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@hitfan20004 жыл бұрын
A big thank you to the 8-bit Guy for reviewing my game "Realms of Quest V". I got quite a kick out of seeing him set up the dual disk drives in this video. To answer his criticisms: 1) True, there is no overhead tactical combat view. That was a deliberate design choice that follows the classic "blobber" RPG games such as Wizardry and Bard's Tale that also only featured the portraits of the monsters that you would encounter. A party size of 10 players facing 5 rows of monsters that could have up to 15 monsters in each row. 2) And regarding the complexity of the game that might be off-putting to players in the year 2019, it is very much like a 1980s computer RPG game that teenage boys would play back then. But I can understand how this game might alienate the casual fans in that regard. I pretty much programmed almost the entirety of the Dungeons & Dragons (Basic Set and 1st Edition AD&D) rulebook into this game. So I wanted to emulate the computer RPG experience for the actual VIC-20 computer--with disk swapping to boot. I very much enjoyed watching your video and I liked your allusions to Ultima of which I am also a big fan.
@rivards14 жыл бұрын
I like the name "Rivaria" for obvious reasons!
@danielklimek63204 жыл бұрын
you did a good job with that game
@Dorelaxen4 жыл бұрын
I am stunned at how good it looks. Even with the RAM expander, the VIC was never known for that kind of quality. The cloth map and coin just cinch it! Where can you order it?
@hitfan20004 жыл бұрын
Dorelaxen thank you! You can buy a physical or digital copy of the game at www.doublesidedgames.com
@hitfan20004 жыл бұрын
Subroutines TV realms 1-4 can be obtained from binaryzone.org
@antoniosavona1724 жыл бұрын
Thanks for reviewing my game (L' Abbaye des Morts). I'm really glad that you liked it. But now you have to find the Easter egg! :-)
@shunulu1234 жыл бұрын
How can we buy those games? Full Boxes etc.
@LRM12o84 жыл бұрын
It looks really cool! Does it work on emulators, too? (I know emulators can never get close to the real experience, but I don't have a C46 nor would I get one for literally one game as the C64 was way before my time, actually)
@thestripedmenace4 жыл бұрын
@@LRM12o8 It actually began its life as a free PC game, which you can find at locomalito.com!
@danielmantione4 жыл бұрын
@@LRM12o8 The digital version will run on emulators . The cartridge version needs a real C64, of course because it is a physical release, but also because it is a custom hardware design that emulators don' t emulate. There indeed exists a PC version, but as the C64 version is much better, I don' t think you should bother with the PC version.
@jostein65814 жыл бұрын
Game looks great! Will buy this. Reminds me of Vampire by Code Masters. Enjoyed that game!
@thedungeondelver4 жыл бұрын
The Realms of Quest series is something I'd have crawled over broken glass for back in '82 when I first got a VIC. What an amazing feat for a VIC...!
@8mu-4 жыл бұрын
13:38 theme tune from Men Behaving Badly, a british sitcom.
@Seftdelmer4 жыл бұрын
It certainly was brutish!
@LordmonkeyTRM4 жыл бұрын
I noticed that
@Schming4 жыл бұрын
I used to love that show, but I bet it hasn't aged well haha
@MegaTerryNutkins4 жыл бұрын
Came here to post this!
@AnonymousFrogNG4 жыл бұрын
If they did use that theme song, they would get sued.
@NerdyMeathead4 жыл бұрын
Respect for shoutout to techmoan and not making a duplicate of his video even linking his in the description.
@RussMichaels4 жыл бұрын
the high score screen on Man Cave sounds like the theme from the tv show "Men Behaving Badly"
@MrMargaretScratcher4 жыл бұрын
It is!
@TheLocalFuzz4 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I thought. Appropriate!
@nosferadu4 жыл бұрын
The art direction in L'abbaye des Morts is amazing!
@GabrielGranitz4 жыл бұрын
11:31 8-bit version of Led Zeppelin’s song “Kashmir”
@u9vata4 жыл бұрын
I was also thinking "wow, I know this! Zeppelin!" ;-)
@ConnorR.mp34 жыл бұрын
holy shit i didnt notice that, it sounds great too
@fep_ptcp8834 жыл бұрын
Demonetization incoming!!!
