Posted on March 16th, 2004 by Frank Cifaldi 
Esteemed SNES scholar Evan Gowan has published a brief article on Fireteam Rogue over at his website, SNES Central.
Fireteam Rogue was a very ambitious title by Accolade, which promised over one-hundred hours of game play incorporated into its mixture of platform action and arcade flying segments.
The article contains insight by engineer Russell Borogove, along with concept art and links to outside resources. Thanks to Evan himself for the tip!
Posted on February 29th, 2004 by Frank Cifaldi 
Here’s something you’ve never heard of. A true sequel to one of the greatest games ever made, not to mention a personal favorite of mine, River City Ransom 2 was almost a reality, thanks to a crafty gamble by one of its biggest and most ambitious fans.
So loosen your Techno Belt, grab yourself a Merv Burger, and check out our exclusive report here.
Posted on February 17th, 2004 by Frank Cifaldi 
AtariAge will be selling copies of a previously-unreleased Atari 2600 game by the name of Saboteur at this year’s Philly Classic.
Saboteur was programmed by Howard Scott Warshaw, best known for the blissfully simple Yars’ Revenge and the surprisingly complicated Raiders of the Lost Ark and E.T., all for the 2600. Saboteur is perhaps better known for being revamped into The A-Team, which also went unreleased.
For more information, check out this press release at AtariAge.com.
Posted on February 6th, 2004 by Frank Cifaldi 
Remember the classic Milton Bradley shooter, Survival Run?
Me neither. Remember publisher Data Age? Sort of? Yeah, ditto.
Well, apparently, Data Age had planned a game called Survival Run which shares nothing but its name in common with the Milton Bradley release, and a private collector by the online monicker of “dinogamer” currently holds the world’s only known copy!
Check out the screenshots here, and read the Atari Age forums thread here.
Posted on February 6th, 2004 by Frank Cifaldi 
Lost Levels readers may be interested in Dan Elektro’s upcoming vaporware article for GamePro. “Vapor Trail 3.0″ will premiere in their March 2004 issue and will, if history serves, provide some great info on titles that were never meant to be.
In the interim, check out this compilation of past Vapor Trail findings. At least one of these titles will be featured in an upcoming Spotlight, see if you can guess which one.
Articles like these helped inspire Lost Levels, so we’re always happy to see these lost pieces of history getting some attention! Thanks to Slashdot for the heads up.
Posted on January 21st, 2004 by Frank Cifaldi 
We’ve got nothing new to report just yet. In the meantime, though, you might want to check out Insert Credit. Specifically, check out their CES 2004 report, done by yours truly. It features beer, dinosaurs, and an occasional video game.
We’ve got an exclusive scoop coming up regarding an unreleased sequel to one of the greatest beat-em-ups of all time, so check back soon!
Posted on December 30th, 2003 by Frank Cifaldi 
Brazilian site Odyssey 2000 reports that a gentleman by the name of Bas Kornalijnslijper has come into posession of the world’s only known prototype of Spider-Man for the Odyssey 2 console.
If you recognize the game from the provided screenshots, don’t be too surprised. Parker Bros. later released a very similar game for the Atari 2600.
Thanks to Digital Press for the tip.