Pixel Who - The Lost Legions
Pixel Who The Lost Legions is an adventure, set in the world of Doctor Who for the original Game Boy.
Once again the TARDIS did not land where it was supposed to. The Doctor and Jamie wanted to visit ancient Rome. But now they find themselves in a damp forest. Just as they begin to figure out where the TARDIS has taken them this time, they are taken captive by the dodgy Arminius.
Experience a thrilling story based on true historical events and characters, solve tricky puzzles and answer over thirty Doctor Who trivia questions.
Controls
For the Game Boy:
Movement -> D-Pad
Interaction -> A Button
For the web:
Movement -> WASD or Arrow Keys
Interaction -> J or Z Key
Title screen
On the title screen press any button to continue. If you have saved a previous game you can choose to load it or to start a new game. If you have not saved a previous game the game will automatically start. There is only one save slot available.
Quiz screen
Every now and then you will be challenged to a trivia quiz. The quiz takes place in rounds. At the beginning of a round you will be asked to answer a Doctor Who trivia question. Choose the correct answer from three options with the D-Pad/Arrow-Keys and confirm your choice with the A Button/J Key. If the answers is correct your enemy will lose a quiz point, displayed on the right side of the screen above your enemies character. If the answer is wrong you will lose a quiz point, displayed on the left side of the screen above your own character.
You win the trivia quiz when your enemy has no quiz points left. You lose the trivia quiz when you have no quiz points left. If you lose a trivia quiz the game is over.
Characters
The Doctor is an alien from the planet Gallifrey. He travels trough time and space with his TARDIS and stumbles from one adventure into another along the way.
Jamie is a Highland Scot from the mid-18th century. He met the Doctor right after the Battle of Culloden. Since then he accompanies the Doctor and they have become dear friends.
Arminius is a young officer in the roman army. He was sent to Germania to aid Varus in completing the Roman conquest of the Germanic tribes.
Varus is the governor of the Roman province of Germania.
Credits
Code and Graphics inverted-hat
Music JP
Fonts m3x6 by Daniel Linssen and Thaleah by Tiny Worlds
Tools GB Studio, Aseprite and Tiled
Code on GitHub
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Author | invertedHat |
Genre | Adventure, Puzzle |
Tags | doctorwho, Game Boy, Game Boy ROM, gbstudio, Pixel Art, Quiz |
Code license | MIT License |
Asset license | Creative Commons Attribution v4.0 International |
Links | Source code |
Download
Install instructions
Use a Game Boy Emulator to play Pixel Who The Lost Legions on your computer or a flashcard to play it on any Game Boy.
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