Well – with the impending release of the project i’ve been spending quite some time on, I realised 2 things:
firstly – damn, i am very bad at updating this blog!
secondly – i needed to crack on with another project!
So with that in mind I decided to attempt to tackle a conversion from another Z80 system, not too far removed in specifications from SAM – in this case an MSX title.
The game in question, is an excellent 3d Isometric game by the name of Westen House – written by the incredibly talented Santiago Ontañón.
More about the original can be read here: https://braingames.santiontanon.dev/
With the assistance of Gordon Wallis, we already have some really nicely designed graphics for this version. And a talented musician has already offered their support for some nice music for the game.
It’s early stages yet – but this link to a Retcon2024 video put together by Rob Evans (Wubsoft) will give you a chance to look at the preview images by Gordon. And I’m hoping for a demo to be ready for the Retcon2025 show.
BTW – keep an eye open for the final version of Rob’s great Arkanoid 2 game – and the also very good game from Andrew Gilley – Abbey de Morte (may have the name wrong!) Both excellent games you can see on the above demo!
Oh a special thanks indeed to Howard Price for coding assistance! Also look out for his Net Cart game also on the above demo video!!
Hoping for another update soon 🙂