Lost Games Archive
Digging up forgotten video games from the 80s and 90s. Obscure titles from bedroom coders, defunct studios, and dusty flea market finds. Some were lost for a reason. Others deserved better.
Recent finds
Torenstad — A Teenage Coder's ZX Spectrum City Builder from 1986
Torenstad was a Dutch-language city building game for the ZX Spectrum, created by a 16-year-old in Groningen. Recently rediscovered on an original cassette tape found at a house clearance.
Muizenval — The Dutch Amiga Puzzle Game That Inspired a Generation
Muizenval (1991) was a mouse-themed puzzle game for the Commodore Amiga, created by a solo developer in Rotterdam. Predating Lemmings by months, it featured unique mechanics still unmatched today.
Kabeljauw — The Lost Dutch MSX Fishing Game from 1988
How a small MSX game about North Sea fishing made in Delft became one of the rarest Dutch video games ever produced. Only 150 copies were sold.