Here is a larger overview of recent comments on the Games That Weren’t website, so you can keep up to date with any recent input from others on our various entries.
Fabrizio Bartoloni on Albyon: The aforementioned ad was at page 121: https://archive.org/details/asm_magazine-1989-67/page/n119/mode/2up . The GB64 entry for “Die Fugger” (see https://gb64.com/game.php?id=2977&d=18&h=0 ), the other… Dec 9, 19:37- on Albyon: FWIW in a later issue of ASM (67/1989) there was an ad, in German of course: ” Die Programmierer von… Dec 9, 19:24
- on Pegasus And The Trials Of Perseus: The GB64 I forgot to mention (facepalm): https://gb64.com/game.php?id=2837&d=18&h=0 Dec 9, 10:00
- on Pegasus And The Trials Of Perseus: Addendum: via this GB64 entry on another Tymac game we learn Game Gems was employing Charles Teufert as a programmer… Dec 9, 09:57
- on Infinite Inferno: I too have that one, since 1985 or 1986. It is a copied diskette not an original one, and it… Dec 8, 22:45
- on GTW Highlight No.15: Games That Weren’t talk at Zzap! Live: Superb as ever, Frank. May you have a most lovely Christmas, Sir. Dec 8, 18:46
- on Pegasus And The Trials Of Perseus: Pegasus and the other talking games by Tymac were presented at CES 1984 and developed by Game Gems Inc. according… Dec 8, 11:21
- on Skateball: Apologies Frank, but it seems that a French-only version of Skateball was released for the Amstrad in 1989, but it… Dec 5, 11:59
- on Skateball: The release history of this game is bonkers. The first magazine reference I can see that relates to Skateball is… Dec 5, 11:45
- on Channel 8 Software games: These titles were discussed in a CASA thread back in 2012. There was a surprising development in 2013 that led… Dec 4, 22:24
- on Cyberworm: The article in Top Secret was written by my brother, who used the nickname “M&M’S” at the time. Fun fact:… Dec 3, 21:19
- on Cyberworm: Thanks Peter! I suspect no-one will translate the game, but you never know. Thanks for the translation – we had… Dec 3, 13:28
- on Cyberworm: Translation of the polish magazine where the game is described. FRANK – “Moved translation as alternate translation under Articles”. Unfortunately… Dec 3, 10:38
- on Trick Ramp Crazy: Thanks Andrew! I’ll email Gamebase64 to add those credits. Don’t suppose you can recall who coded Star Raiders 2 by… Dec 1, 21:06
- on Trick Ramp Crazy: Hi Frank, I did the C64 conversions of Star Raiders II and Baal. I don’t remember much about those days,… Dec 1, 19:28
- on The Stock Exchange: Thank you very much for confirming more details about this title Scott. Is there any chance you may still have… Dec 1, 00:12
- on Trick Ramp Crazy: Thank you so much Andrew – this confirms that the game was just released as Cheap Skate (https://gb64.com/game.php?id=1410&d=18&h=0), so i’ll… Nov 30, 23:56
- on Huckleberry Hound in Hollywood Capers: I had back ups that I forgot about on my PC. Neurosis. Thanks for the work you do, Frank. It’s… Nov 30, 07:46
- on Huckleberry Hound in Hollywood Capers: I did toss the drive. I wish I hadn’t now. I now repair electronics, I think it might have been… Nov 30, 07:43
- on Trick Ramp Crazy: I did the graphics for this game. Daryl Bowers coded it. We originally called it Cheap Skate, but Silverbird renamed… Nov 29, 21:24
- on The Stock Exchange: Actually, I can give you some information about this game. it was definitely released. but it wasn’t a game in… Nov 28, 06:12
- on Games That Weren’t book – Polish Edition: Thanks Julia, and thank you so much for ordering the book! I hope you enjoy it :) Nov 26, 23:47
- on Games That Weren’t book – Polish Edition: I’m so sorry for your loss I preordered the book and it has arrived yesterday Nov 26, 21:52
- on Judge Dredd: Aww yeah; I had that issue of Amstrad Action, and I remember seeing the details of Judge Dredd and thinking… Nov 21, 20:13
- on Games That Weren’t book – Polish Edition: Cheers, Frank! I may well drop hints for a Crimbo Pressie! :) Nov 21, 17:15
- on Games That Weren’t book – Polish Edition: Thanks Stoo! The English edition has sold out via Bitmap Books and Amazon. Looks like The Cave still has copies… Nov 21, 09:22
- on Games That Weren’t book – Polish Edition: Oh, jeez, sorry. I meant to say sorry for your loss. So sorry. Nov 20, 23:51
- on Games That Weren’t book – Polish Edition: Where can I get the English one? I’d love this book! Nov 20, 23:50
- on Alien 8: Thanks Alex – that’s a good point for anyone who is looking for a C64 edition of the game, given… Nov 10, 16:11
- on Hit and Run: Hi Neil – ah that’s cool, and thanks for letting us know. Would it be possible to preserve a copy… Nov 10, 16:10
