Unmined Hills Of Kalitia
© Surazeus
2026 01 11

Regret never suppresses the wild beat
my heart asserts with mission to expand
conscious scope of attention to contain
complex system of knowledge which describes
progress of history through human events
defined by conflict of opposing groups.

My productive gain honestly obtained
sifts sand-loosely through hourglass of desire
though I hoard possessions of petty pearls
in fractured chest of nervous vigilance
sparked by apprehensive analysis
to shield my treasure from covetous thieves.

Strict summary of special benefits
provides venal motive for hungry souls,
susceptible to bribery through greed,
who dare appropriate my unearned loot
through abstract calculation to purloin
embezzled fortune of idolized wealth.

Precious metals of hope-cherished esteem
gleam seductively with alluring faith
of misplaced trust in mercenary art
inspired by predatory plan to gain
material vital to industrial progress
that shines in unmined hills of Kalaallit.

Rapacious gangs of corporate pirates eye
mineral-rich mountains gleaming with ice
which sparks international war to claim
long-ignored paradise of silver light
contrived by Midas in tower of greed
to snatch sovereignty from generous hands.

New Heaven with crystal towers of faith
I will construct on lush plains of Greenland
to found grand Empire of Kalitia
from which I rule with laws of liberty
Zarathia and Gothinia and Russia,
united by Runes of my Odin Eye.

High on unmined hills of Kalitia,
the gleam on Greenland under my God Star,
I raise with bold Odyssean bravery
world flag for United Nations of Earth
as just sovereign over Telluria,
this globe we share that spins in void of faith.

Expanding Roman Empire with broad scope
that unites Europe and America
in peaceful nation based on liberty,
I daydream world peace in my little home,
safe in fairy land of Oconia,
to build new world view from dreams of the old.

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Orpheus maps the water and sewer pipe systems of his town in Oconia while David rises to fight Goliath over who will rule the new world empire from Greenland.

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Welcome

Hello, everyone. I decided to create another one of these magazine posts. I will most likely continue doing these, though not monthly. Instead I will work on them whenever I have time and I am in the mood to work on them. So the next issue might come out sometime between 2 and 4 months.
In this issue, like always, there is gaming news. I have been gathering news since mid-November, so some news is a bit old. Then there is an article about ROM hacking and some ROM hack recommendations. A look at some older games. A free Python game, a walkthrough for an older Python game that I had posted in a previous issue. Finally, the usual humor at the end.
Also, last issue I accidentally linked the wrong comic page that was already posted in an older issue, but it seems nobody noticed… hmm…

Enjoy reading.

News

Open Source game news

DDNet 19.5 AND 19.6 (2025-10-13, 2025-12-14)

A platform puzzle game similar to Teeworlds. DDNet tries to keep compatibility with Teeworlds.

There is an active community where participants arrange tournaments or create and publish maps that can be downloaded by other players.

Chaneges:

• [Client] Interactive scoreboard [KebsCS & AssassinTee]
• [Client] Improved controls settings [Robyt3]
• [Client] WebLate for translations
  [heinrich5991]More Changes

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Mineclonia 0.118 (2025-11-30)

Survival sandbox game inspired by Minecraft.

Changes:

• Improve rightclick interactions with flower pots [JoseDouglas]
• Eliminate legacy mob spawning system [halon]
• Fix mobs spawning on glass [halon]
• Fix shulker box inventory image rendering bug in 5.15-dev

More Changes

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Shamogu 1.2.0 (2025-12-03)

Shamogu is a coffee-break roguelike game with a focus on tactical movement and careful timing of totemic spirit invocation and comestible consumption. Visibility and noise stealth mechanics also play an important role. See the Features section below for a more comprehensive description, or jump into Play section to install the game.

Chaneges:

• Short runs (around half an hour).
• 9 levels deep dungeon, 3 distinct map generators, 27 monsters including various wandering uniques and guardians, 5 primary spirits and 7 secondary ones, 4 magic menhirs, 5 runic traps, and 7 comestibles.
• Optional advanced content through expansion and challenge mods, including 2 new primary spirits and 7 secondary ones.
• Both graphical tiles (web or SDL) and terminal ASCII versions. Animations. Simple controls. Mouse-friendly compact 80x24 layout.
  
  • Automatic recording for later replay!

  
  

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Hades Revisited 0.19.1 (2025-10-30)

Hades Revisited is a game in development. The goal of this project is to create a deep and complex survival and terraforming game set on a far-away volcanic planet.

Changes:

It’s a nature update!

I've reworked all the trees.
Olive, banana, cocoa tree and coconut palm got new looks.
Every tree has its own trunk and leaves now. Previously, many trees had to share their trunk, which caused problems.
There is a new pear tree. Currently, it is very similar to the apple tree but it will gain some differences in future updates (I hope). The jungle tree will become the kaki tree bearing the kaki fruit.
All trees bear fruit or catkin, but not everything is edible.
The coconut now comes with an outer green shell, you must remove it first to get the large seed.
You can make chocolate from cocoa and coconut milk from coconuts.
Every tree species now has a "small" version that grows when a sapling does not have enough space to grow.

Flower and plant pots got an upgrade. Put seed in flower pot, and they grow, but not much further. Great to farm saplings. The flower pot now supports many extra plants.

Full Changes

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Glitch 1.3.4 (2025-11-03)

Glitch is a singleplayer platformer game for Luanti, created for the 2022 Minetest Game Jam by Wuzzy, featuring music by Visager.

You’re One, a bit who’s lost in cyberspace after a mysterious distortion interrupts a typical data transmission. Can you figure out what caused this and get back on track?

Explore the System, collect electrons to unlock new sectors, learn new abilities to become more powerful and maybe you’ll find the path to your true destination.

