Tag: Homebrew Games

Boulder Dash Junior Halloween Edition, Commodore 64

Boulder Dash is a 2D maze-puzzle video game released in 1984 by First Star Software for Atari 8-bit computers. It was created by Canadian developers Peter Liepa and Chris Gray. The player controls Rockford, who collects treasures while evading hazards. Boulder Dash was ported to many 8-bit and 16-bit systems and turned into a coin-operated Arcade game. It was followed…

Roberto El Gorras, A Strange Mario inspired Platformer, Amstrad

Roberto “El Gorras” makes a living collecting belongings from old buildings that are going to be demolished, with the aim of giving them a second life. Roberto has been notified to examine an old warehouse in case he finds anything there interesting, since it will be demolished due to the construction of a pumping station for irrigation.  Once in the place,…

Pirate Captain Creed: Adventure on Halloween Island! ZX Spectrum

Pirate Captain Creed: Adventure on Halloween Island!”, a colourful platformer game homage to the classic pirate treasure island movies for the ZX Spectrum 48K. In the distant corners of the ocean, where legends meld with the dancing waves, emerges Halloween Island, a realm shrouded in mist and secrets. In this magical place, the brave young Captain Creed confronts the ancient curse…

Worriorz Coming to Amiga

Worriorz is a remake of the C64 Version of Wizard of Wor for the Amiga. It provides the original gameplay, based on the C64 sources, also a 4 player-mode with original rules. Additional 3 new modes are implemented, for massive multi-player action. A playable demo is now available here: worriorz_demo2.adfAll sources will be published after development.

The Last Brew, Amstrad CPC

The Last Brew is an action game where your goal is to help and protect Zmira while she prepares a potion. Each level becomes progressively more challenging, with increasingly powerful enemies to overcome. As you embark on this mystical journey, the fate of the final brew lies in your hands. Stand by Zmira’s side, fend off the relentless hordes, and ensure the…

Cauldron II: The Pumpkin Strikes Back, Commodore Plus/4

Coders TCFS and Murphy along with Csabo (Music) and Unreal (additional graphics) have released a Commodore Plus/4 version of the classic game Cauldron II. I am a big fan of the first game, and the second one although not as well known, is still a lot of fun to play. Cauldron II: The Pumpkin Strikes Back was developed and published…

Shadow Dancer Coming to Amiga

Shadow Dancer is a side-scrolling hack-and-slash action game produced by Sega and originally released as an arcade game in 1989. It is the second and the final arcade game in the Shinobi series, following the original Shinobi itself. The player controls a ninja aided by an attack dog, who is fighting to save the city from a terrorist organization. Msmalik681…

Street Fighter Coming to Amiga

Street Fighter is a 1987 arcade game by Japanese developer and publisher Capcom. It is the first competitive fighting game produced by the company and the first instalment in the Street Fighter series. It was a commercial success in arcades and introduced special attacks and some of the conventions made standard in later fighting games, such as the six-button controls…

Forest Escape, A Knight’s Quest, ZX Spectrum Demo Released!

Back in early October, Craig from iratahack kindly sent over development versions of Forest Escape. The Vitno team had a good play through the game, and we’re all very impressed overall. One of our lead Authors, Louie Dimovski, wrote an exclusive piece for Vintage is the New Old which you can read here. We are very excited for the final…

BorielZONE, ZX Spectrum

You are the commander of a defence tower, surrounded by enemy tanks. Your mission: destroy as many as possible before they destroy you. Tanks will change its colour from green to yellow and red before shooting. Kill the red tanks for bonus! You have a laser to destroy the tanks close and far away, a shield to repulse the enemy,…