Welcome to Games That Weren't C64!

We cover cancelled and unreleased video games for the Commodore 64 computer. A non-profit large archive dedicated to preserving lost games that were never released to the public, as well as prototypes and the odd preservation of released titles. Our aim to share history and stories from the developers, assets and more before it is too late. GTW has been preserving lost video game history since 1999, and long before that offline.

Please Browse our archive and discover the many entries that we host and have saved over the years.

Latest News and Posts

Special FX tool recoveries (C64)

Posted: by Frank Gasking

Something a bit different today, with the recovery of two Special FX tools that were produced by Gary J Foreman, who has worked on many different Grand Theft Auto games over the years, but also created the Commodore 64 conversion of Rainbow Islands.

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In a recent interview with FREEZE magazine, Gary revealed that when he first got started on the C64 – he produced a stock control system, but also some video title utilities for a local nightclub that he was too young to attend at the time. Continue reading →

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Startech – lost hardware + software

Posted: by Frank Gasking

A short entry for now thanks to Bertrand / AtariMania, who found a multi-platform advert regarding a light pen and some software from a Liverpool-based company called Startech in 1983.

The advert mentions the light pen coming with free software in a June 1983 advert, but then there is nothing more advertised. The only other mention is in May 1983, where the game is named Concentration. Continue reading →

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Tora Tora Tora C64 game recovered

Posted: by Frank Gasking

Thanks to the Videogame endings database (V.E.D), we’re adding a lost SEUCK game today with Tora Tora Tora. This came about after our posts were seen for the search for lost Italian SEUCK and homebrew efforts. This game wasn’t on the list, though it is a game that has been missing.

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Although often when some of us mess around with SEUCK, the efforts are not particularly great with stick-men like drawings, but Tora Tora Tora is a decent effort with some nice sprites and backdrops. The game itself is a 1942-style game, and even though it suffers from the typical “too fast bullet” syndrome (which I was guilty of doing for some of my own efforts!), it’s worth checking out if you are a fan of the tool. Continue reading →

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GTW64 March 2026 digest

Posted: by Frank Gasking

A much larger update for Commodore 64 users this month for GTW64. You will have already seen the release of Bomb Race, though behind the scenes have been a number of new entries for other titles and also updates for others too. Thanks to everyone for their submissions and updates!

Different version of Bomb Uzal recovered

Earlier this month, we added a different and unseen build of Bomb Uzal, with Mirrorsoft titles and possible other differences:

Bomb Race

6 new entries added

We had a number of other new entries and submissions too, some of which we hope were released and just need to be found:

Coma, Hen Pecked, Miss Mouse, Rhyme Land, Ripper, The Bartender

15 updates added

Then finally we have our usual set of updates to existing entries, with a number of findings, scans and new bits of information. Please check the “History” tab for each game to see details of what has changed.

Cavey, Escape, Micrograms, Inc titles, Nightflight, Orbyte Software titles, Oriental Games, Penitentiary, Purple Saturn Day, Quick Eddie, Raid on Romaro , Sewer Sam, Stack Light Rifle games, Talvisota, Zambeezi, Zzap Italia homebrew

See you all next month!

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Merlin Enterprises missing games

Posted: , last updated: by Bertrand / AtariMania

1982-83 Merlin Enterprises

Platforms: Atari 8-bit, Apple II, Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64

Merlin Enterprises was a mysterious publisher based in Torrance, California that exclusively advertized in Compute! in 1982-83. It seems none of the software titles mentioned has surfaced on any platform, which makes it an even more interesting case.

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The first publication in November 1982 lists five games for the Atari 8-bit, Apple 2 and VIC-20:

  • Codename: Cobalt
  • Laser Arena
  • Mind Lexica
  • Arthur Davis Detective Encounter Series #3 – Murder in the Manor
  • Arthur Davis Detective Encounter Series #4 – Death for Dessert

Continue reading →

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Bomb Race (Bomb Uzal C64 prototype recovered)

Posted: by Frank Gasking

A nice Commodore 64 curiosity added to the archive today thanks to Nigel Critten, with Bomb Race – an earlier version of Bomb Uzal due for release under the old Mirrorsoft label, before ImageWorks was born, and the game rebranded. A few visual differences present, and there might be more tucked away to discover!

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Wind in the Willows

Posted: by Frank Gasking

1984 Spinnaker

Platforms: Apple II, Commodore 64 (GTW64 entry), Atari 400/800, PC

A short entry for a bookware title that was advertised at the CES in Chicago in 1984 from Spinnaker / Windham Classics. Wind In The Willows would have been quite similar in style to Swiss Family Robinson.

We’re not sure how far the game ever got, though there was also a Robin Hood game announced a year later that also never saw the light of day. Seemed to be quite a few titles not released by the company. It seems no version saw release on any platform, but please let us know if we’ve got this wrong.

If you know anything more about the title, please do get in touch.

With thanks to Karl Kuras for highlighting and Archive.org for the scans.

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Gulliver’s Travels

Posted: by Frank Gasking

1984 Spinnaker

Platforms: Apple II, Commodore 64 (GTW64 entry), Atari 400/800, PC

A short entry for a bookware title that was advertised at the CES in Chicago in 1984 from Spinnaker / Windham Classics. Gulliver’s Travels would have been quite similar in style to Swiss Family Robinson.

We’re not sure how far the game ever got, though there was also a Robin Hood game announced a year later that also never saw the light of day. Seemed to be quite a few titles not released by the company. It seems no version saw release on any platform, but please let us know if we’ve got this wrong.

If you know anything more about the title, please do get in touch.

With thanks to Karl Kuras for highlighting and Archive.org for the scans.

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Donald Duck’s Bakery

Posted: , last updated: by Frank Gasking

1984 Sierra / Disney

Platforms: Apple 2, Commodore 64 (GTW64 entry)

A short entry for an educational game that was advertised at the CES in Chicago in 1984 from Sierra. Donald Duck’s Bakery we assume would have had you completing educational puzzles to try and complete bakery tasks of some kind – but we know little more than this at this stage.

Although Donald Duck’s Playground was released, this particular game wasn’t. We assume that Al Lowe may have been involved, so hope to learn more from him soon to establish what happened. In the meantime, if you know anything more – please do get in touch.

Tom Roger Skauen made a good suggestion that perhaps Sierra changed their mind and did a different game instead. The game was from the same sort of timeline as Donald Duck’s Playground, and Chuck Benton agreed that the idea was probably dropped to make way for that game instead.

With thanks to Karl Kuras for highlighting, Joachim Froholt for info, Tom Roger Skauen for info and Archive.org and Atari Compendium for the scans.

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GTW64 February 2026 update

Posted: by Frank Gasking

February has gone a bit too quick, so a slightly smaller update with the release of Cavey, which has been missing for over 30 years, 2 new entries including an unseen title called Az alkohol szelleme and a few quick updates to existing entries. There will be much more for next month (some additions already made). If you have any C64 related submissions, please do get in touch via the contact form!

Cavey recovered and released

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As seen the other day, thanks to Dean Hickingbottom –  remains of the budget platformer Cavey (aka Caveman Capers) has been saved, along with the complete and fixed source code:

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2 new entries added

Az alkohol szelleme, Wizards, Warlocks and Warriors – Quest of the Dark Orb

6 updates added

Donald Duck’s Bakery, Mega Games, Nightbreed RPG, Shadowkeep, Skateball, The Gold Collection

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