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Chain Reaction v2022.12.11 (Lexaloffle Pico-8) (Prototype) (Game)

Chain Reaction by Tororoxu is a short space puzzle shooter game made for PICO-8.

In this game, you need to avoid enemy waves in a damaged ship that can only fire its weapon once. This game is a small prototype for this idea with only two levels. Use ‘arrow’ keys for movement and ‘x’ to fire. Once your level is cleared, it will show you stats of your high score and damage. You can press ‘x’ to move on to the next level.โ€‹

Road Txtr v2022.10.24 (Nesbox TIC-80) (Game)

Road Txtr by congusbongus is an action arcade game made for the fantasy console TIC-80.

In this game, you need to drive while texting. Can you avoid hitting things while making it to the end? You can use ‘Up/Down’ arrow keys to steer the car and ‘A/Z’ button to respond to the texts.โ€‹

Chaos Arena v2022.11.18 (Commodore Amiga OCS) (Game)

Chaos Arena by Last Minute Creations is a local multiplayer action game made for Commodore Amiga OCS.

Ready yourself against seasoned warriors in the most frantic duel to date. Every warrior looks the same, so your first challenge is to figure out who’s who. It will be a chaotic and fierce duel between 12 warriors. The only way to defeat others is to push them out of the arena with your attacks, but beware of your fearful strikes that may also push you into an abyss. Also, the arena constantly crumbles, so there’s no hiding around. The last man standing wins.โ€‹

The Circus Mystery Deluxe v2022.12.09 (MSX) (Game)

The Circus Mystery Deluxe by DTensoMSX is a retro platformer game made for MSX. The game can be played in English and Spanish. You can change the language in the options menu.

As the game begins, there is a short story explained about a mysterious night about what had happened that night. You can move the character left and right with the keyboard cursor or joystick. To jump, use the space bar or the 1 button on the joystick. Press “Up” to enter through the exit door. Press “P” to pause or resume the game. There are many more new stages, new objects and difficult modes which you can select through.โ€‹

This Deluxe release comes with several improvements.

Boxx Remake v0.3 (Commodore Amiga OCS) (Game)

Boxx Remake by Lemming880 is a retro platformer game made for the Commodore Amiga. It already runs on an Amiga 500 with 1MB RAM extention. The remake is still in progress and might see an updated sometime soon.

This game was originally made in 2014 but it was made with Backbone, so it had a poor performance. Now, in 2022, this game is ported to the Scorpion Engine and runs a lot smoother. You play as a ninja, collecting coins, killing your enemies, avoiding traps and scoring as high as you can. You have to go through a boss fight as well, so better be prepared for that.โ€‹

Bouldercraft v0.4 (Commodore 64 – C64) (Game)

Bouldercraft by viznut is a survival-oriented world simulation game based on a 2D cellular automaton for Commodore 64. It is basically a clone of Boulder Dash with some characteristics of Minecraft.

Your mission is to survive the long term essence of Bouldercraft. The longer you stay alive, the more you score, but staying alive consumes energy, and you need to eat to gain it. The energy capacity peaks at 999, so you will need to consider when and how to eat. If there’s plenty of food available, you may want to conserve the food in order to prevent it from rotting away. The world is not reset between lives, so you can reincarnate into it and use whatever you managed to create earlier.When moving towards a direction while pressing the fire button, the player character stays in its place while doing something to the cell in the direction:

  • Static Pushing:ย The queue of items is pushed, but the player won’t move towards the pushing direction. Digging and eating are always static in Bouldercraft.
  • Swinging: When moving towards an empty cell while pressing fire, an item is moved into it from the opposite side of the player. This is useful for moving items out of difficult positions. Consumes a unit of energy.
  • Eating: An edible item is consumed and energy is gained depending on its type.โ€‹

There are slow and fast natural processes in the game. Fast processes (such as the falling of rocks) apply to the entire world several times per second, while slow processes (such as the growth of plants) only apply to a single column of cells at a time.

Slice of Bread v0.12 (Nintendo Entertainment System – NES) (Game)

Slice of Bread by freehippie is a homebrew platformer game made for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

In this game, you play as Bready, who fights back with his crumbs. He finds the kitchen full of mold spores. Now you must find the source of these incoming mold spores and make Bready’s little world safe again. You will fight with big spores as well as small ones.

Swipe Space v2022.12.09 (Pico-8) (Game)

Swipe Space by Dev’s Adventure is a retro platformer game for PICO-8.

In this game, you need to perform a lot of tasks to clear a level, like switching on and off the routes leading to the opening, clearing paths and making ways. The upper bar shows your electric power, so make sure it doesn’t run out.โ€‹