Puzzlum open source tactical roleplay

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What is Puzzlum?

"Puzzlum : Realm of Existence" is a computer game similar to the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System's "Gauntlet" and "Gauntlet II" computer games, except turn-based, and with a spin on the game play reminiscent of the "Zelda" game series. Also, it is possible to control more than one character independendly and at the same time in Puzzlum.

Releases

freeBASIC:

Puzzlum Service Packs (Includes Source Code)

Win32 Install (Includes freeBASIC Source Code)
Puzzlum : Realm of Existence (FBC 0x068 200908170813) Install + Source Code (Deflate32 .Zip)

QBX/PDS:

MS-DOS Install: (QBX/PDS)
Puzzlum : Realm of Existence (QBX/PDS 4.0.4 "D") Install (Deflate32 .Zip)

MS-DOS Source Code: (QBX/PDS)
Puzzlum : Realm of Existence (QBX/PDS 4.0.4) Source Code (Deflate32 .Zip)

Extract to a folder equivalent to 'C:/DOSBOX/PUZZLUM' and mount the PUZZLUM directory using DOSBOX ".72" and run the EXE. Right mouse button advances turn. Left mouse button does everything else. "Lv" button contains a menu to purchase level-ups and abilities. Purple "PUZZLUM" text has a hidden menu. You play as "Poindexter". (The Robin-Hoodie dude in green.)

Secondary Projects

CHASM - Contextual Hybrid (Dis)Assembler

CHASM is a flat assembler and disassembler which uses plain text definitions files for various processors. So far CHASM only has a definitions file for the 6502 processor and doesn't support multiple opcode arguments yet nor arguments other than 8 bits and 16 bits in depth. However, It does support arbitrary bit depth opcodes as an amount of bytes that is a power of two. Because CHASM is a flat assembler/disassembler it is unable to use syntax for line and routine labels, nor makes use of macros; Also, raw data is unable to be discerned.

CHASM 0x01 webpage

Credits

Original Year 1989 Puzzlum Development Team

Timothy Robert Keal - Core Idea & Design, Rules System, Lead Programmer, Graphics Artist
Theodore Edward Hoover - Game Map Dynamics, Graphics Artist, Item Design
Jeffrey B. Keal - Play Testing

Current Year 2009 Puzzlum Development Team

Timothy Robert Keal alias jargon - Lead Programmer, Lead Design
Lord_Nightmare - Technical Advice
Mysoft - Low-Level Programmer
Leonheart - Librarian (Support Library Developer)