The multiscreen platform game of 'Aster' wasn't the only game that was recovered, as we've also found out looking through the plus/4 world website, that they've recovered a game called 'Time Cristal 1': a four level prototype, which later became a full 90's homebrew game from Hungary which was called 'Time Cristal' and released by Reddi. To coincide with this news, we've got another screenshot from this prototype as well as a more detailed description (Video soon).
And here's the latest . "From KiCHY's archives another surprise has been recovered: Time Cristal 1. The name may immediately sound familiar to folks who remember 90's homebrew games from Hungary: Reddi did release Time Cristal, which, as it turns out, was coded by KiCHY. What we have here are four level prototypes. The first level is the - now already familiar - long tunnel; the player have to shoot and navigate through it. The second level is Starbase Tau Ceti - a large maze swarming with aliens. The third level is a huge boss fight; try to shoot down a massive ship through a moving gate, while avoiding the obstacles. The fourth level sees our hero on the ground: we can run around, jump and shoot with a weapon. This level has definite "Turrican" vibes. Do be aware the game is buggy/unfinished"
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Turrican vibes? That little two legged robot is lifted right from the c64 turrican
ReplyDeleteplus/4? Why? Nobody has this system, choose C64, the right way.
ReplyDeleteNobody!?! Are you insane!
DeleteLet's check the Plus4 world!
DeleteI guess that makes me Mr Nobody! The C64 hardware was well used for gaming back in the day & still gets its fair share of games these days. It was the opposite for the Plus/4 … held back by the needed for games to be compatible with the C16 (with it's tiny 16K RAM).
DeleteSome fun to play & impressive releases over the last year or two have shown what the Plus/4 can do when not tied to the C16. Always good to see another release, although I'm more keen to give Aster a try (another Plus/4 release mentioned here today).
The background graphics have kind of a Draconus vibe.
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