Imagine's "megagames" - Psyclapse and Bandersnatch - may after all see the light of day despite the collapse of the company (Issue 70).

Imagine's liquidator, Mr. Chambers of accountants Arthur Young, McClelland, Moores and Co., said last week that he was negotiating with a number of prospective buyers for the games. "I have no doubt a sale will take place," he said.

The games represent a substantial part of Imagine's assets and the Official Receiver had to obtain an order from the High Court to get the games back from Finchspeed.

Finchspeed was the company set up by three Imagine directors - Mark Butler, David Lawson and Ian Hetherington - which bought the rights and equipment associated with the games in the dying days of Imagine.

The transfer has been judged to have been illegal and the games are now in Mr. Chamber's hands.

It is likely, however, that only one of the games - Bandersnatch, for the Spectrum - will actually go on sale. Little development is said to have taken place on Psyclapse.

Mr. Chambers denied that this was the case. "One of the games is virtually complete and the other is not so complete," he said.

Both games involve the user of hardware enhancements for the target machines. The 'dongles' provide security against piracy as well as improving the capabilities of the micros.

A meeting of Imagine's creditors was told that the estimated debts of the company were around £1 million. Mr. Chambers said that it will be another week before he can give an exact picture of the extent of Imagine's debts.