Monster Peak
What a discovery!
A few days ago, I found a strange box at a street market that contained a cartridge and some promotional materials. The game is called Monster Peak, and it was developed by a company named Pimpongu Soft, which I'd never heard of before. It seems the game was never officially released, although development dates back to 1995. I dumped the cartridge using a flash reader board and converted it into a playable ROM to preserve it so anyone could try it out. It looks like a limited demo version of the game, but there's a floppy disk in the box as well, which might contain a release with the full version, so if there is enough interest in the game, I might consider extracting it. I've also attached the demo in .gb and .pocket format so you can play on emulators or even real hardware.
Controls (for web)
It's more enjoyable on mobile devices as it adds touch controls!
| Move | Arrow keys |
| Action | Z / X |
| Start | Enter |
| Select | Shift |
About Monster Peak
From what I've been able to test, it's a JRPG very much in line with titles of the era, featuring a fun turn-based combat system where we control a human who must escape from a prison where creatures are held as gladiators in a huge coliseum. Monster Peak is the name of the city where the rest of the game seems to take place, although I haven't been able to find a way to progress beyond what the demo offers. There are some hidden things in the game that I still haven’t been able to discover, so I hope you can help me. I'm eager to know more!
About the author
This game is inspired by others that explore metafiction, such as Who's Lila, UFO 50, and the works of Daniel Mullins. I've developed it in GBStudio as a small experiment to learn how to use the tool, though the project has since grown to the point of considering the creation of a complete video game. Of course (and unfortunately), Pimpongu Soft is a fictional company, but there are many secrets to uncover about the mysterious cancellation of their game. Thanks to Coffee 'Valen' Bat (sound fx) and Edo999 (fonts) for their invaluable resources!
Download
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Development log
- Welcome to Monster Peak (unreleased game)46 days ago
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Hola como betatester que fuí vengo a desvelar un secreto! Por qué no pruebas a cargar el juego con lo que parece una partida corrupta? , el icono se parece a un Kirby entre rejas...
Verás que el juego tiene versión extendida , por cierto vuelve a los sitios y busca sala secreta con pared invisible, secreto de pellejo a pellejo!!
PD: La aventura comienza aquí...
Por: Bigotini
There has been some confusion. This is a very cool project, and not to spoil the magic, but read the about the author section.
Thank you! I apologize for the confusion; it was not my intention to raise doubts about the nature of the project. I’ll make the disclaimer more visible :)
Wow, awesome. I hope that you could share more about the game. I played the full demo.
Thank you! Given the positive reception, it’s very likely that I’ll end up developing the full project!
What an incredibly cool discovery! Art style looks great. Im really wanna know what on that floppy disk :)
Thanks! Everything suggests we’ll learn more about the work of Pimpongu Soft :)