Games That Weren't^®

If anyone can remember the scanner pages in C-Format, they will probably remember seeing CJ In Space being in there, but that didn’t emerge in the end. So it was a surprise to uncover a 4th game in the series, … Continue reading →

Next up in GTW64 is a title called Codename Desert Storm which was brought to light by its coder Duncan Kershaw. The game was intended for release by Players in 1991 time, and was a sort of Choplifter game where … Continue reading →

Coined is a rather simple game in similar style to Connect 4. The game for many years has remained a preview and was never to be completed until now. The game was written as a bit of run before it … Continue reading →

A new entry into the GTW64 archives thanks to Denis Evans of The Retro Cavern fame. Connections is a simple 1-4 player “fill the boxes” type strategy game which was written long before their other game Defector, which is also … Continue reading →

We’ve been treated to some great recoveries of late by Black Beard, and in August 2021 – we have got to see even more findings. This time was a title that was originally released on the PET and VIC 20 … Continue reading →

This is an unofficial conversion of a simple, yet addictive Nintendo game called "Crab Grab". You control a small man who must get rid of all the grabbers and try not to be caught yourself by the oncoming grabbers that … Continue reading →

You may be shocked to know, but there were two versions of Crystal Castles in development – both before the U.S. Gold release in later years. Atarisoft were doing an official conversion themselves back in the early 80’s of Crystal … Continue reading →

A separate and second prototype entry for what was intended to be the original AtariSoft release of Crystal Castles. Thanks to Mat Allen, we learn of the Atarisoft release thanks to Mat who documented the conversion briefly in Digital Press. … Continue reading →

CubeSim64 is a fairly recent game that seemed to have been abandoned from 2014 with no further updates. It is a rather nice looking Rubik’s Cube game, where you must use the keyboard to rotate the cube and match up … Continue reading →

A game that was due for release sometime in 1986, but has only just been released thanks to the efforts of the author, and English translation by Laxity. It is a neat game where you control a tiny main character … Continue reading →

Cyclone was to be a helicopter game released by Ocean Software in the UK back around 1985. It was produced by Tony Pomfret shortly after Hunchback 2 was released. The first we hear of the game was from Martin Galway … Continue reading →

NOTE: This game is (c) Warner Bros, and is distributed freely without any profit as part of a digital preservation project. With thanks to David A Palmer productions (http://www.gamesproducer.com/) “Daffy Duck – And The Great Paint Caper” was to be … Continue reading →

An old CNET style game with simple rocks to avoid in this sideways SEU. By the same guys who created "Crackmania", also in the archives and incomplete. This game doesn’t seem to be built for the purpose of selling, but … Continue reading →

A collective entry of religious titles which have been highlighted by Hedning. One title which we can offer here is Acts of the Apostles, which we presume was released and is why we can play it now. Within the code … Continue reading →

This old game from the 80’s was the result of a creation by Kevin Franklin who also did Zybex for Zeppelin in 1988. This is a multi-sideways scrolling shoot em up, which features a ship which flips a lot like … Continue reading →

A very big thanks to Mauricio Muñoz Lucero for highlighting this one for us. Dartz is a game which has been highlighted thanks to the author of Warhawk digging out his unreleased software whilst he develops the new Warhawk game … Continue reading →

Our next entry has been highlighted thanks to Fabrizio Bartoloni, and is an RPG title that was created back in 1994. It is listed on Gamebase as unreleased, but seems to be a playable and complete game by Michael Härtig … Continue reading →

A similar game to Ocean Conquerer by Hewson, where you control what I think is a submarine, though i’m not sure. We have found recently that the game was infact published, and also on the MSX too, so it is … Continue reading →