Documenting unreleased, cancelled and prototype video games.
1992 Imagitec Platform: Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and PC Dwagons is a game which is not too dissimilar in style to the classic Pengo, with the concept of being able to push blocks. The blocks come in various different forms, … 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
1993 Daniel Cook Platform: PC Inspired by the release of Dune 2 in 1992, artist Daniel Cook started creating his own RTS game design for a title called Hard Vacuum – intended for 386 and 486 computers of the time. … Continue reading
1995 Psygnosis Platform: PC Just over ten years after its original release on the ZX Spectrum, Psygnosis planned to release an update to the classic adventure game for PC users back in 1995. The gameplay would consist of hand-to-hand combat, … 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
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
1992 Marcus Hamilton Platforms: Commodore Amiga, PC and Atari ST A bizarre name for an intriguing puzzle game that was due for release on the Amiga, ST and PC platforms back in 1992. Not much is currently known about the … Continue reading
1992 Virgin Platforms: Commodore Amiga, PC and Atari ST Our next entry looks very much like an isometric version of Cannon Fodder, also released by Virgin, but this was around 1-2 years before that game. This particular title was in … Continue reading
2005 Detalion Games Platform PC Its with thanks to Liqmatrix that we learn about Galander, which was an action game that was being developed for the PC back in 2005 by Detalion Games. On their archived website, the plot was … 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
1994-1996 Microprose Software Platform: PC Also known as: Little People Inspired by Activision’s Little Computer People, Citizens: Backwater Affairs originally started out as a game called Little People, before it was renamed due to the name being taken already by … Continue reading
1991 Image Works Platforms: Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and PC Yet another title caught up in the collapse of Mirrorsoft in late 1991. A title created by Realtime Software, known for both Carrier and Battle Command. Duster was set in … 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
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
Following on from January’s contribution from Jürgen Clausen, we have another CD that has been preserved with some 1994 PC demos before it was chucked in the bin. Jürgen has kindly made backups and scans of a package called Greenwood … Continue reading
1995 Seven Stars Platforms: PC (DOS), Commodore Amiga A neat sounding RPG that was being produced by Seven Stars for the PC and Commodore Amiga back in 1995. The game was highlighted to us thanks to LiqMatrix. Seven Stars was … Continue reading
1993 Thalion Platform: Atari ST and PC (DOS) Amberstar was a great RPG title released on the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and PC back in 1992 by Thalion, and was to be part of a trilogy that was never to … Continue reading
Platforms: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft XBOX 360, PC and Mac Released eventually in 2013 as The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, the game was a long and troubled development overall, having started way back in 2006. GTW staff member Ross Sillifant dug … Continue reading
Recently one of our contributors Jürgen Clausen kindly got in touch with the offer of sending over some German PC Shareware CD’s that were released in the early-mid 1990s, before they went into the trash. These didn’t seem to be … Continue reading
1992 Enigma Platform: PC An interesting title that has been flagged up to us thanks to contributor @AnythingAnyth19. This is a title which was created especially for a competition and was in three segments overall. We are not sure just … Continue reading
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