Tristam Island

Devlog

• Physical edition now available for pre-order!!
  June 06, 2023 by Hugo Labrande

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  Great news today! The physical edition of "Tristam Island" is now available for pre-order on PolyPlay's website!! Here is the link: https://www.polyplay.xyz/?suche=tristam&af=30 It is available on 25... Continue reading
• Sam Coupé manual update
  January 10, 2022 by Hugo Labrande

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  A quick update to the manual of the Sam Coupé version, which had an unfortunate typo when telling you how to run it. Hope it works well for everyone now!... Continue reading
• Release 4
  January 08, 2022 by Hugo Labrande

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  I just pushed Release 4 here. The only change is a small printing bug that I introduced in Release 3 by mistake. Apologies for not catching the regression. Please be aware that your save files will pr... Continue reading
• Release 3 is out!
  December 20, 2021 by Hugo Labrande

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  "Tristam Island", release 3, is out now! One year and one month after the initial release, enjoy this update! Changes are minimal but noticeable; still the same game, but even better! (Your save files... Continue reading

  
• Ozmoo upgrade
  January 03, 2021 by Hugo Labrande

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  Ozmoo, the wonderful interpreter for the Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Commodore Plus/4, and Mega65, has recently been updated to version 5.3, with official stable support for C128 and Plus/4. The pack... Continue reading

  
• Updated manual for BBC/Acorn
  December 03, 2020 by Hugo Labrande

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  I've updated the manual for the BBC Micro / Acorn Electron computers, with more detailed instructions on how to manage save files. And I've changed "disk" in "disc" everywhere, too :)... Continue reading

  
• Commodore fix
  December 03, 2020 by Hugo Labrande

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  For some reason the Commodore Plus/4 version from yesterday was crashing. Fredrik Ramsberg helped me recompiling it, and I have checked it works. I have also recompiled the Mega65, C64 and C128 versio... Continue reading

  
• New version of the hint sheet
  December 02, 2020 by Hugo Labrande

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  A few players have reported that the PDF hint sheet wasn't working properly. I wrote black text on a black background, and the idea was that selecting the text would highlight it, or at least allow yo... Continue reading

  
• C64, C128, Plus/4 versions updated
  December 01, 2020 by Hugo Labrande

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  Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and Commodore Plus/4 versions have been updated. There are no changes to the game, but the package now includes a .d81 file with the same contents as the .d64 file. The dif... Continue reading

  
• Release 2 now available
  November 28, 2020 by Hugo Labrande

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  I am pleased to present Release 2 of "Tristam Island". This affects the game file, so ALL versions have been updated. The changes are as follows: - a slew of bugs have been fixed, including a crash, d... Continue reading

  
• BBC, CPC, C64, ST: quality of life
  November 24, 2020 by Hugo Labrande

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  Some quality-of-life improvements in this release (i.e. absolutely no changes to the story file): The interpreter for the BBC and Acorn computers has been upgraded: it now boasts faster loading times... Continue reading

  
• Z-Machine version fixed
  November 24, 2020 by Hugo Labrande

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  There was a bug in the z-machine story file that led to oddities or outright crashes on some interpreters, like Bocfel or Zoom, although most other interpreters were fine. This bug has now been resolv... Continue reading

  
• Update to the TI-99/4A package
  November 22, 2020 by Hugo Labrande

  The package for the TI-99/4A has been updated. For some reason, something was corrupted, which meant the F18A interpreter wasn't working properly. It is now fixed... Continue reading

  
• HOTFIX Windows, Linux, OS X
  November 20, 2020 by Hugo Labrande

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  I just pushed a small update: the Windows, Linux and OS X versions had a game file that was somehow corrupted. You could still use the file in "z-machine.zip", but if you use "tristam.zblorb", you can... Continue reading

  
• Full game released!
  November 20, 2020 by Hugo Labrande

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  "Tristam Island" is released! Play my retro text adventure on one of the 36 platforms, from the C64 to the Dreamcast! Hours of gameplay, smooth parser, digital feelies, modern game design, intrigue on... Continue reading

  
• Commodore interpreter changes
  November 17, 2020 by Hugo Labrande

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  Just in time for the release, I'm happy to announce that the Commodore 128 is now supported! It uses Ozmoo for the C128. I also switched interpreters for the Plus/4, switching to Ozmoo... Continue reading
• Leaked MI-5 report - EXCLUSIVE to preorders!
  November 14, 2020 by Hugo Labrande

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  Anyone who pre-ordered now has access to a leaked report coming directly from the British MI-5... Please don't tell the MI-5 about it or I'll be in trouble! It will self-destruct next Friday, when the... Continue reading
• New guide uploaded - EXCLUSIVE to preorders!
  November 07, 2020 by Hugo Labrande

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  Anyone who pre-ordered now has access to an exclusive guide containing trivia on "Tristam Island", amusing commands, and the full score breakdown for the game! And I will publish another feelie, also... Continue reading
• BBC & Acorn interpreter change
  November 05, 2020 by Hugo Labrande

  I am now using "Ozmoo for Acorn", a wonderful interpreter adapted from Ozmoo (by Fredrik Ramsberg & Johan Berntsson) by Steve Flintham. The setup is nicer (bootable disk, instead of two disks to load... Continue reading