Axis - Escape the Aliens in this new C64 port from AnyStone Games

The Commodore 64’s library has grown even bigger today with the official release of Axis, a high-stakes "escape" title developed by AnyStone Games. Born from the legacy of Zsolt Bertók’s (Bery) original Videoton TV Computer game of the same name, this modern C64 rendition was crafted using the powerful TRSE (Turbo Rascal Syntax Error) development tool. In a departure from the typical "run-and-gun" action found on the platform, Axis strips the player of all weaponry. There is no shooting or fighting here—our protagonist must rely entirely on speed, timing, and nerves of steel. The objective is simple but daunting: navigate through 10 perilous sectors to find the exit door that can only be opened with the right key card.

Here's the latest. "Axis is an “escape” game where our protagonist can’t hit, or shoot, just run. The story can be read at the beginning of the game. Bottom line: we have to escape from aliens and get out the exit door (two red arrows down). To do this, you need to pick up key cards (red and green) so that you can open the doors of the right color. Aliens are faster than the protagonist, and if they sense/see us (also through a wall!) they immediately rush (attack) towards us. So it will take caution, patience, and skill to avoid them. There are 10 sectors, at the end of the 10th the protagonist gets out and we can admire the end sequence and photograph the elapsed time:)"

• Original game and code: Bery (Zsolt Bertók)
• Music: Csabo (Csaba Pankaczy)
• Other graphics: Unreal (Csaba Kémeri)

Developer story

• After the Plus/4 version was completed, I decided that this game would be good for C64 as well. We're building a real multiplatform game :) Bery originally made it for TVC, Geco rewrote it for Enterprise 128 and Amstrad CPC, and after Plus/4 I now for C64. I'm still thinking about the Amiga version :) :) :)

Links :1) Source 2) Plus/4