For #BeyondShadowgate, #Shadowgate co-creator, Dave Marsh, sent me and my team a copy of the original design notes he wrote in 1991.
The game was meant to be a more epic CRPG (With 600+ rooms), but we cut it down to a more maneagable #NES style game, and maintained the original's gameplay mechanics.
The title screen for the eventual Japanese release of #BeyondShadowgate
I originally had cracks going through the stone letterings... but I learned the hard way that Katakana does NOT work well with lines randomly cutting through the letters, as none of my Japanese friends could read it, lol
unused art for #BeyondShadowgate
This room was cut from the town
Death atop the POV used to be an acroterion
We dropped the Torch mechanic cause it was incompatable with the game's structure
We entertained the idea of a Verb Wheel, but it was inefficient
#Shadowgate #IndieGame #PointAndClick
One of the more conspicuous references to #Shadowgate, in #BeyondShadowgate, is the map found in Castle Gwenynthell's Trade Office. It's the same map print as the one found in the study in Castle Shadowgate
I guess the map hanging in the Trade office would technically be vintage, wouldn't it? 🤔
Step-by-step process drawing the InfestedX key art
Still toiling away at the remake of our first game, Infested. The art is done, and I got Chris Moseley and Jason Canam, the writer and the programmer of #BeyondShadowgate, respectively, working on this
#IndieGame #IndieDev #PointAndClick #PixelArt
The map of Kal Torlin, the lands beyond #Shadowgate, and the map fragments Del assembles during his adventures in #BeyondShadowgate
It was fun to draw a #pixelArt version of the official map, as well as to imagine what a raggedy map, drawn in universe, would look like
#PointAndClick #IndieGame
The music for #BeyondShadowgate was brilliantly made by @ofalconer.bsky.social, who also made the music for our previous games, Infested and Spectacle. Go check out his bandcamp, and give him a follow.
oriefalconer.bandcamp.com
#Shadowgate #IndieDev #IndieGames #Itchio #ChipTunes #VGmusic
When drawing the madragora is Gwenynthel Castle in #BeyondShadowgate, I used a crumpled up toilet paper tube. For the Magic Lens, I just held up my Snowball Mic.
Any time you see protagonist Del's hands, they're my hands
#Shadowgate #PointAndClick #PointAndClickAdventure #Pixel #PixelArt
In #BeyondShadowgate you encounter The Gatekeeper within Gatekeeper Mountain
It's an Elder being with omniscient-like vision that violates the aesthetic distance
My design was taken directly from the box art to the original '87 #Macintosh release of #Shadowgate
#PointAndClickAdventure #PixelArt
Map size comparison between Shadowgate (NES), Deja Vu (NES), The Uninvited (NES), Infested (PC), Spectacle (PC), and Beyond Shadowgate (PC)
#Shadowgate #BeyondShadowgate #PointAndClickAdventure #NES #NESventure
An amazing review of our game #BeyondShadowgate from last year by Dennis Fleaman of @retrolike.bsky.social
I get chocked up when I read flattering reviews of our games, cause I love sharing my passion for #RetroGames, #PointAndClickAdventure games, and #Shadowgate
retrolike.net/2024/10/17/b...
Not my home, but I know my way around.
#BeyondShadowgate
More maps here:
vgmaps.com/Atlas/PC/ind...
Unboxing/review here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsG0...
In #BeyondShadowgate, the four jewels on the bottom shelf in the treasury are the jewels you collect in Wizard on #C64
Wizard was an important part of my childhood as it made me fall in love with level design with it's level editor mode
#Shadowgate #IndieGame #PointAndClickAdventure #PixelArt
When making #BeyondShadowgate, writer @thechrism.bsky.social would sometimes send me pics of his literal napkin doodles to show me his ideas as inspiration struck
#Shadowgate #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #PointAndClickAdventure #PixelArt #Pixel
I use MS Paint for all of my #pixelart, including the art for Infested, Spectacle, #BeyondShadowgate, and now #TheUninvited2.
There's something cozy about using a program with very limited tools. I even downloaded a much older version #MSPaint, cause the newer versions are too fancy. Yeah, I'm weird
A couple years ago we were making a game, Themeire, an unofficial spin-off to #Shadowgate, when SG co-creator, Dave Marsh, reached out to us to work on #BeyondShadowgate
In Themeire there was a mansion in which antagonist Talimar grew up. We wound up using that in BSG, along with most of the UI
In #BeyondShadowgate The "Gangster Skull" death screen is a reference to the title screen for Deja Vu on the NES, while the Wraith death screen is a reference to a production photo of a ghost from Raiders of the Lost Ark
#IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #PointAndClickAdventure #PixelArt #Shadowgate
Hello! I'm a pixel artist who makes Shadowgate-style games. I made the games, Infested, and Spectacle on itch(.)io.
I also worked on #BeyondShadowgate (2024), the official sequel to the #NES cult classic, #Shadowgate, and I'm currently working on #TheUninvited2, the official sequel to #TheUninvited
The Aquarium room in Blue Prince, looking out of the room down a long corridor. The room itself contains fish, water, and tanks filled with room clues.
I Know What I Did Last Weekend (April edition)
Blue Prince, Monster Hunter Wilds, Sword for Hire news, some new boardgames, and probably more...
chasingdings.com/2025/04/14/i...
#BeyondShadowgate #MonsterHunter #TabletopGames #BardwoodGrove #BluePrince #cryptmaster #OneHitHeroes #SwordForHire
New Years Eve stream! One of my favorite games from 2024, filled with nostalgia and great puzzle and beautiful music and artwork. And also fairly funny.
youtube.com/live/sq1x1AX...
#youtube #stream #happynewyear #beyondshadowgate
Beyond Shadowgate (5) Harpy Attack
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO-m...
#saxcatsgamingcorner #BeyondShadowgate #Zojoi #AdventureGame #AdventureGames #PointandClick #HorrorGame #HorrorGames #HorrorGaming
Pixel art of a mouse in a cave lit with crimson and purple. Over it, the text: The Best Adventure Games of 2024 (that I played).
The Best of 2024: Adventure Games: They were a staple of 80s gaming and then all but disappeared until Portal revolutionized the genre. They are still some of the most fun you can have on a computer.
chasingdings.com/2024/12/28/t...
#Adventure #BeyondShadowgate #ColossalCaveAdventure #moss #sable
Beyond Shadowgate (4) Forest of Doom
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2rj...
#saxcatsgamingcorner #BeyondShadowgate #Zojoi #AdventureGame #AdventureGames #PointandClick #HorrorGame #HorrorGames #HorrorGaming
Beyond Shadowgate (3) The King is SAVED!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJQQ...
#saxcatsgamingcorner #BeyondShadowgate #Zojoi #AdventureGame #AdventureGames #PointandClick #HorrorGame #HorrorGames #HorrorGaming
Beyond Shadowgate (2) Fetch for the Quest!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFaX...
#saxcatsgamingcorner #BeyondShadowgate #Zojoi #AdventureGame #AdventureGames #PointandClick #HorrorGame #HorrorGames #HorrorGaming
Beyond Shadowgate (1) A new a completely different adventure!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLwY...
#saxcatsgamingcorner #BeyondShadowgate #Zojoi #AdventureGame #AdventureGames #PointandClick #HorrorGame #HorrorGames #HorrorGaming
Beyond Shadowgate Box with and with out gloss.
Adding Gloss to boxes was something I learned to do a few months ago. It makes a huge difference. This is #beyondshadowgate box side by side.
LIVE NOW let's finally finish BEYOND SHADOWGATE! The game that made me start streaming, finally concluded...
twitch.tv/patware
#vtuber #envtuber #pngtuber #shadowgate #beyondshadowgate #thepatwareshow
