robotspacer’s adventure corner

Transfer Point Cover Painting

Continues Friday, September 13 at 9 PM EDT

This is a little bit tentative until I figure out what’s wrong with my arm. If I’m unable to paint we’ll probably play more Carmen Sandiego or something!

I recently finished creating a game called Transfer Point in World Builder, an adventure game development tool created by William C. Appleton, and published by Silicon Beach Software in 1986. The game is currently being playtested and polished up for release.

Since the game was created entirely on stream, using tools from the 80s, I thought it was only fair that I create the cover art for the game the same way. Game boxes at the time often featured an illustration, typically painted or created using some other form of traditional media. I’m attempting to create my cover the same way—starting out with sketches, then eventually painting it using acrylics.

When I created Transfer Point, I started from scratch and took suggestions from everyone in Twitch chat. Many wonderful people helped decide the rooms, characters, and objects I used to create the world. I used the game’s simple scripting language to create puzzles. When it’s ready for release, I’ll publish the game on robotspacer.software. You’ll be able to play it in your web browser, or download it to play it on your own classic Macintosh.

In 1995, World Builder was released as freeware. You can download it from Applefritter or The Ray’s Maze Page, though you’ll need an older Mac to run it. The World Builder manual is available from the Museum of Computer Adventure Game History, and the freeware download includes additional documentation by Ray Dunakin. There are a number games available that were created with World Builder, including several by Ray Dunakin and Louise Hope. Both developers also have modern versions available that you can play on a recent Mac or in a web browser.

Past World Builder streams

These are currently being added to the archive. In the meantime, you can watch all of them on Twitch using the links below.

Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir

Starts Tuesday, September 10 at 9 PM EDT

Next up on Tuesdays I’ll be playing the first Famicom Detective Club game, The Missing Heir. The original Famicom Disk System game was never translated to English, so I’ll be playing the recent 2021 remake for Nintendo Switch. (The second game in the series, The Girl Who Stands Behind, does have an English fan translation available.)

Current Schedule

Transfer Point Cover Painting

Past World Builder streams

Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir