Hello, in my last issue of Retro News Flash, I covered the game Musketeer and ran a short report on it. It´s a really great game, I really liked it. All the best from Magisthan´s Spielekiste. 🙂
One for all and all for one! Beautiful atmosphere.Together with the download you get a printable cover and floppy sticker with a great artwork. I really hope there will be a second part - maybe taking place in Bois de Boulogne. No need to change anything, game is perfect - just more please ;-)
Awesome game with beautiful graphics and lovingly designed animations. The only downside is the relatively short playing time. Our German-language review can be found in our recorded livestream starting at 00:52:12 and there is a longplay at 06:28:19. English subtitles are also available. Subscription to our YouTube and Twitch channel is welcome. 🙂
Great game, the animations are superb! I would have preferred though if the dagger throwing enemies were a bit easier and the game longer. I'm also wondering if slowing the sword animations down a bit (so that we have time to react), but making the enemies more aggressive would result in more "swashbuckling" duels?
Really nice game! Question: is there something special you should do to get the horse moving? I had to sacrifice a life to cross the fire while blinking because the horse is just standing there. I saw on youtube the horse can move to assist getting the lantarn.
We have just finished producing the print files - Sorry about the delay! /Dennis G
(Also if you want to spoil your fun, there are some youtubers who show the way to do it. (Though I would recommend looking for it yourself as part of the exploration, but you're the boss of you. :) It is not complicated once you figure it out. You just need to find an item and walk over it to collect it. - Thank you for playing!
Hab mir das Game gestern gekauft und konnte es schon heute komplett durchspielen. Wirklich schön gemacht mit ein paar kniffligen Screens. So macht Spielen am C64 Spass
Technically is perfect. I loved it. But is too easy and too too short. 15/20 min needed to finish it in the third play when you take control of the game. More levels and puzzles would be nice to complete the game.
I just completed Musketeer and I have to tell you—this game is a bite-sized masterpiece! Bravo sirs! Everything about it was sheer perfection. I just hope you guys see fit to bring us a sequel at some point.
Thanks for the info. Would be nice to consider a save feature or something like that for future cart releases of other games. That is one thing that is ideal on cart, especially for games that take a while to play.
Nice game but the disk image confused me a bit: I can load the menu then I have the option to load the loader pic OR the game. If I load the loader pic then I have to reset and start all over to be able to load the game. Am I missing something? I would expect that the game would start after the loader pic is displayed.
edit: this is not official artwork nor is it "AI". I used a 2020 movie cover for this (I always use stuff on the web as I see fit, so nothing's "stolen" like this guy below claims) to make some fan cover out of it. I didn't like the original artwork so I decided on something better. All covers I post from time to time get deleted after 2 weeks, after that they are only available in my collection on my itch page https://reflex64.itch.io/
2 TygerKlawz (Who is apparently stalking me now): As this is all fan art, nothing's stolen so get your head out of your ass before posting shit, thx.
I'll remove the Icon logo since it's not a game from them it seems (sometimes things stay in my templates, blame my workflow huh), so yeah.
is this the handpainted artwork ? my A.I. paranoia had me wonder why use A.I. all the time for 8bit game boxart and flyers but i keep reading "hand painted inlay by Gustafson" everywhere ....
If thats the case ...
The game itself looks really great, the kid used to loove Zorro, played so many hours of that, so if this is really hand-painted i dont know when i'll find time to finish but i'll get it.
The old machine needs more finished quality releases (i hear its a bit on the short side tho but i guess it beats gamejems lol)
...
