Games That Weren't^®

Another game, and one which had a full colour advert – but never actually appearing. Espionage looks like it should have been a spy adventure of some kind, but according to the Spectrum reviews of the game – it was … Continue reading →

Thanks to Richard Cosner, it has been found that the game was infact completed and released. SIR’86 did a loading picture which was done just to keep the publisher happy for the time being. It seems this was unused. Case … Continue reading →

Another currently missing game which may or may not have been released (highlighted thanks to Bertrand / Atari Frog) – this time in the shape of Euchre for Four, which was advertised back in June 1983 by Hutchcraft Associates in … Continue reading →

Yet another football game which never quite made it, along with Thalamus’ Arsenal title. This game was in development for Creative Edge back in 1992 for a short period. So short it seemed that no code was ever started. The … Continue reading →

A quick entry for a title that was spotted by Martin/Stadium64. Although there is a “European SuperLeague – Football Fortunes 2.” by CDS, “European Superleague” was confusingly a completely different title with a similar name. An interview can be found … Continue reading →

Another game in the lost Psytronik game saga, sadly a result of poor support of their titles back in the C64’s dying days. Everwar was another SEUCK title in development by Alf Yngve, and was inspired by Joe Haldeman’s novel … Continue reading →

I’m a huge Dizzy fan, so to hear of any unreleased works by The Oliver Twins is always quite exciting. Thanks to Fabrizio Bartoloni, the following game was brought to my attention. Excalibur was to be a top down adventure … Continue reading →

Exod is a text adventure game by Sigmatek, and was advertised in RUN magazine in the US, where you have to explore ruined wastelands of a ghost town to the vast inner caverns of earth. The game was sold on … Continue reading →

The Eye of Bain was a neat little text adventure created in 1984 by Artic Computing. Advertised for the likes of the Spectrum and the Commodore 64 in various magazines, only the Spectrum version seems to have surfaced. The C64 … Continue reading →

Our next entry is a flight simulator which was to be released by Accolade back in 1988 called F-86 Sabre Strike – which is thanks to contributor Billy. The game should have been released on the PC and C64. The … Continue reading →

You probably won’t be too surprised to learn that Fairlight 2 was due for the C64 as well as the other platforms. The people who confirm this are The Games Machine, who mention in the Spectrum review that the C64 … Continue reading →

Family fish was an underwater shoot-em up being developed by Richard Taylor in the 80’s. It was intended for a publisher in Bracknell – which we will need to confirm. The game was purchased in principle. It is initially believed … Continue reading →

I was a big fan of the Famous Five adventure based on the first book since Amstrad Action gave it away on their covertape and was dismayed when I found out it was just a one-off. So I thought I’d … Continue reading →

Delve deep into the age of fantasy with a host of intriguing characters that may help or hinder your exploration of this dream world. Retrieve the magnificent Fantasia Diamond recently stolen and rescue Boris the master spy from the imposing … Continue reading →

“Losen your collar, get out your JOYSTICK and get stuck in. By the time you finish you’ll be exhausted.” This is what describes our next entry into GTW64, which is an x-rated game being sold by Dept CCI called “Fantasy”. … Continue reading →