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A randomly picked selection of moments
2012 — Maldita Castilla announced for the ZX Spectrum. A prank by @pagantipaco for the fools day
2013 — The first Maldita Castilla dedicated cabinet. A childhood dream come true. Thanks Tovarcade, @indieorama, @mondopixel and @RetroMadrid for making it happen
2015 — Maldita Castilla cabinet crafted by @Arcade_Vintage and located between the 80s classics in their arcade room
LoquoPJ drew this map of l'Abbaye des Morts
Hydorah metal fist built by Rikako Asakura in an early version of Minecraft
2013 — The making of Verminest trailer was super fun. This kind sir helped us with the traveling camera effect — Link
The special price for a contest by @DeusMachinaEx
2018 — Super Hydorah awarded as the Best Spanish Video Game by @hobby_consolas (I still can't believe it) — Link
2018 — Super Hydorah and Maldita Castilla EX were featured in the Video Game Playing Cards deck
2013 — Maldita Castilla speedrun tournament in RetroMadrid. @Metr81 won the arcade cabinet for himself. Picture by @PhotoNury for @diariodeunjugon
2016 — First Death Came From Verminest cabinet. Built by @Arcade_Vintage and presented at ArcadeCon
Handmade sweaters by @Gryzor87 many years ago
2018 — Spanish indie games by @Rukikunarte_2018
2018 — Maldita Castilla EX and Super Hydorah had a retail edition in @VideojuegosGAME stores
2019 — Darkula hama beads by @Francisco_I_L
2015 — Some of my games showcased at GamesCon thanks to @octopusjig
Don Ramiro by Quino
2014 — Málaga Philarmonic Orchestra performed the main theme of Maldita Castilla at PlayFest
2010 — Hydorah was featured with other indie games in this short documentary of Finding Your Sciencie — Link
Maldita Castilla by my niece Manuela
2013 — @CarlosBlansa created a diorama of the Maldita Castilla tournament at RetroMadrid
2021 — Mutants from the Deep on the cover of the Brazilian magazine Clube MSX. @clubemsx
2019 — The first Darkula cabinet was presented at ArcadeCon
Jean Raymond by @Madamluna
2014 — On tour with Gryzor87's 3-Bit Band, taking care of the visuals in events like RetroMadrid and PlayFest — Link
I love listening to anecdotes from people who play my games. Their experience and feelings, what they like more and less… Thanks for sharing those moments with me!
2014 — A very special hama gift
2013 — Maldita Castilla got the Best Original Soundtrack award at HoPlay
2014 — @matamarcianoses created this Maldita Castilla bartop
2009 — @Gryzor87 crafted his own Flemish Virginal/Muselaar. Years later he used it to create the particular music of the Meropticon planet in Hydorah — Link
2018 — @jaimedominguez jumping around the windmills of Castilla
2010 — @Gryzor87 painted l'Abbaye des Morts cover with traditional techniques
2020 — Solar gladiators by @Oscar_GB_79
2010 — You can find the cathar cross that inspired l'Abbaye des Morts checkpoints at Montsegur castle in France
2019 — Darkula by @YoshoSaga
Don Ramiro by @urza
2015 — Any % or 100%? By @Wolgulc
2015 — A custom version of Maldita Castilla is featured at the beginning of this music video by Superocho — Link
2019 — Don Ramiro figure by @Manuel_lorentes
2011 — Rubinia's theme cover by @MattManente — Link
2011 — @goto80 created this crazy Hydorah Robot Chase cover with visuals by @raquelmeyers — Link
2015 — The Curse of Issyos reimagined by @ScepterDPinoy as a Wii game
2014 — l'Abbaye des Morts ported to Spectrum ZX and edited in cassette format by @RetroWorks
2015 — The Curse of Issyos reimagined by @ScepterDPinoy as a Game Boy game
2018 — The imaginary video game in this music video runs in a Death Came From Verminest cabinet. Music by @ObliqueMusic and @CarlosGBayona — Link
Jean Raymond, the littlest cathar by @Madamluna
Maldita Castilla by Макс Капуста
2013 — Maldita Castilla cutout arcade by @RetromaniacMag — Link
2013 — Maldita Castilla was featured in the cover of @RetromaniacMag #7
2017 — Don Ramiro by Adriano Di Medio
2012 — A deep article about l'Abbaye des Morts by The Brindle Brothers — Link
2015 — I've been attending Arcade Con, the annual convivence between arcade associations, for a few years since it first edition
Don Ramiro key chain by @KawaiiandCute
@Gryzor87 spotted a cool coincidence in NY Metropolitan Museum. Maybe there were meroptians in New Guinea?
Super Hydorah by @XoPachi
2012 — My first run of physical games. It was made just to thank friends and supporters
2018 — Hydorah and Super Hydorah featured in the Spanish shmup guide La Guía de los Matamarcianos by @edgamepress
2010 — @Jeriaska coordinated the creation of Hydorah Original and Arranged, an album with music covers by various artists around the world
2011 — Destructoid presented itself completely hand drawn for the April Fools day, and with it their Viriax post
Don Ramiro by Harold
2012 — l'Abbaye des Morts was open sourced, and since then it's been ported to incountable modern and classic platforms thanks to @Moonwatcher, @Nevat and a large group of people from the retro community…
2012 — Marcus Clark playing Verminest how it means to be played
2015 — The Curse of Issyos by Lee Stevenson
2015 — Gaurodan reimagined by @mix256
2018 — l'Abbaye des Morts edited for Commodore 64 by @DSidedGames
2014 — I designed half of the RetroGamer Spain #7 because of curious circumstances
2012 — EFMB remake launch post by Dave Hughes, the author of the original game — Link
2019 — Inauguration of the Arcade Vintage Video Game Museum (Ibi, Spain). It featured a huge collection of original arcade machines from different decades, and also some of my games. @Arcade_Vintage
2017 — l'Abbaye des Morts ported to SEGA Mega Drive by @MoonWatcherMD and edited in cartridge format by @PlayOnRetro
2013 — @matamarcianoses created this Maldita Castilla mini bartop
My isometric skull by @Isackender
2014 — A proof that there's is room for improvement even in 1-bit sprites
2012 — EFMB by @Rynen10K
