In the year of 1987, Computer Novels should have been released a game named ‘Ivanhoe’, but it was never to be released. The Commodore 64-version should have been released in October 1987 and the Amiga-version the next month. Computer Novels … Continue reading →
1983 SEGA Platforms: Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit and Commodore Vic 20 (Probably C64 too) Ixion is an intriguing arcade title that was due for release from SEGA back in 1983, and was based on Zaxxon’s hardware, even though you … Continue reading →
Our next title is a little thin on the ground at this stage, but we believe there is a strong case that a Commodore 64 edition was on the cards. Ixion was a SEGA arcade title that never saw release … Continue reading →
A short entry for a series of games that were advertised in the US press as mail order only titles. The games were as follows: The Recent Unpleasantness – “Individual control of 43 Confederate Divisions/149 Brigades. Could you have turned … Continue reading →
A very quick entry on a game which we know very little about at present. The game was a type-in which was submitted to BigK magazine and was about to be published, but the magazine went under just before it … Continue reading →
Issue 5 of Commodore Format first introduced news that James Pond was to be converted on the C64 from the classic Amiga game. Apart from the terrible fish jokes that CF told, the prospect of seeing the game was rather … Continue reading →
Not to be confused with the Derek Brewster game of the same name. This was to be a game by Troy Lyndon for a company called FunSoft back in the 80’s. For reasons currently unknown, FunSoft buried the game once … Continue reading →
A very quick entry to cover a title which is currently at large. Jeeps is an educational game which was advertised in an 1984 May edition of Home Computer Weekly. The game was to be distributed by Regency Software, but … Continue reading →
1992 Palace Software Platform: Commodore Amiga CDTV An ambitious title from Palace Software, which was due for release on the failed CDTV platform. An interactive movie game, where scenes would feature proper actors. Shortly after completing Demoniak, Palace Software were … Continue reading →
J.Morrison Micros was a very early development company that produced games for the Commodore 64 such as Bonka, Cybermen and Vultures … unfortunately they disappeared rather quickly too. In issue 86 of Home Computer Weekly, another game called Jellybones was … Continue reading →
A short entry for a title which was revealed in a C64.com interview with Grant Harrison in 2015. When asked about any titles worked on that never quite made it, Grant named Jet Boat Simulator, which was a sequel of … Continue reading →
An interesting title into the archives, with what seems to be a missing C64 conversion of Shaun Southern’s classic C16 title Jetbrix. HonouredShadow on the Lemon64 forums got in touch to say that his girlfriend was looking for a game … Continue reading →
Finally – confirmation that a C64 conversion of Jetpac was in the works from Ultimate. A small news snippet in Commodore User magazine details that the game was being prepared – though of course pretty late compared to the Spectrum/Vic … Continue reading →
This may possibly be what turned into Ace 2088, the space version of Ace. Jihad was the working title for the game which John Cassells pixelled some work for. John had the following to say… "I *might* have some graphics … Continue reading →
Yet another game from Beyond Belief which didn’t make it very far…. This neat looking game was actually previewed in Zzap!64 and Commodore Format, with them looking forward to the finished result…. It did look good, apart from some large … Continue reading →
Another combined entry for a series of titles, this time from JMH Software of Minnesota, which may or may not have been released. These have been highlighted to us thanks to Bertrand / Atari Frog. These were Commodore 64 titles … Continue reading →
Joan of Arc was a 2D strategy based game which was eventually released in 1989 on the Amiga and ST. However, it seems that a C64 version was on the cards with this following snippet of news mentioned in The … Continue reading →
More of the same from Players, with the 3rd and final game in the series. The game got a release on the Spectrum and Amstrad, and got good grades to end things. The C64 version was mentioned within another Player’s … Continue reading →
1990 Ubi Soft Platforms: Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and PC Joe the Monkey is one of many projects that were in development and cancelled by Ubi Soft around this time. Thanks to Hoagie, we learn that the game has you … Continue reading →
A short entry for what seems to be yet another MicroIllusions C64 game that was never to be, with Hanna-Barbera’s Jonny Quest (not to be confused with the Hi-Tec released game) . Advertised in Info magazine issue 30 in the … Continue reading →
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