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.
fgasking on The Godfather: Thanks Nik! Once the disks are preserved by Mr Talida, there is a PC formatted one which has come from… Jul 16, 11:37- on The Godfather: I hope we will be able to piece the rest together. I tried reaching out to Justin Scharvona to no… Jul 15, 01:24
- on Games That Weren’t Needs YOU! Unreleased Megadrive games need tracking down: I agree Fever – I will make a note to separate up when doing my next set of updates. Jul 13, 21:44
- on Space Raider: thanks for getting back to me, I’ve decided to sell and have just listed on ebay, it was me who… Jul 13, 14:32
- on Games That Weren’t Needs YOU! Unreleased Megadrive games need tracking down: Purely a housekeeping suggestion but I feel like, these days, this would have been 3 separate entries – maybe it’s… Jul 12, 11:34
- on Game Maker: Thanks Zane! I’ll reach out to Richard to see if we can learn more and see if anything can be… Jul 11, 10:21
- on Game Maker: I suspect that Richard Blum may still have the disks? Also note what he says further below in that site… Jul 10, 08:29
- on Game Maker: The author of this title appears to have a website here https://www.richblum.net/mr-pixel-series Jul 10, 08:28
- on Rogue Trooper: looks like the character sprites on the left got lifted from the Chaos Engine, so it’s indeed a VERY mockup-y… Jul 5, 11:09
- on Mission Jupiter: Hi John – I remember coming over to your flat in Newcastle when you were writing the game – it’s… Jun 30, 14:20
- on Chinese Juggler V1: I found another build, bit later i think when it was completed before it went to ocean. It has a… Jun 30, 04:40
- on The Godfather: Thanks Glenn! Ah that would be amazing to try and find. I’ll reach out to Clive about this one. Jun 26, 09:36
- on The Godfather: Fantastic and informative article ! I’m really happy your looking to increase the quantity of entries for the Sega Master… Jun 26, 09:26
- on Arthur: It will be a lot of work, but thankfully Gergely is up for it: https://kwayne.itch.io/arthur Jun 25, 10:54
- on Arthur: An english version would be nice, but i can imagine, that this would mean alot of translating-work. Jun 25, 00:33
- on Alien VS Predator: Nightmare on Ryushi: That would be very cool if you did revisit your old concept Gordon – I agree that it’s been a… Jun 20, 12:31
- on Alien VS Predator: Nightmare on Ryushi: To this day, I am surprised that there haven’t been any adaptations of that original AVP comic book series, be… Jun 19, 16:49
- on Stargate: Thanks Ken, that is a great finding – just hope that the data can be found some day! I’ll add… Jun 17, 21:28
- on Stargate: Found the master Atarisoft list on atape backup and found the following information about C64 Stargate: ATARISOFT PRODUCT MASTERS -… Jun 14, 18:29
- on Galactic Software titles: Galactic Software was the Darling Brothers. They had studied in Canada for a while and when back in the UK… Jun 14, 01:51
- on Beat Em Up: I remember this from the lemon64 forum: https://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=67679 Jun 9, 20:52
- on Galencia Khaos Sphere: Thanks for the heads up Glen – just commented over there, and that is great news. I’ll add a link… Jun 9, 19:16
- on Galencia Khaos Sphere: Hi, chaps. Someone posted this on Reddit /r/c64 and one of our community has spotted that Jason’s GitHub is showing… Jun 9, 17:23
- on EastEnders: Thanks Anthony for reaching out about your time on the project, just pinged you an email to ask some further… Jun 7, 15:48
- on EastEnders: Hi Guys, Let me introduce myself! I was part of a 2 main programming team that brought this Wonderful game… Jun 6, 09:31
- on Atari Results Program: Managed to find a Youtube clip of the 1985 Rapid Racing event from World of Sports with the scores overlaid… Jun 5, 21:00
- on Splish Splash: Very interesting! There is a possibility they could have had issues with the name, though they could have just renamed… Jun 5, 15:41
