Category: AGD
Thanks to MPAGD (Multiplatform Arcade Game Design by Jonathan Cauldwell), there are a lot of cool platform games created for the ZX Spectrum and one of the latest releases using the tool is The Man with the Golden Joystick, a fun platform game where you control Hitch, from the RetroHitch channel on Twitch who plays the games he streams playing…
Jonathan Cauldwell, the father of the Arcade Game Designer and the Multi-Platform Arcade Game Designer, wrote me this morning to tell me he has just released a custom ZX Spectrum ROM that runs AGD, freeing up the entire Spectrum RAM for users’ games. Because of that, games can naturally be much bigger than before. The new ROM is written from…
Quantum Sheep has announced the immediate availability of Jumpin’ Jupiter, a new platform game for the ZX Spectrum. Int the game, you play Jupiter, and your objective is to find all cups of tea that have been scattered across the solar system. Heavily inspired in Manic Miner, the game relies on your ability to avoid the enemies and environmental hazards…
Something for later in the year ALL HALLOWS – Rise of the Pumpkin. Utilizing Andy Johns code. A barmy bouncing platformer will emerge.. You play the Pumpkin and you have noticed the dark tower as awoken! It can mean only one thing. The Dark Forest Lord is preparing to break free from his 1000 years of imprisonment! You must reactivate…
Word has reached us that issue 5 of the free, online fanzine ZX Spectrum Gamer has launched and readers are in for a treat this time around. For the first time in the publication’s history, the mag is bundling a free game that’s sure to provide Speccy fans with with plenty of entertainment! Developed by Sunteam and crafted predominantly using Jonathan…
Kev Mcg over on the AGD Facebook Group, recently shared another teaser of his upcoming Speccy game titled “Savage Princess”. Rather than a cutesy approach, Kev has chosen deep blues, depicting a dark and cold dungeon in which the main character, a beautiful princess, casts off her shackles, and begins to plan her escape route. This will be no easy…
Dave Clarke of Impossabubble fame, has announced on Facebook that he’s updating his old game “Brick Racer” for the ZX Spectrum. The game was originally made last year, and judging by his comments on the AGD Facebook Group, it looks like he’s making good progress. It’s getting there. I plan to also have a ‘modern’ version. At the moment I…
If your into the ZX Spectrum Scene, you will be familiar with the name John Blythe. John is the creator of some excellent AGD games such as; The Incredible Shrinking Professor, Foggy’s Quest and Circuitry. Rucksack Games is the name John chose for his website, and is also the name of his software label. All the games on the website…
Steel Jeeg is a new AGD game by Francesco Forte. There are many excellent Arcade Game Designer games out there, titles such as Monty’s Honey Run by Andy Johns, Foggys’s Quest by John Blythe and Ooze, also by Andy Johns. With a lot of time, effort and perseverance, you can create a really fantastic game using this engine. Most of…
Castle of Sorrow is a new Spanish platform adventure game by ZXMan48k. This is his first game and was created using the Arcade Game Designer engine. The story is short and simple: “Help our hero Constantin to avenge the death of his beloved, go into the castle and discover the mystery that lies within it.” Your adventure begins within an intricate…