Changes:
- Fix game not working if the Luanti setting mapgen_limit is a low value

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LibreQuake 0.09-beta (2025-11-04)

The LibreQuake project aims to create a complete, free content first-person shooter game, but LibreQuake by itself is just the raw material for a game. It must be paired with a compatible engine to be played.

Changes:

• AUDIO: Update build_components.json for Wizard sound fix by @Ospaggi in #238
• MAPS: Randombrushes/e0m7 updates by @RandomBrushes in #237
• BUILD: Fixed qwprogs.dat not being put into GitHub built releases. by @Zungrysoft in #240
• CONFIG: Disabled hacky zfighting fix in FTEQW by @Zungrysoft in #244
  [BUILD]
• Add launcher for additional engines in Flatpak by @fpiesche in #247
• MAPS: Even more misc. map changes. by @Zungrysoft in #250
• MAPS, WADS: E2M3 deathmatch support and other changes by @Nolcoz in #248
• MAPS, WADS: E1M7 fix and deathmatch support by @Nolcoz in #241

All changes

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Hurry Curry! 3.0.1 (2025-11-06)

Hurry Curry! is a cooperative multiplayer game about cooking. You work at a restaurant accepting orders, cooking various dishes and serving meals to customers. But don’t take too long, as customers might get impatient.

Changes:

 - Added Tag minigame (/start tag)
 - New map "Scattered"



- Added swedish translations
- Fixed bugs when helping another player with an active recipe

Game Link

AAAAXY 1.6.321 (2025-11-27)

A nonlinear 2D puzzle platformer taking place in impossible spaces.

Changes:

• Engine: module updates, including fixes for the Steam overlay.
• Languages: updated texts for Ukrainian.

Game Link

Tensy 1.0 (2025-11-22)

A simple but addictive puzzle game. Your mission is to match numbers such that they add up to 10. Simply click and drag with your mouse or tap and drag on mobile to make a selection and make sure the numbers add up to 10!

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Indie game news

Music Adventure Game Unbeatable Set For Early November Launch

- Set in a world where music is outlawed, players join Beat, a rebellious musician dodging authorities.
- Unique two-button rhythm mechanics combine with exploration, story choices, and massive concert setpieces.
- Arcade mode offers tons of songs, modifiers, online features, and an evolving challenge board to conquer.

Link

Announcing Indie Party-Based Tactics RPG Of Grit & Graves

Grit & Graves

Gameplay

Gameplay

A party-based tactics RPG from indie Melted Monster Game Studio that wears its tabletop DNA on its sleeve. It builds every action around dice pools, then asks you to manage position, sightlines, traps, and scarce resources as you push a four-hero squad through procedural dungeons.

Read more here

Check Out This Eastern Mythology-Inspired Indie Game with a Living World

Of Peaks and Tides is an upcoming open-world crafting game with an intuitive physics system and amazing visuals.

Link

‘Amimi’ Solves Puzzles by Interacting With Curious Creatures

Amimi

Gameplay

Magic Cave?

Amimi sees you and a glowing creature using sound to interact with animals and environments in adream-like world.

This is a curious puzzle platformer, created with very captivating visual art, which I very much enjoyed seeing! Early on in this game you find a little orb creature who wants to sit on your head, helping you get rid of plants that are too spiky and solve various puzzles around the world.

Link

Streetdog BMX Finally Receives a January 2026 Release Date

• Extreme sports fans can enjoy six huge maps packed with hidden spots, tricks, and unique challenges.
• Players can customize their bike and rider with dozens of options, from outfits to bike parts.
• Complete 180 BMX challenges, master combos, and chase high scores or just flow at your own pace.

Link

Tailside Confirmed For PC Launch In January 2026

• Play as a charming fox owner, run your own customizable cafe, and unlock animal visitors and heartwarming stories.
• Relax in stress-free gameplay without timers, offering both progression levels and an open-ended Sandbox mode.
• Design your dream cafe with hundreds of decor options, create latte art, and brew a variety of unique coffees.

More here

New Creature Collector RPG KinForge Announced

• KinForge is a newly announced creature collector RPG coming to PC from indie studio Seeker Games.
• Players bond with Elementals, living spirits that grant powerful abilities and combat options.
• Combine Ancient Elementals and Sprites for billions of unique ability fusions in battle.

News Link

Timing is everything in the fast-paced arcade racer Wild Horse Racing - try the demo now

Wild Horse Racing

If you love arcade-styled retro racing games, Wild Horse Racing looks like it could be good fun and there's a demo available with Linux support.

Don't let the name put you off at all, this is not some cutesy horse game. Here it's quite a challenge where timing is everything. You have to master control patterns from easy to godlike difficulty, leap over big jumps, and race through vibrant tracks while managing your horse. Some fun game mechanics included with each track having its own control pattern, and nailing the timing gives you a speed boost.

News Link

Cozyrama Confirmed For Mid-December Steam Launch

Cozyrama

• Create and customize magical worlds filled with flowers, lanterns, and adorable roaming animals.
• Enjoy stress-free, timer-free gameplay perfect for relaxing and creative expression.
• Build dioramas in numerous seasonal backdrops, with endless decorating options and high replay value.

News Link

M.O.L.E. (2026): The Claustrophobic Cold War Horror Game Right Under Your Feet

Monster

Just when you thought indie horror was tapped out, along comes a game that wants you to drill to the center of the Earth in a Soviet-era rust bucket. Meet M.O.L.E., a PSX-style simulator-horror game that looks like it was ripped straight from a dusty VHS tape found in your grandpa’s paranoid Cold War-era trunk.

[News Link](M.O.L.E. (2026): The Claustrophobic Cold War Horror Game Right Under Your Feet)

Chaotic climbing game ChimpUP! looks hilarious

ChimpUP! is an upcoming chaotic multiplayer climbing game about monkeys trying to collect bananas, where each player has independent grapple hooks for arms. Looks like it could be another funny multiplayer game to add to your list.

