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We are happy to publish the AMSTRAD CPC version of Los amores de BRUNILDA.

You can download the Dandanator ROM cartridge from their game card.

Enjoy!

LOS AMORES DE BRUNILDA GAME CARD

We are pleased to finally present to everyone the port of THE SWORD OF IANNA to AMSTRAD CPC.

Thanks to our partner Spirax for taking the initiative to program this version, to MAC for its great presentation screen and to McAlby for reviewing the music and adapting it to the characteristics of the CPC.

Remember that this version is only a ROM for the DandanatorMini CPC cartridge due to the memory and data demands of the game.

You can download the game at the gamecard:

THE SWORD OF IANNA --> GAMECARD

 New game avalilable: THE LOST TREASURES OF TULUM

>> GAME CARD (ENGLISH VERSION) : THE LOST TREASURES OF TULUM

Enjoy!

We have a new update of the "Dungeons of Gomilandia" game card:
 

• DSK VERSION download available: Solved some issues with that particular version.

• EDITOR'S MANUAL available as downloads. It is a simple manual of how to use and the options of the editor included in the game.

More information: DUNGEONS OF GOMILANDIA GAME CARD >>

We have updated the "Dungeons of GOMILANDIA" gamecard with some news and fixes:

• New version that solves the problems that with +3 models.
• New information about extra passwords.

We hope you continue to enjoying the game.

DUNGEONS OF GOMILANDIA GAME CARD >>

We announce that DUNGEONS OF GOMILANDIA is now available for the ZX Spectrum 48K.

Second part of "GOMMY MEDIEVAL DEFENDER" follows the adventures of Gominolo after rejecting the attack on the castle walls. We change style and we are faced with a puzzle game with a mechanics of rearranging blocks.

You can access its game card to download the game and enjoy it on your favorite emulator or computer.

>> "DUNGEONS OF GOMILANDIA" GAME CARD

We hope you like it.

Version 1.01 of "Los amores de Brunilda" MSX2 is now available. We have corrected some problems that have been detected thanks to all who have downloaded and played the game.

You can download the ROM at the game card.

Thank you very much to all.

We already have the information available from the physical edition of "Los amores de Brunilda" MSX2. It is an edition that we have taken care of in detail and that we wanted to be the best possible as we did with the version of ZX Spectrum. We hope you like it:

We plan to open the RESERVATIONS IN MID OF SEPTEMBER
 
Likewise the SALE AND SHIPPING OF UNITS would be FROM RETROZARAGOZA (end of September).
 
We will inform you in September how and when to make the reservation.

We announce that "LOS AMORES DE BRUNILDA" MSX2 version is now available.

A port made by BitVision with the help of many other partners in the scene who have contributed to this project.

You can access its game card to download the ROM and enjoy it on your favorite computer or emulator.

>> LOS AMORES DE BRUNILDA GAME CARD

We hope you like the game.
 

 After a very long development, we can finally present you our latest work:

The download is available, as usual, in its card

After the Parla Bytes 2015 event, we have restocked our online shop.You can now buy the physical edition of Vade Retro, as well as the new copies for sold out games, including Los Amores de Brunilda.

Thanks you very much for your support!

Almost 30 years later, today we present you a game from which we used to have just memories and a special fondness.

We hope you'll enjoy it as much as us while we developed it.

As usual, you may download the game from its card.

we're back... as promised.

It has been long time working in the shadows... unsuccessful attemps to carry out this project that everyone? wants to see in movement... 

Soon... La Abadia del Crimen Extensum

While preparing the Special Edition of Brunilda for RetroMadrid, we thought it would be cool to improve that version over the already published one.

Metalbrain got to work and, as only he knows, optimized the screen drawing routines to the limit, making the scroll way smoother everywhere in the game.

On the other hand, Wyz took the game music and moved, touched, remixed and modified everything necessary to extract the best possible sound from his own player.

Two tiny bugs were also fixed: a colour changing mushroom and an out of place apparition by Brunilda.

And finally, a pair of english mistakes were fixed, and then AugustoRuiz reviewed the whole translation to make it sound more natural.

Today, a week after the party, we put this "remastered" version at everyone's disposition. You may download it from the game's card. Do it, it's really worth it.

After all the hard work during last weekend's RetroMadrid fair, we have finally found some time to update the online shop, where you can now buy copies of our latest productions presented at RetroMadrid, as well as the re-releases of Genesis: dawn of a new day and Teodoro can't fly, both for ZX Spectrum (BTW, look out for the Monument Microgames upcoming relase of Genesis: dawn of a new day!).

