Indeed, there was another version of Penguin Tower in production, by non other than Ewen Gillies. After the non-appearance of the original game by Jani Hirvo, Ewen was very disappointed and decided to create and finish off the original game … Continue reading →
A short entry for another Prisma educational title which was completed, but never released for some reason. The game did see release on the Amiga in 1991. All we know is that the developer was someone called “Simon”, and they … Continue reading →
A interesting puzzle game with some very interesting credits too. Created by Miles Barry, who has had an unfortunate record with his game releases, having worked on Fuzzball and Escape From Colditz as well as this little puzzler. Graphics were … Continue reading →
Yet another scrolling shooter goes into the archives, and one from way back in 1990. Phantasm is a pretty neat looking shooter, which seems to have gone a long way before its cancellation. The preview consists of two levels in … Continue reading →
Many moons ago in the pages of Commodore Scene, their news pages stated about a game being created called Pimple Panic for the C64 by Megastyle. Nothing was ever heard of about the game again, until Ruben Spaans came forward … Continue reading →
Pipe Mania isn’t the same title as released in the early 90’s commercially, but was to be an unofficial clone of sorts done by Magna Media back in 1996. If I remember rightly, Commodore Scene once stated that a company … Continue reading →
Early days, but it seems that Empire Software were considering a sequel very early on to Pipe Mania, so much so that a design document was produced with all the details by The Assembly Line back in 1991. A massive … Continue reading →
Another early preview, with some nice graphics, but not enough to give an indication what this game plays like. The actual preview consists of a start screen, which seems to be in a hanger, and 4 end of level bosses … Continue reading →
Also known as: Pixie and Dixie - Featuring Mr. Jinks
A short entry for a title that may or may not have had a C64 release under way. Pixie and Dixie was based on the Hanna Barbera cartoon and was to be a late 8-bit release it seems. The game … Continue reading →
A very early preview of a sideways shoot-em-up, with no enemies or anything much to look at, apart from some backgrounds which scroll past. The backgrounds are corrupted, with the wrong colours set up, so not really convincing many that … Continue reading →
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