@xander10524 жыл бұрын
Thought I recognised it
@AwesomeGamesShow4 жыл бұрын
wondered if anyone else was gonna notice lol
@annsophiefans14724 жыл бұрын
"a magazine type-in program you would have had back in the Eighties" --- oh, this I do remember. COMPUTE! magazine... .....
@renemunkthalund35814 жыл бұрын
9:18 Hey David. "Each room has a name" feature also found in Jet Set Willy on the ZX Spectrum - maybe inspired from there.
@TechDeals4 жыл бұрын
Just FYI, I would totally watch a 15 minute on EACH GAME... I don't know if others wood, but I'm sitting here benchmarking and this is awesome to have running while I'm just testing stuff. These are nice to see and you cover them well.
@randomr32823 жыл бұрын
I don’t know, it might make them Board.
@patrickcorrelliiii40633 жыл бұрын
It’s important to test things, so you can breath a sigh of Releaf that it works
@squirlmy3 жыл бұрын
"would". You need a more sophisticated spell check program, apparently. Maybe you could benchmark it afterwards!
@8_Bit4 жыл бұрын
Funny, I noticed the similarities between Fire and Ghostbusters too!
@miguelnglopes4 жыл бұрын
I seem to remember there was a game for the Spectrum back in 82 or 83 that was basically it. But I may be wrong. And yes, it was a type in.
@WhaleDisease4 жыл бұрын
i guess the same thing and haven’t played the game. I watched a speedrun or something 👻
@powpuck50314 жыл бұрын
The driving bit was totally Bump 'n Jump
@Flat0Line14 жыл бұрын
Just the same game with fireman was on the NES
@ShadowUnifiedGaming4 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to throw out a big THANK YOU for always providing insightful and great videos into the retro electronic eras :).
@HuntersMoon784 жыл бұрын
The intro music on Mancave is from Men Behaving Badly (UK Sit-Com)
@nonyabizz93904 жыл бұрын
The priest game looks amazing. The visuals really blew me away. I've never even used a C64. I've seen games online, on channels like this, but that's it. But from what I've seen, that might be one of the most gorgeous games on the system. To do that in character mode is phenomenal. The music and atmosphere also impress me. Just as Planet X2 might have changed gaming entirely by being an RTS years before RTS was a thing, and provided something amazing and new to the C64, I think, from what we saw here, that the quality of that game could have done much the same, if it were released in the system's heyday.
@lmulligan69694 жыл бұрын
Man... the stuff in the box. How cool was that back in the day. It's so awesome to see that stuff in there. Great stuff. Don't see that any more.
@ash362304 жыл бұрын
11:27 I was not expecting to hear the theme from Men Behaving Badly on here.
@tomjoad13634 жыл бұрын
7:35 l'Abbaye des morts : excellent pronunciation !
@RobUttley4 жыл бұрын
Great video - L'Abbaye Des Morts looks fantastic! BTW, you've probably got 100 comments regarding this already but the name-per-room thing has definitely been done before, the Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy games and many others that followed their lead.
@frostwise874 жыл бұрын
11:28 is the theme music to a UK TV show, Men Behaving Badly
@u9vata4 жыл бұрын
The L'abbaye Des Morts is impressive and looks like a fun game!
@jostein65814 жыл бұрын
L'Abbaye des Morts resembles much more the Vampire game by Code Masters. The game looks beautiful!
@DoubleSidedGames4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reviews ! :)
@scottbreon94484 жыл бұрын
The game Volcano Blast for the VIC also came out on disk
@dorrianstone72644 жыл бұрын
Loved that Ghostbusters game back in the day.
@DanielMonteiroNit4 жыл бұрын
Locomalito and Gryzor87 are two amazing dudes. Had the chance to meet them earlier this year, during RetroAlba, in Albacete, Spain. Very skilled and yet very approachable
@VideogamesPang4 жыл бұрын
There was a game very similar to Realms of Quest V released in 1981, although not for the Vic-20, and it did in fact sell very well. It was called Wizardry! One of the most important RPGs of history!
