Space Bash: Contact!! - A spiritual sci-fi sequel to Jaleco’s classic RodLand for the MSX!

If you have a MSX then read on! As I've just found out through Twitter that the previously announced 'Space Bash: Contact!!', a spiritual successor to Jaleco’s legendary RodLand, has come out of development and been released for all to enjoy. Developed for the prestigious MSXdev’25 competition, this title swaps the fairy land of the original for a bizarre alien world, promising an experience that is faster, more challenging, and—as the developers put it—significantly "crazier."

Here's the full details. "If you love classic arcade platformers… fasten your seatbelt! Space Bash: Contact!! is a spiritual sequel to Jaleco’s classic RodLand, set in space — and even crazier. More action. More strategy. More ways to attack and defend. Levels designed to reward clever tactics, not just fast reflexes. Developed for the MSXdev’25 competition, the game runs on any MSX computer with at least 16 KB of RAM, bringing a colorful arcade-style experience to classic 8-bit hardware. Watch the trailer for a first look at the gameplay, enemies, and the bizarre alien world waiting for you."

Game Features

• 20 varied levels
• Outdoor and indoor environments
• 4 enemy types with different behaviors and attacks
• 1 final boss
• SCC music
• Layered gameplay that rewards skill
• build ladders & glide to reach distant platforms
• smash an enemy into its comrades to stun them all
• collect all batteries for extra points and extra lives
• secondary weapon: a versatile, chargeable energy blast to get out of hairy situations 
• Cut scenes
• Custom MSX 2 palette

Credits : 

• Concept, Game Design & Graphics: Davide Bottino
• Programming: Giuseppe Ettore Pintus (TheGeps)
• Music & SFX: John Hassink

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