(please dont tell me this is A.I. after all now that i bought it)
edit : the inlay that comes with looks pretty much painted indeed but this pic isnt, is it ? ... well i just tested it on a mister fpga
you need set standard c64 in hardware settings for the .d64 image or you get this
(im confident it will work fine on the meatloaf or kungfu cart on my real machine)
it looks awesome and plays really smooth, we got a winner, GOTY'25 material
Yes, this isn't the original game art. It's fan-art. The download bundle includes a hi-res picture of the actual hand-painted game art and includes .prg, .tap and .d64 files to cater for all C64 loading methods.
thats what A.I. mostly does , isn't it ;) i think the art thats included for printing your own box or cover pretty much stands out as original, it has no a.i. vibe at all ... its sad sometimes, theres so many great artists who would probably do you a cover or drawing for free b/c they're drawing anyway ... but ... this is really a great game release - theres a lot of stuff for the c64 yearly, maybe not as much as the speccy but still a whole lot but most of it is ...
great to keep the machine alive while very few are fully finished polished prods imo
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Hello, in my last issue of Retro News Flash, I covered the game Musketeer and ran a short report on it. It´s a really great game, I really liked it. All the best from Magisthan´s Spielekiste. 🙂
This game is great c64 game. Good work!! I would be nice with printable tape sleeves covers also.
One for all and all for one! Beautiful atmosphere.Together with the download you get a printable cover and floppy sticker with a great artwork. I really hope there will be a second part - maybe taking place in Bois de Boulogne. No need to change anything, game is perfect - just more please ;-)
Awesome game with beautiful graphics and lovingly designed animations. The only downside is the relatively short playing time. Our German-language review can be found in our recorded livestream starting at 00:52:12 and there is a longplay at 06:28:19. English subtitles are also available. Subscription to our YouTube and Twitch channel is welcome. 🙂
Great game, the animations are superb! I would have preferred though if the dagger throwing enemies were a bit easier and the game longer. I'm also wondering if slowing the sword animations down a bit (so that we have time to react), but making the enemies more aggressive would result in more "swashbuckling" duels?
just bought it, can't wait to play - see you later ;)
Great game, love it, Congrats! :)
Excellent new game. I've also added it to my new video along with other recently released games. Hope you like it.
Any chance of a Sequel ? :)
Looks awesome! What engine did you use?
ill have to buy this games soon looks good
Fantastic game
First new game I've purchased for my Commodore 128D since 1989. It looks and sounds beautiful and plays smoothly. 5/5! ❤️
Wondering where the number of lives is decremented so I can replace it with a nop? ;-)
Really nice game! Question: is there something special you should do to get the horse moving? I had to sacrifice a life to cross the fire while blinking because the horse is just standing there. I saw on youtube the horse can move to assist getting the lantarn.
Hint from the game instruction manual "Clues from the queen" page:
"A horse that's free to move might need some m-oat-ivation."
Thanks Dennis, will try! I can't find that hint in the instructions.txt that came with the download. Where can I find the game instruction manual?
A .pdf of the full game manual + recordings of the game soundtracks will be added to the download bundle later this week.
We have just finished producing the print files - Sorry about the delay! /Dennis G
(Also if you want to spoil your fun, there are some youtubers who show the way to do it. (Though I would recommend looking for it yourself as part of the exploration, but you're the boss of you. :)
It is not complicated once you figure it out. You just need to find an item and walk over it to collect it. - Thank you for playing!
Hab mir das Game gestern gekauft und konnte es schon heute komplett durchspielen. Wirklich schön gemacht mit ein paar kniffligen Screens. So macht Spielen am C64 Spass
Love the game! Not to difficult and really fun.
It’s a love letter to retro gaming, and I couldn’t get enough. More like this, please!"
Loved this game! So glad that people are still making things for the c64. Thank you 🙏🏽
oh dude thats the clear old nes i love it ;)
A demo file fot C64 Masters is a must to share.
Very good ! The gametime (once mastered) of 20 minutes is perfect, just like Bruce Lee. Great release.
Awesome work! As a tribute, here’s my longplay.
Technically is perfect. I loved it. But is too easy and too too short. 15/20 min needed to finish it in the third play when you take control of the game. More levels and puzzles would be nice to complete the game.
Anyway, congratulations and thanks for the game
Thank you !!! Musketeer is fantastic gorgeous gfx and sublime sfx great play !!!!!!!
Voto: 94% ****
Nicely done - definitely has that Zorro vibe. I am enjoying every moment :) Thank you !
I just completed Musketeer and I have to tell you—this game is a bite-sized masterpiece! Bravo sirs! Everything about it was sheer perfection. I just hope you guys see fit to bring us a sequel at some point.