- on Hit and Run: Hi Frank. Just got hold of a copy of Armchair Cricket by D. T. Coates. It looks to be the… Nov 8, 15:52
- on Alien 8: Currently in CSDB, there are several versions of the C64 port/remake available: https://csdb.dk/search/?seinsel=all&search=alien+8&Go.x=0&Go.y=0 See also: https://www.lemon64.com/game/alien-8-128 and some interesting info… Nov 7, 14:24
- on Crackdown V1: I think that’s a fair point – could have been started a lot earlier than anticipated. Hopefully we can get… Nov 7, 02:31
- on Knights of Legend Expansion Packs: Thanks Shatter! I’ve added a note to the page. Hopefully we can teach out to Todd and see if anything… Nov 7, 02:29
- on Porky Pig’s Haunted Holiday SNES prototypes: Ah interesting – so just by having the game restart after getting a Game Over? Nov 7, 02:27
- on Crackdown V1: There is somethimg of a gap here though. Crackdown was released in Japanese arcades in early 89, and US Gold… Nov 6, 14:22
- on Porky Pig’s Haunted Holiday SNES prototypes: It’s worth mentioning that the alternate Sunsoft intros *are* in the final build. But the only way to see them… Nov 5, 17:29
- on Knights of Legend Expansion Packs: I also have an anecdotal story. I sent off the coupon to buy the proposed expansion in 1990. A few… Nov 5, 16:58
- on Crackdown V1: That’s very interesting. The ARC Dev version wasn’t released until about April/May 1990 – so almost a year after that… Nov 4, 23:46
- on Shadowkeep: Thanks Gary for the info. It is a shame that they don’t have formats listed, though what is interesting is… Nov 4, 23:25
- on Shadowkeep: Just some quick internet digging – in archive.org there is a Trillium newsletter from the Fall / Winter period of… Nov 3, 12:57
- on Crackdown V1: There is reference to ARC Developments working on the Crack Down conversion(s) (no specific platform mentioned) all the way back… Nov 3, 11:33
- on Shadowkeep: Hi Joe, Many thanks for getting in touch. That’s interesting – has there been any confirmation from someone involved in… Nov 3, 10:17
- on Shadowkeep: There never was a PC or C64 version of this game, despite rumors and false memories about both that were… Nov 3, 03:18
- on Crackdown V1: Thanks for confirming Mark, i’ll update the page. Will reply to your email shortly! Nov 2, 23:05
- on Crackdown V1: Frank – just wanted to confirm that Crackdown was indeed in production for several months. All the development was on… Nov 1, 16:24
- on Enduro Racer V2: I actually wrote to Elite to complain about their advertising, as I bought that compilation on the basis of the… Oct 25, 21:57
- on Phantasm: Thanks for taking a look Gaz. I’ll update the page quickly with your findings! Oct 24, 21:43
- on Dr Bongo’s Safari Park: Thanks for the confirmation JDP! Will update the page quickly! Oct 24, 21:32
- on Early and lost Jeff Minter ZX81 title ‘Fastlife’ recovered!: It was advertized from August 1982 to March 1983 so surely some people bought the program. Maybe it was mail… Oct 22, 12:01
- on Phantasm: I took a bit of a deep dive into the various previews because the game looks intriguing. The 1994 release… Oct 22, 00:19
- on Tir Na Nog: What a shame that the project didn’t go ahead. Thank you for the information. Oct 21, 22:07
- on Dr Bongo’s Safari Park: Update on this game: The ZX81 and Spectrum 16K were definitely finished and released: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/39334/ZX81/Dr_Bongos_Safari_Park https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/9690/ZX-Spectrum/Dr_Bongos_Safari_Park The advertised VIC20 and… Oct 21, 21:40
- on Bugs Bunny’s Cartoon Workshop – Novotrade 1990 PC game test video: Wasn’t that game eventually came out on the NES as Tiny Toon Adventures Cartoon Workshop, just swapping out the original… Oct 21, 02:28
- on Famous Five: Five on a Treasure Island V1: That’s a huge shame – i’ll reply on the video to offer backing up. Oct 20, 21:03
- on Early and lost Jeff Minter ZX81 title ‘Fastlife’ recovered!: I own it for the Vic20, and I’m not sure I’ve seen another copy of it physically along the way.… Oct 20, 14:08
- on Early and lost Jeff Minter ZX81 title ‘Fastlife’ recovered!: Jeff always said D K Tronics when doing his talks. Not sure where the DK came from. The guy who… Oct 20, 14:04
- on Famous Five: Five on a Treasure Island V1: The PC version of this game is sadly still missing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTgEEKjjrZo Oct 17, 15:03
- on Gryphon Masters: Would be great to learn more about your time on the game Jamie. Does anything still exist of your work… Oct 16, 23:57
- on Gryphon Masters: I worked on this game and this helped me establish a timeline of my youth… Can’t believe y’all made this… Oct 15, 22:30
