With MAGFest 11 just a few short days away, attendees are already more than excited for the event over the long weekend. As if the concerts and special guests and speakers weren’t enough for you, we just received word that a company called Gradual Games (known for their previous release called “Nomolos: Storming the Catsle”) will be making available for the first time, a demonstration build of their upcoming NES homebrew title, called “The Legends of Owlia”! The game (which is a 2D adventure) looks to have some serious inspiration from classic NES favorites such as The Legend Of Zelda, Crystalis and even StarTropics, which looks to be an excellent work in progress so far. Some details of the new game as well as a video preview are under the cut, so let’s take a look!

The Legends of Owlia has been a work in progress since Monolos: Storming The Catsle was released this past May. Upon the original announcement, Gradual Games had mentioned that they were using a multidirectional scroll engine, various ideas for idyllic starting village graphics (and figuring out how to get the NES to handle them properly), and a lot of brainstorming. Back in September, Gradual Games was hoping to have some kind of demonstration available for MAGFest 11, and it certainly looks like that everyone associated with it got their wish!

As the video below shows, a village, a handful of houses, an enemy, and the hero who is known as Adlannial have been programmed so far. What the video shows is the central play mechanics in which the game itself is based on. Aside from showing off this title, they will also have be showcasing the Monolos game which was released this past summer. Currently there is no word on an official completion date for the new game. It is assumed that The Legends Of Owlia will have cartridges produced in the same manner as Monolos, but there is no official word on when or if, and what the cost would be.

MAGFest 11 starts this Thursday, so if you happen to be there (a lot of us at RGN will be there too!) and want to see one of the latest NES games in development, you certainly may wish to take a look at this one.

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