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A game... a book... a legend.

Hear/play/read the story of the Ghost-Ox, the little creature that came out from a doomed bottomless well, along with other umbelievable witchlish beings, fruits of our own ills and maledictions.

This is a ZX Spectrum game, so you need the real hardware or an emulator to play it. Along with the game you'll get a Digital Book, PDF, with the complete Ilustrated Narrative, created to complements the game story, and "Audio Narratives" in MP3, with story telling narrations to play along with the story screens within the game. Please read the "readme.txt" file to know more details on how to proceed.

You can download and play for free the first chapter of the game, complete with Stages 1 and 2, that reflects the Side A Tape. For the Sides B and C, with 3 mores stages and game end, the MP3 files and Ilustrated Digital Book with the complete narrative, you need to buy the game and support my work.

Key Features:

  • 5 Colorfull and detailed Stages with a variety of enemies.
  • Nonstop Action and 10 Bosses along the whole game.
  • Forced Scroll and manual Scroll segments along with the traditional Flip Screens.
  • 5 Stage Music Tracks, Boss Music Track, End.
  • 40 pages long Ilustrated Book (PDF) with the complete game narrative.
  • 6 Narration Audio tracks (MP3) to play along the game for a unique ZX Spectrum Experience.


Um jogo... um livro... uma lenda.

Ouça/jogue/leia a história do Boi-Fantasma, a pequena criatura que saiu de um fadórico poço sem fundo, junto com outros fantásticos seres bruxólicos, frutos de nossas próprias mazelas e maledicências.

Este é um jogo para ZX Spectrum, então você precisa do hardware real ou de um emulador para jogar. Juntamente com o jogo você terá um Livro Ilustrado Digital, em PDF, criado para complementar a narrativa do jogo, assim como audios em formato MP3, com narrações e contação de história para você ouvir juntamente com telas ilustradas dentro do jogo. Por favor leia o arquivo "leia-me.txt" para mais detalhes de como proceder.

Você pode baixar gratuítamente e jogar o primeiro capítulo do jogo, completo com os estágios 1 e 2, equivalente ao Lado A da fita cassete. Para os lados B e C, com mais 3 estágios e o final do jogo, os arquivos MP3 e o Livro Ilustrado Digital com as narrativas completas, você precisa comprar o jogo e assim apoiar meu trabalho.

Características Chave:

  • 5 estágios coloridos e detalhados com uamgrande variedade de inimigos.
  • Ação frenética e 10 chefões de fase durante todo o jogo.
  • Segmentos com rolagem de tela forçada e manual juntamente com o tradicional "tela a tela".
  • 5 músicas de estágios, música para chefes, e final do jogo.
  • Livro Ilustrado (PDF) de 40 páginas com a narrativa completa do jogo.
  • 6 Narrações em Audio para ouvir juntamente com o jogo para uma experiência única no ZX Spectrum.

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A few brief words

After 8 months of production, I present to you Bruxólico, an action platform game for 8-bit computers with varied gameplay segments, such as manual or forced vertical or horizontal screen scrolling simulation, boss battles, and even a simple shmup segment. This is a project that I have been conceiving for many years, maturing ideas and planning, until finally starting its production in August 2022. It is my most ambitious and extensive 8-bit project to date, using 3 sides of cassette tape to have more levels, enemies, bosses, music, code, and overall content.

"Bruxólico" is a special project for me for two main reasons: first, because in it I articulate the cultural references inherited from Franklin Cascaes and local folklore, something I have wanted to do for a long time. And second, because in it I fully materialize my idea of expanding the production of the work beyond the game, producing many images, illustrations, and ultimately a book with a detailed narrative. 

The idea is that the book and the game complement each other, and although they can be experienced separately, only by playing the game and reading the illustrated book can one have the complete narrative in detail. Only time will tell if I have achieved my goals, but I believe I am on a good and interesting path to make my video game production richer and more artistic.


Algumas breves palavras

Depois de 8 meses de produção lhes apresento Bruxólico, um jogo de ação com plataformas para computadores de 8 Bits, com segmentos de variedade na jogabilidade, tais como a simulação de rolagem de tela manual ou forçada vertical ou horizontal, batalhas com chefes de fase, e até mesmo um segmento de shumup simples. Um trabalho que já venho concebendo a muitos anos, amadurecendo ideias e planejamento, até finalmente começar sua produção em agosto de 2022. Meu projeto de 8 Bits mais ambicioso até o momento, mais extenso se utilizando 3 lados de fita k7 parar assim ter mais fases, inimigos e chefes de fase, músicas, código, e conteúdo em geral.

