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About a year ago we first joined Wizzy on his quest to Find his father in Mage: The Enchanted Crystals . Since its release, the game was received well by both gamers and press alike. Now Wizzy's adventure continues in Mage 2: The Dark Mirror.
Early information about the game and an anouncement trailer is now online at the Mage 2 game page : Over the next month i will be adding more information on a weekling bases, leading up the the release of the game.
Hope you guys will like the game when it comes out!
I'll be traveling to germany for the weekend, where i will attending the ZX81 Team Meeting 2013. On Saturday i will be presenting my lineup of ZX81 games for 2013: Shifted, Rush, Boxing Champ and Exile. People at the event will be able to play the games as well.
After lots of tweaking, my first Sinclair ZX-81 of 2013 is finally out on cassette tape and as digital download.
For more information, check out the website for this Sinclair ZX81 homebrew game here.
My new game Stairrunner for the Commodore PET computers is now out on cassette tape and as digital download.
Fore more information, visit the webpage for this commodore pet game here.
Another review in Return Magazine, Issue 13. This time around they did a piece about my game Mayhem for the Sinclair ZX-81 home computer.
"A very addictive and well executed game that every ZX-81 owner should have played at least once"
You can check out the review for my ZX81 homebrew game here.
Avalanche, the homebrew game i created for the unexpanded Commodore VIC20 got reviewed in Return Magazine, issue 13. Return Magazine is a popular print-magazine from Germany, dedicated to retro gaming
"Avalanche is a well made and very entertainig arcade-puzzle game best suited for parties and small competitions"
You can check out the review for Avalanche for the unexpanded commodore VIC20 here.
For more information about the game, check out the page for Air Assault for the Philips Videopac and Magnavox Odyssey2 .
For more information about the game, check out the page for Astrododge for the Colecovision.
Avalanche, the homebrew game i created for the unexpanded Commodore VIC20 has been reviewed in Retrogamer Magazine, issue 112.
"A no frills game we found difficult to put down" - 86%
You can check out the review for this commodore VIC20 game here.
Down is a new homebrew game i made for the Commodore PET / CBM PET Computers. It is available on cassette tape and as digital download.
For more information, check out the page for Down for the Commodore PET computers.
There is a making of article/interview about my game Mage: The Enchanted Crystals for the Videopac / Odyssey2 in Retrogamer Magazine, Issue 111.
You can check out the interview here.
My game Astrododge for the MSX and MSX2 computers was received well at this years MSX Fair in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. A lot of people played the game and enjoyed it quite a bit. To celebrate the new game, a highscore competition was held at the event where basically everyone could play the game and set a highscore.
The winner of the competition would receive the newly published book: "The Legend of Konami" (or a 25 euro cashprice if they prefered).
At 15.00 hours the competition ended and here are the results:
1. MaestroQ - 1753 points
2. Ray2day - 1668 points
3. Maartje - 1570 points
After the event, the winner (MaestroQ) was kind enough to send me a picture of him holding the game and his competition price.
Do you think you can do better??? Well, you can proof it! Buy the game now, try it at home and upload your best score to the internet. I would love to see how well you guys are doing!
For more information about the game and how to purchase it, visit the Astrododge MSX webpage.
Astrododge for the MSX and MSX2 computers will be available for demonstration and purchase at the MSX Fair in Nijmegen, The Netherlands on Saturday, January 19, 2013..
For more information about the game, check out the game's webpage here.
Down! for the Sinclair ZX-81 got reviewed in Retrogamer Magazine, Issue 111 and the game received a nice 82% review score.
You can check out the review here.
I want to wish everyone a happy new year, may all your newyears-resolutions stick !
For me personally i hope to bring you more new games for your favorite classic systems. There is some nice stuff planned for platforms i already support, but i am also looking into developing for new platforms such as the Atari 2600, NeogeoCD, Sega Dreamcast and more.
Besides my retro-gaming efforts, i am also planning to release a few games for mobile phones and tablets this year. I know there are already loads of games out on Google Play and such platforms and it will be hard to get noticed, but i am hoping i can bring some fresh playable concepts to the platform. I hope you guys will support my efforts for these modern devices as well.
