Games That Weren't

[Carnivius]

Curious.  I'd like to know why Turrican was changed from blue to green.  I still think it looked great on CPC but just wondering what the reason was for the colour change.

[seanb]

There's a judge dredd game on the amstrad?

[Swainy]

Have you guys heard about Excalibur by the Oliver Twins? In the latest Retro Asylum podcast Andrew & Phillip discuss and describe this game that they started developing on the Amstrad:

[VincentGR]

wow, toki! love this game.

[dlfrsilver]

i have the original ocean graphics of Toki, and i'm also planning to properly rip the arcade sprites and map tiles .

I have the graphics that ocean france used and made on EDWRK (mainly sprites) on atari ST.

Even if he can't pull them out, i have 98% of those

[dcdrac]

There was a soul of Excalibur game  i think it was called put  out for the PC mastertronic did it for virgn games  I think, I have not seen nor heard of a CPC version, mind you I think the CPC could have handled it from disc, it came on a single 3.5 inch disc and was VGA.

[cherkasy]

Yes. I create own Mastertronic's games list for 1983-1992 years and this game not for CPC.
Virgin Mastertronic publish this game (Spirit of Excalibur) for ST Amiga and PC.
I add this list from my retro magazine - Legends of Bytes (#3).

[dcdrac]

I do wander if the CPC could have handled it, it looks like the kind of game that would have played to its strengths if a version had been written for it

[zeropolis79]

Have you guys heard about Excalibur by the Oliver Twins? In the latest Retro Asylum podcast Andrew & Phillip discuss and describe this game that they started developing on the Amstrad:

I was just thinking of this.. I saw it mentioned in a business plan they shared with me.. I meant to ask them if anything still existed..

[zeropolis79]

There's a judge dredd game on the amstrad?

Amstrad Computer User reviewed it!

Incidentally, a disc copy for the Spectrum Plus 3 turned up on eBay earlier in the year.. There's now a walkthrough video at :

[cherkasy]

Now judge dredd available for Speccy +3
I add file .dsk
Less MIA - Judge Dredd (1990)(Virgin Games)[+3 disk] - World of Spectrum

[seanb]

I'll have to dig out my ACU's to see if I have that issue.

now I'm gutted I only have a spectrum +2a.
Wonder if I can find those instructions to turn it into a +3

[cherkasy]

You can also load this game in emulators for pc, smartphones, consoles..

[seanb]

Its not the same.
That's why I try to own all the retro machines I intend to play.


In this case I think I'll use an emulator though

[cherkasy]

Ok. I also have some retro machines.
This game for Speccy is unfinished.

[cherkasy]

Hi. In my list of Matertronic's games there is no game - Super Car Trans Am (published by Codemasters, 1989 and re-released Virgin Mastertronic Ltd as American Turbo King). This game for ZX and CPC.

[cherkasy]

I also create a softography of Krisalis/Teque Softw. (from #4 of my magazine). If any want see it, I can post softography there.

[arnoldemu]

I also create a softography of Krisalis/Teque Softw. (from #4 of my magazine). If any want see it, I can post softography there.

Yes please.

[cherkasy]

Softography of Krisalis/Teque Software. I add it from my retro computers magazine - Legends of Bytes (October 2012, #4). Regards, Gennadiy.

[seanb]

Amstrad Computer User reviewed it!

Incidentally, a disc copy for the Spectrum Plus 3 turned up on eBay earlier in the year.. There's now a walkthrough video at :

I found a full page advert for it including a screenshot for the amstrad in AA 62

[cpc4eva]

just saw this on a FB group ...... Chris Abbott posted "Fun fact: I programmed a version of the "Milk Tray" theme for the Amstrad CPC for a Milk Tray game which was never made (Superior Software)."

the comments section ..........

Chris Abbott Well, "programmed" is a strong word, was using someone else's code.
July 9 at 8:35am

Patrick Furlong Did you code anything for Codemasters?
July 9 at 8:35am

Chris Abbott Nah, just Superior Software (C64, BBC Master Compact and Amstrad, only the BBC work got released) July 9 at 8:36am

Patrick Furlong Thanks.. July 9 at 8:36am

Dave Wyatt I'd love to know if a gameplay synopsis for that game was ever drawn up!
July 10 at 12:42am

Chris Abbott I never saw one, but conversations indicated that it was a load of heroic scenarios, presumably to reach a woman. No real surprises, basically. July 10 at 12:51am