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Hi Guys, For those interested, i still have a number of copies (both Coleco/US and CBS/PAL style) available! PM me or email me at sales (at) revival-studios.com to aquire your copy. For those interested in new releases for the Colecovision, please be a little more patient. Since i write my own stuff instead of 'borrowing' copyrighted MSX games these take a little more time to produce I hope to have my next game 'Shifted' out this summer. Kind regards, Martijn / Revival Studios

@pootle Thanks for being a great sport. And yes, a simple styled Colorclash would be very doable as well in less than an hour I usually waste way too much time in polishing, music, etc... Worst offenders are Debris Revisited and Shifted, i literally spend months and months perfecting those @mkiker2089 - Yes, as a SMS collector (complete EU collection) i would love to release a master system Astrododge, its about 70% done at this point. Please all hassle Madtronix about finishing his SMS pcb designs so i can release it Also, i really would like to get back to some vectrex projects this year, but the last few months i've been incredibly busy with my indie-games projects for PC and nextgen (follow me at @bitstormgames or facebook.com/bitstormgames for more info). Not sure if Stip! will see a release any time soon since doing overlays is a lot of work, but there are a few projects laying around since 2008 that need a final touch so they can get out there

Hi, John is right. I made this clone years ago after taking on (and winning) a bet where i said this game could be written in 30 minutes. It was never released before since it was a result of a bet rather than an actual release of some sort, but i gave john permission to include it onto his multicart when he asked. I think i based it off screenshots that were available before the release, so i would assume the building and such would look a bit different as i really didn't put a lot of time into writing the game. - Martijn PS> Just let me stress there is nothing wrong with blitz-type games itself, because there are fun and i even made a similar type of game for the odyssey2 a little while ago.

This game is designed in such a way that practice does make perfect. A score of 2000 is definitely possible. The MSX scores are a bit higher because of a running competition, so more people took the extra effort Glad you enjoy the game! Martijn

As chip8 developer and admin of http://www.chip8.com that also covers the RCA studio II i tried writing a cross-assembler for chip8 to S2. A very hard job to do (especially since the sprite drawing is done so differently). I managed to get it working but it is too slow to be usable. I develop for a lot of classic gaming systems (coleco, vectrex, odyssey2, commodore, sinclair , sega and more. See http://www.revival-studios.com for more info). If there is enough interest i am happy to provide high quality homebrews for this system. Please register your interest at info (@) revival-studios .com

Thank you guys for all the feedback. I was pleased with the box quality myself (they were printed professionally), especially for my first effort although i do have a few small improvements for next time. Also all the assembly takes a lot of my time (that i cant spend on developing) so i will look into ways to streamline this as well. As for the hidden gameplay mode. You have to fiddle around in the main menu until you hear a special sound, after this the hidden mode is unlocked and you can get the achievement as well after playing a game in this mode.

Hi Guys, Although i do send out a monthly newsletter with the latest updates about the game, i am sorry for not being able to inform each and everyone personally with the latest state on shipping (if have to find a way to better organise my emails i guess ) but i can tell you guys this: Every paid-for copy is on its way in shipment. This also means any new orders i should be able to ship pretty quickly. My experience is that shipping-times can vary between 5 and 15 working days, in some rare cases a bit longer, so expect the game to drop on you doormat soon. I am glad those that already have their copy enjoy it, It is always exciting to start development for a new platform and this game was certainly a great experiencing developing it. It is ofcourse much more work developing a game from scratch than doing a conversion of an existing game done by other companies. The experience i gained will surely help me with upcoming colecovision projects. Thanks everyone for the support! You guys have been great. Martijn

Another great review for Avalanche, this time by Commodore Free magazine, Scoring 8/10

The game got reviewed in Retrogamer Magazine, issue 111 and received a solid 82%.

The game is currently shipping out, here are new photos of the final packaging. Free feature: The first 25 orders of the CBS-style box will get the option to receive the game on a original european-style handle cartridge!

