25 years of Games That Weren't

Games That Weren't creator, Frank Gasking, celebrates 25 years of the archive, which was first born in 1999. Covering the history of how the site first started and some of the key events over the years leading up to 2024.
More details can also be read at: www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/...

[@barry-allenthe-flash8396]

I'm pretty sure I just discovered this CZcams channel within the past year, lol. Weird since I follow stuff like Unseen64 and Liam Robertson already, but it is what it is - I'm just glad I found it. Congrats on the milestone and thank you for all the hard work you've put in over the past quarter century!

[@GamesThatWerent]

:-) Yeah, i've always been pretty low key over the years. Only in recent years i've started to try and do more videos on the site. Many thanks for the kind words! :-)

[@spacehulk5241]

congrats frank on qtr of a century of Games That Weren't and many more to come

[@GamesThatWerent]

Thanks Paul! :)

[@FREEZE64UK]

Congratulations buddy. Such an amazing achievement for you, and a great service for the C64 scene. Here's to the next 25 years!

[@GamesThatWerent]

Thanks buddy! :)

[@GzegzolkaDA]

Each time You find some lost prototype or even a demo I get smile on my face, even simple informations and stories are important.

[@GamesThatWerent]

Thank you so much for the kind words, and i'm glad that you've been enjoying the findings so far. I still get excited when something new comes along, even after all this time!

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

damn how im only finding out about this channel now after so many years

[@AndyHewco]

Amazing look back at the history of GTW and how you got here today.

[@GamesThatWerent]

Thanks Andy, and glad you enjoyed it!

[@retrotap]

Congratulations Frank, 25 years is one helluva commitment. I really enjoyed this retrospective - thank you so much for all of your hard work.

[@GamesThatWerent]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@BlazeHeartPanther]

Can't say I ever heard of you till this vid pop up in my timeline.
After hearing this though, I gotta say congrats man. Preserving over 2500 games. Thats unbelievable man.

[@GamesThatWerent]

Thanks @BlazeHeartPanther! Yeah, I'm generally an under the radar kind of person when I do this kind of thing :)

[@SidneyJamesXBL]

Bloody brilliant, thank you for your service!

[@GamesThatWerent]

Our pleasure, and thanks! :)

[@GzegzolkaDA]

That is impressive achievement :) Congratulations.

[@simonscott1121]

Great effort!

[@GamesThatWerent]

Thanks Simon!

[@howardknibbs3424]

Thanks for the look-back, and keep up the good work! :)

[@GamesThatWerent]

Thank you very much, and no problem at all :)

[@XxDemon23xX]

"Katakis was slammed by Activision and this made other companies very aware of what would happen if you ripped off another game" What a different world it was back then huh?

[@pferreira1983]

It's a good website but I think certain platforms aren't quite represented. Would love more history on unreleased Master System games.

[@GamesThatWerent]

Thanks pferreira - I agree, and i'll keep trying to cover different platforms where I can (unfortunately it just myself doing the write ups at the moment). I love the Master System and can't believe I haven't added any entries yet - i'll try and add a few over the next few weeks. If you have any suggestions for some SMS titles that haven't really been investigated/covered just yet - please let me know.

[@pferreira1983]

@@GamesThatWerent The Godfather and Dinobasher I guess are the obvious ones. Die Hard 2 was also going to get released. There's probably various more I'm not aware of.

[@GamesThatWerent]

Thanks @pferreira - some Godfather footage surfaced recently, so I may do a post on that first and then take a look at the others over time.

[@pferreira1983]

@@GamesThatWerent SMS Power forum thread about unreleased games is a great place to find all of these.