Escape From PETSCII Planet (C64)
A downloadable game
A first-person shooter for the Commodore 64 inspired by Wolfenstein 3D.
You find yourself deserted on a remote planet, locked away deep in a dungeon. Make your way through locked doors and hidden passages to find weapons, ammo, keys, gold and an elevator up and eventually out. Deal with dangerous alien robots that want to stop you from escaping. Multiple floors of mayhem!
This download contains the full game, Campaign A (5 floors, 100+ enemies), and multiple difficulty levels including extra-hard for tough people, a race-against-time Gold Rush and all-powerful Zeus Mode. Progress is automatically saved at the end of each each floor.
A separate Level Designer tool is also included so you can create and play your own levels (see instructions at: https://jimbo.itch.io/escape-from-petscii-planet-level-designer). If you design a cool level, send it to me!
This game was built around an 8-bit ray casting engine inspired by Wolfenstein 3D. Originally written for the Commodore PET and now available on the Commodore 64.
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Wow, just wow! Awesome stuff! Very well done, especially the lower part is very informative. Do you plan to offer a cartridge version?
Not in the current plans no.
Just wanted to say thanks for the game(s), developers like you are what keeps these platforms alive and relevant. Great to see you push the hardware to new highs!
Thank you!
Awesome game!
Great to see it live!
Looks interesting. giving it a little spin on my twitch stream tonight.. Love... Mis_DK
Awesome!
When I play the first level, I can't find any keys to open the Brown doors... later there are white doors that don't open. A Manual would be Great! But thanks for the game, it's an amazing project!
All the keys are in the level, and in some cases behind hidden walls. In level 1 for the brownish / orangeish key you should have found it when you very close to the green key.
On the white doors that you can't open - those are either white marker walls (ie NOT doors) or maybe walls that you have already pushed open. As long as you are facing a door and hear it and you hit fire it will always open.
And thanks - it has been a lot of fun getting it going.
Nice! but why the game says "level completed" when loosing a life? Weird!
Ooops good catch - that's a typo and I have updated the game to fix it.
Already downloadable?
? It’s there for download yes.
Many thanks! :) Escape From PETSCII Planet (2026, Jim Orlando)
Thanks for the coverage!
Will it be available on other platforms later, such as C16 / Plus4?
Not in the current plans no.
Great Game ✌️
Thanks!