Stories

A random list

2015 — Some of my games showcased at GamesCon thanks to @octopusjig
2012 — EFMB remake launch post by Dave Hughes, the author of the original game
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Maldita Castilla by Макс Капуста
2016 — First Death Came From Verminest cabinet. Built by @Arcade_Vintage and presented at ArcadeCon
2017 — l'Abbaye des Morts ported to SEGA Mega Drive by @MoonWatcherMD and edited in cartridge format by @PlayOnRetro
Don Ramiro by @urza
2015 — The Curse of Issyos by Lee Stevenson
Don Ramiro by Quino
2015 — Maldita Castilla cabinet crafted by @Arcade_Vintage and located between the 80s classics in their arcade room
2014 — @matamarcianoses created this Maldita Castilla bartop
2014 — Málaga Philarmonic Orchestra performed the main theme of Maldita Castilla at PlayFest
2018 — Hydorah and Super Hydorah featured in the Spanish shmup guide La Guía de los Matamarcianos by @edgamepress
2010 — @Gryzor87 painted l'Abbaye des Morts cover with traditional techniques
2012 — Maldita Castilla in a ZX Spectrum style by @pagantipaco
2013 — Maldita Castilla got the Best Original Soundtrack award at HoPlay
2014 — I designed half of the RetroGamer Spain #7 because of curious circumstances
@Gryzor87 spotted a cool coincidence in NY Metropolitan Museum. Maybe there were meroptians in New Guinea?
2014 — A very special hama gift
2010 — @Jeriaska coordinated the creation of Hydorah Original and Arranged, an album with music covers by various artists around the world
Don Ramiro key chain by @KawaiiandCute
2013 — @CarlosBlansa created a diorama of the Maldita Castilla tournament at RetroMadrid
2015 — Any % or 100%? By @Wolgulc
2020 — Solar gladiators by @Oscar_GB_79
2009 — @Gryzor87 crafted his own Virginal keyboard. Years later he used it to create the music of the Meropticon planet in Hydorah
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2018 — The imaginary video game in this music video runs in a Death Came From Verminest cabinet. Music by @ObliqueMusic and @CarlosGBayona
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2014 — l'Abbaye des Morts ported to Spectrum ZX and edited in cassette format by @RetroWorks
2018 — Super Hydorah and Maldita Castilla EX were featured in the Video Game Playing Cards deck
2019 — Darkula hama beads by @Francisco_I_L
Jean Raymond, the littlest cathar by @Madamluna
2013 — Maldita Castilla cutout arcade by @RetromaniacMag
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2024 — Toxic Tomb in a Shinobi 3 style by @ScepterDPinoy
2018 — Maldita Castilla EX and Super Hydorah had a retail edition in @VideojuegosGAME stores
2013 — @matamarcianoses created this Maldita Castilla mini bartop
Hydorah metal fist built by Rikako Asakura in an early version of Minecraft
2014 — A proof that there's is room for improvement even in 1-bit sprites
2020 — Inktober illustration by @kusodibujo
My isometric skull by @Isackender
2012 — Marcus Clark playing Verminest how it means to be played
2012 — My first run of physical games. It was made just to thank friends and supporters
2013 — Maldita Castilla was featured in the cover of @RetromaniacMag #7
2021 — Mutants from the Deep on the cover of the Brazilian magazine Clube MSX @clubemsx
2017 — Don Ramiro by Adriano Di Medio
I love listening to anecdotes from people who play my games. Their experience and feelings, what they like more and less… Thanks for sharing those moments with me!
2010 — You can find the cathar cross that inspired l'Abbaye des Morts checkpoints at Montsegur castle in France
2015 — The Curse of Issyos in a Nintendo Wii style by @ScepterDPinoy
2012 — l'Abbaye des Morts was rewritten and open sourced by @Moonwatcher and @Nevat, and since then it's been ported to many platforms
2015 — The Curse of Issyos in a Game Boy style by @ScepterDPinoy
2019 — Darkula by @YoshoSaga
2015 — Gaurodan reimagined by @mix256
2019 — Don Ramiro figure by @Manuel_lorentes
2011 — Destructoid presented itself completely hand drawn for the April Fools day, and with it their Viriax post
Super Hydorah by @XoPachi
2012 — l'Abbaye des Morts by The Brindle Brothers
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2012 — EFMB by @Rynen10K
Don Ramiro by Harold
2018 — Spanish indie games by @Rukikunarte_2018
2024 — Lime Eyes from Toxic Tomb by @Cubopop1
2013 — We created a super low-budget miniature set at home for They came from Verminest Trailer. It was so fun that we even did a making-of document.
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Jean Raymond by @Madamluna
2018 — @jaimedominguez jumping around the windmills of Castilla
2019 — Inauguration of the Arcade Vintage Video Game Museum (Ibi, Spain). It featured a huge collection of original arcade machines from different decades, and also some of my games. @Arcade_Vintage
2010 — Hydorah was featured with other indie games in this short documentary of Finding Your Sciencie
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LoquoPJ drew this map of l'Abbaye des Morts
2014 — On tour with Gryzor87's 3-Bit Band, taking care of the visuals in events like RetroMadrid and PlayFest
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2013 — Maldita Castilla speedrun tournament in RetroMadrid. @Metr81 won the arcade cabinet for himself. Picture by @PhotoNury for @diariodeunjugon
2018 — Super Hydorah awarded as the Best Spanish Video Game by @hobby_consolas (I still can't believe it)
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The special price for a contest by @DeusMachinaEx
2019 — The first Darkula cabinet was presented at ArcadeCon
2000 — Sweaters with hand-stitched images by @Gryzor87
2011 — Rubinia's theme cover by @MattManente
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2018 — l'Abbaye des Morts edited for Commodore 64 by @DSidedGames
2015 — I've been attending Arcade Con, the annual convivence between arcade associations, for a few years since it first edition
2025 — Maldita Castilla illustration by @Zehb_BR
2011 — @goto80 created this crazy Hydorah Robot Chase cover with visuals by @raquelmeyers
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Maldita Castilla by my niece Manuela
2015 — A custom version of Maldita Castilla is featured at the beginning of this music video by Superocho
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2013 — The first Maldita Castilla dedicated cabinet. A childhood dream come true. Thanks Tovarcade, @indieorama, @mondopixel and @RetroMadrid for making it happen