Another single screen modern invaders clone. Apart from some nice graphics, the game is very simplistic, and quite poor. A simple attack wave of creatures fly around, and you simply shoot them, then its onto the next attack wave of … Continue reading →
Xanagrams is a word game of sorts with over 5000 permutations. Basically a scrabble clone :) Patrick Furlong confirmed details of the game by mentioning that it was one of the 12 games given away with the Amstrad 464 so … Continue reading →
Nice and colorful to look at, but a over-sized logo cuts the game area to an almost silly size. The game is a side way scrolling SEU, and in typical old school fashion too. Quite possibly the logo is only … Continue reading →
The source of this next entry is interesting as it was mentioned in "Illegal" pirate fanzine as something seen at PC 1988 show (or so it seems) by SSD of Cosmos. World Darts was a game mostly known for its … Continue reading →
World Cup Football was advertised in Home Computer Weekly issue 85 (Well, briefly mentioned in an advert for other games) but was never released across its planned platforms of C64, Spectrum and Amstrad. We assume it was to be some … Continue reading →
Well, as correctly noted to me recently by a GTW reader, why the hell haven’t we covered World Cup Carnival V1?? And why not indeed – with the original game mess of World Cup Carnival apparently half complete before the … Continue reading →
Although released, GTW has been given a lead which suggests that Wolfman was actually that little bit more gruesome, with an animated version that seems to have never seen the light of day. The actual released version had static images … Continue reading →
Now, as we all know – Wizball got a release and was one of the best games ever to grace the C64. It’s a fantastic title which you should check out if you haven’t already. However, German magazine "Happy Computer" … Continue reading →
Wizard War is a fantasy strategy game, designed and created by Lloyd Johnson with additional input from Jim Baen. The game was apprently released with an exclusive story written by Fred Saberhagen based on the game. You controlled an army … Continue reading →
One of the harder things to ascertain when investigating a potential GTW is sorting out those games that are simply ‘Missing in Action’ from the genuine ‘Games That Weren’t’. Wizard’s Dominion is one such game. A Dungeons & Dragon’s game … Continue reading →
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