novel. Continue reading →

Posted in: 3DS, Apple iOS, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox One, PC, Reviews, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation 4 | Tagged: No download available | Leave a comment

Mayhem in Monsterland

Posted: 24-11-2020, last updated: 30-07-2025 by Frank Gasking

1998 – 2000 Thalamus Interactive Platforms: PC & Nintendo Game Boy Color As part of the launch and release of The Games That Weren’t book, we are adding assets and content that were shared with us during our research as … Continue reading →

Posted in: Bonus, Game Boy Color, Reviews | Tagged: Preview available, Thalamus | 7 Comments

Mechanoids 2 – The Final Conflict

Posted: 14-04-2025, last updated: 29-07-2025 by Frank Gasking

1993 Enigma Variations Platform: Super Nintendo Our next entry into the Games That Weren’t archives is a very early and neat side-scrolling mech fighter called Mechanoids 2 – The Final Conflict. We’re not aware of there being a prequal though! … Continue reading →

Posted in: Reviews, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) | Tagged: Preview available | Leave a comment

Mercenary

Posted: 25-11-2020, last updated: 30-07-2025 by Frank Gasking

1999 Thalamus Interactive Platform: Nintendo Game Boy Color As part of the launch and release of The Games That Weren’t book, we are adding assets and content that were shared with us during our research as bonus DLC content, and which … Continue reading →

Posted in: Bonus, Game Boy Color, Reviews | Tagged: Preview available | Leave a comment

Micro Machines 1 and 2 Twin Turbo GBC prototypes

Posted: 08-07-2025, last updated: 30-07-2025 by Frank Gasking

More prototypes added to the Games That Weren’t archive, where today we’re adding a series of Micro Machines 1 and 2 Twin Turbo prototypes for the Nintendo Color Game Boy. These all vary a lot, though we were unable to attribute accurate dates for all of them. Continue reading →

Posted in: Game Boy Color, Prototype, Unused materials | Tagged: Assets available, Preview available | Leave a comment

Moto-X

Posted: 26-09-2010, last updated: 23-07-2023 by Frank Gasking

1994 Trimark Interactive / Software Creations Platform: Super Nintendo As you’ll soon begin to discover, there are many times where games are fully completed, but strangely never allowed out of the doors. Moto-X was one such casualty that was completed … Continue reading →

Posted in: Nintendo, Reviews, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) | Tagged: No download available, Software Creations | 6 Comments

Myth: History in the Making

Posted: 29-12-2021, last updated: 30-06-2023 by Frank Gasking

1998 System 3 Platform: Sony PlayStation, PC, Nintendo 64 and SEGA Saturn A fantastic game which I have very fond memories playing on my Commodore 64, Myth: History in the Making was due to be revived by System 3 for … Continue reading →

Posted in: Nintendo 64, PC, Reviews, SEGA Saturn, Sony PlayStation | Tagged: No download available | 1 Comment

Nigel Mansell’s World Championship Racing NES prototype

Posted: 04-06-2025 by Frank Gasking

Yet another NES prototype for you today, with the release of an earlier build of Nigel Mansell’s World Championship Racing by Gremlin. The game was released in mid-late 1993, though this prototype is dated the 29th September 1992. Continue reading →

Posted in: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Prototype | Tagged: Preview available | 4 Comments

Nightmare Busters coming soon to SNES

Posted: 21-03-2012, last updated: 20-09-2020 by Frank Gasking

News of an old SNES game called Nightmare Busters has emerged recently and which is being finished off, after originally being cancelled back in the day. The game is being finished off by Super Fighter Team, and should be available … Continue reading →

Posted in: News, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) | Leave a comment

Nightmare Busters Rebirth

Posted: 01-05-2025 by Frank Gasking

Here is an exclusive early access look at the rebirth of an iconic 1990s Super Nintendo game that never saw release back in the day, with Nightmare Busters Rebirth. Pix’n Love Games and Aurora Game Studio have spent the past … Continue reading →

Posted in: News, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) | Leave a comment

Perplexus Diodomin

Posted: 17-11-2021, last updated: 11-12-2023 by Frank Gasking

2002 James Boulton Platform: Game Boy Advance Perplexus Diodomin was a Game Boy Advance title that was in development back in 2002 by James Boulton (code), with graphics done by James (tile graphics), James Barnard (tile graphics and music) and … Continue reading →

