The Curse of Issyos — 2015

The epic quest of a fisherman to save his daugther

Plot Defkalion was fishing on a quiet blue sea when he heard the voice of the Goddess Athena. Hurry up, she said, the isle of Issyos has been cursed by the Olympus. And so, fearing for his daughter Delia, his only family left, the fisherman sails back to his home, where the adventure is about to begin.

Details A game by: Locomalito

Music & sound: Gryzor87

Promo art: Marek Barej, Jacobo García



Release date: December 15th, 2015

Genre: Action platformer

Development time: 12 months

December 15th, 2015Action platformer12 months

About The Curse of Issyos is a retro styled action platformer with nothing but the usual in an old 8 bit game: a good bunch of enemies and bosses, linear and open scroll levels, secrets to discover and a background story inspired by Greek mythology. It doesn't try to mimic a retro system in particular, but it's coherent with its own limitations in the use of colors, sprites and chip sounds. The soundtrack has been composed by Gryzor87 using Pixel Amaya's PX Tone.

Features Look and feel of a console game from 1987-1988.

Based on Greek Mythology.

7 levels, 9 bosses and more than 40 unique enemies.

A secret level that can change the curse of the game.

Around 45 minutes of game length (once fully mastered).

8 screenshots

Influences The movies of the special effects titan Ray Harryhausen and 8 bit games like Vampire Killer , Rastan , Kenseiden , Rygar , 8 eyes or Ninja Gaiden .