@hitfan20004 жыл бұрын
Ultima is beautiful and tries to create an interactive world that draws the casual fan. But Wizardy is for the hardcore autistic rules munchkins. Ultima is the Beatles and Hulk Hogan of RPG games that has mass appeal. Wizardry is more like Pink Floyd and Ric Flair to satisfy the hardcore fans :)
@Vintersemestre004 жыл бұрын
I can't believe how impressive these games are, especially Realms of Quest V! Also, very much looking forward to your next 8-Bit Keys video! Btw, that Remute cartridge album is AWESOME. I can't get enough of the first track.
@zboy3034 жыл бұрын
9:18 Manic Miner / Jet Set Willy were possibly the first games to have a name for each room on the map. Certainly from what my brain can remember from 1984.
@andreas.soderlund4 жыл бұрын
Ah, the wheel style of entering your name, it was on the Track & Field Arcade game back in the 80's. Nice! (And L'abbaye Des Morts seems awesome)
@adamsavard5354 жыл бұрын
Wasn't quite sure where else to write this, but thanks for the quick shipment of the cassette I ordered! I just got into building a HiFi, and a new tape is just what I needed.
@luke27luis4 жыл бұрын
Mancave reminded me a bit of keystone kapers. Had such fun playing it when I was like 5 on my cousin's atari 2600 :')
@nux39604 жыл бұрын
its really incredible how they still keep launching Commodore games in 2019! I wish to actually have a C64.
@johannesdolch4 жыл бұрын
Both Mancave and L'abbaye des Morts would have sold like Gangbusters if they had been offered back in the day. Great Work.
@marinacelada32464 жыл бұрын
Was watching another The 8-Bit Guy video on new retro games. Shut the phone off. A note appeared for KZfaq. Was watching another The 8-Bit Guy video on new retro games. :-)!
@davistalhone94824 жыл бұрын
L'abbaye Des Morts is a genuine NES-quality game for the C64. Man I longed for something like this back in the day.
@ACanOfBakedBeans4 жыл бұрын
It's actually based on a Windows game of the same name from 2010 which was based on games on the ZX Spectrum
@mikeyoung98104 жыл бұрын
I'm really impressed with "Realms" especially since they added a cloth map and coin. Those are things I wish more developers did with modern games as my cloth ultima online map is one of my favorite items. Really nice job covering these games.
@hitfan20004 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I really enjoyed making this game.
@MadMetalhead4 жыл бұрын
I swear, you have the greatest intro of any KZfaq channel.
@RussMichaels4 жыл бұрын
i love the intro too... it reminds me of the old computer shows from the 80's like Micro Live.
@ericsills64844 жыл бұрын
I like David's intro music, but I gotta say I like Techmoan's intro graphics with the spinning reel to reel tape recorder. Sorry David :-)
@beastymusictm14524 жыл бұрын
If only the npc from man cave had known about incognito mode.
@Pixelmusement4 жыл бұрын
The moment you started describing Fire I was like, "Ghostbusters", and then yup! Also, the naming of rooms thing I think must've been a C64-inspired thing because a modern game called "VVVVVV" has named rooms and was designed to graphically represent a C64 game. even with a few C64 references like "?SYNTAX ERROR". I'm not a C64 person though so I have no idea where that inspiration originally came from. :P
@stevethepocket4 жыл бұрын
VVVVVV also has an actual Commodore 64 port. Never found out if it was official or just a very good fan remake.
@Pixelmusement4 жыл бұрын
+Pocket Fluff Productions From what I understand, the C64 port is mostly a fan remake, but with just a little bit of assistance from Terry himself. So... technically not official but absolutely supported by him! :D
@christopheoberrauch7844 жыл бұрын
8-bit is the future. I was working on the "Turbo Chameleon 64" all day long. Wisch I would be a "Video-Gene" like you. How can I pass over my knowledge to our community.
@alexpetrovich854 жыл бұрын
I hope you do more of these. Perhaps one day we'll have retro creations that you can't tell were made today.
