GTW Highlight No.10: Again in April, another recovery was made – this time with Bushido Warrior on the Amstrad CPC. A neat oriental themed Gauntlet clone due for release in 1988.
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/04/bushido-warrior/
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We are a Cancelled & Unreleased Video games archive with prototypes, developer history and assets for many computers and consoles of all ages. A non-profit large archive dedicated to preserving lost games that were never released to the public. Sharing history and stories from the developers, assets and more before it is too late. GTW has been preserving lost video game history online since 1999, and long before that offline.
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GTW Highlight No.09: A look at Into The Shadows (PC, PS, Saturn)
GTW Highlight No.9: In April, we looked at Into The Shadows – an impressive 3D fantasy fighting game developed for Scavenger in 1996 for PC, PlayStation + Sega Saturn. Only a rolling demo currently exists, but something playable is hoped to be found.
https://gamesthatwerent.com/2024/04/into-the-shadows/
GTW Highlight No.08: Micro-Antics VIC-20 preservation work
GTW Highlight No.8: Finally in March, we carried out a huge preservation project on Micro-Antics, the company that produced the amazing Chariot Race for the Commodore VIC-20. All titles were fully preserved, including dev materials + an unreleased game:
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/03/a-tribute-to-micro-antics/
GTW Highlight No.07: Prehistorik Kart prototype saved (Game Boy Advance)
GTW Highlight No.7: Again in March, we released an early prototype of Prehistorik Kart on the #Nintendo #GameBoyAdvance for the first time – a Mario Kart clone due as a compilation bonus for the GBA release of Prehistorik Man by Titus in 2001:
https://gamesthatwerent.com/2024/03/prehistorik-kart/
GTW Highlight No.06: Archer Maclean’s lost arcade conversion works preserved (Atari 800)
GTW Highlight No.6: In March, preservation work of Archer Maclean’s disks continued with a look at many arcade concepts that Archer had created on the Atari 800 and sadly abandoned, including an early Robotron development.
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/03/archer-macleans-atari-concepts/
As well as our page on the arcade findings on Archer Maclean’s disks, you can also see a video talking through the findings at:
GTW Highlight No.05: Battle Bowls demo added (PC)
GTW Highlight No.5: At the end of January, we presented a #PC demo of the lost Battle Bowls, a Puzzle Bobble clone due for release on #AtariST, #Falcon, #Amiga + #PC. Now you could see just how good this puzzler was shaping up:
https://gamesthatwerent.com/2024/01/battle-bowls
GTW Highlight No.04: Tantalus (Amiga, Atari ST and PC)
GTW Highlight No.4: In January, we took a look at a complex 3D space simulator called Tantalus for the Amiga, Atari ST and PC from 1991. Due for release in 1992 by Electronic Arts, it disappeared without a trace:
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/01/tantalus/
GTW Highlight No.03: IK and IK+ prototypes saved (Commodore 64)
GTW Highlight No.3: Our annual #Commodore64 Christmas update saw various International Karate and IK+ prototypes recovered, with other Archer Maclean materials and many other games preserved for the first time. What will we have this year I wonder?
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2023/12/gtw64-christmas-update-2023/
GTW Highlight No.02: Origins of Dropzone (Atari 800)
GTW Highlight No.2: Also in December, we made a hugely important discovery from the disks of the late Archer Maclean. The origins of Dropzone were recovered in the form of Defender and Stargate conversions on the Atari 800:
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2023/12/defender-and-stargate-discoveries/
In addition, we also do a video talking through the discoveries, including very early test concepts being discussed and shown:
GTW Highlight No.01: Stuntman Seymour (Amiga)
A tough year for many reasons – so winding down slightly whilst preparing our special GTW Christmas posts from the 17th to the 23rd December. Including some big recoveries once more! Until then, we’ll now reflect back daily on our highlights from Dec 2023 – Nov 2024. This is our first post!
GTW Highlight No.1: We had some huge findings last December, one of which was the full version of Codemaster’s Stuntman Seymour on the Amiga. Missing for 30 years and now playable:
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2023/12/stuntman-seymour/