Also, due to the huge success of the wooden box edition of Los Amores de Brunilda, that prevented many of you from buying it, we are considering the possibility of preparing a new run. This would be a very short one (between 15 and 20 units), which will probably increase its price to 30 euro. If you are interested, please contact us at:

It is still not sure that we will be able to make it, but in that case those of you who express interest will be on top of the list.

Thank you all for your support!

We would like to present a new and old game... well, we are not crazy, it is really just like that!

Around 1991, our friends Acme and Mikomedes wrote a game for the Spectrum which got lost in the sands of time, until, just a year ago, they recovered it and made it work.

As time passes by for everyone and everything, they also decided to create a new version, updating most of the aspects of the game by using the new tools for programming Spectrum games, and taking advantage of the 128K models. So that is how 2 new games in 1 were born here at Retroworks:

• The Chard (MIA 1991)
• The Charm (2014)

«Long time ago, where the sun softly raised above the leafy forests and the day just counted a few hours. In misty, shadowy lands. Our hero, who can now be mentioned as such, whose name was then strange, Sir Oup, hanged on a gate that gave entrace to King Chardy's castle. The king had requested his presence...»

If you want to know more about the story, go to the game card... Oh! And it will be available to buy in cassette format, with a really nice cardboard box, at Retromadrid 2014!

â–º The Charm gamecard

As we already announced, we are just releasing Gommy Medieval Denfender deluxe! for MSX.

You already can download it from its game card, where you will be able to find all the released versions so far and some extra content.

Continuing with physical editions of our games availables at Retromadrid 2014, we have got the Gommy Medieval Defender deluxe release! A MSX cartridge presented in cardboard box. Do you know what "deluxe!" is? It's the best version adapted to the MSX of our Gommy game. It's better than the MSX 16k Cartridge version publised months ago.

In a few days Gommy deluxe! for MSX will be available in our game cards.

Here is the physical edition of Brunilda that we will sell at RetroMadrid 2014. Due to the great reception of the game, this time we want to offer a valuable edition with some extras. It consists on a handcrafted box and contains:
 

• Brunilda the game in cardboard box that includes the tape with the game and its manual of instructions.
• A pair of figures of the monks of the game, from Retropixeleadores.
• An envelope of clues, sealed.

This edition is limited and numbered. It will be for sale in Retromadrid 2014 and in our e-shop if there is stock left after Retromadrid.

We are proud to announce that Gommy Medieval Defender MSX has been named GOTY 2013 by popular vote in the Konamito's blog MSXBlog.

We want here to thank everybody for all the support. We will have news about this game very soon. If you have not tried this fantastic version, here's the link so you get a little appetizer of things to come:

Download Gommy Medieval Defender MSX 16k

New update for Brunilda that fixes two bugs that had been reported:

The not correspondent messages when examining map objects, and a new one in version 1.2 with arrows position at fights.

All bugs reported are now fixed, so we hope this one will be the final version.

Thanks for your patience and your bugs reporting.

Game card: Brunilda

We're still impressed by the reception given to our "Brunilda" (thank you very much, guys!), and have been working to solve a couple of bugs found after game release.

The bugs fixed from the version originally published, are the following:

• Tile corruption in caves (only present in TZX files, not the TAP ones).
• A place at the village that allowed our companion to block our way.
• Memory corruption when songs were unpacked.

And we also added a package with complete source code.

Grab it from game card!!!

As an early gift from Santa Claus, we want release our new game today: Brunilda.

A game for 128k Spectrum, which was conceived as interactive fiction for PC but was never ended, and in the end has become an adventure game for Spectrum with a huge map to explore, and a very different development from the original planning.

We hope you like it and enjoy playing as much as we have enjoyed programming it.

You can download it from its entry.

Right after RetroMadrid, our online shop has been restocked with new batches for Cray-5, Genesis: dawn of a new day (Spectrum and MSX versions) and Gommy: medieval defender. In addition to that, our latest Amstrad CPC (Teodoro can't fly) and MSX games (Teodoro can't fly and JINJ 2) are now available. Go break your piggy bank and get some fresh games!

Teodoro has less reasons than ever to be sad. In addition to his recent victory in MSXdev'12 competition, he was just visited by the Three Wise Men from the East, who gave him yet another computer, a great Amstrad CPC 464 which he will enjoy a lot.

Visit the card to download this new version that's available from right now.

And soon, Amstrad CPC covers and a disk version...

Another MSX version of one of our games!

To brighten up even more this MSXdev'12 competition, here we also have for the japanese standard one of our latest creations: JINJ 2

Teodoro has a new computer to play with, so from now on he'll be able to enjoy both his beloved Speccy and his brand new MSX.

