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The Concept

This project started as an entry for the 2008 TIGSource Retro Demake competition, originally written in Python. I have recently rebuilt it  in HTML5, largely unchanged except for the addition of retro VFX for the old black and white tv feel and it now scales rather than having a fixed size.

The Aesthetic: A Love Letter to the ZX-81 

The Sinclair ZX-81 was an iconic, ultra-cheap 8-bit machine from the early 1980s, the forerunner to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. To capture its spirit, this game recreates its unique visual limitations:

• Character-Based Graphics: Rather than standard pixel-plotting, the ZX-81 used a 32x24 character grid. I have utilized the original internal "block graphics" tileset, where pre-defined shapes (quarters, halves, and checkerboard squares) are arranged to form lines, solid forms, and sprites.
• Authentic Visual Quirks: You may notice occasional "clashing" where tiles meet—this is a genuine limitation of the original system’s "fake" graphics.
• The "Speed" Disclaimer: While the graphics are authentic, I have intentionally ignored the ZX-81's original CPU speed limitations. You get the 1981 aesthetic without the 1981 crawl!

Secret Options: Pressing "#" opens up the secret retro vfx option window.

Hi, it's been a while but I finally finished it off and released it here https://bug-victim.itch.io/plasmatron  I hope you enjoy it.

Here's my new game Plasmatron. It has a story mode where you try to beguile funding for scientific research with pretty visuals, which acts a tutorial for how to operate the psychedelic animated plasma generator. Or just play around in freeform mode for a chill time experimenting or flicking though presets.

https://bug-victim.itch.io/plasmatron

Plasmatron - Free Browser Game

Copycat - Free Browser Game

Copycat - Free Browser Game

Copycat is a game where I took the word copycat and made a game out of it.

Memorise the cat.
Find the copy.
Don’t hesitate.

Short, intense, and over quickly.
Playable in the browser. Suitable for phone and desktop.

German Whist - Free Browser Game

I’ve just published a playable browser version of German Whist, a two-player trick-taking card game. If you enjoyed the old Windows Hearts then this might remind you of it.

This version focuses on:

• Clear, readable card play

• Smooth dealing and trick resolution

• A single-player mode against AI opponents

• A traditional table-top feel.

It’s playable on desktop in the browser and works ok on tablet. I was originally hoping I could get it work on phone as well but I just can't see a way to produce a common interface that suits both so I am releasing as is now and may return later with a phone interface

If you enjoy classic card games or trick-taking games, I’d be interested in any feedback - especially around pacing, clarity, or AI behaviour.

Thanks for taking a look.

BugVictim

Credit to Pucky as the royal portrait artist

German Whist - Free Browser Game

Generic Space Rock Shooter Game

This is my love letter to the legendary 1979 arcade game, Asteroids.

It is a free, completely vanilla HTML5 arcade shooter. No engines, no libraries, and no saved assets. Everything you see and hear is generated at runtime.

I added some colour to an arcade classic while keeping the glowing outline vector style recreated with modern tech. Asteroids have unique shapes each game and actually bounce off one another instead of passing through each other. The starfield twinkles subtly, planets are drawn procedurally, and all sound effects are synthesized on the fly rather than being samples.

Saucers do not fly in from the edges, they warp in instead. There is also a very brief hyperspace animation, and hyperspace itself is risky just like the original. Other than that, there are no unfair situations. Nothing spawns on top of you, nothing hits you from off screen, and you are never placed into an impossible situation.

There are many Asteroids homages on itch.io, but I think this one stands out because the gameplay has been properly tested, tuned, and polished with attention to detail that fans of the original arcade game will appreciate.

If you enjoy pure vector style space shooting and tight, skill based gameplay, I hope you will give it a try.

Best regard,

BugVictim

Great game, added to collection, I will need to spend abit more time with it

Generic Space Rock Shooter Game

I've thought about it a bit and I'd rather keep it under Games rather than Other. I think I can do that by having an optional story mode, which is effectively a tutorial for the controls taking you through what effectively starts as just boring balls bouncing off each other to adding connecting lines, arcing the lines, adding visual after fx  and a few other things, but it loosely makes it a game  where you complete the optional story mode to open up freeform mode.

I've written an in-browser program for making animated plasma patterns. It's not really a game as such but at least to me it's a fun way to waste a few minutes. Is it something I can post on itch.io or is breaking the rules? I'm still working on it so the controls are still a bit rough
 

Terminal Velocity

https://bug-victim.itch.io/terminal-velocity