SAW Wars was a tongue in cheek game written by Ben Hayes before his days at Enigma Variations. Ben described things in an interview as follows: "Sort of a right to left shoot-em-down thing. There was a point to the … Continue reading →
Thanks to Brendan Phoenix for the heads up. Zzap 64 in October 1986 had a small news snippet about Scarabaeus 2 coming soon from Ariolasoft. Apparently the Zzap team had seen something of the game and thought it was very … Continue reading →
Another exciting title from the authors of Armalyte, Cyberdyne Systems. This time we were to be treated with a sooped up version of Sinistar from the arcades, with an awesome looking starfield effect and some superb graphics by Rob Levy. … Continue reading →
Forumites on Lemon 64 were happily surprised on the 4th August 2014, when the developer of a long lost adventure game of Scooby Doo was recovered and uploaded for the first time in over 20 years, after being recovered from … Continue reading →
The screenshots looked amazing, the game was gonna be a stunner. The game was to be based on the LaserDisc Dragons Lair arcade, with what would be a basic interactive movie game…. very advanced and ahead of its time, especially … Continue reading →
Scooter was one of a few titles advertised by Electric Dreams back in issue 8 of Zzap 64 games. Nuclear Nick was to be part of a double pack with a game called Scooter. It never quite surfaced, but after … Continue reading →
A short entry for a title which seems to have a C64 connection, but we’re not sure if it is a red herring just yet. Thanks to John Christian Lønningdal, we have learnt that the 1942 clone – Screaming Wings, … Continue reading →
Well, nowadays you’ve got people going on about how GTA 3 is full of bad taste with the ability to have sex with prostitutes and then kill them. It’s however not something limited to games of today, but this kind … Continue reading →
“Take the part of Al Wrong in his quest for his first sexual experience” That’s the opening description for a game that was found hidden away on Ashley Routledge’s CNet download disks. Uploaded to CNet by P.Hardcastle of P.H.Atholsoft and … Continue reading →
Another title highlighted thanks to Peter Weighill. This early 1983 Epyx game was advertised in quite a few magazines at the time as part of a double pack with Gun Fight. Unfortunately this one never got to see the light … Continue reading →
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