Category: Freeware

350p Adventure – a new port of an old game

Screenshot of Adventure on C64

Adventure is often considered to be the very first text adventure. It was written in 1975-76 by Will Crowther. Don Woods found it at his university, asked Will Crowter for the source code, expanded it greatly, and released his own version, which we now know as 350p Adventure. Adventure was sometimes called Colossal Cave Adventure. Sometimes it was just called…

Scene World Ep. #202 – Making the fan-made Broken Sword 2.5 with Marius Gosch

In our new episode we welcome Marius Gosch, one of the founders of the Broken Sword 2.5 project. (which also runs on Amiga btw thanks to being added to ScummVM since 2016!) He’ll tell us about some insights and his work as a story- and puzzle writer on this amazing fan-made Broken Sword 2 sequel of the adventure classic. The…

“Agent Wander” ver. 0.2 for Atari 8-bits | Download

Sixteen levels full of action is what “Agent Wander” offers us, a platform game written by Jacob Copsey for Atari 8-bit computers with a minimum of 48K of memory. The premise is simple: you must collect all the hearts in each stage, for which you have to dodge enemies and use teleporters. In a clear nod to Mr. Robot and…

Latest Atari 8-bit games registered for NOMAM’s Ten-Liners 2024 | Download

NOMAM’s BASIC Ten-Liners 2024 is back with its thirteenth edition, featuring games programmed with just ten lines of code in BASIC for the cherished Atari 8-bit computers.

Gamebook collection

Gamebook Coild of Hate

Have you ever tried gamebooks, AKA Choose Your Own Adventure books? You read a paragraph of text, then you get to choose what the main character should do next, and turn to different pages depending on what you choose. If all goes well, you reach a good ending. More likely, you don’t. A number of gamebooks have been published, most…

Download | Enhanced version of “Der Schränker 1” for Atari 8-bits

The update of “Der Schränker 1” for Atari 8-bit computers brings significant improvements in gameplay dynamics and difficulty. The game, whose name translates from German as “The Wardrobe”, places you in the role of a solitary thief tasked with breaking into a series of safes to loot all the treasure before advancing to the next level. Janko “Kveldulfur” Grewe, the…

“Slicks Racing”: A vertical perspective racing game for Atari 2600

"Slicks Racing": A vertical perspective racing game for Atari 2600

“Slicks Racing,” the brainchild of Czech developers Vojta “nooly” Nedvěd (code, music) and Petr “Raist” Šťastný (graphics) offers a fresh racing experience on the beloved Atari 2600 console. Players step into the shoes of a retired race car driver who, throughout his career, lived in the shadows of more illustrious competitors. Now, in their grizzled years, a spark ignites –…

Stinger: electrifying shooter for 8-bit computers

"Stinger": electrifying shooter for 8-bit computers

Developer Fabrizio Caruso (Italy) has unveiled his latest creation: “Stinger,” the eighth game developed using his own open-source framework, CrossLib. “Stinger” is a fast-paced vertical shooter where players must fend off advancing enemy tanks. It offers an exhilarating experience with six challenging levels and introduces five different types of enemies, ranging from nimble “light” tanks to powerful “howitzers.” One of…

PunyInform Coding 1: The basics

PunyInform

PunyInform is a tool for writing text adventures for 8-bit computers and newer computers alike. If you have already installed PunyInform, it’s time to start coding your first game. This tutorial will walk you through the first steps of writing a text adventure using PunyInform. The complete source code of the example game can be downloaded from this folder. I…

PunyInform: Installing the tools and compiling a game

PunyInform

I’ve given a brief introduction to PunyInform, a new library for writing text adventures for 8-bit (and other) computers. Now, let’s have a look at what you need to download and install to start writing a game using PunyInform. For this article, I will be using Windows, but you can also use PunyInform on Mac or Linux. Step 1: Install…