Games That Weren't^®

Steve Dunn did a few fair titles on the C64, but also had a few interesting unfinished/unreleased titles under his Backroom Software label. Blast was one of these titles which was a sort of Warhawk clone in its early stages … Continue reading →

Blaster Twins is a very early Bomberman clone which was being developed for Threshold Productions in the 90’s. There isn’t a huge amount that can be done, apart from blow up some bricks and move both players around. The Green … Continue reading →

An apparently neat puzzle game which doesn’t offer the most attractive of graphics, but is apparently very great to play. The game was done as some fun by a guy called Jer, who does not mention any more finishing off, … Continue reading →

An exclusive title to GTW and for the Christmas update of 2006. Thanks to Dave Spicer, our next title was originally known only as “Block game” due to not being given a proper name during its development, but we later … Continue reading →

Another good looking platform game, in its early stages. Blockman is very similar to Bleep Boy which is also in the archives, and is built using the same engine, though cosmetically the game is completely different. Actually both games are … Continue reading →

Bloid Bros is a 2 player split screen scrolling game which was written by Paul Rogers who did Time Soldier and Double Dragon 3 on the C64. You control two blobs which look rather like the character from Head The … Continue reading →

A quick entry for a game which has recently been uncovered. This is a very early and simple sideways SEU which is of particular interest because it contains we think an unheard JT tune and graphics by Arthur Van Jole. … Continue reading →

A game which made the news pages of various fanzines, including Commodore Scene magazine here in the UK around 1997. Bloodrush was to be a promising shooter for C64 fans who desperately awaited any new software to come about. Apart … Continue reading →

A very early stages game this time, with Bloody Stars putting you in a space ship to blast enemy hourdes. Much in the same vein as the old Synapse game, "Sentinel", or supposidly by the looks of things. There is … Continue reading →

We’re not entirely sure if this game was done for the intention of selling, it’s still early days to know. The content of this text adventure suggests it was done as a bit of fun. This game seems to have … Continue reading →

We all know the famous tale about the Imagine Mega Games that never were, and these would go on to inspire Charlie Brooker with his brilliant Bandersnatch episode as part of his Black Mirror series. Within the episode, we could … Continue reading →

Many people who grew up in the 1980’s and the UK will remember the late Bob Monkhouse, who was the game show and comedy king for many decades. He was so famous, that not even the C64 could escape his … Continue reading →

A fun little platformer which took off initially as a joke, controlling a alcholic which has to collect empty beer bottles and sell them in the "Netto" supermarket. Created by Rasmus Wernersson and Peter Rasmussen , who has kindly contributed … Continue reading →

Boing is a very simple game as our next GTW entry. The reason it is so simple is because it is such an early preview. Boing was yet another game being produced after the commercial collapse of the C64 by … Continue reading →

What we have here is what can only be described as a Bomberman clone, mixed with the classic Atari Combat game. Though the game here feels more to be related with Bomberman, with the style of shooting (Or dropping mines) … Continue reading →

A sequel you could never have imagined existed, let alone started, with the unexpected sequel to RISK. An excellent and underrated C64 game by Chris and Tony West. Shocked?… Well, we were when Chris West got in touch and stunned … Continue reading →

Minesweeper games are not exactly few and far between, and Bombzone is more evidence of this on the C64. A small Minesweeper clone which is what it is, and seems to have been prepared by the developer to be given … Continue reading →