mastodon 4.7.3We are an Cancelled & Unreleased Video games archive with prototypes, developer history and assets for many computers and consoles of all ages. A non-profit large archive dedicated to preserving lost games that were never released to the public. Sharing history and stories from the developers, assets and more before it is too late. GTW has been preserving lost video game history since 1999.
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.
More details and download:
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2022/03/wing-star/
The Amstrad CPC6128 edition of New York Warriors was released with both disk sides containing the first side, losing a whole side of levels! Lost for 36 years, author Fred Williams has kindly allowed Games That Weren't to release the lost full version:
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/03/new-york-warriors-missing-levels-recovered/
It is thanks to Kevin Edwards that the game was preserved, after Fred sent his 3" disks to Kevin.
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.
More details: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/mythos/
An alpha of the cancelled FMV racer: MegaRace (Amiga CD32) has been found and added to Games That Weren't, thanks to Dave Arcadian. However, we've not been able to yet get it running just yet - maybe someone can? More details + download:
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/10/megarace/
Stunt Car Racer Pro almost made it back. An unreleased sequel for Xbox, PS2 and PC, with early footage showing how it might have looked in action.
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2020/11/stunt-car-racer-pro/
Bounty Hunter (Amstrad CPC) is a new prototype release at Games That Weren't and quite advanced stage multi-screen platform action. There are possible links to Raffaele Cecco too - so was this one of his, or perhaps a game that inspired Exolon?
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/06/bounty-hunter/
With a huge thank you to Dean Hickingbottom for allowing us to preserve.
A completely different development of Vixen by Martech has been recovered for the ZX Spectrum and released on Games That Weren't today. An alternate reality of how the game could have been:
We'll be taking a short break next week for a much needed holiday, but we'll have more recoveries, updates and preservation work to share soon.
In the meantime, if you'd like to help support our searches and preservation efforts, please consider sharing the archive or any posts/pages that interest you using the sharing tools across the site. Every little bit genuinely helps us reach more people who may have material, memories or leads to help preserve gaming history.
A lesser known BBC Micro title tied to the musical Chess, also known as One Night in Bangkok. A very different project from Superior Software that never surfaced. More here:
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/04/one-night-in-bangkok/
Image courtesy of:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G6BUEojpf0
At first glance, Streetbeat looks like an authentic 80s arcade game. But the reality behind it is a little more unusual. Learn more about this cool breakdancing game at Games That Weren't:
A surprise for Amstrad CPC fans today - Time Lords, a previously unknown early flick-screen platformer with beautiful graphics.
Lost for 38 years... and now finally recovered:
A mysterious, unfinished project with strong Tir Na Nog vibes. Only early code and visuals survive, but enough to hint at something special. Today its been preserved by Games That Weren't:
Burnt Out Cop - a cancelled action game inspired by Die Hard and Hard Boiled.
A fast-paced, slightly bonkers arcade title that got lost in IP limbo (PS2/Xbox).
Our second Commodore 64 update of 2026 with the release of Cavey/Caveman Capers, new entries for Az alkohol szelleme and Warlocks and Warriors – Quest of the Dark Orb and 6 other pre-existing entry updates for the likes of Nightbreed RPG. More next month!
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/02/gtw64-february-2026-update/
FREEZE ZX #03 has landed this morning thanks to @freeze64uk@bird.makeup with a great feature on Chase HQ and interview with graphic artist Bill Harbison. Lots of great content to explore for the ZX Spectrum. More details can be found at: https://freeze64.com/freeze-zx-issue-3/
A short post to highlight some early hardware and software from 1983 that currently seems to be missing. Thanks to Bertrand / AtariMania for flagging up.
Can anything for any of the platforms be found and preserved?
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/03/startech-lost-hardware-software/
A hidden gem for you. My friend Kris has just released Pixel Soldiers: The Great War's Forgotten Fronts.
Quietly built a strong following with great reviews - well worth a look if you like turn-based strategy (and great value too).
https://jollypixel.com/news/pixel-soldiers-the-great-wars-forgotten-fronts/
A bonus post this week with the recovery of a lost SEUCK effort called Tora Tora Tora, a 1942 style game which looks and plays well. This is thanks to the Videogame endings database and Minotautus for preserving.
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/03/tora-tora-tora-c64-game-recovered/
Plus - we've also added some very quick entries for the Commodore VIC-20 as well, with three missing Romox titles thanks to Bertrand / Atarimania.com
Does anything exist of them, and can they be saved?
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/02/whiz-kid/
To finish the week, we are adding quick entries for the lost Donald Duck's Bakery, Gulliver's Travels and Wind in the Willows for Apple II, C64, Atari 400/800 and PC thanks to Karl Kuras. Can they be found?
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/02/donald-ducks-bakery/
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/02/gullivers-travels/
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/02/wind-in-the-willows/
Fairy Tale - a dark, twisted reimagining of classic stories like Cinderella, Beauty & the Beast and Pinocchio. Pitched in 2007 by Stormfront Studios for PS3 and Xbox 360, this hack and slash concept blended Devil May Cry style action with American McGee's Alice, but never made it further:
Bertrand / AtariMania.com has asked if anyone has further issues of the Micro League Baseball Manager's Club Newsletter. It would have been signed up to if you had purchased Micro League Baseball by Micro League Sports Association in 1984:
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/02/missing-micro-league-baseball-newsletters/
Although released on the C64, Atomic Robo-Kid's ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC conversions were sadly never to be. There's a playable ZX demo to check out, but nothing as of yet of the CPC edition. Can either be recovered?
Something a bit different today, with recovery of two Special FX tools produced by Gary J Foreman, who has worked on many Grand Theft Auto games over the years, plus games on the C64:
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/04/special-fx-tool-recoveries-c64/
