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Hey, this was just announced today: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3459100/BioMenace_Remastered/

Turns out some of the people from the Discordchannel I've sent you were working on it.

Talk about coincedence!

Hey, no problem!

I eventually got used to your keybindings — it was kind of silly of me not to just switch to QWERTY. Should’ve thought of that before I left the comment... :-)

And you’re totally right about the Alt/Ctrl keys — during my DOSBox playthrough I kept hitting that pesky Windows key that sits inconveniently between them.

The game definitely had its flaws... but my nostalgia goggles covered most of the frustration (those landmines and the slightly inconsistent difficulty).

Still, I really loved the mix of pixelated gore and bright visuals. Not to mention indeed the Escape from New York vibes — the name, the hair, the moustache! And that pre-Duke attitude...

Did you know this was also the work of just one guy? (Apart from the Keen engine, of course.)

Unfortunately, I'm just a modder — my Wizordum levels are the only things I’ve made so far. So no coding, but modding Wizordum definitely sparked an interest in pixel art. Who knows — maybe someday! :-)

If you're looking for collaboration, I’d recommend checking out the Emberheart Games Discord (home of Wizordum and the Apogee HD remasters):

https://discord.com/channels/504587412878393344/710582135303438346

There’s a pretty active gamedev/modding community over there.

The Biomenace mod is still in early stages, but there’s already a solid number of other mods you can play from within the game itself — including a few of mine.

And of course, the main game, currently in Early Access but heading for a 1.0 release by the end of the month.

Keep up the great work! I’ll definitely check out your other games too — and I’ve got my fingers crossed for more Remulletized levels!

Hi there,

Thanks for getting back to me!

I was thinking of using Ctrl/Alt for Jump/Fire like in the original, and maybe Space for the grenade-switch key. However, your bindings actually made a lot more sense once I switched to QWERTY (Team AZERTY here) :-)

Do you plan on making more levels—maybe even Episode 1?

I really enjoyed your project, and the grenade-switch key is a real game-changer (quite literally)!

Playing this brought back some serious nostalgia, and I ended up doing a playthrough of the DOS version.

Seems like the key to beating the game is to avoid picking up landmines at all costs :-)

It also inspired me to start modding a Bio Menace level for Wizordum!

https://x.com/wizordum/status/1905239778733269069

If you haven't already, you should definitely check it out.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1715590/Wizordum/

https://www.gog.com/en/game/wizordum

Hi there! This is great! Is there a way though to rebind the controls to set jump to space bar etc. ? Thanks!