Not too much is known about The Mindwarp, but this was a nice looking Descent style game from 1996/97 which was being produced by Maxis software on the PC and which was advertised in a few places and magazines.

The game was reported by SEC as looking very unlikely to be released, and reports in 1997 confirm that the game was canned.  It’s not entirely clear why, but possibly the game was well overdue (as was Simcopter at the time) and it was felt that the game would not recoup enough money.

One of the designers, Garrett Smith, has the game listed as one of his credits - but no material of the game unfortunately.  The YouTube clip demonstrates some rare footage of the game which came as an extra to a Pinball game that Maxis released.  The same YouTube entry mentions that there was apparently a playable demo released on a Maxis compilation, but the compilation has not been located.

It is hoped that more can be found out about the game, and even playable versions located.  With one credit already, maybe there is a chance of digging this up someday.

Many thanks to Clint Basinger for highlighting this one! … We hope to have more on this one soon!

Sources

• Garrett Smith website
• SEC reports link 1
• SEC reports link 2

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The PC version of Turrican 3 is still a big mystery to us, despite the fact that we spent lots of time talking to many people from Brain Bug (who were partly involved) and Rainbow Arts. Even though we still don’t know who did the coding, how complete it was, or why and when it got cancelled, we were finally able to get our hands on the graphics files that Brain Bug created for the PC conversion.

Similar to the PC version of Turrican II, the graphics for Turrican 3 were greatly updated to use 256 colors as well. And the results are stunning! So let us publish a small selection of enemy graphics, hoping to get some attention by someone who worked on the game and who can tell us more.

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Former employee of Origin Systems, Jeff Morris, informed us today that he captured and uploaded the introduction cinematic of Origin’s unreleased PC game "Bioforge Plus" (an extended version of the original game) to YouTube. It’s the first time that we see actual footage from the game, and who knows, maybe we’ll get to see more of it in the future.

Go there to watch the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVFpdg-5xu8

And while we’re talking about YouTube updates already, we have added a new video of IMSA Racing for 3DO M2 to our YouTube Channel. This time it’s the intro (another intro, what a coincidence ).

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Finally, a new pcGTW update has arrived. This time, the true story behind Youngblood by Realtime Associates is told, and a demo download is available as well.

http://pcgtw.retro-net.de/index.php?id=games:youngblood

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PC Games That Weren’t has been updated.

Added:
Enforce (with "Creator Speaks", concept art, and more!)

Updated:
Starfighter Ace (promoted to "confirmed", lots of information added, case closed)
Urban Decay (English translation of Power Play preview added)

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The PC Games That Weren’t website has been updated with concept art of Genesis: The Hand of God. Moreover, we have updated the list of stuff we’re currently looking for, which has been posted at the GTW forums (direct link to the list). Most of all, we are looking for the Hired Guns high-resolution trailer that was made for the E3 2000. If you can help, please get in touch with us!

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The guys over at No Mutants Allowed got their hands on the tech demo of Black Isle Studios’ Fallout 3 (a.k.a. "Van Buren") and released it to the public. It’s a pre-alpha with very limited gameplay and a lot of bugs, but still a must try for all Fallout fans!

Download and tech demo guide:
http://www.nma-fallout.com/article.php?id=35862

(In case you don’t know, Black Isle Studios was working on Fallout 3 when the company was shut down in December 2003. A new Fallout 3 is currently being developed by Bethesda Softworks.)

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Some good news, a lost gem will finally see the light of day. The shoot’em-up game Shenandoah: Daughter of the Stars is currently being reprogrammed for Windows and is planned for a release sometime in summer of 2007. It will be available for free and using the original art and music. More information soon!

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The PC Games That Weren’t website has been updated right in time for Christmas. This time we bring you the playable remains of Zamolxe and Shenandoah: Daughter of the Stars. Moreover, we uncovered the story behind the lost Bullfrog game Genesis: The Hand of God. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

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The PC Games That Weren’t website has been updated with 8 new screenshots and the trailer for Curly’s Adventure. Posted by Timo Weirich in :   pcGTW, News  |   add a comment