@trampoliiin4 жыл бұрын
I love the honesty in your reviews.
@DJSvenNo14 жыл бұрын
Great video, really like the art work on those games! Thanks to 8 bit guy!!
@loteknomad50324 жыл бұрын
Cloth maps! Woo! Miss those :) Great video, as always. Appreciate it.
@nox-qu1bm4 жыл бұрын
A new 8-Bit-Keys video? NO WAY!!! ...awesome, I'm excited already. Abbaye des morts looks awesome, giving me Castlevania vibes somehow.
@QunMang4 жыл бұрын
Will watch later, but it was great meeting you at the Vintage Computer Festival the other weekend. Carry on, Mr. 8-bit Murray.
@AnthonyFlack4 жыл бұрын
"I like how every room has a name... I don't know if I've seen that before." Every former Spectrum owner: ummm
@gwishart4 жыл бұрын
He's made his disdain for the Sinclair computers clear in his previous videos, he probably doesn't class Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy or Dizzy as "real" games.
@elcabri4 жыл бұрын
The games that L'Abbaye des Morts should remind you of are Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy, two British games for the British 8-bits micros.
@TerraRoot4 жыл бұрын
I would have liked to have seen your take on remute anyway, think it's great and I've seen it before techmoan anyway, i'd watch again!
@giumacgyver71274 жыл бұрын
Hi Dave ! According to its italian programmer (Antonio Savona), in Abbaye des Morts there's a hidden sort of "run and jump" Game , which is activable in the following way: Once the game starts, on the very first screen, just go immediately all the left before the knights come up, and jump on the limbs of the trees, until you reach the very last tree on the right. Jump on the highest limb and then jump again. You'll we enter the hidden game ! It's very fun. :)
@sonicart774 жыл бұрын
this is like an Ultima game!
@SammeLagom4 жыл бұрын
Very good vid! Love to watch new releases for old systems!
@root424 жыл бұрын
The Game of Robot also had names for every room, which often gave hints about what to do in the room. L'abbaye Des Morts really looks cool.
@synthshoot10264 жыл бұрын
Amazing how passionate those developers are for such retro equipment.
@kbhasi4 жыл бұрын
13:52 For some reason, I initially misread that title screen as "Vegetables Online".
@roberttoews27754 жыл бұрын
Another great video. I think it's time to resurrect my C64 and get 8-bitting! I follow Techmoan as well, and I really like the way you two respect and support each others channels. That's class. :)
@Dukefazon4 жыл бұрын
That priest game looked fun and atmospheric!
@neuralvibes4 жыл бұрын
Please do these retro game reviews more often!
@NatetheAceOfficial4 жыл бұрын
12:00 - "Might-could" Texan confirmed!
@cjhoyle4 жыл бұрын
2:31, wow RAM was expensive back then! :P
@CraigRodmellMusic4 жыл бұрын
I had a pleasant surprise when I woke up this morning, first thing my phone informed me that there was a new 8-Bit Guy video uploaded. All thoughts of Sleep forgotten!
@adam1984pl4 жыл бұрын
I would like to see a video about :How to make game in Basic.
@pyrosnineActual4 жыл бұрын
I played the Abbey De Mortes when it was a flash game!
@allluckyseven4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Hope to see more of these types of videos as I love new retro games. Some of those games had really gorgeous artwork.
@LuxuryNightmare4 жыл бұрын
2:31 I LOVE IT when you play the "lets get to it" music!!
@goeuldi4 жыл бұрын
L'abbaye des morts looks stunning! Great work from the coders!
@spidermcgavenport87674 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of having to set a pageframe address in MS-Dos with EMM386.exe I=CC00-EFFF as an example . New games for back then systems is absolutely outstanding Thank you, The 8-Bit Guy, this is greatly appreciated.
@spidermcgavenport87674 жыл бұрын
Personally I would want a Commodore Amiga 500+ with its battery restored.
@DukeNukem24174 жыл бұрын
7:33 = Ah, a locomalito game! Those are always fun. Granted, I have the PC version, but it's still a great title.