This means the MSX version we sent a pair of days ago to participate in MSXdev'12 contest is also available on its game card

We have updated the contents of our online shop, including the new games presented during RetroMadrid 2012 and taking into account the stock of sold out games. Go shoppping!

As promised, you can now download the source code for the MSX version of Genesis: dawn of a new day. Just go to the game card and get it.

Happy coding!

We have uploaded an updated version of our Genesis: dawn of a new day for MSX. This version improves the synchronization of enemies moving at the same speed as the background. You can download it from the same link in the game card.

Thanks to everyone who told us about this synchronizaion issue.

 After being officially launched yesterday during RetroMadrid 2012, we have now made available for download Majikazo for ZX Spectrum and the MSX port of Genesis: dawn of a new day. Here are the download links:

• Majikazo: WoS game card.
• Genesis: dawn of a new day: game card.

The games will soon be available for purchase from our online shop, stay tuned!

We've just updated the Cray-5 packages, in order to fix a bug (reported on World Of Spectrum's forums), that makes  ULA Snow Effect appear in some real 128K Speccys (not under emulation).

You can grab it from from game's card.

The history starts right after you got your memory back in your previous adventure. That scroll you found turned out to be a music score containging the beats of what seemed to be a brief melody.The dim light in the hall didn't let you see which melody was it; so you lighted up a candle and held it near the scroll.

Want to help our intrepid adventurous again?

 The heat of the flame had revealed the hidden message. But it also provoked something unexpected. A huge light comes from the scroll, as your name appears...

We have done our homework during Summer, and finally our online shop is open. You will be able to buy physical copies of our games, with worldwide shipping and supporting payments through PayPal. 

What are you waiting for? Hurry up, before we run out of stock!

We have updated the Cray-5 game card with a .dsk version for Spectrum +3 and a new package with full source code, including the all the files needed to compile your own Cray-5 (music & graphics).

Enjoy it!

Time to release our new game: Cray-5, Spectrum conversion from original 1986 game from Topo soft only for Amstrad CPC.

Cray-5 is a videoadventure in a spacial environment where you should scape from thousand of dangers to save the humankind... exactly as you do each day. Only for 128k Spectrum.

The download, at its card.

We're waiting for your comments and suggestions.

We've recieved a new picture from space colony.

As we can see, the main computer, C.R.A.Y. 5, is in a critic situation for some unknow reason.

Is the spacial colony survival in danger? Could they fix it before a fatal end?

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After finishing his mission, Teodoro decides to go on vacations to Russia to get some relax, and will also use the chance to perfect his knowledge of other languages.

In other words, we've updated the download in the card to fix a tiny cosmetic bug and also add the russian version of the game, kindly translated by Jerri.
 

We think it's a good idea to share the game's source code, as there is always something you can learn from other people. And even if you just want to waste some hard disk space, you can grab it from the game card.

Happy hacking!

It had to happen. There was a bug in the +3 version loader, which caused the game to crash on start under some circumstances. We have made use of our last megablast to nuke it, and now the fixed version is available at the game card.

Go grab it!

Finally we can release the second of our three "almost finished" games... Go to its game card to get it!

Genesis: dawn of a new day A horizontal scroll shoot'em up, with seven levels filled with enemies to be destroyed, a music score with 15 themes, and... well, you'd better check out the rest. Only for 128K Spectrums.

And remember, if you give us your feedback, you will help us to improve future games ;).  

Synchronize your clock. At midnight, a new day will dawn.

No, it's not like he was fired from the court and got a job as a stripper. It's just that both source code and game map are now available from the game card. If you're not afraid of code or spoilers... go ahead and take them!

...but now he can read the keyboard in a more proper way, so it shouldn't have any more problems with russian models. Thanks to Shiru and Jerri/AF for mentioning the problem. Also, the key to end game has been moved from M to G, because the old location was too close to the action key. Thanks jevilon for the warning.

That's all folks, now just go to the card and download again if you think the changes are worth it. 

The first of our three "almost-ready" games is now totally ready. And out!

Go the its card to get it!

Teodoro No Sabe Volar (Teodoro can't fly) is the newest work of Pagantipaco (the creator of Gommy, Medieval Defender and RanaRemake) for any Spectrum with at least 48k. You must guide Teodoro through the enemy infested castle to warn the nearby kingdoms about the invading menace.

Teodoro will stay sad if you don't comment, don't be shy!

This weekend I've finally started to update the web to change the game pages from handmade HTMLs to dinamically generated paged with PHP. The final result doesn't differ too much from the old cards, but it has the advantage that the platform and genre tabs at the left now act as filters for the games page. A bigger advantage is that now it's way easier to create new cards, so by simplifying this final step, it takes less time from game completion to its publication.

