Acronia (original DOS prototype)

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Acronia

by Clarissa Toney

Acronia is a 2D run 'n' gun platformer for MS-DOS inspired by action games like Contra, Duke Nukem, and Bio Menace. You play as employees of a private military contractor and security firm called "Acronia." Behind the scenes and unbeknownst to you, Acronia has been conducting genetic experiments on humans as part of an illicit weapons research and development program. Due to an accident, the facility you work at has been overrun by mutants. Your only goal is to escape, and kill any monsters that try to stop you.

In development

Acronia has been in development since July 2019. Efforts began to ramp up the following January, with the goal of a digital and physical release on actual floppy disks. The game runs on real DOS hardware and targets a 386 or better processor with VGA graphics.

This  release of Acronia is a demo, and there's still a lot of work to do until the final release. But for the first time in its development, it's a fully-playable (if small) game, with its full feature set, including monsters, diverse levels, music and sound, and more. We encourage you to try it out and comment here, or follow us on social media to stay up to date on its development.

Be sure to read the included manual for a breakdown of what's missing and what's to come... as well as how to play!

System specifications

Current version: 0.7 demo | Release date: December 9, 2023

Acronia runs well in DOSBox on any system (Linux/macOS/Windows). If running on real DOS hardware, the system requirements are:

Required:

• Any 32-bit IBM PC compatible (80386 or better)
• MS-DOS (or compatible operating system) or Windows 95/98
• 4 MB of RAM
• VGA graphics capable of 320x200 resolution at 256 colors

Recommended:

• 486DX2 or better
• 8 MB of RAM

Contact

Mastodon:
Hadrosaurus Software (development studio)
Clarissa Toney, author

On the web:
Hadrosaurus Software

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