There is "Games that Weren't",

however there are now many promising "In-Development" Games that just have gotten stale forever and eventually fell out from the train.

With this thread I am going to discuss what is going on in 2023 and take a look at the status of these games that we would probably never going to be seeing at all.

I.

https://www.indieretronews.com…-sun-another-fab-c64.html

2018, I, and many others, have gotten so excited to learn of such game being developing.

It is like getting the long-awaited "Last Njnja 4", just the Ninja has now becoming an Warrior of the Sun.

II.

https://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=70875&start=0

2019, Following the Progress and it is still shows potential. Suddenly it has stopped in July of 2019.

III.

https://www.facebook.com/Iconc…we-get-/2564838763579793/

On September 4th, 2019, as quoted by the developer, "Holcan : Warrior of the sun, first pass design of the first level done. When we get chance we'll see how much time / how difficult it is doing one level, then we will decide to go ahead or not."

and Quoted by the Developer again: "3 years+ is a long time to spend on one title, i doubt its something we would do. We've probably released 12 titles in that time. We find that far more enjoyable to do. As said we will give it a look and see if its something we will go ahead with. Also - the fact it will be cracked within hours of release doesn't inspire you to spend so much time on something."

IV.

So there it is.

Warrior is still waiting for a Sun (Time, Effort, Budget, Profitability, etc.) that would probably never raise up in that continent per say.

Games that Aren't (2) - Hyperion

I.

https://www.vintageisthenewold…ally-in-homebrew-hyperion

February 3, 2015, News about "Hyperion" have opened our eyes!

II.

http://www.psytronik.net/newsite/index.php/c64/58-hyperion

Quote "this immense multi-load sci-fi arcade adventure promises to be one of the biggest releases for the C64 in 2015!"

Look how the Main menu look so Awesome!

And see how the main character roll in to a ball and back!

It is still on Psytronik's Website as being "In production" today!

III.

https://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=80518&start=0

SO in September 2022 I have asked the question "What's up with Hyperion?"

As quoted by the Developer "

"Yeah its cancelled - lots of its assets have been used on countless other projects so it will never happen now."

"Just about all of the music and art assets have been used on loads of other projects so if it ever did go ahead it would all need to be done again. So yeah i doubt that will happen now."

IV. Interesting Facts:

Quote:

"Here's a few vids and mockups of our early work in progress game Terrestrial (was homeworld ).

Very much along the Beachhead / Raid over moscow lines.

We have repurposed the intro to Hyperion too seeing as that's been cancelled."

So Terrestrial is using the modified Intro from the now Cancelled "Hyperion".

Terrestrial is indeed An Excellent Game.

https://psytronik.itch.io/terrestrial

Link

and Apparently the Image of the "ED-209" from Robot Cop has been ported over to "Impossible Mission 3" with slightly different look.

https://www.indieretronews.com…ion-3-sequel-to-very.html

V.

So There it is.

So all the Hypes from "Hyperion" have been Ironed Out. Its skeleton have been dissected and donated to others.

Psytronik Please Get Your Acts Together, Update Your Current Listings!

PS

Not to be Confused with another "Hyperion 1" from 1988.

It was Really the "Games that Weren't". It has never been found.

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/hyperion-2/

and Ironically "Hyperion 2" has been found...

Games that Aren't (3) - Galencia Khaos Sphere

https://www.kickstarter.com/pr…galencia-khaos-sphere-c64

Before Galencia Khaos Sphere,

First there is Galencia -

https://galencia.itch.io/galencia

https://www.protovision.games/games/galencia.php?language=en

Galencia is the winner of the Reset64 Magazine 2017 Commodore 64 Game of the Year Award.

Jason Aldred claims he has been involved with many projects such as The Real Ghostbusters, Menace, Heroes of the Lance, Dalek Attack etc..

However as I have researched MOBY Games and several other C64-releatewd websites for credits, I cannot really verified such info,

I would like to believe it is true as the outcome of Galencia was the solid evidence of Jason Aldred's great talents.

Ambitiously Jason Aldred immediately pitched to win the next Game of the year Award in 2018 with this project - Galencia Khaos Sphere

It was supposed to be GREAT!

Such as

"As well as the player being able to plot their own path through the game, there will be a choice of 3 player ships:

• Galencia - fighter class - The all rounder, a firm favourite with rookies and seasoned pilots
• Gundola - nemesis class - Slightly slower than the Galencia but with much heavier firepower
• Spartan - interceptor class - The fastest ship on the roster with a rapid but weaker weapons system"

Just to name a few.

However,

Jason Aldred started to have unfortunate events personally, lost his job (2018) and had been on hospital bed (2019)

https://www.gofundme.com/f/jasonaldred

https://twitter.com/jasonnapalm

And his last update Was on May 2019 and has never been updated since.

There were speculations that he is https://gitlab.com/Jimmy2x2x and still active in 2020,

and

He is also https://www.pushsquare.com/users/Jimmy2x2x/comments and had bought a guitar in 2022.

Personally I would like to believe Jason is alive and well and would eventually fulfill his promises back in 2019:

"Hi guys, as some of you may be aware I have been having some issues which include a 5 week hospital admission. I have been home for a couple of weeks and settling back into things, including this project.

I am still on medication and have various medical appointments to try and improve things for me.

Khaos Sphere WILL be finished, I apologise for my lack of updates, my head has not been in a good place.

Please bear with me as I slowly get back into the swing of things, all you backers have made this project possible and it is the top priority for me to complete, and complete it to a high standard that you will all expect. Please be patient with me as I move as fast as my condition allows.

Sincere apologies,

Jay"

As the moment this game would be a qualifying addition to my list of "Games that Aren't"