Indie Retro News: Nixy and the Seeds of Doom

In 2019 we did an enormous evaluate of the ZX Spectrum recreation Nixy and the Seeds of Doom, a recreation which we mentioned was not solely very enjoyable and addictive to play, nevertheless it had fantastically crafted visuals. So why is that this recreation getting a point out once more on IRN? Effectively if you happen to did not get the possibility to play this recreation again then or the more moderen C64 model (Nixy the Glade Sprite) which can also be of top quality, you will be happy to know that Ali Pouladi, Andy Johns and Kamil Wolnikowski has launched the hit recreation of Nixy and the Seeds of Doom over to the Commodore 64!

Right here is the most recent from the web site “Be part of Nixy as soon as once more as she embarks on a brand new quest to seek out the supply of the corruption threatening her dwelling within the Glade. Discover mysterious caverns and crumbling fortress ruins whereas avoiding ghouls, knights and different obstacles as she searches for clues and allies to help her in her quest! Nixy’s adventures will take her throughout the Glade, as much as the fortress towers and down beneath the hidden caverns. Are you able to assist her save her dwelling as soon as once more?”

This C64 model of the sport options many enhancements over the unique ZX Spectrum model:

• Forty detailed screens with animated backgrounds
• Vastly-improved sprites and animations
• An in-game map
• A useful UI space with a dynamic trace system
• A complicated sound system that includes:
• Three audio modes:
• music solely,
• music with partial sound results, and
• atmosphere monitor with full sound results
• Six music tunes and three atmosphere tracks
• Run-time patching based mostly on the SID mannequin
• A proximity calculation system that performs the enemy/occasion sound results solely when the participant is shut sufficient
• Appropriate with PAL (beneficial) and NTSC machines