- on Splish Splash: I remembered I had a board game called Splish Splash https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10040/splish-splash Maybe Mastertronic got in legal bother from Hasbro for… Jun 5, 11:58
- on Big Nose The Caveman: Possibly on another platform, but not the C64. There was Bignose in the USA, but that was it sadly. Jun 5, 10:25
- on Sword Of The Samurai: No worries, found it and have now added to the gallery! Thanks for the heads up! Jun 1, 20:58
- on Sword Of The Samurai: Actually David, wasn’t this one was it? https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/wp-content/uploads/gtw64/s/sword-of-samurai/sword-shot1.jpg Jun 1, 20:49
- on Sword Of The Samurai: No worries David – feel free to get in touch if you do manage to find it sometime. I’ll have… Jun 1, 20:48
- on Sword Of The Samurai: I recall there being another screenshot somewhere showing a dragon. Wish I could remember where I saw it! Jun 1, 00:35
- on Masters Golf: I believe, they were only referring to Awesome Golf myself. I remember that article. I don’t remember ever seeing anything… May 24, 15:37
- on Bible Research Systems titles: I have Verse Search version 6.3, Copyright 1981-1999 by Bible Research Systems, on a CD that I run on an… May 22, 20:32
- on Various unreleased Amiga titles: Hi Bob, happy to cover it – but do you have any references to magazines that mentioned that the game… May 21, 15:25
- on Various unreleased Amiga titles: I was wondering if you could add Mr. Nutz to the list of unreleased games, as I couldn’t find it… May 21, 12:28
- on Space Raider: It’s hard to put a price on these things, though it seems about 6 people own it at https://retrocollector.org/index.php?page=1&system=1&media=123456789AYZ&publisher=-1&title=Space%20Raider&box=-1®ion=-1&type=0123&release=2461#94644 …… May 19, 00:42
- on Space Raider: hi, I actually have the copy of this game, I’m curious on its rarity and potential value. its hard to… May 18, 10:33
- on Dungeons Of Death: Thanks for letting us know! Yeah, many games from that era were distributed from someone’s home or handmade – it… May 17, 13:49
- on Dungeons Of Death: Hi, I have a copy of Dungeons Of Death, published on 20 May 1983 for the TRS-80. I think this… May 17, 12:36
- on Nebulus: Yea, it probably was the mobile version. I don’t have a clear memory of which games I played were N-Gage… May 15, 17:44
- on Splish Splash: It is very bizarre – they had certainly released a lot worse too, so it could be related to lack… May 13, 20:41
- on 2400 A.D.: Hi Bennett, no problem at all :) Ah, my apologies – we need to get better at referencing sources in… May 13, 20:38
- on Splish Splash: There are a few gaps in the IC0xxx numbering for the Mastertronic range around the same time as Bionic Granny… May 13, 20:33
- on 2400 A.D.: Wow, thanks to GTW64 and contributors, this is a superb and super interesting archive entry. In the ‘Gallery’ supporting content,… May 13, 20:26
- on Educational and bible titles preserved: Thanks so much for sharing these links! The Commodore 64 KJV and NIV Bible Search software titles are absolutely incredible!… May 13, 02:50
- on Arthur: It looks like an interesting game and story according to this screenshot. Thanks! May 12, 01:00
- on Missile Command: Hi Carlos, unfortunately this is an unofficial conversion of Missile Command, and not the AtariSoft version that was rumored to… May 10, 15:38
- on Missile Command: there is a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRkfwyYFyfg . Another here: https://www.commodoregames.net/vic-20/index.asp?load=Missile%20Command.prg May 10, 10:57
- on Halo Jones: That Eurogamer article about all the 8bit 2000Ad games was actually a totally zarjaz read for this aging Squaxx dek… May 7, 11:58
- on Halo Jones: Thanks Fever – looks like a very old page that hasn’t been updated for a while. Just tidied up and… May 7, 09:59
- on Halo Jones: The link to ‘Judge Anderson’ on this page is broken Seems that it was later discovered that the game was… May 6, 16:43
