Sommige games zijn op papier simpel en in de praktijk zenuwslopend. Bubble Ghost is er zo een. De Game Boy-puzzelaar uit 1990 heeft nu een nieuw thuis op de Amstrad CPC 6128, dankzij een fanconversie van ontwikkelaar Kirby2000.
Het is ook een passende release voor het griezelseizoen. Een spookachtig fort, een vriendelijke geest en een bijzonder kwetsbare zeepbel vormen een vreemde maar charmante combinatie, en die combinatie is nu speelbaar op de 8-bit homecomputer.
Zachtjes blazen, kleine geest
Het uitgangspunt is niet veranderd. Je speelt een behulpzame geest die een zeepbel door de zalen van een spookfort moet loodsen. Dat zijn er 35, en geen enkele is vriendelijk.
Some games are simple on paper and nerve-wracking in practice. Bubble Ghost is one of them. The 1990 Game Boy puzzler now has a new home on the Amstrad CPC 6128, thanks to a fan conversion from developer Kirby2000.
It's a fitting release for the spooky season, too. A haunted fortress, a friendly spirit and a very fragile soap bubble make a strange but charming combination, and that combination is now playable on the 8-bit home computer.
Blow Gently, Little Ghost
The premise hasn't changed. You play a helpful ghost whose job is to guide a soap bubble through the chambers of a haunted fortress. There are 35 of them, and none of them are friendly.
Some game pitches need a paragraph of explanation. PIG IRON needs about four words: a pig in a mech. That alone had my attention, and the details only get stranger from there.
PIG IRON is a mech combat FPS (first-person shooter) with a filthy, grimy look and a premise that is part horror and part dark joke. It is currently on Kickstarter, the crowdfunding platform where developers ask players to back a project before it is finished. To help make the case, there is a free demo for Windows PCs.
Pork Versus Meat
The pilot is a bioengineered pig, strapped into a hulking war machine. Its mission is grim. A batch of other bioengineered creatures, which the game calls Bioengineered Meat Organisms, has escaped containment. The pig's job is to wipe them out.
Durga: The Lionhearted wants to drop you into an ancient Indian forest with very little besides courage and a handful of herbs. A beta is now taking sign-ups, and judging by the pitch, this one leans hard into myth, atmosphere and choices that stick.
Before going further, a confession: I have a soft spot for games that build their worlds out of folklore that does not get much screen time. Most fantasy RPGs still pull from the same well of dragons, elves and vaguely European castles. A story-driven adventure rooted in Indian mythology is a welcome change of scenery.
Some games want you to sprint. Invisum Piscium 嫌魚 wants you to slow down, keep your ears open and maybe eavesdrop a little. A beta demo is now available on Steam, and it's aimed squarely at players who'd rather wander than race.
The pitch is simple and a bit strange. This is an exploration game built around atmosphere. You walk, you listen, and you drift in and out of conversations that only ever give you part of the picture. The world feels familiar, but the game makes it clear you'll never fully understand it. That's sort of the point.
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