Nodes of Yesod 30th Anniversary Edition for Apple TV is here!

Nodes of Yesod for tvOS/Apple TV is now here in all its retro glory!

Guide Astro Charlie through various moon caverns, defeating many monsters on your way. Collect 8 Alchiems to complete your quest!

In this enhanced version of the classic 8-bit retro platform game, you will find the complete original game, along with an enhanced version containing new graphics, new gameplay features, new audio, music remixes, and more!

FEATURES:

• Classic mode, with original 8-bit graphics
• Enhanced mode featuring:
• Enhanced graphics
• Remixed music
• Help system
• Map mode 
• New game features
• Resume feature to automatically save your progress
• Support for Siri remote and official gamepad controllers (extended profile)

Find the Monolith, and help Astro Charlie escape from the moon!

Nodes of Yesod is $2.99 on the Apple TV App Store, check it out now!

Nodes of Yesod 30th Anniversary Edition for tvOS/AppleTV submitted to Apple

I'm pleased to announce that the tvOS/AppleTV Nodes of Yesod 30th Anniversary Edition has been submitted to Apple for review!

More news here when the game is approved.

Nodes of Yesod AppleTV tvOS - Credits Sequence Preview

Another preview to whet your appetite. Here is the credits sequence running on the AppleTV.

Nodes of Yesod for AppleTV / tvOS

We've been fortunate to receive an AppleTV 4th generation dev kit from Apple, so naturally it makes sense to create a new version - Nodes of Yesod 30th Anniversary Edition for AppleTV!

Here's a first playable running on the device.

 

Other than the changes to allow the game to be played on the Siri touch remote, work has been done to update the screen @ 60fps, which means much smoother on-screen movement for Astro Charlie. This can be seen in the above video (albeit through the lens of an iPhone, so the quality of the video is not the best).

No word yet on release date, but hopefully this will be wrapped up within the next few weeks ready for launch of the new AppleTV.

Spectaculator iOS/Android + Odin ZX Spectrum Anthology

I'm pleased to announce that the entire Odin Computer Graphics anthology is now officially licensed and available to play on iOS and Android courtesy of the leading Sinclair Spectrum emulator, Spectaculator.

Odin's Robin of the Wood running on the iOS version of Spectaculator.

The full list of games included in the Odin Computer Graphics anthology is:

• The Arc Of Yesod (1985)
• Crosswize (1988)
• Heartland (1986)
• Hypaball (1986)
• I.C.U.P.S. (1986)
• Nodes Of Yesod (1985)
• The Plot (1988)
• Robin Of The Wood (1985)
• Sidewize (1987)

Spectaculator is available on the iOS App Store and on Google Play, and the Odin Computer Graphics anthology is available for In App Purchase on both platforms!

Interview with Steve Wetherill

Check out this interview posted on the World of Spectrum site about my time at Odin Computer Graphics. The interview was originally posted in Spanish on the elmundodelspectrum.com site.

Making of Nodes of Yesod in Retro Gamer #93

Check out the making of Nodes of Yesod in Retro Gamer #93!

Retro Gamer #93 features "making of" Nodes!

Craig Grannell covers the making of Nodes of Yesod, with input from Steve Wetherill, programmer on the Sinclair Spectrum version and iOS & Flash versions of the game.

Retro Gamer magazine is available for order on their site, and is also available in downloadable form for the iPad.