Screenshot of Moritz on the Autobahn
The first new Amstrad CPC game of 2022 has arrived. Team Moritz has released Moritz on the Autobahn, which is the third game to be released for the Amstrad CPC that features author Sebastian Braunert’s dog Moritz, who has since sadly passed away. Moritz’s cousin has invited him to Portugal, but instead of flying from his home in Germany, Moritz has decided to travel all the way to Portugal in his Sinclair C5 and visit several other European countries (Belgium, France, England, Ireland and Spain) on the way.
As with the previous games in the series, Moritz on the Autobahn is a platform game in which Moritz must collect hearts (and gold once he reaches Ireland), while avoiding various creatures and enemies that move around the screen. The game features several covers of tunes by the pioneering German group Kraftwerk (including Autobahn, of course), and the game even features a stand-alone jukebox section based on the cover of Kraftwerk’s album The Man-Machine. You can download Moritz on the Autobahn from itch.io and make a donation if you wish.
Cover of Alcon 2020
Abalore is now taking orders for a physical cartridge version of Alcon 2020 – his unofficial conversion of Slap Fight that received much praise on its release (including a 9 out of 10 rating on this site). Copies will cost €34.90 (I presume this excludes shipping) and they will be sent from France. To order a copy, click this link and then click the ‘Pre-order now’ button to send an e-mail to Abalore with the number of copies you wish to order, along with a delivery address. You can obtain more information at the CPCWiki forum.
Although the game is in cartridge format, it is possible to play it on a standard CPC by using the Plus2CPC hardware device. If you want one of those, you’ll need to contact Abalore via the CPCWiki forum. He is also developing an updated version called the Play2CPC that offers enhanced sound capabilities and the ability to write cartridges.
Cover of issue 2 of AmtixCPC Micro Action
Issue 2 of AmtixCPC Micro Action is now available from Retro Fusion Books at a price of £3.99 excluding shipping costs, featuring contributions from Novabug, Xyphoe, Zoë Kirk-Robinson and Simon Butler. Among the features in issue 2 are a review of Puzzle Bobble and an interview with its developers, Crazy Piri, a look at the top three games from the recent #CPCRetroDev 2021 contest and an interview with its organiser Fran Gallego, Simon Butler’s opinions of some CPC artwork, and the usual reviews of new Amstrad CPC games and a couple of classic games.
Roland Goes Rescuing 2
Zoë Kirk-Robinson has released a new game in time for Christmas called Roland Goes Rescuing 2. It’s a simple little platform game that Zoë developed on YouTube over a series of livestreams on her GameHammer Classic Gaming channel. The game was created using Arcade Game Designer by Jonathan Cauldwell, and as Roland, you have to collect as many Christmas presents as possible so Santa can deliver them to all the boys and girls around the world. You can download Roland Goes Rescuing 2 from the CPCWiki forum.
Screenshot of Just Get 9
Stéphane Gourichon has just released a new puzzle game called Just Get 9. If you’ve played 2048 already, then the concept of Just Get 9 is very similar. There is a 5×5 grid of tiles, each labelled with a number. You have to combine two or more tiles of the same number, and when you do, they disappear and produce a new tile with the following number. More tiles then appear at the top of the grid to replace those that have disappeared. The goal is to obtain a tile with the number 9. It’s not as easy as it sounds; I’ve managed to achieve an ‘8’ so far, but that ‘9’ tile is proving elusive!
Although Stéphane didn’t devise the concept (it’s based on Veewo Games’ Android game Just Get 10), he has produced an excellent and compelling game with great presentation. You can download Just Get 9 from itch.io, and look out for a review soon on this site.
