Monday 16 January 2012

New homebrew C64 games at The New Dimension

My next novel, whilst completed, is taking an age and a half to get through editing, leaving my creative energies whizzing off in the most pointless random directions. Hence the following:


Magess of Midgard

Sequel to Heroes of Midgard (released last year). Following the defeat of the legions of Hel, you build a great city on their conquered lands, only for it to come under attack from a new set of mercenaries, orcs, and eldritch abominations ... Defend your city with spells (which work as traps) and Deplorable Curses (smart bombs) until reinforcements can arrive. Featuring several enhancements by Richard Bayliss of TND, including music, new title screens, power ups, and a "secret code" system (to access the true end sequence), this is probably the least SEUCK-like SEUCK game I have completed so far, and a nice little homage both to Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (the obvious inspiration) as well as classic 80s "strategic" shoot-em-ups like Missile Command and Colony 7.


Purge 101

Cyber-gothic style FPS, Based on Taito's shooting gallery arcade games from the late 80s and early 90s, such as Operation Wolf and Space Gun. In a near, post-apocalyptic future, you play the role of the trainee agent of a genetic modifications cartel, attempting to qualify for combat duty against the legions of homicidal mutants that their irresponsible experiments have unleashed upon civilisation. This game was considerably enhanced by Richard Bayliss of TND, and features a separate file containing an extended end sequence, accessible with a secret code (obtained by winning the game).

Both these games (and many more) are downloadable from Richard Bayliss' site, The New Dimension.