It's a fast-paced game with each round only being about 30 seconds. Every map has its own unique weird gimmick you need to master, and it's all about being first to launch immediately into the next map. You each have wobbly arms you can use however you like - whatever gets you there first. That includes sabotaging friends, as you're able to grab them too.

News Link

Cooking Simulator 2: Better Together Arrives This January

• Optional multiplayer lets you team up with friends to cook, create recipes, and tackle challenges.
• Design unique dishes, experiment with ingredients, and grow from burger joint starter to top chef.
• Manage ingredients, keep your kitchen tidy, and complete hundreds of recipes inspired by world cuisine.

News Link

DuneCrawl Confirmed For Steam Launch in Early January

• Team up with friends online or locally to explore the Dust Seas and hunt for hidden treasures.
• Pilot a gigantic Dune Crawler, fend off enemies, and complete quests for desert privateer glory.
• Enjoy lush, hand-drawn environments, NPC interactions, and customizable cooperative gameplay.

News Link

Escape From Ever After Confirmed For Late January Launch

• This genre-bending RPG is inspired by Paper Mario and twists classic fairytales with a modern touch.
• Players join Flynt Buckler on a quest to infiltrate Ever After Inc. and liberate magical storybooks.
• Experience witty writing, turn-based combat, unique worlds, and ever-changing gameplay mechanics.

News Link

Surreal Cycling Horror Game ‘Quite A Ride’ Looks Utterly Terrifying

Gameplay

I’ve never played a game from Kazakhstan, but after finally finding one from the country — Quite a Ride, from Almaty-based studio Goodwin Games — I don’t think this’ll change any time soon. That’s not because it looks bad — it just seems absolutely terrifying.

Quite a Ride is a surreal “biking survival horror game” and has been signed by Northern English publisher Silver Lining Interactive, whose members have worked on titles as diverse as Dave the Diver, The Alters, and Caravan SandWitch.

News Link

‘Petal Runner’ Is A Cozy Indie Game Boy-Like Coming In 2026

Gameplay

Set in the sun-washed, neon-tinged city of Sapphire Valley, Petal Runner puts players in the seat of Cali, a young courier training to become a “Petal Runner,” a motorcycle delivery rider tasked with transporting “Leap Cells” that power artificial pets (called HanaPets). With them is first-generation HanaPet Kira, a friendly companion housed in a handheld “Leash.” Together, they traverse streets and districts, make deliveries, and uncover a deeper story about friendship, growth, and the cost of progress.

News Link

Brutal 'reverse farming' game turns cosy art into unhinged carnage

Bonk on the head!

It has clear objectives and progression, and a cute 3D art style perfect that looks perfect for a spot of relaxing escapism. But Chiklet's Human Products has a brutal twist. The animals farm the humans.

News Link

Creative indie dev finally finds a way to lure kids from Fortnite to maths practice

Gameplay

The player must defeat robots displaying maths problems by shooting the correct answer on their body parts. It's reminding some parents of the retro game Math Blaster, but with gameplay that has much more chance of appealing to today's players.

News Link

Night Shift: 1999 Launches New Free Demo On Steam

• Play as Isra Bayassee, a centuries-old vampire balancing everyday life and supernatural urges.
• Shape the story through choices with five narrative routes and eleven unique endings to discover.
• Explore Kings Cross in a 1-bit visual novel full of secrets, heartbreak, and branching rewards.

News Link

Garden slug-girl action, masochistic platforming and summer vacation nostalgia: 5 outdoorsy Japanese indie games

Welcome to our weekend segment, where we showcase recent or upcoming Japanese indie games that share a specific theme. This week, we take a look at some promising “outdoorsy” titles. Be it climbing a mountain of random knick-knacks or chilling atop your very own Japanese-style rooftop, there’s something about an open-air setting that just makes you want to wake up, get up, and get out there.

News Link

Jonathan Blow’s Ambitious New Puzzle Game Is 500 Hours Long, And it Looks Fantastic (Order of the sinking star Preview)

Gameplay

Nice View!

Dark Castle

Jonathan Blow is one of the most notable names in the indie game scene, with some even labeling him as one of gaming’s auteurs. If you’re relatively new to gaming, you may not be familiar with the name because Blow hasn’t released a brand new game since 2016. In fact, he’s only made two games as the lead creative, Braid and The Witness, but has worked on numerous other titles in various other capacities. Blow is a pretty intelligent guy, even going as far as trying to make his own programming language, known as Jai. It has been in the works for over a decade, and Blow intends for it to be used for game development.

News Link

Coven of the Chicken Foot is the debut game from Naughty Dog alum Bruce Straley's indie studio

Gameplay

Coven of the Chicken Foot has a lot of things going for it already, in my book. It stars a hero rarely seen in video games, an elderly woman, and it has gorgeous storybook-style art in a lush fantasy setting. It’s a single-player puzzle platformer, it relies on wordless storytelling and the woman, a witch named Gertie, travels with a creepy-cute companion. Plus, Gertie has chicken feet. I love her little chicken feet.

News Link

‘Just in Crime’ Travels Time to Solve Adorable Crimes (Preview)

Gameplay

Gameplay

So this really caught my interest when I played a demo at BCN Game Fest. The cute animals protagonists are more than just adoarble, though. The detective dog is able to take thoughts and string them together to make conclusions that can be presented to various characters in the game, progressing the story. The wizard cat, on the other hand, can go back in time by a few seconds to investigate what’s happened in the past, which can come in handy when solving any mystery.

Preview Link

Cult Indie Hit ‘SpeedRunners’ Gets Spiritual Successor, ‘Sprint City’, In 2026

Gameplay

After ten long years, SpeedRunners, one of the finest cult indie multiplayer games of its generation, is finally getting a spiritual successor. And no, it’s not SpeedRunners 2, which is also on the way — rather, Sprint City hopes to remind players what made the 2016 racing sidescroller so brilliant.