Hear hear!
Does the cartridge version have any special features? Can you save the game for example?
There are no extra features on the cart version apart from the convenience of almost instant loading
Thanks for the info. Would be nice to consider a save feature or something like that for future cart releases of other games. That is one thing that is ideal on cart, especially for games that take a while to play.
First plays, great game in every aspect, graphics, gameplay, sound, all excellent, Thank You!
(ITA - ENG) C64 "MUSKETEER" PSYTRONIK - FIRST PLAY - YouTube
GOTY 2025 IMO
Nice game but the disk image confused me a bit: I can load the menu then I have the option to load the loader pic OR the game. If I load the loader pic then I have to reset and start all over to be able to load the game. Am I missing something? I would expect that the game would start after the loader pic is displayed.
No, the loader pic is a bonus extra with the .d64 - which is why the disk menu is there.
This is how things are since years :)
Para mi obra maestra y buen juego sobre los 3 mosqueteros, espero nuevos proyectos tan apasionantes coml este.....GRACIAS
Fantastic game! The sound effects remind me of the old Videopac...love it.
Excellent game! Feels like Pitfall and Prince of Persia. Great tunes as well!
Beautiful work <3 this reminds me of DataSoft's Zorro!
Been waiting for this one! God I LOVE getting new, quality C64 releases even after 43 years!
Awesome game!
That cover artwork is banging!
8.5/10 game, great zorro vibes.
edit: this is not official artwork nor is it "AI". I used a 2020 movie cover for this (I always use stuff on the web as I see fit, so nothing's "stolen" like this guy below claims) to make some fan cover out of it. I didn't like the original artwork so I decided on something better. All covers I post from time to time get deleted after 2 weeks, after that they are only available in my collection on my itch page https://reflex64.itch.io/
2 TygerKlawz (Who is apparently stalking me now): As this is all fan art, nothing's stolen so get your head out of your ass before posting shit, thx.
I'll remove the Icon logo since it's not a game from them it seems (sometimes things stay in my templates, blame my workflow huh), so yeah.
is this the handpainted artwork ? my A.I. paranoia had me wonder why use A.I. all the time for 8bit game boxart and flyers but i keep reading "hand painted inlay by Gustafson" everywhere ....
If thats the case ...
The game itself looks really great, the kid used to loove Zorro, played so many hours of that, so if this is really hand-painted i dont know when i'll find time to finish but i'll get it.
The old machine needs more finished quality releases (i hear its a bit on the short side tho but i guess it beats gamejems lol)
...
(please dont tell me this is A.I. after all now that i bought it)
edit : the inlay that comes with looks pretty much painted indeed but this pic isnt, is it ? ... well i just tested it on a mister fpga
(im confident it will work fine on the meatloaf or kungfu cart on my real machine)
it looks awesome and plays really smooth, we got a winner, GOTY'25 material
reFLEX64 mashes up fan made cover art, so this one is not original. AFAIK this game is not made by Icon64 as his cover says.
Yes, this isn't the original game art. It's fan-art. The download bundle includes a hi-res picture of the actual hand-painted game art and includes .prg, .tap and .d64 files to cater for all C64 loading methods.
The image he used in the cover art also seems to be stolen.
https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2020/italian-film-festival-nz-the-kings-musketeers/...
thats what A.I. mostly does , isn't it ;) i think the art thats included for printing your own box or cover pretty much stands out as original, it has no a.i. vibe at all ... its sad sometimes, theres so many great artists who would probably do you a cover or drawing for free b/c they're drawing anyway ... but ... this is really a great game release - theres a lot of stuff for the c64 yearly, maybe not as much as the speccy but still a whole lot but most of it is ...
great to keep the machine alive while very few are fully finished polished prods imo
Was ein schöner Platformer! Da gibt es einiges zu rätseln. Schön bunt und mit toller Musik untermalt. Meine absolute Empfehlung!
Auf meinem YouTube Kanal habe ich es im Rahmen der C64 Spielzeit vorgestellt. Schaut doch mal vorbei: