TONY - Montezuma's Gold
A downloadable game
Greetings, digital explorer!
Embark on a pixelated journey inspired by Tony Halik, the real-life Polish explorer and filmmaker whose adventures spanned continents and decades. He was exploring ancient civilisations for NBC, Tony's love of discovery knew no bounds. Now it's your turn to step into Tony's digital shoes and unravel the mysteries of Montezuma's Castle in this nostalgic 8-bit homage.
System Requirements
- A trusty Commodore 64 or reliable emulator.
- A sense of retro adventure, fired up and ready to go.
- A joystick plugged into port 2. (Trust us, that's where all the action is).
Game overview
As Tony, you'll traverse the pixel art of Montezuma's Castle. Watch out for those tricky traps, avoid pixelated dangers and let chiptune rhythms guide your path.
Controls & Commands
- Joystick left/right: Standard movement.
- Up/Down on joystick: Navigate through ladders.
- Down: Makes Tony duck and dodge. (A useful skill in tight spaces!)
- Fire button: Make Tony jump, whether to avoid danger or to reach the tantalising treasure.
Tips from an earlier explorer
Legend has it that Montezuma's Mask is more than just an artefact. Find it, and you may reveal more than its shiny surface. The door to something monumental awaits you!
Tributes
To the legacy of Tony Halik for inspiring this pixel quest. For those of you who remember the days of 8-bit adventure, we hope this brings back fond memories. To newcomers, welcome to a legendary era of gaming!
About authors
Game concept & graphics: Rafał Dudek
Code: Maciej Małecki
Music: Sami "Mutetus" Juntunen
Testing: Raffox, Rafał "Yogi" Wypych, Vladimir Jankovic
Help: David "Jazzcat" Simmons
Final note: This demo level may only be a small part of Tony's epic quest, but it promises heart-pounding, joystick-clutching action.
Don't forget: To complete this demo, find Montezuma's Mask and unlock the secret behind it.
Pixel-perfect adventure awaits!
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Download
Install instructions
- The PRG file can be directly used with vice emulator: x64sc tony-1.2e.prg.
- As a single file game can be easily put into the D64 disk image to run via SD2IEC or EasyFlash cartridge.
- Can be directly run via 1541 Ultimate from memory stick.
- For your convenience there is a D64 format provided as well.
Development log
- Source code for Tony's demo is availableOct 09, 2023
- Tony demo v1.3 patch is now available for downloadOct 08, 2023
Comments
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Looks lovely. Trying now!
thank you
Oh I love the motorhome GFX... Very well done.
Excellent thank you!
www.commodoreblog.uk
Good job! /c64universe.wordpress.com/2024/01/17/tony-montezumas-treasure-preview/
thank you
Tiene muy buena pinta! espero que lo puedas terminar.
absolutely fantastic, the look and feel is perfect, the graphics are lovely and detailed and the whole game oozes quality, can’t wait for the final version, brilliant.
Excellent playable preview. Superb hires graphics and excellent music. It reminds me of Databyte/Parker Bros' classic "Montezuma's Revenge". I really look forward to seeing the final version of this game when it comes out.
Jak dla Halika, to musi być super :)
Very clean and promising conversion of the Amiga version. We are very excited about the final version. Our German-language review can be found in our recorded livestream starting at 01:57:13. Subscription to our YouTube or Twitch channel is welcome. 🙂
A great game! I love the graphics and animation. It's really enjoyable to play, I can't wait for the full version ^^ !
Nice gameplay! Reminds me of my favorite Amiga game: PP Hammer. Would be nice if the game gets a bit more color the more you reach the end...
Warning, contrary opinions ahead: Snowflakes must not read on.
Ugh. Black&White ugliness should stay on the Spectrum. We have 16 colors available, how about using them! Not a fan of this at all. Quite frankly, I hate this look - reminds me of the Spectrum crap that is all too prevalent on the C64. I thought these cancerous days were over, seems I was wrong :(
Update (and reply to Roysterini, as I got blocked from replying directly):
No tricks, just my honest opinion. I am not as ass-kissing machine, if that bothers you that's your problem not mine. Now, the graphics might look nice to you, but in my opinion black & white only graphics are a bye-product of the dastardly Sinclair era and should be forgotten already. There is nothing good about that look, no matter how nice you think they are drawn. Let's leave it at that.
In the next version of TONY 2 we will try to meet your requirements.
I think your gfx look great
I see you are up to your usual tricks, Noggerinos. Different name, but same negative input.
If you have nothing good to say, why must you post?
I actually think this style looks lovely. Horses for courses.
Lots of people like Spectrum games, btw.
It's one thing to give constructive criticism, but yours is destructive criticism and has nothing to do with being a sycophant or not. If it bothers you, don't play it.
Awesome!
I have created an account just to let you know I love what you have done here. Amazing work, graphics, music and atmosphere. Count me in for a full version!
this rox!! DO BURGERTIME!!
;d thank you
please can I get that shirt!!! and ... guys and gals... please do Burgertime, and Splash Lake, and a Donkey Kong with random levels! and a decent chess game , and a pachinko.
Awesome graphics!! I love it.
Congrats!!! The demo looks real amazing!!!
This is a dream game!!! I'm backing in time and enjoying every second of it!
very nice
Can't await the finished game! I've already tried the Amiga demo and now this. It's exactly like C64 MASTERS said! This is so amazing, I love this game already even it's not finished.
I hope the comic will also be included in a digital purchase version. This would be awesome.
Przesyłam pozdrowienia i czekam niecierpliwie! ;)
Sincerely, one of the best platformer / adventure games of all time. Whatta playable game in movements, whatta great animations and excellent music in game. A video for your effort Monochrome Productions ! Keep on doing your best guys !
Thank you very much
Nice demo - looking forward to final game :)
very good
Just had a go and it is great. Love the mono gfx.
Awesome game!
Beautiful
Bardzo Dobra Gra ✌️😁
Czekamy na pełną wersję ✌️😁
That looks really great!
BTW: Is there any real difference to the preview published on Zzap besides the first picture?
No, there is no other difference. Actually I only changed/fixed issues with D64 directory, AFAIK Zzap64 have their own loader there.