Stories

The special price for a contest by @DeusMachinaEx

2014 — @matamarcianoses created this Maldita Castilla bartop

2015 — Maldita Castilla cabinet crafted by @Arcade_Vintage and located between the 80s classics in their arcade room

2014 — Málaga Philarmonic Orchestra performed the main theme of Maldita Castilla at PlayFest

Maldita Castilla by Макс Капуста

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…

2018 — Hydorah and Super Hydorah featured in the Spanish shmup guide La Guía de los Matamarcianos by @edgamepress

2015 — A custom version of Maldita Castilla is featured at the beginning of this music video by Superocho

2012 — EFMB by @Rynen10K

2018 — Maldita Castilla EX and Super Hydorah had a retail edition in @VideojuegosGAME stores

2019 — Darkula by @YoshoSaga

2010 — Hydorah was featured with other indie games in this short documentary of Finding Your Sciencie

2014 — A very special hama gift

2015 — The Curse of Issyos reimagined by @ScepterDPinoy as a Wii game

2013 — The making of Verminest trailer was super fun. This kind sir helped us with the traveling camera effect

2011 — Destructoid presented itself completely hand drawn for the April Fools day, and with it their Viriax post

2019 — The first Darkula cabinet was presented at ArcadeCon

Don Ramiro by Harold

2018 — Spanish indie games by @Rukikunarte_2018

@Gryzor87 spotted a cool coincidence in NY Metropolitan Museum. Maybe there were meroptians in New Guinea?

2021 — Mutants from the Deep on the cover of the Brazilian magazine Clube MSX. @clubemsx

2017 — l'Abbaye des Morts ported to SEGA Mega Drive by @MoonWatcherMD and edited in cartridge format by @PlayOnRetro

2013 — Maldita Castilla speedrun tournament in RetroMadrid. @Metr81 won the arcade cabinet for himself. Picture by @PhotoNury for @diariodeunjugon

Maldita Castilla by my niece Manuela

Hydorah metal fist built by Rikako Asakura in an early version of Minecraft

2013 — Maldita Castilla was featured in the cover of @RetromaniacMag #7

2018 — @jaimedominguez jumping around the windmills of Castilla

Handmade sweaters by @Gryzor87 many years ago

Super Hydorah by @XoPachi

2018 — The imaginary video game in this music video runs in a Death Came From Verminest cabinet. Music by @ObliqueMusic and @CarlosGBayona

My isometric skull by @Isackender

2011 — Rubinia's theme cover by @MattManente

2014 — A proof that there's is room for improvement even in 1-bit sprites

LoquoPJ drew this map of l'Abbaye des Morts

2013 — Maldita Castilla cutout arcade by @RetromaniacMag

Jean Raymond, the littlest cathar by @Madamluna

2014 — I designed half of the RetroGamer Spain #7 because of curious circumstances

2013 — Maldita Castilla got the Best Original Soundtrack award at HoPlay

2018 — Super Hydorah and Maldita Castilla EX were featured in the Video Game Playing Cards deck

2015 — Some of my games showcased at GamesCon thanks to @octopusjig

2014 — On tour with Gryzor87's 3-Bit Band, taking care of the visuals in events like RetroMadrid and PlayFest

2012 — EFMB remake launch post by Dave Hughes, the author of the original game

2016 — First Death Came From Verminest cabinet. Built by @Arcade_Vintage and presented at ArcadeCon

2012 — A deep article about l'Abbaye des Morts by The Brindle Brothers

Don Ramiro by @urza

2020 — Solar gladiators by @Oscar_GB_79

2015 — Gaurodan reimagined by @mix256

2011 — @goto80 created this crazy Hydorah Robot Chase cover with visuals by @raquelmeyers

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

Jean Raymond by @Madamluna

2010 — @Jeriaska coordinated the creation of Hydorah Original and Arranged, an album with music covers by various artists around the world

Don Ramiro by Quino

2019 — Don Ramiro figure by @Manuel_lorentes

2015 — Any % or 100%? By @Wolgulc

2010 — @Gryzor87 painted l'Abbaye des Morts cover with traditional techniques

2012 — Marcus Clark playing Verminest how it means to be played

2017 — Don Ramiro by Adriano Di Medio

2014 — l'Abbaye des Morts ported to Spectrum ZX and edited in cassette format by @RetroWorks

2018 — Super Hydorah awarded as the Best Spanish Video Game by @hobby_consolas (I still can't believe it)

2013 — @CarlosBlansa created a diorama of the Maldita Castilla tournament at RetroMadrid

2019 — Darkula hama beads by @Francisco_I_L

Don Ramiro key chain by @KawaiiandCute

2010 — You can find the cathar cross that inspired l'Abbaye des Morts checkpoints at Montsegur castle in France

2015 — I've been attending Arcade Con, the annual convivence between arcade associations, for a few years since it first edition

2012 — Maldita Castilla announced for the ZX Spectrum. A prank by @pagantipaco for the fools day

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!

2013 — @matamarcianoses created this Maldita Castilla mini bartop

2013 — The first Maldita Castilla dedicated cabinet. A childhood dream come true. Thanks Tovarcade, @indieorama, @mondopixel and @RetroMadrid for making it happen

2015 — The Curse of Issyos reimagined by @ScepterDPinoy as a Game Boy game

2015 — The Curse of Issyos by Lee Stevenson

2009 — @Gryzor87 crafted his own Flemish Virginal/Muselaar. Years later he used it to create the particular music of the Meropticon planet in Hydorah

2012 — My first run of physical games. It was made just to thank friends and supporters

2018 — l'Abbaye des Morts edited for Commodore 64 by @DSidedGames