Preserving Cancelled, Unreleased and Lost Video Game History Since 1999
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2003 Rage Bristol / Dangerous Games Ltd. Platforms: Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation 2 Also known as: Andy McNab – Team SAS As you’ll be aware, the games industry is a turbulent one, where projects (and even companies) can often … Continue reading
It is with thanks to contributor Lance Ewing that we learn about a game called Goofy’s Word Factory, which was being worked on by Sierra Online in collaboration with Disney in 1984. As Lance understands it, the game was being … Continue reading
A very short entry for an unknown Football game that was possibly in development or to be developed by Mike Lyons. Basically, we found a set of sprites on a utilities disk, which Mike isn’t very sure about their origins. … Continue reading
The 2025 Zzap!64 annual has arrived and looks great! The biggest surprise was the six page Games That Weren’t tribute feature by Ian Osborne, who had created the article that inspired it all. Talking about how some of the titles … Continue reading
GTW Highlight No.20: In October, we located the long lost PC technical demo of Engalus. An early game from Crytek that was cancelled. We did a series of hi-res videos and showcased parts never seen before until now: https://gamesthatwerent.com/2024/10/engalus/ That … Continue reading
A short entry now for yet another Elite game that never quite made it, even though it was advertised in magazines at the time for both Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. Grand National of course was based on the famous … Continue reading
GTW Highlight No.18: September was busy, and also saw the recovery of AtariSoft’s Stargate on the Commodore 64 at GTW thanks to Ken Van Mersbergen. Check out Tom Griner’s long lost conversion for yourself at: https://gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/stargate/
GTW Highlight No.16: In September, we recovered and saved the last build of The Last Job (aka The Heist) on the Sony Play Station 2. Missing for 20 years, and due for release back in 2004 by Acclaim: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/09/the-last-job/
GTW Highlight No.15: In August, we took a look at Die Hard 2 on the #SegaMasterSystem that was canned. We shed light on this version, its developer + how far it got. Could it be found? https://gamesthatwerent.com/2024/08/die-hard-2-die-harder/
GTW Highlight No.14: July saw us covering the lost PC prototype of The Ravaging by Pukka Games from 1999-2000, where you control an angel from hell in a 3rd person action-adventure. Check out the demo and video here: https://gamesthatwerent.com/2024/07/the-ravaging/
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