I will try to update the upcoming-projects page from time to time so you guys can see whats coming up in the near future. Those of you that want more frequent updates can follow me on twitter or facebook.
I want to wish a merry Christmas to all ! To help you celebrate, Santa has brought some free retro-goodies for you this year.
I have added free downloadable versions for the following games to the free download section of the website:
- ZX81: Avalanche (2011)
- ZX81: Mayhem (2011)
- COMMODORE PET: Avalanche (2012)
- COMMODORE PET: Mayhem (2012)
You can download the games at the free downloads section of this website.
Avalanche for the Commodore VIC-20 got reviewed on RGCD, issue 65 and scored a solid 4 out of 5 stars .
"A well-designed and fast-paced little game perfectly suited to the machine" - 4 out ot 5 joysticks
Check out the review here.
After being in production for about a year, i can finally present to you the first new original game release on cartridge for the Sega SG-1000 console in nearly 30 years: Astrododge
In astrododge, you control your ship and have to avoid the rogue asteroids for as long as possible. A point is rewarded for each asteroid that is dodged succesfullly. Picking up the bonus pickups will gain you massive points. Highscores can be uploaded to the internet so you can compare you score worldwide. Additionally there are tasks you can perform to will unlock rewards in the game. These rewards can also be synced on the internet so you don't have to unlock them all in one session.
The game offers a single player mode as well as a 2-player versus mode. The latter is especially fun to play with a friend (or foe) as you both battle for the special pickups which zooming dangerously close past the asteroids on screen! How long can you survive the onslaught?
Game features:
- First new game release for the Sega SG-1000 console in almost 30 years!
- Playable on Sega SG-1000 and Sega SC-3000 consoles
- Animated multicolor sprites
- Versus mode
- Internet highscore uploading
- Online rewards system
For more information about game, please check out the game page for Astrododge for the Sega SG-1000.
There is also an interview with me about the making and release of this game over at sega-addicts.com
Stairrunner is a my fourth and final game this year for the Videopac and Odyssey2 systems. Remember Wizzy? This time around he tried practising an elevation spell and as a result the elevators in his neighbourhood are out of control! Help Wizzy reach the top of each building and undo the damage being caused by his spell!
For more information, check out the page for Stairrunner for the Philips Videopac and Magnavox Odyssey2.
Avalanche for the Commodore VIC-20 got reviewed in Commodore Free magazine, issue 65 and scored a nice 8/10 . Check out the review here.
Stairrunner is a new game i made for the Sinclair ZX81. It has been on the website for a little while, but now it is finally finished and polished. So here it is:
For more information, check out the page for Stairrunner for the Sinclair ZX81 / TS1000 / TS1500 computers.
My second game for the unexpanded VIC20 is out now.
For more information, check out the page for Mayhem for the Commodore VIC-20.
I am proud to present to you my first game for the Commodore PET computers.
To see the game in action on the real machine, check out the game page.
These are the 4 new games that will debut at this show:
- Stairrunner for the Videopac / Odyssey2
- Mayhem for the Commodore VIC-20
- Avalanche for the Commodore PET
- Stairrunner for the Sinclair ZX-81
Additionally, i will debut a new trailer for Astrododge for the Colecovision, Sega SG-1000 and MSX computers.
You are welcome to come and check the games out for yourself. For more information about the Classicgaming.be event, visit
their website.
With many releases lined up for next year, i have added a upcoming releases list to the menu bar. Here you are able to check out all upcoming releases that have a release date. I will update this list from time to time with the latest information every time a specific title or release date is known.
I am proud to present to you my first game for the unexpanded Commodore VIC-20, called: Avalanche
I am pleased with how the game turned out , you can check it out for yourself at the game's web page.
Tomorrow, October 20th , i will be presenting my
new Commodore VIC-20 games i have in development at the Commodore Event in Maarsen, The Netherlands.
The games Avalanche and Mayhem will be presented and available for play.
You are welcome to come and try the games out for yourself. For more information about the Commodore event, visit
this website.
