Ancient OriginsJan 29
Patolli was an ancient Mesoamerican game of strategy and chance played by elites and gods alike. Wagering life, goods, and fate — its board mirrored the cosmos.
#AncientOrigins #Patolli #Mesoamerica #LostGames #Storytelling #DidYouKnow #HistoryFacts #DocumentaryShort #WeirdHistory
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/patolli-game-0020692
Jake in the desertDec 17

In 2000, a Resident Evil game for Game Boy Color was in development and planned for release, but was scrapped by Capcom. Now, it's been collected and is available, and by developers' guesses, is probably about 98% complete:
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/resident-evil

#GameBoy #GameBoyColor #ResidentEvil #GBC #LostGames #RetroGames #RetroGaming #GameHistory #VideoGameHistory #GamesThatWerent #zombies #Capcom

Hacker NewsNov 1

Frank Gasking on preserving «lost» games

https://spillhistorie.no/2025/10/24/frank-gasking-on-preserving-lost-games/

#HackerNews #FrankGasking #lostgames #gamepreservation #gaminghistory #preservationefforts

Frank Gasking on preserving "lost" games - Spillhistorie.no

We spoke with the man behind Games That Weren’t. We at spillhistorie.no have always been big fans of gamesthatwerent.com. The project has been able to uncover numerous hidden gems shedding light on game development history for several decades. We have contributed to the Commodore 64 version of Twintis, discovered while we worked on the origins of

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The Oasis BBSSep 19, 2025
Indiana Jones C64 Prototype Recovered
#Commodore64 #IndianaJones #C64Gaming #RetroGames #LostGames
https://theoasisbbs.com/indiana-jones-c64-prototype-recovered/?feed_id=5439&_unique_id=68cd56ae27a82
Indiana Jones C64 Prototype Recovered - The Oasis BBS

The Indiana Jones C64 Prototype has been recovered, giving fans a glimpse at the unfinished Last Crusade adventure game.

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Hacker NewsSep 10, 2025

All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/09/all-54-lost-clickwheel-ipod-games-have-now-been-preserved-for-posterity/

#HackerNews #lostgames #clickwheel #iPod #preservation #gaminghistory #nostalgia

All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity

Finding working copies of the last few titles was an “especially cursed” journey.

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N-gated Hacker NewsSep 8, 2025
🚨 Ah, the thrill of discovering a game that was never actually *played*! 🎮 C64 archaeology strikes again, with more #prototypes dusted off and celebrated like they’re the lost ark. 🤦‍♂️ Apparently, there's a niche for people who love games that never existed.
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/09/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade-adventure-prototype-recovered-for-the-commodore-64/ #C64archaeology #gaminghistory #lostgames #gamingcommunity #HackerNews #ngated
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Adventure prototype recovered for the Commodore 64 - Games That Weren't

A huge Commodore 64 surprise to kick off the week with Games That Weren't adding the sadly cancelled playable prototype of the Indiana Jones 3 adventure. An unofficial conversion of the great Lucasfilm Games title with bags of promise, but wasn't to be.

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The Oasis BBSJul 7, 2025
Lost C64 Racing Game Returns
#C64 #Retrogaming #NigelMansell #GamesThatWerent #GremlinGraphics #Commodore64 #LostGames
https://theoasisbbs.com/lost-c64-racing-game-returns/?feed_id=4151&_unique_id=686bc5532ebb1
Lost C64 Racing Game Returns - The Oasis BBS

Nigel Mansell's C64 racing game resurfaces after 33 years. Watch the video reveal of this long-lost Gremlin title.

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The Oasis BBSMar 18, 2025
Lost Codemasters Game Found After 30 Years – Magnum Force Returns
#Commodore64 #C64 #RetroGaming #LostGames #Codemasters #MagnumForce #GamingHistory #Homebrew #Preservation
https://theoasisbbs.com/lost-codemasters-game-found-after-30-years-magnum-force-returns/?feed_id=2267&_unique_id=67d96eae31f04
Lost Codemasters Game Found After 30 Years – Magnum Force Returns - The Oasis BBS

Magnum Force, a forgotten C64 game from Codemasters, has resurfaced after being hidden in a CD compilation for over three decades. Learn about its rediscovery and the challenges it brings to players today.

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Games That Weren'tFeb 4, 2025

Lost in the void of cancelled games: Star Trek DS9: The Hunt for #PC and #Mac was set to immerse players in the DS9 universe back in 1994, but disappeared after so nearly being completed. What happened and can it be saved?
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/02/deep-space-nine-the-hunt/

#StarTrek #LostGames

Deep Space Nine: The Hunt (PC/Mac) - Games That Weren't

A tragic loss for fans of Star Trek, with this intriguing point and click adventure game called Deep Space Nine: The Hunt. The game was due out back in 1994 from Paramount Interactive / Tachyon for PC and Mac, but simply disappeared after what seemed to be significant progress made.

Games That Weren't
13 barn owls in a trenchcoatNov 16, 2022

Here's a story about a lost game.

Haunted Memories by ParanormalDev is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure that's been removed from Steam and is now barely playable.

Originally created as a fangame and inspired by Slender: The Eight Pages, Haunted Memories would later develop on its own, more original path.

The team set out to make a free game with professional production values, and while its free-to-play first episode can still be side-loaded onto Steam by going to steam://install/241640 in a web browser, the second, no longer available as DLC, is being clandestinely distributed between fans in the game's Steam forums.

Without updates or bugfixes, Haunted Memories is increasingly unstable on modern systems, which somehow adds to its sense of mystery.

Publicly available developer and publisher information in Steam's databases indicates that the project was adopted by Madman Theory Games, a Polish developer that was later absorbed by compatriots Forever Entertainment and Megapixel Games, the studios behind the House of the Dead remakes for Sega.

I didn't have any luck in my quest to interview one of the team. It's perhaps unsurprising that people don't want to discuss the games they've ghosted.

#LostGames #Horror #AdventureGame #Steam #DelistedGames