Tag: Homebrew Games
LoadError has recently released a new Vic-20 game called Pyrotech. The game was originally written in basic and then compiled to pseudo-code. In the game you command of a team of Pyrotechs on a mission to collect and defuse a batch of time bombs before they explode. LoadError’s description of the game made me smile. “It’s a gobble gobble, don’t…
Planeta Sinclair recently shared some interesting News about a remake of an old game by Marco Carrasco and Rui Tito. The game is called Aquatic Invaders and was recovered last year by Sinclair Planet. The original BASIC code has been re-written for the compiler Boriel’s ZX Basic, resulting in a much faster game. You can read more information about the…
Alessandro Grussu has recently released a new ZX Spectrum Compilation, which contains his first two games, Lost In My Spectrum and Apulija-13. The compilation is a disk-only release and has been devised for use with ZX Spectrum 48K/128K systems equipped with Beta Disk or similar interfaces, or MGT Plus D, or memory card based interfaces such as the DivIDE or…
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…
MonkeyMcGee is a new work in progress game by John McManus (Code), Simon Butler and Paul Sidman Hesso for the ZX Spectrum Next. Simon is handling the graphics and so far, it’s looking fantastic! Beautiful bright vibrant colours, clearly showing the “Next” step in ZX Spectrum gaming. Little MonkeyMcGee is pixel perfect, along with some interesting looking enemies, electricity and various other…
Anyone with at least one foot in the Tandy Color Computer (CoCo) world these days will have already been hearing about something called the Game Master Cartridge (GMC). What is this device? Another whiz-bang flash-in-the-pan hardware announcement with little real utility? Or is this a good and useful product that everyone should acquire for their CoCo collection? Well, as the…
After the sun set, a fox named Nymn was separated from his pack. Nymn must avoid the blood-thirsty creatures, use skills of evasion, special abilities, traps and trickery to defeat predators, and make it through the night until morning. Tanglewood is a platform game featuring puzzle elements, kinda like a mix between Another World and The Lion King. The game…
Kweeper over at Vic-20 Denial is working on a Manic Miner port for the Vic-20. Manic Miner is a platform video game originally written for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith and released by Bug-Byte in 1983 (later re-released by Software Projects). It is the first game in the Miner Willy series and among the early titles in the platform…
Salinas Franck shared some interesting News on Sarah’s Speccy Group about a new homebrew ZX Spectrum game by Antonio J Pérez. Most of you should be familiar with the name “Fantasy Zone”. I’m a HUGE fan of this game and often play the Sega Master System and PC Engine versions. Originally a 1985 Sega Arcade game, Fantasy Zone was also…
Bomberland is a Bomberman Homebrew clone for the Commodore 64, which was released by RGCD on cartridge and digital download, way back in 2013. We have some excellent News this morning, RGCD announced on Twitter that the game is now available as a FREE digital download! Head over to rgcddev.itch.io/bomberland to grab a copy. Also the cartridge version is available…