Hi guys, Thanks for the great feedback! Just letting you know i've been polishing the game some more and added a nice easteregg / hidden gameplay mode to the game as well ! Thanks for everyone who have shown interest and preordered my first project for the Colecovision! I will be contacting you guys in january. If you haven't preordered yet: Please do so by Emailing me at sales (@) revival-studios.com Martijn

Thanks for the response guys! I've picked up the boxes from the printer today so i hope to replace the box-mockups with real box photos soon!

Hi guys, After being in production for about a year, i can finally present to you q new original game release on cartridge for the Colecovision console. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns2HLA11uZY In astrododge, you control your ship and have to avoid the rogue asteroids for as long as possible. A point is rewarded for each asteroid that is dodged succesfullly. Picking up the bonus pickups will gain you massive points. Highscores can be uploaded to the internet so you can compare you score worldwide. Additionally there are tasks you can perform to will unlock rewards in the game. These rewards can also be synced on the internet so you don't have to unlock them all in one session. The game offers a single player mode as well as a 2-player versus mode. The latter is especially fun to play with a friend (or foe) as you both battle for the special pickups which zooming dangerously close past the asteroids on screen! How long can you survive the onslaught? Game features: - Original game release for the Colecovision console - Animated multicolor sprites - Versus mode - Internet highscore uploading - Online rewards system Screenshots: Release info: The game is available as physical release with Original Carton box, Game Manual and Cartridge. The game is available in two versions: PAL/European and NTSC/US style box. For more information about this game and other games by revival studios, visit my website at: http://www.revival-studios.com

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Revival Studios releases new game for the Commodore VIC-20 Revival Studios has started development and publishing for the unexpanded Commodore VIC-20 home computer. Their first release is a game called Avalanche. Avalanche is a fun action game people can just pickup and play. The player has to shoot the various gems that are falling down from the top of the screen. The gems are marked with symbols and the player has to match up the symbol of his ship with the symbol on the gems. The game will automatically increase in speed, but by strategically shooting gems you can align up to 5 gems in a row to gain points as well as slowing down the game for prolonged gameplay. Game Features: - Fast, flicker free, arcade gameplay - Gorgeous Multicolored graphics - Works on the unexpanded VIC-20 The game is available on Cassette tape and as digital download. - Casette Tape+Digital download = 7,99 euros - Digital Download = 3,99 euros For more information about the game, including screenshots and packaging photos, visit: http://vic20.revival-studios.com

Down! released Sinclair ZX-81 computer Revival Studios is proud to present their third game release for the Sinclair ZX-81, called Down! In Down, the player needs to escape a burning village by manouvering downwards into the caverns beneath the village. Fall down from platform to platform while picking up items to gain points. The game features, include: - Fast and addictive arcade gameplay - Running animated character in just a few tiny monochrome pixels - Internet Highscore uploading - Online rewards - Support for AY-sound boards - ZXpand joystick interface support Screenshots: The game runs on a standard ZX-81 with 16KB ram and is available on cassette tape, as well as digital download. For more information about this and other new zx81 games, visit: http://zx81.revival-studios.com/

Revival Studios is proud to announce that they started development and publishing for the Commodore PET home computers. Their first release is a port of their game Avalanche. The game will be the first physical release in years for the aging computer system. Avalanche is a fun action game people can just pickup and play. The player has to shoot the various gems that are falling down from the top of the screen. The gems are marked with symbols and the player has to match up the symbol of his ship with the symbol on the gems. The game will automatically increase in speed, but by strategically shooting gems you can align up to 5 gems in a row to gain points as well as slowing down the game for prolonged gameplay. Game Features: - Available on Cassette Tape and as Free Digital Download - Works on the all PET computers (except PET-2001) - Fast, flicker free, arcade gameplay - Sound support You can see the game running on a real Commodore PET system at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BSZTqwrWb0 The game is available on Cassette tape and as free digital download. For more information about this and other upcoming releases for the Commodore PET, including screenshots and packaging photos, visit: http://cbmpet.revival-studios.com/