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Lost, Abandoned and Unreleased Games with Frank Gasking - Games That Weren't

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3rd March 2025 51 min

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GamesThatWerent.com has been archiving unreleased, abandoned and lost video games for over 25 years. Today we meet its founder, Frank Gasking, who takes us through his journey and some of his favourite rediscovered games in the archive.

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00:00 Introduction to GamesThatWerent.com

06:04 Cor Blimey it's PCBWay.com

06:30 Finding a rare game

07:55 Magazine Inspiration

12:22 Finding Deadlock

16:28 A Suitcase and a Radiator

21:19 Tools to capture old media

25:00 8 Significant Recoveries

35:51 Writing a the book

38:58 Games we still can't find

45:47 Challenges Today

47:09 A Final Story

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  • nostalgia
  • computer history
  • tech history
  • unreleased video games
  • games that weren't
  • retro games
  • retro gaming

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