Games That Weren't^®

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 →

This is probably the most similar looking Dynablaster game which you will find on the C64 in terms of its graphics. Very much faithful to the original classic. This preview is however a little slower paced than the original, but … Continue reading →

Boost is a neat little title which has different segments, kicking off with a very simple sideways scroller and then going onto further screens where you control a space man. Although it is very simple and basic to look at, … Continue reading →

An awesome looking sequel to the great Lion’s Of The Universe series, almost taking Armalyte’s crown. If you have not seen or heard of Lions Of The Universe, then go and grab it and play it in a closed and … Continue reading →

Bounch is a very simple maze game where you must guide a ball to the end, which constantly moves when you get started. It’s sort of like a flat version of Codemaster’s Tilt game and its playable enough, but clear … Continue reading →

This is another game by the D-Lite guys, who seemed to knock a few unfinished games out during the early 90’s. Now add Boxes to the list. I think this preview could well be broken – selecting different buildings gives … Continue reading →

Our next entry never had a proper name unfortunately and was just known as “Boxing Game”. It was originally started back in the 80’s by Mikkel Petersen, mostly as a hobby project in 1988. The game was abandoned for many … Continue reading →

Now, you may recognize our next entry, and that is because it is the original title that eventually evolved into Gravitrix that was released by RGCD and Psytronik: https://psytronik.bigcartel.com/product/gravitrix-c64 This is the early 1993 incarnation that was being developed for … Continue reading →

A perhaps bad taste name for a game, this is a simple puzzler with some nice music and graphics – but doesn’t seem to have much to do at this stage. It seems that you are meant to just press … Continue reading →

Brainleak was an arcade adventure type of game being developed with a point-and-click based system implemented into the game via a series of icons. The game apparently had a very complex plot, which unfortunatly Jason Kelk does not remember. Information … Continue reading →

Hmmm… not too much to say about this game, apart from that its a quiz game with a simple logo and some questions, where you get points for each one you get right. Not so much a "Brainstorm", with little … Continue reading →

Jon Wells is probably one of the most talented but unfortunate C64 programmers towards the end of the C64’s life. Ultimately, Jon is a great programmer, but sadly his time on the scene came as the C64 started to die … Continue reading →

A trip to my local computer shop (Level Up Games) in Canterbury usually unearths a few C64 gems from time to time, but this time in the bargain bin – I noticed a few C64 disks sitting loose. Most were … Continue reading →

It’s always a shame when you come across a title which is still fairly recent, but seems to have just been left by the wayside. Brickout is one such game, which when released back in 2007 in its preview form, … Continue reading →

Wow, D-Lite certainly get around and they certainly struggled to get a game finished it seems – with Brickwall adding to their increasing profile of unreleased titles. This one comes from 1995, and seems to be the early beginnings of … Continue reading →

Another puzzler, and an Othello/Reversi clone at that. Apparently it is actually complete, but with a rather crap computer oponent according to Cal :) The game looks nice so far, and is quite early in its production stage. There are … Continue reading →

Now here is something which originally set a few hearts going off… Is this the long lost Hawkeye 2 we thought? No, unfortunatly not so we found out… but possibly a contender for a unofficial sequel. This is a very … Continue reading →