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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 1d

Something very special today with the release of Jeff Minter's 'Fastlife' for the ZX81 - based on Conway's 'Life', preserved for the first time by Steve Brown of the TZXVault and released by Games That Weren't today! More details and download here:

www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/10/earl...

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Che John @che666.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks again to Frank @gamesthatwerent.com for another game recovered from my archive. I am all the more grateful, as at the time it was a technically & visually ambitious project seen by very few!🙏🎮💾 Read more here:
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/10/path...
#amiga #commodore #16bit #retro #games

Path of the Little Dragon (Commodore Amiga) - Games That Weren't

You may think you're looking at a PC Engine title, but instead - here's an Amiga game you likely have never heard of. An early and impressive PC Engine style beat-em-up called Path of the Little Drago...

www.gamesthatwerent.com

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 21d

Links:
www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/hill-19/
www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/coven/

Hill 19 (C64) - 1988 Gremlin Graphics - GTW64

Hill 19 was to be a strategic action-shooter game, very similar to Ikari Warriors/Commando, but with more strategy involved. The player would control a team of characters (believed to be about 3), inc...

www.gamesthatwerent.com

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 8d

We've been busy recently working on recovering a lost 1989 EA game - not for PC Engine, but for the #Amiga. Path of the Little Dragon is an early proto beat-’em-up done PC Engine style, and today we’re sharing several builds with you. Learn more here:
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/10/path...

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Che John @che666.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks :)

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Che John @che666.bsky.social · 6d

The amazing team @gamesthatwerent.com have supported me recently in recovering & archiving a couple of my unpublished games from the late 80's for Commodore 64 & Amiga platforms. Read more here : www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/hill-19/

#commodore64 #retrogames

Hill 19 (C64) - 1988 Gremlin Graphics - GTW64

Hill 19 was to be a strategic action-shooter game, very similar to Ikari Warriors/Commando, but with more strategy involved. The player would control a team of characters (believed to be about 3), inc...

www.gamesthatwerent.com

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Che John @che666.bsky.social · Mar 13

We may as well be asking Paul McCartney (or Ringo) how they made 'The Beatles'. Art, creativity & commerce are a v.strange threesome.

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Che John @che666.bsky.social · Feb 16

Maybe it's just due to poor execution of horror tropes. Its structure & delivery can't withstand any robust critical scrutiny, but I think that's the case with a lot of contemporary work in this genre. I watched The Gorge on Apple TV last night, and that suffers similarly. 20% good idea & setup.

Che John @che666.bsky.social · Feb 16

There's buried potential for an episodic TV series based on the protagonists 'abilities' & story world, I thought. Don't know of its development to screen, but it felt like a longer form set of good ideas/performances compressed into its running time.

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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · Jan 17

A quick crack at #DavidLynch, who has left us without our permission.

#illustration #art #cinema

digital painting of David Lynch in blue tones with yellow-orange background

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Che John @che666.bsky.social · Dec 17

We'd have our traditional handmade 'Angel' perched on the top.

Che John @che666.bsky.social · Nov 17

Unboxed several bits of analogue AV kit for a few glitch/video experiments. The Panasonic MX12 is in surprisingly good nick, as is the trusty Phillips CM8833 Monitor from my Amiga dev' days.

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Che John @che666.bsky.social · Aug 13

Needs some 'celebrity' traction, or pull from media/news channels. Though, that would simply be a move towards a standard & monetized Ad model. Feels like a late 90s BBS currently.

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Che John @che666.bsky.social · Aug 13

I'm pretty low level/to non-existent as far as posting anything regularly!