Bruxólico é um projeto especial para mim por dois motivos principais: primeiro por que nele eu articulo as referências culturais hesdadas de Franklin Cascaes e folclores local, algo que eu desejo fazer já a muito tempo. E Segundo por que nele concretizo de forma mais bem acabada mina ideia de expandir a produção do trabalho para além do jogo, produzindo asssim muitas imagens, ilustrações, e por fim um livro com a narrativa detalhada.

A ideia é que livro e jogo se complementem, e apesar de que eles podem ser experiênciados em separado, só mesmo jogando o jogo e lendo o livro ilustrado para se ter a narrativa completa em detalhes. O tempo dirá se atingi meus objetivos, mas acredito seguir num bom e interessante caminho para tornar minha produção de vídeo jogos cada vez mais rica e artística.

StatusReleased
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
AuthorAmaweks
GenrePlatformer, Action
TagsArcade, Emulator, Horror, Retro, ZX Spectrum

Purchase

Buy Now$10.00 USD or more

In order to download this game+book you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $10 USD. You will get access to the following files:

Bruxólico_ZX.zip 23 MB

Download demo

Download
Bruxólico_ZX_Demo.zip 5 MB

Development log

Comments

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Just downloaded, many thanks. ;-)

Thanks, I hope you like it, and let me know your impressions on it if you share it somewhere.

Wow, this is great! I really like how the game uses the cassette not just for data but also to tell parts of the story in audible form. It is "multimedia" for the ZX!

Yes, the "multimedia" effect was the intention, along with the book (that will shine on the phisic cassette edition, I hope). I was thinking about it since half of 2022, them I asked Filipe Veiga if someone have done it before and he showed me teh Automata Games. Such a Inspiration. Thanks for the comment.

Very cool! 

Thanks :)

This looks beautiful!

I've put the game in my round-up of retro indie games for April 2023

Hi, thanks for including Bruxólico, awesome. I'll include the link on my Blog Post where I'm collecting videos and reviews about the game. Thanks, and check it out here http://diarioartografico.blogspot.com/2023/04/bruxolico-clipagem.html

Instant classic!
This is Art!
Bravo!

Thanks, I'm glad to find people who like it.

Great game and great development!

Thanks for the compliment!

thanks to you for your amazing game!

A playable piece of art! Several games, audio tracks, and a book... This game is amazing for bringing together different retro media!

That's one of the main goals, make something new inspired by the past. Thanks for the comment my friend!

Well though out gameplay and very nice gfx, art. The music and sfx is also nice. Very well done :) Thanks

I'm glad you liked, thanks to take your time and comment :)

This is shockingly good for a ZX Spectrum game. I also love the little puppet in your trailer

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Thanks, I'm glad people like the not so usaual art style. The Pupet Looks nice right? I'm glad I did it, I hope to make more videos with this puppet some time soon.

Do it! I think the puppet is so cool

Como siempre Amaweks, una combinación perfecta de arte y juego, felicitaciones!!!!

Estas palavras enchem meu coração de alegria. É a combinaçao que busco, sem deixar de fazer um jogo que possa divertir. Gracias.

Incrível, mais uma obra de arte 😍

Grande, valeu!

Parabéns! Bela história a do Bruxólico e a sua.

opa, valeu.

Great game!

Man you are fast, hehehehe. Thanks again.

Hi, I have downloaded the game - but the files seem to be duplicated. Side A Part 1 and Side A Part 1, Side B Part 1 and Side B Part 1, Side C Part 1 and Side C Part 1 - there are no Part 2 files, in English or Portugese?

Hi, thanks for the comment. There are 2 main folders, so the English and Portuguese Version are each one on their folder. The duplicated files are for 2 kinds of keyboard control methods as described on the readme.txt. One control with the more traditional QAOPM, and other file have my personal control configuration QAOPW. Chose the .tap file with the keyboard configuration that you like most. The ohter are Mp3 files with the audio narrative. I hope to have helped you.

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When you unzip the game you hould have this folder structure, just tested here:

-  English (folder)

- Português (folder)

- leia-me.txt (portuguese instructions)

- readme.txt (english Instructions)

In the English filder you have the following files (see the .tap file have the (QAOPM) or (QAOPW) in the end of their names)

- Bruxólico - Side A 01 - Game (ENG) (QAOPM).tap

- Bruxólico - Side A 01 - Game (ENG) (QAOPW).tap

- Bruxólico - Side A 02 - Narrative (ENG).mp3

... and so on

Thanks! That makes more sense.