- on Hungry Horace: Thanks Paul, and sorry this turned out in the end to be the 2021 tribute game Horace: https://sleepingelephant.com/~sleeping/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=10094 May 6, 09:30
- on A tribute to Micro-Antics: Chariot Race was one of my favourite games on the Vic-20 as a kid and the article in Retro Gamer… May 5, 17:00
- on Virus: Cheers! Although the link in the main article is still pointing to the now defunct page rather than the archived… May 5, 10:23
- on Virus: Thanks Joshua! I’ll fix now (and credit you), but i’ll also take a look to see if I can find… May 4, 16:16
- on Nebulus: Thanks Michael – it’s a shame that it seemingly didn’t get to a playable state. That’s interesting too about the… May 4, 16:15
- on Sunburst Communications titles: Hi John – yeah, that one has been. Here it is: https://gb64.com/game.php?id=15465&d=18&h=0 May 4, 16:14
- on Sunburst Communications titles: I don’t see “The Pond” is that already found and archived? May 4, 03:59
- on Nebulus: I really like the aesthetic, particularly small details like the screw threads and having the player character wearing an environmental… May 4, 03:46
- on Virus: The Bird Sanctuary link is dead, Suggest using the following https://web.archive.org/web/20120314174303/https://www.birdsanctuary.co.uk/virus/m.php May 4, 00:28
- on 25 years of Games That Weren’t: Thanks Asphodel, that is pretty scary to think of it that way! :) May 2, 00:29
- on 25 years of Games That Weren’t: Thanks Bago! It’s been a lot of fun over the years! :) May 2, 00:28
- on 25 years of Games That Weren’t: Thanks buddy and for all your support with it all too :) May 2, 00:28
- on 25 years of Games That Weren’t: Thanks Dave, and thanks for all your help over the years. Can’t believe how quick it has gone! May 2, 00:27
- on 25 years of Games That Weren’t: Great reading Frank. Digital archeology at its finest! May 1, 19:21
- on 25 years of Games That Weren’t: Congratulations, Frank, on all the hard work, preservation, and documentation you and your team do! It’s always a thrill to… May 1, 15:28
- on 25 years of Games That Weren’t: Well done, buddy, a fantastic piece of Commodore 64 gaming discovery and archiving history May 1, 11:29
- on 25 years of Games That Weren’t: Love this initiative so much, Frank! And the outcomes with released game versions are beyond any expectations of anyone! Keep… May 1, 10:29
- on 25 years of Games That Weren’t: Aweseome work through the years. You now exist twice as long as the actual machine was commercial :) . Congratulations.… May 1, 10:25
- on 25 years of Games That Weren’t: Thanks Alex, and thanks to all your help over the years too! May 1, 09:25
- on Galencia Khaos Sphere: Thanks Daniel! That’s very kind of you and i’ll try and add to the site as soon as I can! Apr 30, 10:16
- on Galencia Khaos Sphere: Hi! This is Dany Quest, from Commodore64 Club… I was an active side of this game, and I have a… Apr 29, 18:15
- on GTW64 April 2024 update: Frank, 25 years is definitely an achievement and something to celebrate, but more importantly it’s the level of professionalism and… Apr 29, 14:27
- on GTW64 April 2024 update: Thank you Inverse Skies for the kind words, and also for buying the book too. Really glad you enjoyed it… Apr 29, 12:05
- on GTW64 April 2024 update: Congrats on the 25 years! What a remarkable achievement. Thank you for the hard work looking into these games that… Apr 29, 11:02
- on Bacillus: Here’s the link to the author’s GitHub repository: https://github.com/thojor79/bacillus_c64 Apr 29, 09:34
- on GTW64 April 2024 update: Congrats on the anniversary Frank! Looking forward to the feature – Graeme Apr 29, 09:06
- on GTW64 April 2024 update: Hi Ken – The CZ article started around 1998, then about a year later the site was born to start… Apr 29, 08:59
- on Miami Vice: Not to be confused with Miami Dice I assume? :) Lovely Whittaker song. Like a Casio MT-88 keyboards default rythm… Apr 28, 03:43
