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Tanglewood… finish line straight ahead?!

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Friday update: The PCB manufacture might take a week longer than we anticipated, since PayPal got iffy about such a large transfer which delayed it slightly. Our Canadian Electronics Overlord assures us everything’s going to be fine, and we don’t question him, ever.

Progress with the PC and Linux versions are going swimmingly. Everything is mostly working and we’re concentrating on performance and a few audio improvements now. The Mac OSX version has had some teething issues, but we already know what the problem is and how to solve it.

Once we have a successful PC playthrough (on low-end hardware with no frame drops), we’ll start thinking about our achievements list, and get on with the save file feature.

The Collector’s Edition box sets are under way, we have a few designs ready and some quotes from the factory, just making some finishing touches and hopefully we can show one off soon.

We’re in talks with a few event organisers to bring Tanglewood around the UK leading up to release, we’ll let you know which ones we’ll be attending soon!

We get a mention or two in this month’s edition of Retro Gamer Magazine! Our lead developer talks to the mag about what’s it’s been like working on the system. It also comes with some free Mega Drive stickers, if that seals the deal for you.

Don’t forget our new demo is out! Have a play of our latest iteration of the first chapter, there’s a bunch of improvements from the last demo, from controls to physics to A.I. to clone system support and more!

We’re still tracking down an issue with the game on Japanese VA0 consoles using Everdrive models X5 and X7. No other systems or Everdrives seem to be affected so far, we’ll keep you posted on what we find and will issue updated ROMs for those playing on these machines.

Have a great weekend! Matt <3

Domarius Games choosed the fantasy console PICO-8 to do a demake of Alex Kidd. Alex Kidd in Pico World features all vehicles, the boat, the pedicopter and the bike! All 16 levels are there, although a bit smaller than the original ones. Also make sure to find the secret level!

Elektronite presents Jeff Minter‘s Hover Bovver for sale and ready to ship now! The object of the game is to take on the role of Englishman Gordon Bennett and score as many points as possible by mowing as many as 16 different lawns with his Air-Mo Lawn mower! As you guide Gordon Bennett on his mowing mission, try your best not to annoy your dog Rover or the gardener, and avoid your neighbour’s unwelcome attentions!

Upward is a minimalism PICO-8 puzzle platformer by Matthias Falk, made in only 5 days. The only thing you can do is jump – is that enough to climb a mountain?

Naturalchimie Classic is mago314‘s first finished PICO-8 game. It’s a mix between Match-3 and 2048. Three of each kind give one of the next. Will you reach gold?

Road Storm is a PICO-8 game by arashi256. Road Storm is an arcade racer / shooter similar to RoadBlasters.

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* Code optimisation
* Muted alert sound for low fuel/ammo
* Reinstated original title screen (much better!)
* Added btn(5) X as alternative acceleration button for those using joypads/sticks.

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Ever wanted to become a successful retro gaming Youtuber? We get some top tips from Kim Justice and Slope’s Game Room (recorded live at PLAY Expo, Glasgow)

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Star Ark is a science fiction game being developed for the Sega Genesis. The game is set on an interstellar colony ship. The player is a member of the crew who must put down a mutiny and set the ship back on course. The 8 Bit Daddy Daughter Team recently posted an update.

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Recently wiped out a lot of the old videos and images from Twitter. I think this one gives a nice idea of the overall feel of the physical game play environment. Still need to add NPCs and all sorts of other fun stuff.

Newo Escape by Owen got an update after almost four years: Your planet explodes and you are chased by a bounty hunter, try to escape without crashing you broken spaceship. Your spaceship has no breaks and no lazers. You gain points by flying close to objects without hitting them. Crash twice and it is game over. 10 levels to see how high you can rank on the online leaderboards.

The game moves forward automatically. All you have to do is avoid crashing into things on screen. If you crash 3 or more times then it is game over. Passing close to objects gives more points. Try to get as high a score as possible before the game ends. You can invert the up and down directions in the settings of the game.

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* minor update menu and leader board
* bug fix

Rick Dangerous hits the ColecoVision, but using the name Risky Rick, possibly due to copyright reasons. Nevertheless ArcadeVision presents a very solid game on a ColecoVision standard cartridge. The game is a result of years of passionate work from developer Easter Egg, bringing fun and never-seen-before gameplay on this device. To achieve this goal only Assembler code has been used, getting the most out of everything, never seen before.

Risky Rick mixes Rick Dangerous I as well as Rick Dangerous II into one game, with the usual difficult to play platform fun. The game comes in three editions: Standard Edition, Adventurer Brown and Adventurer Green. The game should work flawless on any standard 50/60Hz ColecoVision.