old-tech-recovery

A fun little meta rougelike about old games.
Primary inspiration beyond the genre is Rogue 1980.
Includes lots of swearing.

Play without downloading:
https://mkfour.itch.io/old-tech

Controls are listed in the game.
F1 for debug/cheat menu if you want to make things easier.

Find some good arcade music to put on while playing,
I couldn't find a good free use soundtrack :^)

Comments14

darwyn
darwyn20 Oct 2026, 20:14
Love the look. Reminds me of VVVVVV and I mean that as a big compliment :)
bokanik20 Oct 2026, 20:17
awesome game, so glad ran into it.

theme approach is solid, graphics are completely related with the theme and awesome.
Congratulations and I hope this game exceeds the jam!
petroxa20 Oct 2026, 20:18
Great game hereeee!! loved the graphics, mechanics and sfx. good work! 😄
Brusi
Brusi20 Oct 2026, 20:24
I really like the premise of the game, and the strong references to other games (Zelda, Rogue, Survivors).
The background ascii effects are beautiful, I really want to learn to make these.
And dialogues were hilarious! :D

I gave it several tries, but when entering combat arenas, they were either very tedious (many enemies, slow attack rate), or downright impossible (I hit the boss for several minutes with the sword and nothing happens). That's too bad because I think there is more content in this game that I don't want to miss.

If you plan to fix this, I'll be happy to give it another go.

If not, that's OK too. What you did was great for a jam either way:)
MK-Dustanauthor20 Oct 2026, 20:46
@brusi Thanks for the feedback, and yeah I made the mini-bosses far too tanky :^)

Also, mfw the debug menu I gated to debug builds wasn't in the release build.
F1 menu is now in the browser version, so if you want to explore the game, press F1 :)

Keeping the windows download the same, so no debug menu there 😄
broken_joysticks20 Oct 2026, 20:48
It's a very unique game, honestly it's something completely new to me. It feels like finding an old-school game for Nintendo handhelds. It's so addictive, I decided to take a break for now because I didn't even notice I'd been playing for an hour straight without looking away. Personally, this is a top-tier game for me. I'm definitely going to finish it
Stefan B.
Stefan B.20 Oct 2026, 21:24
quite addicting, well done!
KediKat20 Oct 2026, 22:10
Ha, this was great. Really love the humor and references.
Eugenik
Eugenik21 Oct 2026, 02:19
I really appreciate the meta concept of recovering old-tech games; it's such a clever idea. The way you blended that old-school retro vibe with the high-energy humor and swearing was a perfect touch. Awesome jam entry!
JonasOlsson21 Oct 2026, 16:17
Nice game! The graphics are on spot:)
Pete Valeo21 Oct 2026, 17:39
Exceptionally well done! The style was well-executed and also very theme-appropriate. The humor was very much up my own alley, and the feel of everything was great. Audio was minimal but worked very well, and complemented the visuals. The art was an excellent blend of old-school visuals and conventions but with the polish and flair that modern systems enable.

Wonderful entry all around - you should be proud!
Liam
Liam21 Oct 2026, 19:11
Oh wow the shaders in this are amazing, very impressive stuff. Really enjoyed playing this and I'm glad the F1 menu stayed in hehe but great gameplay and I would say decent balancing.

One thing someone brought up for my game was caching and precompiling some shaders, I had a fair few lag spikes when playing I think thanks to a new shader being used for the first time. Thanks for making!
Div00
Div0021 Oct 2026, 20:35
Hope Nintendo doesn't see this. I am kidding! Very beautiful visuals and nice mechanic, quite challenging but I can't stop playing. Well done!

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