New game: Tenebra!
New game: Tenebra!
Hi all,
I'm pleased to announce my new ZX Spectrum game, Tenebra: https://h4plo.itch.io/tenebra
It is a port of my popular Commodore game. Porting it was a lot of fun.
Tenebra is an atmospheric puzzle game with rogue-like elements. Guide the hapless protagonist to the exit, but also keep in mind that he is afraid of darkness and refuses to walk in the dark areas.
Move torches around, push lights on rails, find keys to doors, light up cold braziers, pass through archways that collapse behind you, find oil barrels to make your torches brighter, squeeze through cracks in broken walls, fix broken rails with a hammer, illuminate the sensors to open the exits... do whatever it takes to get out of there!
The game is playable on emulators and real ZX Spectrum 48K, 128K, 2+, 2A+ and 3+.
I hope you will enjoy it!
I'm pleased to announce my new ZX Spectrum game, Tenebra: https://h4plo.itch.io/tenebra
It is a port of my popular Commodore game. Porting it was a lot of fun.
Tenebra is an atmospheric puzzle game with rogue-like elements. Guide the hapless protagonist to the exit, but also keep in mind that he is afraid of darkness and refuses to walk in the dark areas.
Move torches around, push lights on rails, find keys to doors, light up cold braziers, pass through archways that collapse behind you, find oil barrels to make your torches brighter, squeeze through cracks in broken walls, fix broken rails with a hammer, illuminate the sensors to open the exits... do whatever it takes to get out of there!
The game is playable on emulators and real ZX Spectrum 48K, 128K, 2+, 2A+ and 3+.
I hope you will enjoy it!
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This is a lot of fun!
Every man should plant a tree, build a house, and write a ZX Spectrum game.
Author of A Yankee in Iraq, a 50 fps shoot-’em-up—the first game to utilize the floating bus on the +2A/+3,
and zasm Z80 Assembler syntax highlighter.
Author of A Yankee in Iraq, a 50 fps shoot-’em-up—the first game to utilize the floating bus on the +2A/+3,
and zasm Z80 Assembler syntax highlighter.
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Brilliant game! I love the classic presentation.
Sending you a PM Haplo.
Sending you a PM Haplo.
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Brilliant, well done!
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Nice game, thank you for porting it to the zx spectrum ! I played this on the C64 version before (retro games one not the original machine)
Be Safe! Be Happy! and have some Speccy FUN!!!
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Throughly enjoying this game. I like how the elements are introduced and built upon level by level.
I can see an advanced expansion pack of levels might be needed
I can see an advanced expansion pack of levels might be needed
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Thank you very much everyone, I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
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Completed. It will be on the list to GOTY
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Thank you Haplo, I like the game a lot. I've completed 1/2 of the levels and I'll try to finish all of them. It's a great game
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Just finished it, need a sequel!!!
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How many levels are there? I've been chipping away at 1 or 2 every day, Wordle-style.
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To answer my own question, there are 31!
I finished it today, and bashed out a quick review on the world's ugliest website : http://freshretro.net/post/tenebra
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Thanks for the review!
I'll definitely port Tenebra 2 to Speccy, most likley early next year. Currently I'm finishing the CPC port of Tenebra, and after that I'll need a break from all this Tenebra business.
Tenebra 2 is really cool. The addition of the portal gun gives it a fun new dimension.
I'll definitely port Tenebra 2 to Speccy, most likley early next year. Currently I'm finishing the CPC port of Tenebra, and after that I'll need a break from all this Tenebra business.
Tenebra 2 is really cool. The addition of the portal gun gives it a fun new dimension.
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Tenebra won the Planeta's Sinclair 2022 game of the year award in the puzzle category! Thanks everyone for your support.
I'm glad you enjoyed it so much and it makes me proud.
I'm glad you enjoyed it so much and it makes me proud.
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It's always great to see new games that are truly different and original! It's very distinctive! Well done, Haplo!
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Thank you and indeed! Now I definitely have to port Tenebra 2 too.
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Just as an update, this game has now been ported to the Commodore 64 / Plus4, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX, NES, and BBC Micro / Acorn Electron.
https://h4plo.itch.io/tenebra
https://h4plo.itch.io/tenebra
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And Elan Enterprise tooPeterJ wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2023 12:40 pm Just as an update, this game has now been ported to the Commodore 64 / Plus4, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX, NES, and BBC Micro / Acorn Electron.
https://h4plo.itch.io/tenebra
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@desUBIKado,
I can't see that on the itch.io page I linked to. Assume you must be mistaken, or it's unofficial?
I can't see that on the itch.io page I linked to. Assume you must be mistaken, or it's unofficial?
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@desUBIKado,
It's an unofficial conversation! Nice though.Is it done with the authors agreement do you know?
It's an unofficial conversation! Nice though.Is it done with the authors agreement do you know?
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I have no idea if they have spoken to the author. Looks like a conversion from the Spectrum version.