News Link

Homebrew News

Alentejo: The Tinto & The Ugly [Gameboy Color]

Go horse or go

A wild gunman

Welcome back to the nostalgic Old Alentejo. In this historical 19th-century European western, help Gildo, Dolores, and Pepe in their quest to fight Baron Tinto and his oppressive laws. To do so, you’ll need to cross the historic border, explore new locations, discover more items, allies, and… new enemies! The Tinto has never meant so much to so many people in so many ways!

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Alentejo: Tinto's Law [Gameboy Color]

Here comes the train

A saloon

A Gundown Satiric Western, set in the 19th Century Iberian Penisula!

Trains, outlaws, kegs, contraband. Welcome to 19th-century Alentejo, a land where the scorching sun and mysteries are ever-present. Meet Gildo and help him assemble his gang to stand against Baron Tinto's tyrannical rule. Travel across various locations, explore caves and mines, cross the border into Spain, and challenge Tinto and his oppressive lawmaking.

Game Link

Skate Cat [Nes]

Gameplay

The city of Nekocity is no longer peaceful... Monsters from another dimension have been released and threaten to destroy the world.
Only one cat can save it: YOU!
Grab your skateboard and embark on this colorful journey of a thousand dangers.

Game Link

Gumball in Trick-or-Treat Land Receives a February Launch Date [Gameboy and Steam]

• Embark on a quirky adventure to restore the joy of trick-or-treating in a candy-filled overworld.
• Master a turn-based Trick-or-Treating battle system and recruit unique allies for your party.
• Take on a massive quest with dozens of side missions, spells, items, and challenging combat.

News Link

SHERWOOD [Commodore 64]

Robin Hood just won the archery tournament at Nottingham Castle. But as the last of Robin’s three enchanted arrows struck the bullseye, the magic concealing his identity was lost. Robin now stands revealed before the triumphant gaze of Prince John and his Norman guards: A wolfshead with a price on his head, caught in a deadly trap!

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Featured article: ROM Hacks

ROM hacking is a method of editing and modifying games. The early console games were stored on cartridges in ROM memory chips. These games can be extracted (dumped) from these chips and saved into files called ROM images or simply ROMs. Emulators (see previous issue) can play these games saved in ROMs.

A ROM dumping device for the Game Boy Advance

Besides just playing these ROM images, they can also be edited with software tools like hex editors, tile editors (tool to create and edit tile map graphics.), or more advanced tools such as assemblers and debuggers. Some popular games, like the Pokémon series, have tools specifically designed for these games, like item, story, and level editors.
There are many kinds of ROM hacks—some hacks fix small bugs or typing errors in games, while other hacks translate the game into other languages, usually into languages that the game was not initially released in. For example, many early Japanese games never saw an English release for various reasons (like publishers believing certain types of games would not sell well in the West). But there are also occasions where a game gets retranslated into a language that already exists. This happens when the original translation was done poorly or when the official translation has taken many liberties, changing the original plot of the game, and there is a desire for a better translation. These kinds of ROM hacks are called Fun Translations.

RPGe's translation of Final Fantasy V was one of the early major fan-translated works.

One of the earliest examples of a fan translation is the translation of Final Fantasy V into English. Originally, Final Fantasy V was only released in Japan. When the ROM image of the game was made available on the internet unofficially, it was translated into English so western Final Fantasy fans could play the game. Years later the game was officially released in English on the Playstation. Other notable fan translations include the translation of Mother (Earthbound) 3 into English and Bahamut Lagoon into English as well.

Another type of ROM hack is randomizers. These types of hacks randomly shuffle around items that can be found in a game, making a game already finished multiple times interesting and challenging again.

Then we have difficulty rebalancing hacks. A lot of early video games were unfairly difficult, or they had an imbalance. So people created hacks to make these games easier and better balanced. Examples of these hacks are for Double Dragon 3 on the NES, which is extremely difficult, especially the English release of the game, there is an easy mode hack for the game. Another example is Dragon Ball: Legacy of Goku, which is ridiculously unbalanced. There is a ROM hack that rebalances this game. (Though I could not use this hack correctly and would glitch the game)

But there are also ROM hacks that do the opposite, making an easy game harder or making a hard game even harder for players who desire extreme challenges in their games. (Definitely not me.)

ROM hacking can also be used for cheating purposes, for example, modifying the game so the game has infinite lives and/or energy. Making it for player impossible to loose.

Finally, the last category of ROM hacks we are going to look at is multiplayer hacks. These hacks increase the number of players who can play the game. For example, the official release of TETRIS for the NES has only one single-player mode, while the unofficial release of TETRIS for NES by Tengen comes with a two-player mode. There are several hacks that make the official version of Tetris able to be played in a two-player mode. Another example is a ROM hack that changes the NES version of Battletoads into a 4-player game.

Tetris 2 players hack

While several websites exist that provide ROM hacks, two popular sites with tons of ROM hacks are Romhacking.net and Romhackplaza. These sites do not distribute ROMs pre-hacked but rather patches that can be applied to ROM files to modify them. Romhacking.net provides downloadable tools that can be used to patch ROMs. But online patching tools also exists.

Online Rom patcher 1
Online Rom patcher 2
Online Rom patcher 3

They work simply enough: first you upload the ROM file you want to patch and then the patch you want to use. After that, you click on the button Apply Patch. Then the patch ROM will download.

ROM hacks recommendations

1. Double Dragon | 2 players (NES)

Added 2nd player functionality.

Hack

2. Doom 64: Complete Edition (N64)

This hack adds extra levels and many quality of life features to Doom 64.

Hack

3. Mario Kart Amped Up (N64)

This hack adds 16 brand new courses, as well as additional game modes, music, modern visuals, gameplay techniques, and much more!

