[NEW ZX81 GAME RELEASE] - Mage: The Enchanted Crystals (2018). Now with Chroma81 support

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[NEW ZX81 GAME RELEASE] - Mage: The Enchanted Crystals (2018). Now with Chroma81 support

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Hi guys,

It has been a few years since my latest release on the Sinclair ZX81 and Commodore PET, but I am happy ' to finally announce a new game for these platforms, called Mage: The Enchanted Crystals

While working on his latest and powerful spell,Wizzy's father was being watched by others. As a precaution, he captured the spell inside a crystal and divided it into 4 pieces, which he buried inside the mines, just south of your village. It is now up to you to collect these pieces and bring them together inside the enchanted chest to ensure the spell doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

In contrast to my previous games for these systems, which were a bit smaller and very arcade like, this is a more complex game with a larger world to explore.

Game trailer:
http://youtu.be/FLgYkRLsWqY

Review Video:
You can check out the game in action here: https://youtu.be/a5kV1H9kn20 (Review by Villordsutch)

Update: Native Chroma81 color graphics support has now been added! Enjoy!
Update 2: Game trailer uploaded

Screenshots:
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Chroma81 Screenshots:
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The game is available as Cassette Tape Kit and as a Digital Download.

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For more information about the game, please check out: http://www.revival-studios.com/sinclair.php

Expect more new releases for the Sinclair ZX81 later this year.
Please tell all your ZX81 friends to join my newsletter via the the website to don't miss out on the latest developments!

Enjoy this new release!

- Martijn / Revival Studios
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Re: [NEW ZX81 GAME RELEASE] - Mage: The Enchanted Crystals (2018)

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Hi guys,

After the release of the game, i went on to work on adding Chroma81 interface support to the game.

It was a lot more work than i expected of optimising to make everything fit, but i managed to use every byte saved for enhancing the colors in this game, as well as fixing several minor issues in the original game (like some minor collision fixes).

The update has now been uploaded to http://revivalstudios.itch.io (just re-download the game) will ofcourse be free to those who purchased the game.

I personally think this is a nice showcase game for the Chroma81, so I hope you guys will like it as well.
You can run it on hardware or via emulator (e.g. EightyOne), just make sure you have your contrast set correctly so it shows a nice contrast between darker and bright colors.

Mage was by far the biggest and most difficult title to adapt, and i wanted it to really showcase the features of the Chroma81 Interface.

Enjoy!

- Martijn / Revival Studios

PS> I will try to add dedicated support in any future games, as well as all the previous titles, trying to optimise/taylor for each game specifically.
http://www.revival-studios.com - Classic videogame development. ZX81 programs at: http://www.revival-studios.com
Please Follow me on twitter (@revival_studios) for the latest information about my upcoming game projects
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Re: [NEW ZX81 GAME RELEASE] - Mage: The Enchanted Crystals (2018). Now with Chroma81 support

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Just uploaded the trailer for the game, enjoy!
http://www.revival-studios.com - Classic videogame development. ZX81 programs at: http://www.revival-studios.com
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