The Games That Weren’t

» Buy it from: bitmapbooks.co.uk » Buy it for: £29.99 Frank Gasking has been doing the gaming world a tremendous service by documenting unreleased C64 games, but he’s truly outdone himself here.

The Games That Weren’t is a simply tremendous read that not only gives fascinating insight into why the featured games disappeared in the first place, but also shows what could have become of many of the projects, thanks to excellent interview material and useful screenshots and documents. Starting with Blackjack in 1975 and finishing with the 2015 C64 project Spooky, TGTW covers decades of projects and systems and it’s packed with wonderful anecdotes. Fans of Japanese gaming will be disappointed, as it has a distinctly western focus but that doesn’t stop it from being an essential addition to your bookcase.