@hayesmaker644 жыл бұрын
C64 version is better than the PC one
@pablorai7694 жыл бұрын
The Sega Genesis/Megadrive version includes PC, MSX, PCW, GB, CGA and Spectrum versions
@comchia43064 жыл бұрын
11:00 that case throws me back to the old Sega Saturn jewel cases, right down to the tendency to crack. :P
@huldu4 жыл бұрын
Love the boxes! It's one reason I will always prefer a physical copy of a game rather than a download.
@drgusman4 жыл бұрын
Locomalito is a genius :)
@caselupus4 жыл бұрын
Amazing Spider-Man for C64 was another game that had a name for each room
@jasonwarbird4 жыл бұрын
Man Cave even has ultimate dad jokes. 11:48, MY WIFE FOUND OUT I REPLACED OUR BED WITH A TRAMPOLINE, SHE HIT THE ROOF.
@Shamino04 жыл бұрын
FYI, L' Abbaye des Morts isn't the first game to name its levels. I first saw the concept in the 80's on a Mac game called "Dark Castle" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Castle). Since that game was released for the C64, you may even have played it before.
@stonent4 жыл бұрын
Man cave reminded me of Keystone Cops for the Colecovision. The abbey game reminded me somewhat with the changing room names and layout of Castlevania: Symphony of the night.
@Monia-Hime4 жыл бұрын
After ringing the bell upstairs, you have to go down to ring the other one... Chosen one~
@stevethepocket4 жыл бұрын
Man, can you just imagine a Fromsoft-style game made for an old system? We've already seen some retro-style ones in the form of Dead Cells and Blasphemous, but one could always go deeper...
@nitroraptor53164 жыл бұрын
When The8bitGuy doesn’t upload for almost 2 weeks ‘This attempt on my life has left me scarred and deformed’
@damianscott4314 жыл бұрын
Would love to have the Boxed Cartridge version of L'abbaye Des Morts but unfortunately Double Sided Games had be sold out since early this year, and had been advised by them that they won't be doing anymore. 😢 At least for the people who just want to play the Digital Download is available to purchase from Double Sided Games.
@Hiraghm4 жыл бұрын
I blame 8-Bit Guy, Retro Man Cave and Retro Recipes... Because of watching their various restoration videos, I broke out my A3000 that's been sitting in a closet for almost 8 years. I replaced its leaky battery... and it works! Having trouble reading some floppies, but I'm not sure if it's the drive or the floppies. Extremely sad, because I have some (I think) rare stuff on them. THEN I went and spent too much getting a PP&S Proram 3000 ram expander... this will be the first expansion card I've _ever_ gotten for my A3000, and I've had it since 1991. (tried to get a Retina video card, lost the auction :( ) Now I've been shopping for a parallel port or zorro network adapter, and have decided I must save up for a ZZ9000 video/ram/net expansion card... AND I gotta get a Commander X16. AND and I've been fighting with myself to keep myself from digging my 128D out of the other closet and restoring it (assuming no caps leaked and ruined it). AND and and that means I'll need to dig out the 1084S monitor out of the same closet and probably have to recap it. So my spare time and any spare change for the next several months+ is going to be tied up... I can't wait. :D (and that reminds me, I meant to order Planet X3 (finally) today... ) But first... the rest of the video...
@DrTofu834 жыл бұрын
Nice reviews :) I actually bought Mancave, for the same reasons you listed (it reminded me of the cheap cassette games I got as a kid), and I can tell you the loading screen (with a mock-up of the Army of Darkness poster and a SID cover of "I Need a Hero" from Bonnie Tyler) is directly lifted from the TAP/Datassette release, with the only difference that it can be skipped over with the fire button :) Doctster, the small extra game packed with Mancave is kinda cool as well :)
@DrTofu834 жыл бұрын
@Rooflesoft Games I've heard the same tune elsewhere and I'm not even British. I guess it got used in some cheap tape release of that era
@abzhuofficial Жыл бұрын
@Rooflesoft Games That's because it is haha kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z617i8R0mbnWdmw.html I wonder who composed it
@LazyBastard694 жыл бұрын
8-bit keys is BACK, BAYBEE! Also i think this is the best french i've heard from an average american.
