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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 17h

Something a little different for GTW. John Hardie got in touch after uncovering original FlexiCAD vector drawings for Atari's unreleased Jaguar/CD combination console on an old Atari floppy disk. We've added a quick entry and the surviving design images: www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/09/atar...

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 28/09/2026

A little Commodore 64 preservation today with an early prototype of Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo from 1991 added to Games That Weren't. Likely a progress build, there's no sound and potentially a few differences to the final game. www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/09/scoo...

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 28/09/2026

FREEZE issue 88 has just landed thanks to @freeze64.bsky.social, and perfect timing for reading on the bus this week. Had a quick scan and the interview with Martin Walker and feature on Back to the Future looks brill, can't wait to dive in! Available soon via: freeze64.com/freeze64-iss...

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro game developer ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The ONLY offical unreleased version of Cookie for the BBC Micro - leaked copies did appear. This is Paul Proctor's original dev disk for Cookie. He converted the game in his own time and approached Ultimate to see if they would publish it. They declined as the game was too old at that point.

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IndieRetroNews @indieretronews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Indie Retro News: The Blues Brothers : Jukebox Adventure - The PC sequel could be getting a full Amiga AGA version via dlfrsilver [DEMO UPDATE] www.indieretronews.com/2026/09/the-... #retrogaming #amiga #gaming #games

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🏳️‍⚧️Critical Kate Willært @katewillaert.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Lost media found, maybe only the second arcade game to ever have a TV commercial. But now the question is: Can we find a higher quality source? (Should I @ @flemishdog.bsky.social?)

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The Retro Collective @retrocollective.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Treat yourself to a retro event this Sunday!

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Sega Dreamcast Info @segadreamcastinfo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We truly missed out on a great Dreamcast game: Agartha!!!! Technical innovation, a unique good-and-evil system, Hollow Earth theory, and a mandatory VMU mini-game. Everything is covered in the most comprehensive article about this game👇 www.sega-dreamcast-info.com/en/agartha-d...

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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Cut rattlesnake from the early Viva Pinata build.

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Time Extension @timeextension.com · 23/09/2026

"A Piece Of N64 History, No Longer Lost" - Unreleased Title 'Kaminari no Gotoku: Choukousoku Igo' Found & Preserved

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"A Piece Of N64 History, No Longer Lost" - Unreleased Title 'Kaminari no Gotoku: Choukousoku Igo' Found & Preserved

Will you give it "Igo"?

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro game developer ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Just heard the very sad news that a former Software Creations friend passed away recently. All of his friends knew him as 'Bone'. He was a friendly, fun, knowledgeable guy who started in QA at Creations back in the early 90s, and was recently working on Star Citizen. RIP @bone6502.bsky.social

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 21/09/2026

MELT, a lost 1997 PC game featuring Iron Maiden's Eddie, has been recovered! We're releasing a build for the first time, along with source code and an updated version for modern PCs. We also speak to developer Paul Tebbutt. Thanks to Tamaracade for their earlier research.

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The Hidden Palace @handle.invalid · 20/09/2026

A really cool find from Discord member gageiro: A custom Mega CD BIOS made especially for Sonic Team's creative director Kazuyuki Hoshino! Check it out in action below!

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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Starting to see new stuff (Ive actually seen the garden, but it looks all corrupted right now)

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Olivia W' @wlivi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Learned about that demo the other day, and decided to do up a cart pic for it #pixelart #atari2600

pixel art of a Vidtec/US Games cartridge for City By The Lake. The included screenshot depicts an orange city skyline and its reflection against blue water, as well as a small plane flying above. Text down the side of the label reads "For use with Atari VCS or Sears Video Arcade", "8 game modes", and "See guide for details". Text along the end reads "Taiwan" and "c 1981 US Games"

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IndieRetroNews @indieretronews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

IndieRetroNews : The Blues Brothers : Jukebox Adventure - The PC sequel could be getting a full Amiga AGA version via dlfrsilver www.indieretronews.com/2026/09/the-... #retrogaming #gaming #pcgaming #amiga (PC FOOTAGE)

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

With extensive docs from the VGHF's Mark Flitman archives, The Bounty Hunter was a game Atari was concepting with Todd McFarlane (Spawn) in 2004: archive.gamehistory.org/item/0e4918… (Possible studios to dev it? Irrational, Free Radical, Arkane & Planet Moon!)

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 18/09/2026

A fascinating piece of early Atari 2600 dev history! "City by the Lake" was a 1981 technical demo by Western Technologies, featuring a jet flying over a shimmering city landscape. We take a look at its story and share footage of the surviving demo. www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/09/city...

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 17/09/2026

Were the Apple II and Macintosh editions of Magnetic Scrolls' Fish! ever actually released? We've added a new entry looking at the mystery surrounding the two 1988 versions. Can you help us establish what happened to them? www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/09/fish/

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Fish! (Apple II, Macintosh) - Games That Weren't

Cancelled & Unreleased Video Games

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 16/09/2026

Square Enix's bizarre Xbox 360 exclusive Gun Loco was cancelled in 2011, but several development builds have since been recovered. We look back at the game and its preservation, and highlight Aeritha's incredible six-hour prototype longplay. www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/09/gun-...

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I'm working on recovering assets from a partially-intact June 2008 build of EA & Pandemic's canceled Dark Knight batman video game, codenamed Wildstar. Here's the Alfred VO I was able to recover. Some of the lines seem like they are actually read by Michael Caine (or a very good sound-alike)!

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 30/04/2026

A Zelda-style game on the Commodore 64 that looks closer to the SNES than the NES. Mythos was an incredible demo hiding inside a C64 release, showing just how far it could be pushed, before being quietly abandoned.

