Remember this game?

No? Well, there's probably a reason for that. That's the "Game That Never Was," the Li'l Johnny sequel announced last August and abandoned in September as unplayable.

I decided to dust off the source this week and see if maybe I was a little rash in deciding not to release the game. After all, it was just about finished, and what the heck? I haven't published a new Flash diversion on Turdhead.com for a while now.

Turns out, though, I was right: Even with the passage of time and a growing sense of nostalgia for simpler times, the game still sucks. So no, you still won't see it.

However, as with most good projects, it had a couple of features (realistic kung-fu fire action for one (yeah, it doesn't show up so well in a still-shot), and a ridiculous voice clip for another) that I've rediscovered now, and I'm back at work on a new game that will incorporate some of its better pieces.

The moral? Keep your old stuff. And better yet, take a look at it again every now and then; you never know what treasures may lie buried and forgotten.

As for the new game: Stay tuned. I don't have any idea when I'll actually get around to finishing it.