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Games That Weren't covers cancelled video games and unreleased games.

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Arganos was a side-on action RPG title due for release on the by Intec around 1992. Featuring singing by Sumika Yamanaka and character designs by Taku Kitazaki - the game disappeared without a trace:
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/05/arganos/

Thanks: @Paranoia_Dragon + @pcengineclub

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gamesthatwerent, to commodore64
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Our fourth update of the year has been published today, where we've hit a magic 2,500 entries in our C64 archive since starting in 1999. Including a number of recent games that seem to have been abandoned and 24 other entries updated:

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/04/gtw64-april-2024-update/

gamesthatwerent,
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@retrowelle Wouldn't want to speculate too much, but I had heard a rumor that he had passed away sadly :(

gamesthatwerent, to 8bit
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Donkey Kong Jnr. almost saw an impressive release thanks to author of Killer Gorilla, Adrian Stephens. Sadly, when Atarisoft collapsed, the game was canned - but thankfully a final version managed to sneak out into the wild, so you can play it!

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/04/donkey-kong-jnr/

gamesthatwerent, to commodore64
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Super Stardust almost had a conversion underway of sorts to the , when a prototype of the tunnel section was released in 2016. Requiring a REU, it sadly never had any serious plans to be finished and turned into a proper conversion.

https://gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/super-stardust/

gamesthatwerent,
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@metin Hi there - I did a quick one at https://youtu.be/_y3XP66eCGM

It's pretty amazing :)

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After our recent post on the 16/8-bit editions of Bushido Warrior, remains of the version has been found and released today on , thanks to preservation efforts of Steve Brown. A neat oriental themed Gauntlet clone due for release in 1988.

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/04/bushido-warrior/

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Into The Shadows was an impressive looking 3D fantasy fighting game developed for Scavenger back in 1996 for , and . Only a rolling demo currently exists, but something playable is hoped to be found. Can it be saved?

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/04/into-the-shadows/

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Back in 1993, Psygnosis were aiming to do their own football/soccer game and gave Nintendo Magazine System a sneak preview. The unnamed game then disappeared without a trace - can something of it be found?
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/03/unnamed-psygnosis-soccer-game/

Thanks to @nakamuramartin + @pablo_0151

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gamesthatwerent, to commodore64
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Starglider 2 was an ambitious conversion attempt for the by Myth developer Pete Baron. Performance was an issue, and the publisher backed out of the conversion. Thankfully remains of development and source code were saved:

https://gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/starglider-2/

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gamesthatwerent, to amiga
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Rocket Rescue was a short lived Sci-Fi Choplifter clone which was apparently to promise a lot, but never delivered anything in the end. Due for release on , , and - how far did the game get and can anything be saved?

https://gamesthatwerent.com/2024/03/rocket-rescue/

gamesthatwerent, to commodore64
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Something a bit different this week, with an early Sensible Software abandoned development called Uridibad for the . A parody of Uridium which the team planned to release as a quick budget title like Galax-I-Birds and likely via Firebird.

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/uridibad/

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gamesthatwerent, to commodore64
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Body Slam was a arcade game converted to the , but never got released. It was thought to be slated for Silverbird's budget label, but perhaps the licence expired? Thankfully the full game managed to sneak out for you to play.

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/body-slam/

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gamesthatwerent, to commodore64
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Who Dares Wins was a sneaky Commando clone on the , not quite escaping the wrath of Elite, who had the official conversion rights. Reworked and re-released as WDW2, thankfully the original version managed to sneak out in very limited form:

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/who-dares-wins/

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gamesthatwerent, to random
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Did Bitmap Brother's Gods really exist on the or was it merely vapourware? We add a new entry on the game within the archives and hope that over time more will come to light on it. If you know anything more - please do get in touch:

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/02/gods/

gamesthatwerent, to amiga
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The King's Ransom was an arcade adventure game due for release on the and by ReadySoft in 1993. Featuring 2500 frames of animation and over 150 locations to explore. Previewed by many magazines, disappeared without a trace. Where did it go?

https://gamesthatwerent.com/2024/02/the-kings-ransom/

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gamesthatwerent, to commodore64
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Not unreleased, but unpreserved until now. A quick post today to highlight a series of educational and bible titles that have been preserved thanks to the efforts of Allan Pinkerton:

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/01/educational-and-bible-titles-preserved/

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Speaking recently with Paul Allen Newell, who helped with the GTW book, Paul shared his story about his Endless Maze algorithm created on a with links to articles and papers. We really enjoyed it, so created a page to share with you:

https://gamesthatwerent.com/2024/01/the-endless-maze-algorithm/

gamesthatwerent, to amiga
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Tantalus was a complex 3D space sim for , + in 1991, where you could play solo or via multiplayer. Due for release in 1992 by Electronic Arts, it just disappeared without a trace. Can anything of it be found? Here is our new entry:

https://gamesthatwerent.com/2024/01/tantalus/

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At the start of December last year, yet another full game was found in the form of Ice Palace thanks to Dougmanct on AtariAge. A cute 3 screen game by Xonox that has been missing for just over 40 years. Now you can play the full game!

https://gamesthatwerent.com/2024/01/ice-palace/

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@gamesthatwerent Just curious: did GTW already cover Ragnov, an Amiga game that was never finished?

https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/ragnov

… and the Peanut-butter Power Game, made for a TV commercial and TV show?

https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/the-peanutbutter-power-game

gamesthatwerent,
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@metin Hi Metin, we haven't covered those two, but I've made a note of them for when we can get chance to add some entries. Update output on the site is a little slower these days, but hoping to put more time in after finishing another project to do more posts.

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In July, we had a fun look at an April Fools prank game from Crash magazine called Danny Duster's Dirty Deeds. A game that never was (and never existed!), but one i'm surprised hasn't had a tribute game created yet.

https://gamesthatwerent.com/2023/07/danny-dusters-dirty-deeds/

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gamesthatwerent, to amiga
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The response to the recovery of Stuntman Seymour yesterday has been amazing! Already, more emulator friendly formats have been produced, a cheat mode discovered and graphics ripped. Page has been updated as a result:

https://gamesthatwerent.com/2023/12/stuntman-seymour/

Thanks everyone!

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Our second Christmas update sees a hugely important discovery from the disks of the late Archer Maclean. Before Dropzone, there were almost conversions of both Defender + Stargate for the . Full story + downloads: (Thx @Retro_Fusion 4 the disks)

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2023/12/defender-and-stargate-discoveries/

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gamesthatwerent, to amiga
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Our first Christmas update kicks off with the recovery of an Codemasters platformer that's been lost for 30 years. is proud to present the full game of Stuntman Seymour, thanks to Ashley Hogg. We hope you enjoy it, and more to come tomorrow!

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2023/12/stuntman-seymour/

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