Mission X is a cool looking sideways scrolling shooter with cool Uridium style backgrounds. It’s a short map, as you start hitting random parts of the game’s code as it runs out of map to show, but its enough to … Continue reading →
A very quick entry for an educational title which was due for release in 1991 on the C64 by Scetlander, a company based in Glasgow. We know that a C64 version existed, as David Jolliff confirmed he was the coder … Continue reading →
This isn’t much of a game, but in some way I actually like it. You control a very colourful glow-worm type creature, which flys through a colourful set of parallax stars backdrop. You must collect as many of the objects … Continue reading →
Another V1 title, with an interesting story behind it too! It was always wondered by Andrew Fisher if originally Antony Crowther’s “Challenge of the Gobots” game was something else before. Well we now have confirmation thanks to Andrew that the … Continue reading →
Yet another title from Backroom Software, and one of their earlier developments that has been flagged up by Dan Warren. It is believed that Backroom Software was none other than Steve Dunn, who did various C64 games such as Better … Continue reading →
Another of Andrew Rodger’s planned games during the C64’s demise. This was to be released on his own Robotronics label. Sadly the game was never to be, and apart from a single mention in Commodore Format, there was nothing to … Continue reading →
Molecale was to be an arcade shoot-em-up to hopefully be finished by Video Images back around 1988/89 time. The name of the game was coined by Wayne Sheardown, who was originally part of the Video Images gang of four – … Continue reading →
Another potential GTW which was highlighted by Peter Weighill and comes from an advert in the June 1983 issue of Commodore Computing International. The game was described as so: “Drive through the mine filled mazes collecting as many money bags … Continue reading →
An educational game which might be out there, but has yet to be preserved. Or is it a title that never quite made it? Monkeybuilder has a 256 word set, designed to increase spelling and vocabulary skills into 17 different … Continue reading →
Yet another title which suffered from the death of the C64 in the early 90’s. Monster Business was a promising mixture of Bubble Bobble and Dig Dug combined with modern day game elements to bring it into the 90’s. Two … Continue reading →
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