The most current conversion was released for the Commodore 64 in May 2014.

Slightly confusingly titled Alter Ego was not Denis' first foray into the world of Spectrum game developing, but it certainly is his best known work so far, partly in thanks to all the conversions it has spawned since its original release in 2011. RetroSouls' first known release was a retro remake of Room Ten during the summer of 2004, just a tad over 10 years ago.

Now, let's get this started.įrom what the RetroSouls' website can tell us, RetroSouls is a small Russian indie game developer team, consisting of one core member - Denis Grachev. One more thing before I begin - these new game comparisons will not feature those regularly used mathematical score things, and all the scores that can be given, will be dealt with at the very end.

Depends on quite a lot of different things. In this series, I will be reviewing and comparing a (relatively) current game release for old machines, once a month, but not necessarily EVERY month. This new series is called New Game Of The Month, or NGOTM in short. I hinted on a new series in the last entry, so here it goes. Originally developed for the ZX Spectrum by Denis Grachev.Ĭonverted for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Alex 'Shiru' Semenov, with music by Richard 'Kulor' Armijo, and released in 2011.Ĭonverted for the Linux and Windows PC's and Windows phones by RetroSouls Team:Ĭode and levels by Denis Grachev - Sprites by Alex 'Shiru' Semenov and Denis Grachev - Artwork by Rufus Blacklock - Music by Richard 'Kulor' ArmijoĬonverted for the MSX computers by GuyveR800 and BiFi of The New Image, and released in 2012 for the MSXdev'11 competition.Ĭonverted for the Commodore 64 by Denis Grachev in 2014.

Alter ego game sequel