@crazyivan0309834 жыл бұрын
Finally something on 8bit Keys :) never too much 8bit from You :) greetings from Poland :)
@DynamixWarePro4 жыл бұрын
I noticed the similarities between Fire and Ghostbusters too before you mentioned it. Also the gameplay of Mancave reminded me of "The Official Father Christmas" game where at the first level, you played as Santa and had to find the parts of your sled that the elves hid around the house, and if you got hit by the elves they would steal the piece from you and hid it somewhere else in the house and you had to find it again.
@flekkzo4 жыл бұрын
Someone needs to make a manic mansion style game where various retro computer KZfaqrs tries to save retro systems from destruction.
@jstinn1234 жыл бұрын
I love retro, but am looking forward to seeing how the X16 turns out. Keep up the good work!
@lollieandLPSfan04814 жыл бұрын
I love your old pc games and new pc games review and I like your channel.
@booleanBoy4 жыл бұрын
Anyone else notice the Men Behaving Badly theme?
@JohnnyWednesday4 жыл бұрын
Yep - it's far too similar to be an accident. The musician either thought they could get away with it or just wrote a song from memory without realizing. To be fair? I think every musician has done that more than once.
@markpitt52484 жыл бұрын
I just noticed it as well! Maybe its just a UK thing?
@TheCrumb3d4 жыл бұрын
Yes at 13:42 on the man cave high scores screen!
@johnathanwesleycritch54124 жыл бұрын
@@JohnnyWednesday well back in the day a lot of video game musicians have done that, even Rob Hubbard himself. The music from Delta for example is a mix of Phillip Glass and Pink Floyd, not to mention all the times that musicans on the C64 sampled Jean-Michel Jarre. Hell, even the arcades did that. Bomb Jack for example uses a a variation of The Beatles Lady Madonna
@JohnnyWednesday4 жыл бұрын
@@johnathanwesleycritch5412 - I'm not upset or anything :) I've recreated many original tracks for the fun of figuring them out and it's not like games were as commercial back then as they are now
@Mmmm_tea4 жыл бұрын
realms of quest V, if you wanted a modern game with those kind of old school goodies its probably the $100 collectors editions
@1Thunderfire4 жыл бұрын
There's something bizarre, amusing and fascinating about people making new games for old computers/consoles. I wonder what the costs are and how they spread word of the game in question.
@damienretro44164 жыл бұрын
Cant wait for Part 2 of the VIC20 restoration
@DasZaku4 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, i have been waiting ages for a 8-bit keys video.
@10MARC4 жыл бұрын
Great intro to the games, David. I did full reviews of Realms of Quest V, Le Abbey de Mort and Vegetables Deluxe on my channel in the last few months. The Vegetables video also includes an interview with the games author, Mike Richmond. Take a peek if you have a chance.
@fan17014 жыл бұрын
Love seeing great new games coming out on old systems. 👍👍
@hanslattendiek20714 жыл бұрын
Nice review, i was very strongly reminded of CAULDRON, the game you played a pumpkin in a huge castle. Anyone? Keep up the good work, Greetings from Hamburg, Germany (West)
@iandavidson994 жыл бұрын
L'abbaye Des Morts looks amazing !!
@rei04 жыл бұрын
oooh i saw that keyboard the other weekend. I'm glad you're doing a video on it.
@CHIPCORNFIELD4 жыл бұрын
Yes! Excited for the new video from 8bit keys
@d2factotum4 жыл бұрын
L'Abbaye Des Morts reminded me of Jet Set Willy.
@the4thviewer284 жыл бұрын
d2factotum JSW a game The 8-Bit Guy has never played as he’s never seen a game with each room named... madness
@thomasstran4 жыл бұрын
Yep, and Manic Miner too.
@jostein65814 жыл бұрын
Vampire by Code Masters
@clray1234 жыл бұрын
@Subroutines TV Yes, it's just like Lords of Midnight and Arnhem.
@d2factotum4 жыл бұрын
@Rooflesoft Games There was a C64 version of Jet Set Willy, I think? Don't know if it was sold outside the UK, though.