- on Early and lost Jeff Minter ZX81 title ‘Fastlife’ recovered!: Jeff, one of your very first titles is still at large. Have been trying to find a copy of your… Oct 15, 09:21
- on Early and lost Jeff Minter ZX81 title ‘Fastlife’ recovered!: That was never even really started. I had thought I’d have a go at doing a text adventure style game… Oct 14, 17:42
- on The Blues Brothers: Jukebox Adventure: That’s a shame Denis – but fingers crossed with Florent. At least you got some confirmation too. Just updated the… Oct 14, 10:47
- on Early and lost Jeff Minter ZX81 title ‘Fastlife’ recovered!: Thanks Bryan, that’s really useful! Much appreciated! :) Oct 14, 10:41
- on The Blues Brothers: Jukebox Adventure: I got a few things from Eric Caen. Unfortunately, he is not the Amiga coder of Blues Brothers JA. I… Oct 14, 10:11
- on Early and lost Jeff Minter ZX81 title ‘Fastlife’ recovered!: Do you happen to remember anything about an adventure called “Quest for the Golden Torq” that was advertised as “coming… Oct 14, 03:50
- on Early and lost Jeff Minter ZX81 title ‘Fastlife’ recovered!: Thank you for your response Frank. I’ve now discovered the solution for those of us using Michael D Wynne’s excellent… Oct 13, 17:23
- on Early and lost Jeff Minter ZX81 title ‘Fastlife’ recovered!: Ah, lol. I’m muddling companies up :D Nothing to do with Dorling Kindersley, but their company name has the “DK”… Oct 13, 16:58
- on Early and lost Jeff Minter ZX81 title ‘Fastlife’ recovered!: Dee Kay Tronics :) DK stands for Dorling Kindersley Oct 13, 16:41
- on Early and lost Jeff Minter ZX81 title ‘Fastlife’ recovered!: Not tried this (as I just did “soft reset” and kept doing load”” for each game until I got to… Oct 13, 15:57
- on Early and lost Jeff Minter ZX81 title ‘Fastlife’ recovered!: Loading this file into a ZX81 emulator is just running Deflex, how to access the other programs? Oct 13, 15:48
- on Tetris V1: Thanks for confirming John, and interesting about the PC edition! Have sent you an email. Oct 13, 13:30
- on Early and lost Jeff Minter ZX81 title ‘Fastlife’ recovered!: I’ve always wondered, how do you pronounce “dk’tronics”? Oct 13, 12:59
- on Early and lost Jeff Minter ZX81 title ‘Fastlife’ recovered!: Haha I completely forgot I’d made that. If I’d’ve been any good I’d’ve used the ZX81’s quarter-cell graphics for double… Oct 13, 11:50
- on Tetris V1: I certainly wrote the Amiga and ST versions for Mirrorsoft and also a PC version which was sent to Spectrum… Oct 12, 21:10
- on Porky Pig’s Haunted Holiday SNES prototypes: Thanks so much Challenger! Just updated the page with the details, and also links to your videos. Oct 11, 18:08
- on Power Crystal: so if it’s the correct john Preston he would have lived in stoke on trent with his wife and 4… Oct 11, 17:05
- on Porky Pig’s Haunted Holiday SNES prototypes: News update: I recorded the March 1994 build too! Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJtybKC6apE Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3c7w83VW-M Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RimHki6__yc The first… Oct 11, 14:38
- on Bible Research Systems titles: Howdy! I finished all the heavy work on the VerseSearchers web site (https://versesearchers.com/) and is now initial goals are completed.… Oct 11, 06:12
- on Conspiracy: The Deadlock Files: Brilliant! Just added to the page now, thanks Hoagie! :) Oct 10, 15:54
- on Conspiracy: The Deadlock Files: A member of our forum had taken a screenshot of the eBay auction! https://www.abandonware-forums.org/forum/forum-ltf-abandonware-france/requ%C3%AAtes/34743-actuel-liste-des-jeux-abandonwares-introuvables-recherch%C3%A9s?p=772516#post772516 Oct 10, 15:46
- on Cyberworm: Hi Havoc Crow, thanks so much for the great inforamtion and details – just updating the page now with credit… Oct 10, 14:29
- on Conspiracy: The Deadlock Files: Thanks for the update Hoagie, and sorry I missed this! I’ll update the page now. Very sad to hear about… Oct 10, 13:08
- on Conspiracy: The Deadlock Files: As mentioned on our page about the game: in 2018, a goodie bag Conspiracy was put on sale on eBay… Oct 9, 21:29
- on Cyberworm: Hi there – since I happen to be Polish, I think I can say a few things about this game.… Oct 9, 14:37
- on Quark: Merci Romain ! J’ai vu ton article l’autre jour et j’allais y ajouter un lien. Je m’en charge tout de… Oct 7, 14:35
- on 19 Boot Camp – Part 2: Thanks Adam for the heads up! For now, i’ve fixed the post slug – so it now appears under https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/1944-game/… Oct 7, 14:32
- on A Fi$tful of Buck$: It’s really strange – but it seems Quelle Soft were given titles that Ocean didn’t want to release in the… Oct 7, 14:25
