Back in the early ’90s, an incredible top-down game inspired by an original board game was released by Gremlin. It quickly gained immense popularity, earning rave reviews and securing its place as one of the must-have titles in any retro collection. The game in question is none other than ‘Hero Quest’—a captivating video game adaptation of the fantasy board game from Games Workshop and Milton Bradley. You can imagine my excitement upon discovering through Xenomorph that Hero Quest is set to receive an enhanced version for the Amstrad CPC.
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There are various developers discussing the game’s progress, with team members frequently changing roles. One user, known as GOB, mentioned they are working on a CPR version featuring CPC+ graphics. Here are the latest updates from abalore regarding this version:
- Compatible with 64k machines, including standard CPCs with cartridge ports
- Full soundtrack and sound effects available on all machines, including 64k
- Enhanced color palettes for in-game graphics, maps, and cutscenes
- Missing furniture from the original game (e.g., Armory) added
- Optimized music player for improved performance
- Joystick or keyboard selection by default based on input at the title screen
- Larger, improved title screen
- Levels from Return Of The Witch Lord included via Load Other option
- Input selection retained when switching to the expanded version
- Previously unused music track now plays on the title screen
- Cassette relay clicking bug has been fixed
- Greatly improved visuals for monochrome monitors
- Redesigned cursor for better visibility
- New in-game background with clearer icons and better color usage
- New board background mimicking aged paper
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Original article by www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com
