Category: Homebrew Games News
A teaser that challenges the player to collect energy, overcome faulty systems, and find hidden secrets across eight maps with three possible endings.
In this episode, we talk to Alex Brown, coder in the team that is creating the brawler “Metro Siege”, the first of its kind which works on a vanilla Amiga500 and includes multiplayer online crossplay (Amiga, web browser, Steam PC). We talk to him about the technical finesse and firsts the game is putting its toes in, while being a…
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…
Krzysztof “Amarok” Piotrowski (Poland) revealed that he has been working on an extended edition of “Time Wizard,” his renowned game for Atari 8-bit computers. Piotrowski hinted that this version will feature “the first of many new planned mechanics” for the game, such as horizontal portals. Similarly, an initial screen to choose the language will be included – currently available in…
Two decades after saving Earth, the protagonist of “Cosmic Hero” makes a thrilling comeback in a sequel designed for Atari XL/XE computers. “Cosmic Hero 2” follows the tradition of its predecessor, released in 2004 by Zelax Group, and pledges to immerse players in an adventure brimming with logical and arcade challenges. It retains the core mechanics of the original, inspired…
Dynamite Jack, a masked bomber, has planted many bombs in the sewers. You play the role of John Solver, who must descend into the sewer and defuse the bombs before it’s too late! Bomb Sweeper was a multi-screen Game & Watch video game released in June of 1987. The game was never released in Japan. Using the D-pad to move…
The evil Eugen.io has kidnapped all the Spectrums again, including you. But you’ve managed to get out of your prison, it’s time to save your friends and get revenge! The problem is that Eugen.io, making use of his uncontrolled wickedness, has strategically placed questions about classic English games, along with the answers, one correct and the others false, throughout the…
PunyInform is a tool for writing text adventures for 8-bit computers and newer computers alike. If you have already installed PunyInform and gone through the PunyInform Coding 1 tutorial, the time has come to learn more about objects and actions. This tutorial goes through the different parts of a simple game where there are two puzzles to be solved, you can score…
Help the great explorer Zigmundo to find the magical relic, the Twin Stone! A multi-character Metroidvania adventure for Gameboy begins! A long time ago, a demon king invaded our land bringing an era of darkness. Two legendary brother warriors stood against him and defeated the whole army with their unparalleled power. The king swore to return. To prevent another era…
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…
