Lucasfilm released this flight simulator on the Amiga, ST and PC in 1988 and it was well received, earning an Action Game of the Year award from Computer Gaming World magazine. The player took control of aircraft fighting in four … Continue reading →
A game created by the author of Ultimate’s “Imhotep” in a very short career on the C64. The developer also worked on another title which was to be a conversion of a classic Atari game, Batty Builders which he earlier … Continue reading →
Commodore User magazine ran a pretty interesting game advert back in 1984 for a title called “Beat 1984!”, which was described as a four part adventure game for the C64 with graphics and sound. The short story line was as … Continue reading →
Also known as: A day in the life (part 2) and Across the Universe
Beatle Quest is one of those titles which attracts a lot of attention due to its Beatles links, but also the price that the game regularly seems to attract on Ebay. Thanks to Asphodel, we learn from the adverts for … Continue reading →
Behemoth was to be a kind of Armalyte clone for a budget label to pay some bills at Walking Circles. When questioned, the game’s developer Carleton Handley had the following to say: “Our C64 work from Domark dried up as … Continue reading →
Benidorm is a little known game which was due for release on both the Spectrum and C64 back in 1984 from a software company called Little Softie. The game was advertised in the likes of Personal Computer Gamer, and we … Continue reading →
A quick entry to cover part of a series of games which DK’Tronics were looking to release in late 1984, early 1985. A news item in the December 1984 edition of Personal Computer Games suggested that following on from a … Continue reading →
Thanks to contributor Chris Hester, who flagged up an old piece that he wrote possibly for his magazine Adventure Coder. Beyond the Infinite was a graphic text adventure due for release from Channel 8 in September 1984 – though we … Continue reading →
A very short entry for a title which we thought may have been released, but we’re were not quite sure at the time. This title was reportedly released by Review and Herald Publishing Association, but went missing. However, Martin from … Continue reading →
A short entry to cover two missing titles from a company called Bible Research Systems, with thanks to Håvar Bruvold Hojem for flagging up. The company advertised two titles: The Word Processor The Gospels Both were advertised for Apple, IBM … Continue reading →
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