RISKY RICK FOR MSX !!! (post to make it a reality)

How representative of the final game is this demo? Like, is the game... all about trial-and-error memorization, like in this demo? I was under the impression it would be more about exploration and discovery.

If this is more a demo designed to show off your abilities, and not so much the general design of the game, you may want to consider putting up a different demo, as this one definitely makes the game out to be more of a challenge gauntlet, which may be underselling the final product a bit.

Technically pretty cool, though -- nice graphics, and the play control feels very "classic."

-Tom

Thank you for your comments.

Risky Rick is an action/platform game with arcade/scoring strategy gameplay, not an adventure game.

The keymaps was suggested by spanish peoples testing the game with MSX not having the cursor keys appropriated to play with them. Others are playing with a controller (on emulator too). But, the final version will have more controller settings. Please, use the emulator configuration to set your own controller key-remap to play this demo.
-> Settings -> Help and settings -> Ports

About the score and items, your suggestion is legitimate and was already tested.
As you said, the screen visibility will be reduced verticaly. So, you will hide more visual informations for the player. Konami games are mainly fixed screens or horizontal scroll, while Risky Rick is mainly vertical scroll and require 192 lines for the playfield. (by the way, we keep your feedback in mind. Thank you)

One small hint: there is a block falling down

For those complaining about the "trial and error" nature of the game. This is basically a game based on Rick Dangerous for the Amiga. That's how the game was! So, it's not like the designers of this particular game are doing a bad job at game design or anything, it's just that that's the essence of the gameplay of the original. In some levels of Rick Dangerous 2, I remember there was little "arrow hints" that would help you find buttons you had to press, and later in the game, there was some misleading hints that if you followed you would be killed! I remember it being a lot of fun, but maybe not a game for everyone

YOU have... And WE have MSX with a great feature: joystick ports to play games.
Because, some peoples have cursor keys only usable to move... the cursor:

Think to others. We are testing keys for them. The demo do not have multi-keys to play.
You can redefine emulator keys as explained before your post, or plug a controller. :D