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 06/05/2026

CatGun: Victory Mission G is a promising manga-style PC shooter that was sadly left unfinished. Two early demos exist with playable levels, and there are signs of a more complete version still missing. Can it be found? www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/05/catg... Post thanks to Toppy!

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 10/05/2026

A lost Atari Lynx prototype of Monster Demolition has been recovered by the AtariAge community, offering a fresh look at this early take on what became Rampage. Featuring multiple levels and large scale characters, it is a fascinating glimpse at an alternate direction.

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 10/05/2026

I was very kindly asked to take part on a new "My Collection Of" website, where they interview people about the things they collect. Of course, most of what we do is a digital archive - but creator Adam Starr was still keen do ask some questions, so here we are. Many thanks to Adam for the invite!

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My Collection Of Unreleased Video Games

A short conversation with Frank Gasking, who has been hunting down and preserving unreleased video games the world was never meant to see since 1993.

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 14/09/2026

Lost for 38 years, until today! A set of completely different Amstrad CPC builds of Vixen have been preserved. Following our earlier ZX Spectrum discovery, we take a look at once lost builds of Martech's 1988 game, thanks again to Dean Hickingbottom. www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/09/vixe...

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

32 Xtreme is a cancelled game for SEGA's 32X, featuring "radical" remixes of sports like... Jetski Football! Deep in our archive, we've got a tiny bit of footage of it in action at E3 1995. archive.gamehistory.org/item/92b103… #SEGA #SEGA32X #32X #32Xtreme

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 23/02/2026

A new unreleased Commodore 64 game preserved today with our release of Cavey - a 1992 budget platformer sadly never to be, and which featured a built-in level editor. Plenty of promise and its a huge shame it never got further! Source code included too! www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/cavey/

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 21/02/2026

More Atari 8-bit goodness with the recovery of a long lost conversion of Trap for the Atari 400/800, due for release by Alligata back in 1987. This is thanks to the great work of AtariMania.com! www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/02/atar...

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 20/02/2026

Thanks to AtariMania.com and John Hardie (NVM), lost artwork for 3 cancelled Atari 8-bit home computer conversions done by Harlequin Software have been recovered for Last Ninja 2, Robocop and Paperboy: www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/02/lost...

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Kay Savetz @savetz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Mail’s here - three boxes of Atari history sent to me to scan

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A solid minute of hard drives being destroyed at Monolith Productions: youtu.be/Qz4htOKYlZw?... 🥲 This is common practice at game studios and other tech companies, to protect trade secrets as well as protect employee privacy.

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FEAR 2 Unsung Heroes Part 2

YouTube video by MonolithCommunity

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

(Fortunately, things sometimes slip through.) bsky.app/profile/mrta...

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 11/09/2026

The Settlers almost made it to Game Boy Advance, with a small Hyperion team developing for Ubisoft. Simon Butler recalls it being only a month or two from completion when suddenly cancelled. Could a prototype still survive? (Amiga shot via Lemon Amiga) www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/09/the-...

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Rich May @richdmay.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hired Guns is one of my all time favourites on the Amiga. I shall now be forced to play it again. Some more.

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Mike Dailly ™ @mdf200.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Black Fronted box on Scots desk was the A1200 prototype/dev unit... A500 sitting on it. youtu.be/f14k2j9V33Q?...

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The Retro Collective @retrocollective.co.uk · 10/09/2026

Event: www.retrocollective.co.uk/view-event.p... Join Richard Hewison for a day of Rainbird and Beyond Software memories. Richard will share his experience working for these beloved publishers as well as findings made in researching for his book "Memories of Rainbird & Beyond Software".

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 10/09/2026

Amazing to see this surface this morning! Rare's Project Dream, the SNES RPG that evolved into Banjo-Kazooie, has had its early proof-of-concept prototype anonymously released after all these years. Thanks to VinciusMedeiro (via Twitter) for the heads up!

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 09/09/2026

Hired Guns almost had an enhanced AGA/CD32 version, with better graphics, lighting, sound, weapons and more. We take a detailed look and speak with Steve Hammond about its history, preservation and ideas that never made it, as well as scans of the original unseen manual.

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 11/05/2026

What if the Acorn Archimedes had its own Star Fox? Wing Star is a 90s 3D demo that pushed the system in impressive ways, blending ideas from Star Fox and Afterburner. You can try it yourself too at Games That Weren't.

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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Un-cancel Virtual Hamster you cowards

The cover of Sega's unreleased Virtual Hamster for 32X, starring a hamster on a skateboard with a rocket pack going through tubes

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IndieRetroNews @indieretronews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Indie Retro News: Pitfall II - Lost Caverns arrives on the Commodore VIC-20 + 35K by gekka www.indieretronews.com/2026/09/pitt... #retrogaming #gaming #games #indieretronews

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 08/09/2026

Upon Westminster Bridge was a mysterious adventure planned at Magnetic Scrolls, seemingly as a personal project for Anita Sinclair. Long confused with Corruption, evidence suggests it was a separate, little-known project that never got off the ground. www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/09/upon...

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 07/09/2026

An early prototype/demo of Dro Soft's Duck Out for ZX Spectrum has been preserved from the Clockwize archives. Likely sent out while seeking a publisher, the build contains two levels, cut scenes and some interesting differences from the final game. www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/09/duck...

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IndieRetroNews @indieretronews.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Indie Retro News: Oracle - An unfinished Amiga dungeon crawler finally makes an appearance www.indieretronews.com/2026/09/orac... #retrogaming #gaming #games

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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Still been poking away at Fable Legends. The tutorial mode now works like it should, which is some big progress. It loaded before, but because it was being forced to load I couldn't progress.

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