Hack

4. International SuperStar Soccer Deluxe (SNES)

12 new teams that are added to the original roster.

Hack

5. Streets of Rage 3 (Roo, Ash, Shiva Unlocked)(Genesis/Mega drive)

The hack made the available characters reach 7 and did not change any content of the game.

Hack

6. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial fixed (atari 2600)

Fixes a lot of problems with the game.

Hack

7. Super Pitfall 30th Anniversary Edition (NES)

This hack was created in celebration to 30 years of Super Pitfall. It vastly improves the original game while keeping the base game and level layout intact. The idea was to modernize, fix and beautify the original game because the author felt like the game’s problems kept it from getting justice.

Hack

8. Super Ghouls N Ghosts - Super Arthur (SNES)

This is a hack that changes various gameplay mechanics for Arthur including:

• Power decrementation on hit (return to previous armor)
• Weapon collecting and switching between them with the L/R buttons
• Shields that will not break by blocking with them
• A slightly slower timer

Hack

9. Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest Redaction (NES)

Better translation, fixes bugs

Hack

10. Pokemon Yellow - 151 (gb)

Pokémon Yellow - 151 is intended for emulator players who simply want to play through the original Pokémon Yellow, complete their Pokédex 100%, and have access to the surfing beach-house. The problems with playing on emulators these days is that there are no promotional Pokémon events to go to, there is no connectivity to Pokémon Stadium, and trading across games, while possible, is not only tricky to do, but also feels totally un-natural. Many players have solved the problem by using cheat-codes to temporarily activate the ability to capture the “missing Pokémon”, but to many players it still feels unnatural and, well, like cheating.

Hack

Free Game

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The second part of the Mythix game. Explore an underground passage.
To import the progress from the previous game make sure that the ms1.json is in the location as the Mythix2.py file.

import json
import os


def title(name):
    if name == "":
        name = input("Enter your name: ")
    print("███    ███ ██    ██ ████████ ██   ██ ██ ██   ██     ██████ \n"
          "████  ████  ██  ██     ██    ██   ██ ██  ██ ██           ██ \n"
          "██ ████ ██   ████      ██    ███████ ██   ███        █████  \n"
          "██  ██  ██    ██       ██    ██   ██ ██  ██ ██      ██      \n"
          "██      ██    ██       ██    ██   ██ ██ ██   ██     ███████ \n")
    print(f" Welcome Back {name}")
    print(" The story continues as you find yourself\n in an underground tunnel")
    print(" Enter 1: To continue, Press 0 to exit")
    return name


def underground_one(blue, reset):
    print(blue)
    print("|.'',                                     ,''.|\n"
          "|.'.'',                                 ,''.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'',                             ,''.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'',                         ,''.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|,',',',',|                         |,',',',',|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.','       /*********\\       ','.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.','        /***********\\        ','.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.','         /*************\\         ','.'.|\n"
          "|.','          /***************\\          ','.|\n"
          "|;____________/*****************\\____________;|\n")
    print(reset)
    print(" An underground passage. Only exit is 'N'.")
    return True


def underground_two(blue, reset):
    print(blue)
    print("|.'',                                     ,''.|\n"
          "|.'.'',                                 ,''.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'',                             ,''.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'',                         ,''.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'O'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|,',',',',|                         |,',',',',|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.','       /*********\\       ','.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.','        /***********\\        ','.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.','         /*************\\         ','.'.|\n"
          "|.','          /***************\\          ','.|\n"
          "|;____________/*****************\\____________;|\n")
    print(reset)
    print(" An underground passage. Exits is 'N' and 'S'.")
    return True


def underground_three(blue, reset):
    print(blue)
    print("|.'',                                     ,''.|\n"
          "|.'.'',                                 ,''.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'',                             ,''.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'',                         ,''.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|    ||||||||||||||||||||||.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|    ||||||||||||||||||||||.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|    ||||||||||||||||||||||.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|    ||||||||||||||||||||||.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|    ||||||||||||||||||||||.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|,',',',',|    ||||||||||||||||||||||,',',',',|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|    ||||||||||||||||||||||.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|    ||||||||||||||||||||||.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|    ||||||||||||||||||||||.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|*************************|.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.','       /*********\\       ','.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.','        /***********\\        ','.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.','         /*************\\         ','.'.|\n"
          "|.','          /***************\\          ','.|\n"
          "|;____________/*****************\\____________;|\n")
    print(reset)
    print(" An underground passage. Exits are 'W' and 'S'.")
    return True


def underground_four(blue, reset):
    print(blue)
    print("|.'',                                     ,''.|\n"
          "|.'.'',                                 ,''.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'',                             ,''.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'',                         ,''.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|,',',',',|                         |,','O',',|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.','       /*********\\       ','.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.','        /***********\\        ','.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.','         /*************\\         ','.'.|\n"
          "|.','          /***************\\          ','.|\n"
          "|;____________/*****************\\____________;|\n")
    print(reset)
    print(" An underground passage. Exits are 'W' and 'E'.")
    return True


def underground_five(blue, reset):
    print(blue)
    print("|.'',                                     ,''.|     W\n"
          "|.'.'',                                 ,''.'.|   S + N\n"
          "|.'.'.'',                             ,''.'.'.|     E\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'',                         ,''.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'O'.'.|||||||||||||||||||||||    .'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|||||||||||||||||||||||    .'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|||||||||||||||||||||||    .'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|||||||||||||||||||||||    .'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|||||||||||||||||||||||    .'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|,',',',',|||||||||||||||||||||||    ,',',',',|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|||||||||||||||||||||||    .'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|||||||||||||||||||||||    .'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|||||||||||||||||||||||    .'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|*************************|.'.'O'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.','       /*********\\       ','.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.','        /***********\\        ','.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.','         /*************\\         ','.'.|\n"
          "|.','          /***************\\          ','.|\n"
          "|;____________/*****************\\____________;|\n")
    print(reset)
    print(" An underground passage. Exits are 'N' and 'E'.")
    return True


