Tanglewood
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Publisher: Big Evil Corporation
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Tanglewood is a game for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Dreamcast developed by Matt Phillips[6] of Big Evil Corporation, which was successfully crowdfunded on Kickstarter (with £54,830 pledged of its £48,000 goal).
Physical copies were produced and sold, but digital versions were also released on Itch.io and Steam on 14 August 2018, and later on GOG.com on 23 January 2019[7] (purchasing the game on digital platforms includes a Mega Drive BIN file that plays on emulators and flash carts like the Mega Everdrive).
The digital version is an emulator, EvilEmu, running on Windows, Linux and OS X.[8] The Dreamcast version would have used the same emulator, but was delayed indefinitely due to lack of funds and time.[9]
Contents
Plot
Set in the realm of Tanglewood, the game follows a young creature, Nymn, who is separated from his pack after the sun sets. Unable to get back to the safety of the family's underground home, Nymn must find a way to survive the night terrors and get to morning. Tanglewood’s world is a dangerous one after dark. Guiding Nymn, you must use your skills of evasion, traps and trickery to defeat predators.
Gameplay
Tanglewood is a platforming game with puzzle elements, and can be described as a mix of the Mega Drive titles Another World and The Lion King.
Features
- A mix of fast-paced 2D platforming action with puzzles, special abilities, tricks and trap.
- A story woven into the gameplay.
- Fluid, hand-drawn animations.
- Time of day cycle, influencing the types of enemies encountered.
- Collectibles, secret areas and bonus levels.
Versions
Version history
- Main article: Tanglewood/Changelog.
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1.03 | 2018-09-05 | [5] | ||||
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2018-08-22 | [5] | |||||
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1.02 | 2018-08-19 | [5] | ||||
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1.01 | 2018-08-17 | [5] |
Screenshots
Demo 0.1.00 title screen
Physical scans
| Mega Drive, World |
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   Cart  Manual |
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| Mega Drive, World (Mega Cat Studios; Blue) |
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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4MB | 2018-05 | Official website & Steam | Full game v1.0 | |||||||||
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2MB | 2018-05 | Official website & Steam | Demo v0.9.37 |
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bigevilcorporation/tanglewood-an-original-game-for-the-sega-genesis-m (Wayback Machine: 2019-07-27 12:29)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://megacatstudios.com/collections/16-bit/products/tanglewood?variant=32201373777994 (Wayback Machine: 2020-09-26 22:09)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 https://store.steampowered.com/app/837190/TANGLEWOOD/ (Wayback Machine: 2018-08-18 19:33)
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 https://steamdb.info/app/837190/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-19 03:37)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://store.steampowered.com/news/?appids=837190 (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-28 17:18)
- ↑ http://www.sega-16.com/2017/04/interview-matt-phillips-tanglewood-game-developer/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-06 13:36)
- ↑ @tanglewoodgame on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-19 03:53)
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/837190/discussions/0/1733210552646755158/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-19 03:51)
- ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/63454976/tanglewood-an-original-game-for-the-sega-genesis-m/posts/2521002 (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-19 03:57)
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