Posted in: Game Boy Advance, Reviews | Tagged: Preview available | Leave a comment

Phantom: The Ghost Who Walks and Mandrake: Shadow of the Vehme prototypes

Posted: 01-08-2022, last updated: 30-06-2023 by Joe Douglas

2003 Microids / 7th Sense Platform: Game Boy Advance Joe Douglas sheds light on two cancelled Defenders of the Earth character Game Boy Advance titles, The Phantom and Mandrake, that were due for release in 2003. This piece was originally … Continue reading →

Posted in: Game Boy Advance, Reviews | Tagged: Preview available | Leave a comment

Populous

Posted: 24-03-2025 by Frank Gasking

1992 Imagineer / Bullfrog Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System Hot on the heels of the recovery of Sensible Soccer for the NES comes yet another long-lost title for the platform – the legendary god game, Populous. It isn’t clear yet if … Continue reading →

Posted in: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Reviews | Tagged: Full game available | 5 Comments

Porky Pig’s Haunted Holiday SNES prototypes

Posted: 16-07-2025, last updated: 18-07-2025 by Frank Gasking

Something rather special now for you with Porky Pig’s Haunted Holiday SNES prototypes, consisting of builds from between 1st November 1993 to the 24th May 1994. What is particularly exciting is that one of the prototypes contains a series of subgames dropped from the final release and only briefly seen in magazine screenshots. That’s not all – there are tons of differences to be discovered, and this page only scratches the surface about them. Continue reading →

Posted in: Preservation, Prototype, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) | Tagged: Assets available, Preview available | 6 Comments

Prehistorik Kart

Posted: 18-03-2024, last updated: 12-03-2024 by Frank Gasking

2001 Titus Interactive Platform: Nintendo Game Boy Advance Prehistorik Kart is a new entry into the GTW archives that should have a compilation bonus title to go along with the Nintendo Game Boy Advance release of Prehistorik Man – a … Continue reading →

Posted in: Game Boy Advance, Reviews | Tagged: Preview available | 2 Comments

Putty Squad

Posted: 07-12-2020, last updated: 30-07-2025 by Frank Gasking

1994-2013 System 3 Platforms: Apple iOS, Commodore Amiga 1200, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii U, PC (DOS + Windows), SEGA Mega Drive, Sony PlayStation 2 and Sony PlayStation Portable As part of the launch and release of The … Continue reading →

Posted in: Apple iOS, Bonus, Commodore Amiga, Game Boy Color, Mega Drive / Genesis, Nintendo, Nintendo DS, PC, Reviews, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation Portable | Tagged: Full game available, Preview available | Leave a comment

Re-Volt

Posted: 28-07-2025, last updated: 30-07-2025 by Frank Gasking

I lost many hours with Re-Volt back in 1999 – a fun title where you controlled various different radio-controlled cars around the likes of Supermarkets and Museums. Towards the end of 1999, DC Studios would get the go ahead to produce a Game Boy Color edition of the game for Acclaim Studios. Continue reading →

Posted in: Game Boy Color, Reviews | Tagged: Assets available, Preview available | Leave a comment

Return of the Tiger

Posted: 07-10-2022, last updated: 30-06-2023 by Frank Gasking

1992 Gremlin Platforms: Commodore Amiga, Nintendo Game Boy (+ potentially others) Tucked away in a news page in Commodore User magazine was a snippet that talks about Gremlin being set to update an old 8-bit classic – The Way Of … Continue reading →

Posted in: Commodore Amiga, Nintendo Game Boy, Reviews | Tagged: No download available | Leave a comment

Rick Dangerous

Posted: 26-09-2010, last updated: 30-07-2025 by Frank Gasking

2000 Thalamus Interactive Platform: Nintendo Game Boy Colour With the amount of sequels emerging today after many years of the original being in the wilderness, its a wonder why no one has touched this classic Core title from the days … Continue reading →

Posted in: Game Boy Color, Reviews | Tagged: No download available, Thalamus | Leave a comment

Road Rash GameBoy Color Prototypes

Posted: 02-08-2025 by Frank Gasking

More GameBoy Color Prototypes for you, with two for Road Rash which was released in 2000 by Electronic Arts. These two builds are from the 7th and 10th August, around 2 months or so before the final release. Continue reading →

Posted in: Game Boy Color, Prototype, Unused materials | Tagged: Preview available | Leave a comment

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