def underground_six(blue, reset):
    print(blue)
    print("|.'',                                     ,''.|\n"
          "|.'.'',                                 ,''.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'',                             ,''.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'',                         ,''.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|          .-.            |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|         (O,O)           |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|          |-|            |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|         __|__           |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|,',',',',|       //.=|=.\\\\         |,',',',',|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|      // .=|=. \\\\        |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|      \\\\ .=|=. //        |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|       \\\\(_=_)//         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|        (:| |:)          |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.','         || ||           ','.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.','           () ()             ','.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.','             || ||               ','.'.|\n"
          "|.','              #=' '=#                ','.|\n"
          "|;___________________________________________;|\n")
    print(reset)
    print(" A Skeleton monster is blocking your way.")
    print(" A chill goes down your spine\n")
    return True


def underground_seven(blue, reset):
    print(blue)
    print("|.'',                                      ,''.|\n"
          "|.'.'',                                  ,''.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'',                              ,''.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'',                          ,''.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                          |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|      _.------.           |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|     /         \\          |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|     |  o   o  |          |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|     |  vvvvv  |          |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|,',',',',|     |  ^^^^^  |          |,',',',',|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|     |         |          |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|      \\________/          |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                          |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                          |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.','                          ','.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.','                              ','.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.','                                  ','.'.|\n"
          "|.','                                      ','.|\n"
          "|;____________________________________________;|\n")
    print(reset)
    print(" A Ghost monster is blocking your way.")
    print(" Deadly Silence.\n")
    return True


def underground_eight(blue, reset):
    print(blue)
    print("|.'',                                     ,''.|\n"
          "|.'.'',                                 ,''.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'',                             ,''.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'',                          ,''.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                          |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|     \\      /             |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|      o  ^  o             |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|    \\(       ) /          |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|_____)        (_____      |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|,',',',',|(     )       (     )     |,',',',',|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|(_____         _____)     |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|  (__(        )__)        |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|     //(     )\\\\          |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|        (   )             |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.','         ( )              ','.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.','            !                 ','.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.','                                  ','.'.|\n"
          "|.','                                      ','.|\n"
          "|;____________________________________________;|\n")
    print(reset)
    print(" An Incest Monster is Blocking your way.")
    print(" You feel a stillness.\n")
    return True


def underground_nine(blue, reset):
    print(blue)
    print("|.'',                                     ,''.|\n"
          "|.'.'',                                 ,''.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'',                             ,''.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'',                         ,''.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|                         |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|   -------------------   |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|   |                 |   |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|   |                 |   |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|,',',',',|   |   0    0    0   |   |,',',',',|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|   |   1    2    3   |   |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|   |                 |   |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|   |                 |   |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.'.|   |                 |   |.'.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.'.','       /*********\\       ','.'.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.'.','        /***********\\        ','.'.'.|\n"
          "|.'.','         /*************\\         ','.'.|\n"
          "|.','          /***************\\          ','.|\n"
          "|;____________/*****************\\____________;|\n")
    print(reset)
    print(" At the end of the corridor is a wall with 3 buttons.")
    print(" Press E to examine.")
    return True


def death(color, reset):
    print(color)
    print("                                ,..,.\n"
          "                               {    }\n"
          "                               /,   }\n"
          "                              /  `/`\n"
          "                         __, /   /\n"
          "                        {_'-/.__/\n"
          "                         `/-.__/._\n"
          "                         /  ' /`\\_}\n"
          "                        /  ' /     \n"
          "                ____   /  ' /\n"
          "         ,-'----    --/  ' /_\n"
          "        '             ``~~~%%',\n"
          "      (                     %  Y\n"
          "     {                      %% I\n"
          "    {      -                 %  `.\n"
          "    O       ',                %  )\n"
          "    I        |   ,..__      __. U\n"
          "    I    .,_./  Y ' / ^Y   J   )|\n"
          "    \\          |' /   |   |   ||\n"
          "     \\         L_/    . _ (_,.'(\n"
          "      \\,  ,      ^^""' / |      )\n"
          "       \\_  \\        /,L]    /\n"
          "        '-_`-,       ` `   ./`\n"
          "          `-(_            )\n"
          "              ^^\\..___,.--`\n")
    print(reset)
    print(" You died! Make sure you found and used the right weapon")
    print(" correct monster.")
    print(" Press enter to exit")
    return False


def battle(attack, enemy, game_score, inventory):
    info = " You killed the Monster and moved on to the next area"
    if enemy == "u6" and attack == "2" and "lit-torch" in inventory:
        info += "\n You hear a 'TA' sound"
        room = "u7"
        game_score += 3
    elif enemy == "u7" and attack == "1" and "tuning-fork" in inventory:
        room = "u8"
        info += "\n You hear a 'DA' sound"
        game_score += 3
    elif enemy == "u8" and attack == "3" and "fan" in inventory:
        room = "u9"
        info += "\n You hear a 'AH' sound"
        game_score += 3
    else:
        info = ""
        room = "dead"
    return room, info, game_score


def ending(color, reset):
    print(color)
    print(" ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿\n"
          " ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿\n"
          " ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿\n"
          " ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠶⠶⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠶⠶⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿\n"
          " ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿\n"
          " ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿\n"
          " ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿\n"
          " ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿\n"
          " ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿\n"
          " ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿\n"
          " ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿\n"
          " ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⠶⠶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⠶⠶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿\n")
    print(" The ground shakes and the wall in front of you rises up.")
    print(" In the next room there is a ladder tha goes up.")
    print(" You climbed up.")
    print(" End of Part 2. To be continued!")
    print(" Score saved. You can use the save,json file to")
    print(" import the score into the third part of the game.")
    print(" Press enter to exit.")
    return False


