Following on from the brilliant Bubble Bobble and the radical Rainbow Islands, Parasol Stars was one of the most eagerly awaited games of 1992. However, just as it was nearing completion, Ocean made a public statement in 1992 that their … 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 →
Priceless scrolls was being sold as a "A Scripture Treasure Hunt Game Based on Biblical Principles" in a 1992 issue of RUN magazine from the US. The game was sold on disk, but it seems that this is one that … Continue reading →
The Legend Of Prince Valiant was to be a platform game based on the cartoon series shown on BBC television in the early 90’s. Ocean bought the licence and had planned to do conversions across a series of platforms. Commodore … Continue reading →
Another naff game i’m afraid.. a very simple BASIC looking game, where you have to protect a simple character block on the screen. Terrible to look at and terrible to play… Either this is the actual game, or a very … Continue reading →
Our next entry is a short and sweet entry for a racing game that sadly didn’t get too far, although as you will see in a bit – looked very promising (and fast!) Racing game (working title) was a title … Continue reading →
A very brief entry for a title which was mentioned in Commodore Format news back in 1992. This was to be a new range of educational software such as: Shapes and Colours First Letters Overall trying to follow in the … Continue reading →
Nothing really much to say about this title – it has some nice titles and a bit of a preview to show, but very little interaction. The demo just has a ship that you can move over a scrolling background, … Continue reading →
A very quick entry, mainly as we have very little on this one – but in 1997 it was mentioned in a few fanzines at the time that a German software house named “Data house” were to release a Robin … Continue reading →
A quick entry which can be quickly cleared up… Rolling Ronny was a neat little platformer from 1991 which brings back some memories for myself in the days of buying Commodore Format. You basically controlled a clown on roller-skates who … Continue reading →
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