Black Jewel
A downloadable game for Windows
Black Jewel is a PC game created in c64 style. Pure pixel art and simple concept (but hard to complete).
You are Ryan, a barbarian warrior and you've got to keep back to the realm the Black Jewel, stealed by Darkor.
Features:
-Play using keyboard or joypad;
- CRT effect perfect for a retrogame feeling available;
- Five different zones (forest, ruins, castle...) More than 50 screens to complete in old style pixel art;
- 5 dangerous bosses;
- Intro and ending pixel art illustrations;
- Best score;
- Original Ost, 5 tracks by Gianluca Pappalardo, 1 special track by Daniele Coppola.
Features:
-Play using keyboard or joypad;
- CRT effect perfect for a retrogame feeling available;
- Five different zones (forest, ruins, castle...) More than 50 screens to complete in old style pixel art;
- 5 dangerous bosses;
- Intro and ending pixel art illustrations;
- Best score;
- Original Ost, 5 tracks by Gianluca Pappalardo, 1 special track by Daniele Coppola.
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $2 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- Black Jewel patch and Original OST available!Dec 08, 2017
- Black Jewel released on Steam also!Dec 04, 2017
- Black Jewel updated page!Oct 29, 2017
- Black Jewel released on Itch.io!Oct 28, 2017
Comments
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Hello Oscar, i buyed the game on steam (years ago) and i love it so much - in fact i did recode the first 3 stages completely ( non commercial interest - i m interested in improving my coding and i replicate games just to see what it takes to pull it off;) its a huge labour in the detail. You only notice the amout of work - when you do it yourself! Great pixelart by the way.
Do you think thats ok if i release my replica the next few days? Maybe we could work together on a very little project one - because i believe i learned a lot in coding the last few years. But i m sure you re already busy enough! Anyways thank you. Sorry for the long comment.
Wow, thank you for the message (and for the exercise in recoding it, it's very interesting) We can talk via mail or discord if you want. You can find me with my name there.
Hi Oscar, thank you for your kind & fast message! Much appreciated!!! Yes, your game is awesome & exactly my alley! The pixelart is just outstanding! ( I noticed it has the same color palette like this barbarian game on the c64 and the swamp thing boss ( in your games stage 3) is also reminiscent of this old c64 game (cant remember its name - because i never played it). I have it at 95%. I credited you ofc ( because its all your artworks) and the musician too. I hope thats ok. Besides that its not the full game and some sprites are missing in my recoded ver of your game! Yes i d love to talk to you via email? I dont have discord. Anyways thank you so much!
PS your robocop gameboy game is awesome! Keep them coming!
When you want! oscar_celestini(at)hotmail(dot)com
Hello Oscar, thanks for the reply & the contact data! I was superbusy the last 24 hrs developing & coding my little Black Jewel Fan Game! As i mentioned, i was at 95% - now its done!!! i am super happy how this project turned out! Maybe its my best work so far!!! Hard to decide, when you re the creator!!! Thanks for your kindness, letting me do this with kinda your blessing?!!! I once created a replica and asked the creator if its okay... not everyone is as kind as you are, Oscar! Anyways, sorry for the huge text. I m excited about the project!
If you want to take a look, feel free to do so! It would make me very proud if you play my little fan game of your awesome game, and i m also interested what you think about it! Then you can see too, what i could do - if we once do a little project together!!!
doing this, i had already more plans in my head for another little barbarian game (with a headchop dash or something???) I will contact you for future stuff via mail. Thanks again & good luck in your future projects!
Hi Oscar,
Anything in the works for a physical release?
Hi Oscar!
Made new review for the game. Still rocking after the 7 years!
great game!
will there be a real c64 version?
many thanks!
I have purchased this game recently in STEAM. This game is great and the graphics are really nice. It really brings the players back in the old good times of genuine platform games. However, I miss being able to save the game and also being able to duck the character to dodge some blows and fire shots. Would be possible to add these features in a future update?
Thank you for the comment, I'm happy you liked it!! At the moment no new features on this one, BUT we are working on a Megadrive port that will be released during 2023. Look here, will be awesome and of course you can crouch down and doing lots of more different attacks: https://pscdgames.itch.io/black-jewel-reborn
Dear Oscar, I have played this version for Sega/Megadrive before in the version 15 and I completed that demo. It was great. I loved that game and I am looking forward to play the full version. I see that there is a new demo version (version 20). Is there anything different between the version 15 and version 20 of this demo? Congratulations for the great work!
Hello. Please make a version that would work on a Commodore 64, VICE emulator, C64 Mini, or all 3.
Just a question for my game review article. I play steam version, have any checkpoint, saveing point? Or one game - one life? :D I die after 2. boss +3 map, or im just curious, how much stage left.
No savestate or checkpoint, as usual in c64 Platform (or arcade) games :D. There are 8 stages+boss each map, 5 maps, but last map is a bit different more stages and the castle is a labirint (you need to find the right path to reach the final boss). Try harder, is not so complicated complete it ;) if you want to complete it before the review release i can tell you in pvt message a secret cheat.
No-no, i dont need cheat :D I love try-try-and-die :D Only i just ask (i dont want wrong info to the article :)). Thankx!
tottaly origanal ............................................................................ ;)
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Hi Oscar!
It's looks great game, i love it! I write a short artickle my hungarian blog (www.retrogeek.hu)! :)
Cartwright
Thank you Cartwright, really happy about this! I shared your post on Google plus and twitter!
Thanks! :)
Wish I could play it, it looks SUPER cool and fun!!!
I'd like to play it but I have Ubuntu, does it work with Wine? Or are you planning to develop a Linux version perhaps?
Sadly no Linux version available, but some people used Windows emulators to run it under Mac, you can try and buy it, if it does'nt work i'll do a total refund of course.
Oscar
Thank you so much!
I bought the game just a moment ago and it works flawless with Wine under Ubuntu 16.04 (64-bit), just to say :)
Great!! I was waiting for a repsonse :D great news! Thank you Badchosenname, hope you'll have fun beating the game!
Oscar
It's very fun, I just got to the dragon and... it is hard but I will do it! :)
Being a man who grew up with this kind of games, i totally love it! It captures perfectly the feel and gameplay of the era. Thanks for the trip, Oscar.
Thank you Ferzzola, i'm so happy about your comment cause is exactly the aim of my game! :_ )