Just letting you know my game
Mage: The Enchanted Crystals for the Videopac and Odyssey2 system scored a nice 90% , and a retrogamer-sizzler award, in this month's RetroGamer Magazine, issue 108.
For those that unaware about this magazine. RetroGamer magazine is a print-magazine by Imagine Publishing with a very large circulation of nearly 100.000 readers.
In a time where print-publications are struggling, this magazine has a growing subscriber-base and won many awards for their magazine.
Check out their website for more info and subscriptions: http://www.retrogamer.net/
Click on the Sizzler-logo above to read the review.
Visited the Eurocon retro gaming event in Karlsruhe, germany for 3 days. Had a great time!!!!
The game Down! for the Sinclair ZX-81 and Timex Sinclair TS1000/TS15000 has just been released.
The game is available on cassette tape and as digital download.
The game Cavity for the Videopac/Odyssey2 has finally been released.
More information about the game on the
Cavity game page in the videopac / odyssey2 section of this website.
It took a little while to get everything ready for release, but i can finally announce the release of 2 new games for the Sinclair ZX81 :
Avalanche and
Mayhem
The games are available on cassette tape and as digital download and will be released at 2 event simultaniously, namely:
Sept. 8 / Sept. 9 , 2012 - Spectrum 30 event , Cambridge , United Kingdom.
Sept. 9, 2012 - Retrofair , Deurne , The Netherlands
For more information about the games, visit the ZX-81 section of this website.
To see the game Mage: The Enchanted Crystals in action, visit one of the following events:
More dates will be added as they come in.
After months of hard work, the game Mage: The Enchanted Crystals for the Videopac/Odyssey2 has finally been released.
The dutch retro/gaming website retrokings did an interview with me, you can view it
here.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - Mage Wallpapers (HD)
With the release of Mage around the corner, enjoy these Mage HD Wallpapers:
Monday, May 21, 2012 - Mage Teaser
This weekend i launched my new videopac game Colorclash at the retrofair in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. The game is based upon my vectrex game with the same title, however due to the difference between systems, the details of the gameplay changed quite a bit. Instead of having levels and bonusses, this game requires a bit more strategy. By strategically shooting the right gems you can have 4 of the same gems on screen at once. When you shoot these 4 gems in a row, the game will decrease in speed and you will gain extra points.
The cool thing i noticed during launch is that the game really seemed to appeal to kids as well as adults, i had kids as young as 5 years old instantly getting the idea and start enjoying the game. Some of them returned a couple of times to beat the latest highscore. The best fun i had was a little girl that physically stepped sideways when moving the ship left and right ;-)
Anyways, this game is now available on this website, so get your copy today!
In preperation for my upcoming games for the ZX81, i've added my twirl demo from 2010 to the downloads section.
I am pleased to announce that i am currently working on releasing BRAND NEW games (developed in 2012) on Cassette Tape for ancient home computer systems like the ZX81 / Timex Sinclair TS1000 and TS1500 , MSX , Commodore VIC 20 , Sega SC-3000 and more. I will ofcourse also keep developing cartridge based games for other systems like Vectrex, Videopac, MSX and the Colecovision, but nothing breaths good old 80s nostalgia as those Cassette Tapes (Remember getting those covertapes attached to magazines like Zzap64 and Crash magazine?) .
Please let me know which systems you would like to see released new games for. Mail me ( info@revival-studios.com ) with the systems of your choice in the subject , if you like to stay informed on any new developments.
As you might have read below, i have started development on Colecovision and MSX platforms as of the beginning of this year. Today was the first time for me to step out of my cave and show the first fruits of my labour: A trailer & playable demo for AstroDodge for the MSX and Colecovision. Its always exciting to show new stuff for the first time, but luckily people at the fair seemed to like it a lot.
I would like to wish everyone a happy new year! 2012 will mark the 10 year anniversary of Revival Studios and personally i can't wait to create new releases for the Vectrex and Videopac, but also for platforms like the ColecoVision/MSX, Virtual Boy and more.
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Mayhem, a new homebrew game for the unexpanded Commodore VIC-20
