SOH - Game 5 - Module Man

[Manoau2002]

Module Man - Standard Settings

Round ends Sept. 2 at 8:00 a.m. forum time

 

The last round of the Summer of Homebrew tournament is Module Man.

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the Teampixelboy Website

 

The king of your kingdom is looking for a new knight to sire, and you're next in line for the post! However, the king will only give your candidacy serious consideration if you manage to bring back the coveted royal sword from the depths of his deadly dungeon! Armed only with a crossbow, you must run, jump, climb and shoot your way through the maze of dungeon rooms, picking up various items for bonus points and keys to open locked doors along the way. Watch out for patrolling guards of all shapes and sizes, most of which will shoot at you on sight! Find the sword, bring it back to your king, and you will become the hero of your kingdom, and also its next royal knight!

 

 

Back in the mid-80s, my parents and I would go to see my older brother at his house, about once or twice a year. While the adults chatted in the living room, my brother would let me play with his Coco-2 computer upstairs. He had many games, and my favorite among them was Module Man.

This game has a rare addictive quality to it. I tried it again under emulation in 2008, just to see how much of my appreciation of the game was based on nostalgia, and I'm happy to report that, after all these years, I still managed to get caught up in the gameplay and I couldn't stop playing! This is largely explained by the fact that every game session is different: Rooms are always the same, but items and enemies are randomly placed inside these rooms, so you never really know what you will find beyond the next door. This simple feature gives the game amazing replay value, despite being rather difficult and unforgiving.

Several homebrew programmers were attached to this project over recent years, but it was Mystery Man who stepped in and saw the coding of this game through to the end, during the first half of 2013.

Unless you're a die-hard Coco-2 fan, you've probably never heard of Module Man, and that's why releasing a ColecoVision version of this game was so important to me. It's my mission to make you discover this little gem of a game.

 

 

• Ryan Olsen : Original creator of Module Man
• Mystery Man : Game programming and beta-testing
• Luc Miron : Box design, game manual, cart label, software beta-testing
• Chris Coles : Box art (ccoles.com)
• Troy Whelan : Software beta-testing
• Joe Blenkle : Software beta-testing
• Dale Crum / Doc4 : Game manual layout (http://doc4design.com)
• Oliver Puschatzki : Box printing services
• Fred Quimby : Cartridge PCB design
• Harvey deKleine : Electronic sourcing and assemblies

Edited August 27, 2014 by Manoau2002

[jblenkle]

Module Man - 20,050

[jblenkle]

Module Man - 23,800

[atariron82]

This is quickly becoming one of my favorite Colecovision games.

Lots of hidden secrets left to discover, randomized quests, and a Secret Quest which needs to be unlocked!

Module Man has similarities to Montezuma's Revenge, but instead of searching for treasure in an ancient temple, you play the part of a noble Knight in medeival times

 

66,850

 

Edited September 1, 2014 by atariron82

[Manoau2002]

Round Totals

 

Atariron82 100

Jblenkle 36

 

 

Season Totals

 

Sega Shark 300

Atariron82 130

Ikrananka 58

Jblenkle 36

Darin9999 24

Lidlikesintellivision 23

 

 

Congratulations to Sega Shark for winning the first Summer of Homebrew tournament. Thank you to all who participated.

Edited September 3, 2014 by Manoau2002