Preserving Cancelled & Unreleased Video Game History Since 1999
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After a busy 2025, we begin with our first Commodore 64 update of the year with a set of new entries and 5 updates to pre-existing ones. We should have some new recoveries for you very soon. Continue reading
Our next title was an arcade 3D game highlighted thanks to Sven Anlauf, but from the description in the advert in Compute Gazette, it sounded much more like a CRPG. Here is what the advert stated: “The Adventure Situation You’ve … Continue reading
Thanks to Filip Balyu, the Atari ST edition of Level 9’s unreleased Grange Murders can now be explored, with a download now added. More details can be found below, and the video here is of the ST version in action: Continue reading
Thanks to adverts that appeared in magazines back in the day, it is known that both PC and Amiga versions of Kevin Keegan’s Player Manager was planned. Sadly, only the Super Nintendo version would ever see release. But what of the PC and Amiga versions and how far did they get? Continue reading
Flash Gordon was a great budget title from Mastertronic, and one which I enjoyed a lot on the Commodore 64. One thing that stood out in particular was the amount of different styles of games present, but also the amazing music by Rob Hubbard. Continue reading
While Igor: Objetivo Uikokahonia is best known for its 1994 Spanish release and a later English version published in the US by Optik Software – Pendulo Studios had once begun work on a far more ambitious follow-up version of the game for French publisher Infogrames. This project was ultimately cancelled, but its technology would go on to form the foundations of Hollywood Monsters. Continue reading
Not to be confused with the text adventure trilogy of the same name, Legacy of the Necromancer was a planned dungeon crawling RPG in the style of Dungeon Master. It was to be developed by a team at Virgin, and not Westwood (as it was incorrectly reported by press at the time). The title was even shown at the Winter CES that year on Virgin’s stand, but it never saw release. Continue reading
All posts where Games That Weren’t has featured in the press, done talks, interviews or had display stands over the years.
In the latest Amiga Addict magazine, we have contributed an article on the unreleased Dick Special series, which talks about not only Sandy White’s original development – but also the Activision and Miracle Games versions that followed afterwards.
For more details, including ordering – please check out the link below:
https://www.addict.media/amiga-addict/amiga-addict-magazine Continue reading
A short entry for a bookware title that was advertised at the CES in Chicago in 1984 from Spinnaker / Windham Classics. Gulliver’s Travels would have been quite similar in style to Swiss Family Robinson. Continue reading
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