Anna: The Magic of Words (NES) - "The Dungeons" Demo (4 levels + 2 bonus stages)

It’s a challenging 1980s like platformer game with a serious story. For the Nintendo Entertainment System® and Famicom.

Game in active development. Demo download below.

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The Game and Demo

The current demo version is at a good level to get an idea of the final game (maybe there are bugs, but I tried my best to eliminate them). The demo version contains a complete world ‘Dungeons’, which consists of four levels and two bonus stages. In the final game there will be at least three worlds with 4 levels each and the ‘Dungeons’ will most likely be the last one.

The game is a precise, mostly pixel-perfect, platformer in the style of old arcade games.

The game (and especially the demo version) is not the easiest, but always fair.

Your main goal is to collect scrolls.

There are four per level and 16 per world. If you have collected at least 12 scrolls at the end of a world, you will receive a password as a reward to continue playing from that point at any time.

Level skip passwords (from demo 0.1.5 and later)

To dive a bit deeper into the dungeons, use one of these passwords to skip some levels:

• 9170 (skip level Dungeons 1/4)
  
• 8921 (skip level Dungeons 2/4)
• 7136 (skip level Dungeons 3/4)

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The story of the game

The magic of words gave you everything and suddenly took everything from you.

A little sad and disappointed you make your way through a dangerous world. Embark on the difficult journey through dangerous caves, deep forest and icy landscapes. Collect scrolls and combine their words, face your fear and the ticking clock.

But whatever happens, never forget your most important goal: find Anna.

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The deeper meaning of the story

The game is more than a typical 1980s platformer. The game itself is just a shell. The shell for a process of self-discovery, healing, motivation and the strong will not to give up. The character embarks on an arduous journey and search for Anna.

Even if you’ve already guessed it, Anna doesn’t have to be human or animal. Anna can just as well be representative of a favourite place, a feeling, family, being at home, feeling good or the satisfaction of a completed task or with yourself, but of course also a single person.

There is no right or wrong answer to the meaning of the game title. You decide. You are also welcome to simply ignore the psychological aspect and concentrate fully on playing this challenging platforming title. Just pay attention to the little hearts and the ticking clock. ;-)

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The Green Ribbon

EASTPIXEL supports the Green Ribbon and projects that support people and integration. The author of the video game Anna: The Magic of Words is one of these people himself. A long time ago, he set out on his own search for contentment and his own well-being. The project development helps him to focus on his goals and the motivation to keep going should also help other people. The author has already found his Anna.

The green ribbon is the international symbol of mental health awareness.

https://www.seelischegesundheit.net/
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/

 

P.S. The game starts with a quote of Rosa Parks and it will contain many more quotes from people who have fought for human rights and equality.

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