def main():
    print()
    # Initialize game variables
    # variables
    loop = True
    room = 'title'
    info = ""
    game_score = 0
    name = ""
    direction = "n"
    # Colors
    color = ''
    green = '\033[32m'
    yellow = '\033[33m'
    blue = '\033[34m'
    reset = '\033[m'
    red = '\033[31m'
    search_counter = 0
    inventory = []

    rooms = {
        "u1": underground_one,
        "u2": underground_two,
        "u3": underground_three,
        "u4": underground_four,
        "u5": underground_five,
        "u6": underground_six,
        "u7": underground_seven,
        "u8": underground_eight,
        "u9": underground_nine,
        "dead": death,
        "end": ending,
    }

    colors = {
        "u1": blue,
        "u2": blue,
        "u3": blue,
        "u4": blue,
        "u5": blue,
        "u6": blue,
        "u7": blue,
        "u8": blue,
        "u9": blue,
        "dead": green,
        "end": green,
    }

    move_south = {
        "u2": "u1",
        "u3": "u2",
    }
    move_north = {
        "u1": "u2",
        "u2": "u3",
        "u5": "u6",
    }

    move_west = {
        "u3": "u4",
        "u4": "u5",
    }

    move_east = {
        "u5": "u4",
        "u4": "u3",
    }

    no_action_rooms = [
        'exit',
        'title',
        'end',
        "u6",
        "u7",
        "u8",
        "dead",
    ]

    battle_rooms = [
        "u6",
        "u7",
        "u8"
    ]

    # Try to load save data from precious part
    if os.path.exists('ms1.json'):
        with open('ms1.json', 'r') as sv:
            loaded_data = json.load(sv)
            game_score = loaded_data['game_score']
            name = loaded_data['name']
            info = " Import successful"

    # Main game loop
    while loop:
        if room == 'title':
            name = title(name)
        print("*" * 60)
        print(f" Name: {name}", end="")
        space = 45 - len(name)
        print(" " * space, end="")
        print(f"Score: {game_score}")
        if room in rooms:
            loop = rooms[room](color, reset)
        if room not in no_action_rooms:
            print(green)
            if direction == "n":
                print(" ⣿⣿⣿N⣿⣿⣿")
                print(" ⣿W + E⣿")
                print(" ⣿⣿⣿S⣿⣿⣿")
            if direction == "s":
                print(" ⣿⣿⣿S⣿⣿⣿")
                print(" ⣿E + W⣿")
                print(" ⣿⣿⣿N⣿⣿⣿")
            if direction == "e":
                print(" ⣿⣿⣿E⣿⣿⣿")
                print(" ⣿N + S⣿")
                print(" ⣿⣿⣿W⣿⣿⣿")
            if direction == "w":
                print(" ⣿⣿⣿W⣿⣿⣿")
                print(" ⣿S + N⣿")
                print(" ⣿⣿⣿E⣿⣿⣿")
            print(reset)
            print(" Enter the letters corresponding exits to go there")
            print(" Enter 'F' to search, Enter 'I' for Inventory")
        # Fighting Attacks
        if room in battle_rooms:
            if "tuning-fork" in inventory:
                print(" 1.Tuning Fork ", end="")
            if "lit-torch" in inventory:
                print(" 2.Lit-Torch ", end="")
            if "fan" in inventory:
                print(" 3.Hand Fan ", end="")
            print()
        # Display Text and input prompt
        print(yellow + info + reset)
        info = ""
        print("*" * 60)
        command = input(" Command: ")
        command = command.lower()
        if command == "0":
            loop = False
        if command == "1" and room == "title":
            room = "u1"
        # Search area actions
        if command == "f":
            info = " You searched the area but found nothing"
            if room == 'u2':
                if "matches" not in inventory:
                    if "torch" not in inventory:
                        info = " You found a torch"
                        inventory.append("torch")
                        game_score += 1
                else:
                    if "lit-torch" not in inventory:
                        info = " You found a torch and you lit with the matches"
                        inventory.append("lit-torch")
                        game_score += 2
            if room == 'u4':
                if "tuning-fork" not in inventory:
                    info = " You found a tuning fork."
                    inventory.append("tuning-fork")
                    game_score += 1
            if room == 'u5':
                if search_counter == 0:
                    if "fan" not in inventory:
                        info = " You found a hand fan"
                        inventory.append("fan")
                        search_counter = 1
                        game_score += 1
                elif search_counter == 1:
                    if "torch" not in inventory:
                        if "matches" not in inventory:
                            info = " You found matches"
                            inventory.append("matches")
                            game_score += 1
                    else:
                        if "lit-torch" not in inventory:
                            info = " You found matches and used them to lit the torch"
                            inventory.append("lit-torch")
                            game_score += 2
        # Movements
        if command == 's':
            if room in move_south:
                room = move_south[room]
                direction = 's'
        elif command == 'n':
            if room in move_north:
                room = move_north[room]
                direction = 'n'
        elif command == 'e':
            if room in move_east:
                room = move_east[room]
                direction = 'e'
        elif command == 'w':
            if room in move_west:
                room = move_west[room]
                direction = 'w'
        elif room in battle_rooms:
            room, info, game_score = battle(command, room, game_score, inventory)

        if command == "e" and room == "u9":
            print(" You examine the buttons.")
            print(" The first one makes an 'DA' sound when you pressed it.")
            print(" The second one makes an 'TA' sound when you pressed it.")
            print(" The third one makes an 'AH' sound when you pressed it.")
            print(" Press switches in the right order")
            puzzle = input(" For example 1,2,3: ")
            if puzzle == "2,1,3" or puzzle == "2,1,3,":
                game_score += 5
                data_to_save = {
                    "name": name,
                    "game_score": game_score,
                }
                with open('ms2.json', 'w') as sv:
                    json.dump(data_to_save, sv)
                room = "end"
            else:
                info = " Nothing happens"

        if command == "xyzzy":
            info = " Unfortunately nothing happens this time."
        if command == 'i':
            print("*" * 60)
            print(" Inventory: ")
            print(red, inventory, reset)
        if room in colors:
            color = colors[room]
main()

