Throbby Heartache
A downloadable game
So I was looking at my game, Throbbin' Headache, and thinking,
"I should do a deluxe version with small improvements, bug fixes and other corrections."
However, after looking, and starting the process of tweaking and improving, I realised it was February already, and what would be better than a deluxe version of my fever dream game than a follow-up with a vaguely valentines theme?
Instructions
Robby and Roberta ( Yes, there's two of them now! ) have caught the Valentines bug. But some nefarious individual has scattered love hearts all over the place. And there are angry cherubs everywhere! ( I bet they're mad because they lost their bows and arrows! )
Avoid the cherubs. Avoid the broken hearts. Collect all the good, love hearts. Progress to the next level. There are 20 levels in all and a few are more than a little dastardly!
Controls: Usual Joystick controls, but also
O = Left, P = Right, M = Jump, H =Pause
Robby and Roberta can jump up high by pressing JUMP.
They can jump far by pressing JUMP + LEFT or RIGHT.
They will bounce off solid walls. They will pass through hollow platforms.
Collect all the hearts to open the door.
Good luck!
Loading the game: You will need an emulator, or a way of loading .tap files into your Spectrum. Select the Tape File, if it doesn't automatically load, type LOAD "" ( J and then shift and PP for the quotes ) and hit enter. You might need to start the tape. If in doubt, refer to whichever instructions relate to whatever it is you're using.
Inspiration
Definitely elements of Manic Miner and similar platform games. Also the much maligned BombJack II and any collect-'em up.
Credits
Game, graphics, loading screen, music were all me. But I did use some tools. (and I might have been inspired a little by a certain Liverpudlian band from the 1960's with my tune... )
MPAGD by Jonathan Cauldwell,
Beepola by Chris Cowley (using Shiru's Tritone V2 Player)
ZX-Editor/ZX-Blockeditor/ZX-Paintbrush by Claus Jahn
Vortex Tracker II by S.V. Bulba
MPAGDMusicizer by David Saphier
This game supports ULA+ (but doesn't need it).
Updated | 13 days ago |
Published | 18 days ago |
Status | Released |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
Author | io.rrwm |
Genre | Platformer |
Tags | 128k, 48k, 8-Bit, mpagd, Retro, ula-plus, ZX Spectrum |
Download
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Development log
- Minor change to 128K "with tunes" version13 days ago
- 128K version available (just added Tunes)15 days ago
Comments
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Absolutely outstanding, you've done it again 🤩 You have truly captured the essence of the magical world of gaming. Your game stands out from the crowd with its unique style and goes its own way without caring what the other games are doing. A true classic that has a perfectly challenging difficulty level for the average gamer. Exciting when you get to find out which path you can take to finally reach the exit. Very rewarding and so much fun. Keep it up 👍 Thank you very much!
Thank you for your kind comments! Glad you enjoyed the game; I have more games planned and a few things I'm working on at the moment so there should be more games later this year. Thank you again!
Excellent news! I admire your talent, you engineers make life extra exciting. I will definitely check out your other games. Thanks for the reply and good luck!
Nice game, purchased!
Thank you! Hope you enjoy it.
Nice !
Thank you for sharing the video - it looks like you were getting the hang of it.
very nice
Thank you!
Thanks!
Enjoy! :-)
Great game, thanks.
Thank you! And thank you for sharing the video, it's always good seeing others play the game.
Very cool game, love it! Also discovered Throbbing Headache, thanks!
Thanks for the kind words. Glad you like the games. Hope you have a good weekend ahead!
Nice game!
Thanks! Love seeing the videos. Hope you've a good weekend ahead!