It's magic and luck on your table!

We've got a question here. So what do Spectrum enthusiasts do on long winter evenings? Of course, there are plenty of things in life besides the Spectrum. But when it comes to our favorite platform, naturally, true Spectrum fans either play games or try to develop something. And our friends from ERA Creative Group believe that in an ideal world they gather in groups of 4 and play board games! But not ordinary ones — Spectrum ones. Such as, for example, the new colorful game “Once Upon a Time in a Kingdom”. Developed for the TS-Conf platform, it supports up to 4 players simultaneously. And if you don't have enough people, you can replace the missing ones with computer intelligence. The essence of the game is simple — there are 4 different characters who set off on a journey to the royal castle. Dangers and various obstacles await them along the way. Rolling the dice in turn, just like in any other board game, you move your characters' pieces several squares forward. But besides the soulless and impartial dice, your decisions also affect the outcome of the game. RPG mechanics are elegantly integrated into the game, thanks to which characters have different abilities; they can also accumulate and use gold, items and various magic, and battle scenes à la Might and Magic add extra variety to the game. In short, if you've firmly decided to defeat your friends in this game, you won't be bored. The game is already available — you can buy and download it. The page also has a detailed description of the game rules. By the way, if you don't have TS-Conf yet, the downloadable archive includes a Windows version.

Aliens: Neoplasma 2?

The guys from the Sanchez Crew team receive many questions on the topic — will there be a sequel to the legendary game Aliens: Neoplasma? Although the platformer beloved by many wasn't planned as a game series, its success is obvious — throughout the entire history of ZXOnline it is currently the most downloaded game. But despite this, not that many users have downloaded the new version of the game (for ZX Spectrum Next), which may indicate a decline in interest in the game. To resolve the dilemma — whether to make a second part of Aliens: Neoplasma or not — the team created a special post on Facebook, under which you are invited to put a “like” if you want a sequel to the game. The team promises to start development as soon as at least 1000 likes are collected. Shall we support the guys? (Personally, I've already put my like.) You can also write in the comments (under this post or on Facebook) — what you'd like to see in the second part or what you felt was missing in the first. And that's all for today. The bright and colorful December continues, stay tuned for news!