Walkthrough

Escape the attic (From Issue #6)

• Enter the number 1 into the prompt to start the game.
• Enter the number 3 into the prompt to examine the portrait, behind it you will find a key.
• Enter the number 4 into the prompt to open the drawers with the key and find a knife.
• Enter the number 5 into the prompt to cut open the pillow on the arm chair. Inside it you will find a key.
• Enter the number 1 into the prompt to unloack the door and escape.

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Blast from the past

Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom [DOS GAME]

Mutant Bats oh no!

This game, despite its cheesy name, is one of the cutest shoot-'em-up style games ever made for the PC. You take the role of a lone starship pilot, who happens to encounter the "Dreaded Space Bats of Doom" on a routine assignment in outer space, and are all that stands between them and the invasion of Earth.

The game consists of 66 stages, arranged in some sort of pattern (for example, every type of bats you encounter takes 3 stages to pass, each of three introducing new challenges). Once every several bats you kill you get one of four bonuses - purple gems, 6 of which grant you another life, a green gem which makes your missiles faster, a red one which gives you additional missiles per round, or a white gem which grants you a time-limited "hyper" mode.

The game is very challenging, and the cliche' name/plot makes it a refreshing change from all the typical Space Invaders clones...

Return of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom [DOS GAME]

In this sequel, the mutant space bats of doom return yet again to invade earth. Only you stand in their way of achieving their nefarious goals. As usual collect the different colored gems that can increase your ship's firepower, slow down the enemies, or add to the number of lives. In the bonus stage you turn into a bat and fly around collecting the maximum amount of gems to increase the chances of success in battle.

Game Talk

This is the first game talk where I share my thoughts on games. In this first game talk, I will write about mini indie games that I enjoyed playing.

Loco Motive

A very good point-and-click adventure game that reminds me of old Sierra and LucasArts adventure games, you play as a lawyer who has to solve a murder case on a train. The game has beautiful pixel art graphics and good music. The puzzles in the game are, in my opinion, very good. Not too difficult but also not too easy.
The game has some pixel art gore in it and some wicked humor that I enjoyed. I would recommend this game to anyone who has not played it.
This game is free on Itch.io, but there is also a reimagined version of the game on Steam and Switch to buy. I have not played the reimagined version yet, only the original.

Cookie's Bakery

A Game Boy homebrew game that can also be played online. I had posted this game in the community recently during the Advent calendar free game event. It is a simple game, you own a bakery, and you have to cook cookies for your customers. The customers do not name the kind of cookie they want, they just describe it vaguely, and you have to figure out which type of cookie they want based on the cookie's description in your baking book. Then you have to pick up the right ingredients in the kitchen following the recipe in the baking book and then bake them. If you have done everything correctly, the customer will be satisfied, otherwise, they will be a little disappointed. You can also talk to the town folk at the start of a new day. It does not do anything for the progression of the game, it is just a fun addition. And that is about it for the game. A fun little pastime for a cold winter day. Or you can play it midsummer, who am I to judge?

Game on Itch.io

Six Cats Under

Another short point-and-click adventure game. Yes, I love those games.
In this game you play as an old lady who owns many cats and who has recently died. You are a ghost now and worry that your cats will die from hunger trapped inside your house. You want to free them, but your ghostly powers are not strong enough to open the door. So you can only manipulate small things to spook the cats or attract their curiosity. Like pressing the button on a fan or a remote control, for example. A cute little game I recommend for cat lovers.

Game on Itch.io

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jokes

• I’m not lazy, I’m just in energy-saving mode for gaming.
• Why did the computer go on a diet? It had too many chips!
• PC gamers don't take hot showers.
  They take Steam-y ones.

Memes

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Boss Fight

I hate it

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My Empire Of Cash
© Surazeus
2026 01 11

Catching fish of sorrows from lake of dreams,
I roast painful memories on brooding flames
to analyze frame of my mental state
that defines ontology of world fate
in which I arrange puzzle pieces well
as map that directs how I play my role.

Secure in ownership of fertile land,
which my ancestors acquired by blood bond,
I plot complex program to construct frame
of honest principles that lead my team
of corporate pirates to expand cash scope
that we employ to spring financial trap.

Ensconced in steel-glass tower of blind wealth
from which I exploit labor to cleanse filth,
my seat of global power provides base
to manage civil conflicts fired by race
which I devise to conquer and divide
fragile nations fractured by social creed.

My twisted sense of liberty provides
chance to exploit uneducated hordes
with bait that sparks their weakness into rage
when I hire them as goon with gun and badge
since I am free to use men as I will
as fools on which I build Empire of Hell.

Invested in program of thought control,
launched by religious clang of the church bell,
I long conspire with faceless oligarchs
to legislate your tax as secret perks
that channel state funds to my bank accounts
while defunding schools by diverting grants.

Locking once open doors to public schools,
with cleverly encoded mental tools,
I block your access to knowledge of truth
to redirect your professional path
that restricts opportunities to work
in factory I own by homeless park.

Play by rules I establish with state law
and you will earn just enough cash to play
in bright amusement park I also own
in oppressive social system I plan
so you depend on jobs I deign to ploy
that suppress your ambition safely low.

Working hard to build my Empire of Cash,
through company that extracts mental trash,
I scrabble hard to rise from poverty
through principle of social liberty
till I control resource of fertile land
that keeps you all bowed low under my hand.

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