A wonderful game on the Spectrum 128k, and the silent sequel to The Great Escape (As the game was originally billed as a sequel and called Tibet). This was set in the same mould as TGE, and followed on from … Continue reading →
Had it found its way onto the 8-bit market, Whirligig would have been that rare thing for the time, a game planned to be released on all the major gaming markets, the 8-bit, 16-bit and the PC (However, although it … Continue reading →
Another obscure GTW title this time, mentioned on page 55 of Zzap 64 issue 32 in the PCW show report article. This was listed under Ariolasoft and is briefly described as a single release – a graphic adventure based on … Continue reading →
Wildfire was a W.I.P title for a game in development at Starlight Software/Destiny. The game is not anything to do with the shooter we already have in GTW. Could it have been a space shooter?… a puzzler? Thanks to Max … Continue reading →
Have you ever wondered why one game from the Wizardry-series is lacking from the C-64? Well I did, and it led me to a little research in that area. After checking release dates it seems that the Wizardry-series was released … Continue reading →
Although released, GTW has been given a lead which suggests that Wolfman was actually that little bit more gruesome, with an animated version that seems to have never seen the light of day. The actual released version had static images … Continue reading →
The source of this next entry is interesting as it was mentioned in "Illegal" pirate fanzine as something seen at PC 1988 show (or so it seems) by SSD of Cosmos. World Darts was a game mostly known for its … Continue reading →
A very cool Ghost n Goblins clone which has some nice graphics and a lot of promise at this very early stage. There is no sound in the game, but the rest of it seems to be coming together really … Continue reading →
Xoanon (released as Xoanon Reptilia – which we’ll come onto shortly…) seems to be an early version of Xenon, or at least Gamebase makes the link with the game. So, are they indeed the same game? This preview just seems … Continue reading →
Ok ok, yes we know that Zamzara was infact released, but light was shed recently on a rather different game which was shaping up originally by Jukka Tapanimaki. I really love this game, first played on Commodore Format’s powerpack 9… … Continue reading →
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