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Cloak of Darkness [C64]
A downloadable game
Cloak of Darkness (originally made by Roger Firth) is like a Hello World project for an Interactive Fiction engine. It's a classic (really) short story, realized by hundred of developers using several different languages.
So it was an easy choice to use it to test the native C64 graphic text adventure I'm working on (with the hope to realize a bigger game).
And even if it's a game that you can finish in less than a minute I hope you can have a bit of fun :-)
I'm also releasing the adventure game source script in case you're curious to see how this IF language is different from others.
Update: you can check the complete source code for this little game (engine + compiled script data) here https://github.com/MGProduction/Cloak-of-Darkness-C64 - be aware that the engine (code-named for now storytllr64) is still a work-in-progress.
A couple of notes:
- talking about IF I'm in love with ALAN (http://www.alanif.se/) since its first version - and it's really clear that I took a lot from their work - just mixing it with my other experiences done with Defold for Point-and-Click games.
- if you want to know more about the original game (and its other better implementations) you can have a look at this page: http://www.firthworks.com/roger/cloak/
- if you like this kind of game, for C64, I strongly suggest you check out The Curse of Rabenstein https://8bitgames.itch.io/rabenstein - it's a wonderful game I've played several times that inspired me to try to do my own engine. This, even if my taste for this specific subset of adventure games was born in the 80s thanks to some (I think) not internationally known Italian adventure games published on tape and available in newsstores (https://www.edicola8bit.com/riviste.php?console=c64&collana=adventure_64).
- this game has been developed using CC65 compiler (https://www.cc65.org/) - it's made in C with some inline asm
- also this time, I want to thank Eric Akeson for his time and support.
Download
Install instructions
This is a C64 game so you need an emulator OR a real C64 (and a way to put the program on tape or on disk)
Development log
- An updated version using the improved engineJan 31, 2022
- Cloak of Darkness for C64Jan 14, 2022
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Hi Marco, I've played some of your little ports (Cloak of Darkness and Accuse) and saw your blog. I've read you have a taste for text adventures so you might be interested in one of my own PC games: https://ededo.itch.io/calming-creek
(Besides, it is a pure coincidence that I picked the same title font as "The Curse of Rabenstein".)
Although I am currently busy in the process of making a new game, I was also wondering if I perhaps could port "The Dark Secret of Calming Creek" to the C64 using your engine, but if you really enjoy porting and you like to do it, be my guest. :)
Hi - I've started your game and have a first look around - it seems quite nice :-) - and I'll surely try to finish it
I'll be glad if you want to try my engine for the porting - and, if you're not at all in a rush, I could give it a pre-check (so at least to start it) if you don't mind sharing your code (did you use directly C# or a more specific script language, played by Unity?)
Anyway - you did a great work :)
Hi Marco,
Thanks for the compliment. And yes I've used C#, own code. It was my first try to create a text parser so it should appear to be a bit messy. :) But no problem sharing it though, can I perhaps mail it to info @ marcogiorgini.com ?
yes - that mail should be good .-)
A very nice little adventure.
You should take advantage of the engine and make it longer.
Thx for it !!!!!!!!!!!
thanks for your words .-) - and yes - I hope to use the engine to make a longer game (but not necessarily related to this one)
very good
Very interesting!
I will try it, thanks!
:-) thanks to you for your words
very good
you're always quite supportive - thanks .-)