MSXdev23 #18 Attack of the Petscii Robots

Attack of the Petscii Robots has been ported over to the MSX by Robosoft. Your goal is to infiltrate the settlements and destroy all of the robots. The trick, however, is finding all of the right tools and learning how to use them to complete that task. Exploration ahead, indeed. The manual doesn’t give any more clues than this, so…

MSXdev23 #17 Hopper Boy

The arcade game Hopper Boy takes you back to the times of Nintendo’s Game & Watch series. In Hopper Boy you traverse the floors of a bank to collect diamonds, in order to break the high-score. Simple, clean, and fun. Download: MSXdev23_HopperBoy_v1.2.zipSource: msxdev.org

PunyInform Coding 2: Objects and Actions

PunyInform

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…

Megastyles Empire Strikes Back Plus/4 Port Teased by Sasvári Tamás

Yep you heard right, Sasvári Tamás teased a recent video showing Megastyles hit Empire Strikes Back ported to the Plus/4! This is simply amazing, considering the graphics and sound limitations of this humble computer. We’ll let you know more as soon as there’s a release date.Video: Empire Strikes Back Plus/4Source: Commodore Plus/4 MagyarországC64 Version: megastyle.itch.io

TED Vibes 2 by Exceed & Offence

The TED Vibes musicdisk got a sequel. For TED Vibes 2, 15 musicians from 9 countries joined to create music for the TED chip. Some of them are veteran musicians from the SID and AY scene. The result was an exciting and stylistically very diverse collection of music. Brilliant graphics by Pal/Offence, a well-known pixel artist from C64 and Amiga…

TwinTwin, Game Boy

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 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…

Booty The Remake, Amstrad CPC

Jim the Cabin Boy must make his way below decks to collect various items of booty (automatically picked up when he walks past it) strewn around the ship. When you have collected all the items from the Black Galleon’s 20 holds (screens), you will be given 45 seconds to locate the Bronze key to the next pile of booty. Clearing…

Rogue Declan Zero, Amiga

A challenging, procedurally generated, roguelite twin-stick shooter for the Classic Amiga platform! The wizards have been at it again, and this time they’ve accidentally opened Hell Portals under the castle! Now it’s up to you, brave, brave Sir Declan, to delve into each procedurally generated castle dungeon and find enough magical shards to access and close its portal. Features Minimum…

Firefighter, Atari XL/XE

Fires are breaking out at an industrial building. It’s your job to find and save the workers trapped inside, and put out fires along the way. You control a firefighter with an unlimited amount of fire extinguishing agent. Spray the fire to quench it, but beware because it spreads quickly! Find the workers trapped in the room, and help them…