Here you can see an exclusive image of our secret intranet:

But I know this is totally irrelevant because it's the next entry that you're interested in...

We are pleased to show you the official video preview for Cray-5.

Both coding and graphics are fully finished, and only a few sounds remain to be added before the final release, so, really soon you will be able to enjoy this spacial adventure on your own Spectrum.

We would like to present two new games we are about to release:

Teodoro no sabe volar (Teodoro can't fly)

Genesis: dawn of a new day

These games will be shown at GameFEST, a videogame fair, where retro computers will be present, thanks to the hard work of the AUIC. Enjoy the videos! The games will be ready to be released very soon.

Our latest release is now ready for download. We hope you like it at least as much as we enjoyed doing it. This is another game that was started in CEZGS (during MadridSX 2008) and it's finally finished.

Go to the card and download it!. Greetings

As you can see, we have placed a donation button in the web header. With this, we want to give you the option to donate some euros to the team, if you wish so. This money will be used to pay for the common expenses (web hosting, creation of physical versions, etc), and some not so common ones (well, we also like to have some beers from time to time ).

Of course, this does not change our plans to offer all of our games for free download, and also physical versions when possible... We still think we will not become rich doing this

Hi all.

Today I've been optimizing the sprite printing routines, so if you want to enjoy a slightly faster game experience, come back to the card to download the new version.

Some people might have guessed it, or maybe they found the YouTube video showing the game, for the rest of you, the mystery is now unveiled. The Konami game we've just ported to Spectrum was:

It's time to join Vick the explorer into The Valley of the Kings pyramids to find the Mystery Jewels, but be aware of the mummies!

To access the game card, just click here.

You may leave your comments here in the blog. Enjoy!

...and Jonathan Smith doesn't work with us, we're also porting a fantastic Konami game to Spectrum.

Here's the first screenshot:

Stay tuned!

We are on air!

The Radio 3 program "Siglo XXI" has dedicated some time today to the creation of videogames for vintage systems in Spain. We have been interviewed, together with Relevo Videogames and The Mojon Twins.

Click on this link to listen to the program podcast. The interesting part starts at 40:30, and our interview at 44:45

One of the little details our blog was missing, was having an RSS service to subscribe so you won't miss any of our scarce news , well, this has been solved from today on.

So, if you want to subscribe, just click on the new RSS icon at the left side of the page.

Here I present a project that I have on my hands: This is a remake of "Livingstone ... I presume."
For those who don't remember the original game, I must say that it's a great classic from Opera Soft, created in the golden age of Spanish software, back in 1986.
Actually, the project began at CEZ GS, a few months before its dissolution. The idea for the main character's graphic was by LordFred, who made the first animation, based on the old man that appears on the original cover of the game (Let's face it, LordFred is unable to draw a wrong pixel). I was very impressed with the idea, and I decided to continue the rest of animations and graphics using the same style. You can see the result in this screenshot of the game running:

  
And you can compare it with this screenshot of the Amstrad CPC version:

I want to imitate the same scenes from the original game, but increasing the detail level using 256-color graphics and 24 fps animations.

Regarding the current status of the project, although the code is quite advanced, the graphics are still at their early stage (I have only made a few graphics and enemies for the jungle and all the animations of the main character) but everything will come...

I must also say that the project is currently on hold because I am 100% dedicated to finish another thing that will take a few days (I can't say more), but when that's finished, I'll resume work on this one immediately. Soon you'll have more news.

Regards!

We Rescue one of the most successful RetroWorks games... Sir Fred Remake. From today you can see the development history's of this acclaimed game ... Do not miss it, from its gamercard

Step by step, we're going to turn the static html pages to dynamic php ones, to improve our web and automatize the updates.

The first step is making the Retroblog a little bit more like a real blog, with comments, tags and all...

So now your're free to express yourself, do it!. (Of course we're also free to edit or erase anything that we feel unappropiate ).
 

At last, the new game from Manuel Pazos (Guillian) and Daniel Celemin (LordFred) arrives to our beloved MSX2 systems. This time it is a remake of the 8-bit classic "Knight Lore", with amazing graphics...

After some months... here it is... ready to download. We hope it's been worth the wait...

You can download from the game card.

Since the release of Gommy, medieval defender, some problems have been detected, and Pagantipaco has been working hard to fix them. So here we present you an update version so you can download and play it without fear of crashes or strange effects. What's new:

- A fire colliding with a shielded enemy won't crash the game.
- Fire thrower counters now work.
- Fires now burn the wall, and may open new ways for the enemies to go up.
- Water falls down, unaffected by obstacles that may deviate or break the rocks.

You can download the new version from the Game card

Special thanks to Gandulf, Jumping Stack and Shadow Maker for telling us about the problems.