NEW GAME RELEASE - Avalanche (2012) by Revival Studios

revivalstudios · Post by **revivalstudios** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 3:42 pm

Hi all,

I'm proud to announce that i have finished my first game for the unexpanded VIC 20, 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 speed of the game will automatically increase during gameplay. Shoot strategically and get combos of 4 similar gems in a row to decrease speed and gain extra points.

Here is the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnGaxCwaeuU

The game is currently available on cassette tape and as digital download for those that would like to support my efforts.
A free version will also become available at some point in the future.

Reviews:
- Commodore Free , Issue 65 , Score: 8/10-> http://www.commodorefree.com/magazine/vol6/issue65.pdf
- RGCD, Score: 4 out of 5 stars -> http://www.rgcd.co.uk/2012/12/avalanche ... m-pet.html

For more information, you can visit my website at: http://www.revival-studios.com/commodore.php

Other commodore releases:
VIC20 - Avalanche (2012), Mayhem(2012), Down! (2014), Stairrunner (2014), Shifted (2015), Rush (2015)
CBMPET - Avalanche,Mayhem,Down!,Stairrunner,Shifted,Boxing Champ,Rush, Mage: The Enchanted Crystals (2018)
C16/C64 - Avalanche (to be released soon)

Kweepa · Post by **Kweepa** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 10:38 pm

Very nice chunky graphics!
I would have preferred to hear the sound the game made as opposed to the techno soundtrack - or was that the in-game music?
Hope it does well!

revivalstudios · Post by **revivalstudios** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:50 am

Thanks for the feedback.

Being an unexpanded game with a bunch of custom multicolor graphics, the game has no music, but sound-effects only.

However i put quite a bit of time in getting the sound-effects just right for the job, as i feel audio feedback is very important to this type of game.

I am very pleased on how the sound turned out. I'm pretty busy at the moment with a bunch of other stuff, but i might do a gameplay video for the game on the real thing at some point.

nbla000 · Post by **nbla000** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:24 am

Interesting, my compliments.

Boray · Post by **Boray** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:10 am

The video was too fast to be able to read the text.

commodorefree · Post by **commodorefree** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 1:11 am

Hi
I have reviewed the game in the next issue of Commodore Free magazine issue 65 out towards the end of October www.commodorefree.com it’s a very addictive game, needing a of of strategy to do well, its definitely one of those “just one more time

dink · Post by **dink** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:51 pm

Looks like an awesome game, I can't wait to try it out

revivalstudios · Post by **revivalstudios** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:43 am

For those that are interested:

Just letting you guys know the game is now officially released and available on cassette tape and digital-download.

The people that played the game so far really seemed to like it, so thank you to anyone who contacted me to share his/her experience with the game.

Reviews of the game are expected to appear in the upcoming issues of Return Magazine, Commodore Free and on RGCD.

Pedro Lambrini · Post by **Pedro Lambrini** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:39 am

I'm looking forward to checking out the reviews.

Have you had a chance to record a gameplay demo yet? I'm really interested to hear the sound effects.

Also, if I was to buy this and a copy of Mayhem what the postage cost to the UK? Do you combine postage?

Thanks, P

revivalstudios · Post by **revivalstudios** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:32 pm

Pedro Lambrini wrote: Also, if I was to buy this and a copy of Mayhem what the postage cost to the UK? Do you combine postage?

Yes i do.

revivalstudios · Post by **revivalstudios** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:59 pm

For those interested, the game got review in Commodore Free magazine and on RGCD:

To read the reviews, visit these websites:
- Commodore Free , Issue 65 , Score: 8/10-> http://www.commodorefree.com/magazine/vol6/issue65.pdf
- RGCD, Score: 4 out of 5 stars -> http://www.rgcd.co.uk/2012/12/avalanche ... m-pet.html

RobertBe · Post by **RobertBe** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:00 am

revivalstudios wrote:RGCD, Score: 4 out of 5 stars -> http://www.rgcd.co.uk/2012/12/avalanche ... m-pet.html

Comment made at RGCD.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug

revivalstudios · Post by **revivalstudios** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:54 am

The game got reviewed in issue #112 of Retro gamer magazine.

The game received a solid 86% review score.

For those that unaware about this magazine. RetroGamer magazine is a print-magazine by Imagine Publishing with a very large circulation of nearly 100.000 readers. Check out their website for more info and subscriptions: http://www.retrogamer.net/

revivalstudios · Post by **revivalstudios** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 5:15 am

Updated original post with links to the new website

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