Stevedore

Stevedore works at the docks, loading and unloading ships in a small coastal town. He is in love with the beautiful lighthouse keeper. Today is the annual summer party, and Stevedore is hurrying up to finish the job and go to the party with her. Suddenly… the floor cracks under his feet...

Help Stevedore find the keys to get out of the abandoned warehouse.
The lighthouse keeper is waiting for him at the lighthouse.
Or isn't she? What other adventures might happen!? Good luck, Stevedore!

Stevedore requires a MSX machine with 8K RAM and 16K VRAM.

The cartridge is presented in a luxurious package and a color manual. Expect the best quality packaging from the MSX Cartridge Shop.

Relevant link: Order at the MSX Cartridge Shop.

Media browser (5)

Comments (56)

By The Apeman

Expert (87)

20-10-2020, 07:43

Looks very nice.

By Bengalack

Master (220)

20-10-2020, 08:14

Love the gfx! Sweet! Would be cool if we could see some youtube-gameplay too :-)

By theNestruo

Master (223)

20-10-2020, 08:16

I have never recorded a video and my first tests have been a complete disaster :_D But I'll try again later this week!

By ren

Paragon (1532)

20-10-2020, 09:08

Looks great indeed

@theNestruo, tip: Olive (and OBS for screen/window capture)

By jltursan

Prophet (2338)

20-10-2020, 09:12

Brilliant!, I also love the aesthetics!

The video can be directly generated by the emulator, you only need to upload it to Youtube and voilà

By valkyre

Champion (462)

20-10-2020, 09:30

Ordered mine!

By ren

Paragon (1532)

20-10-2020, 10:51

Quote:

The video can be directly generated by the emulator

(Do note that openMSX, at least last time I looked into it, records w/o effect / monitor simulation settings applied.)

By theNestruo

Master (223)

20-10-2020, 14:13

jltursan wrote:

The video can be directly generated by the emulator

I did, but I was unable to play the video or use it within the video editor (just audio).
A codec-related issue, I guess; but couldn't find proper decoder (Windows 10).

By ray2day

Hero (565)

20-10-2020, 14:54

Quote:

Love the gfx! Sweet! Would be cool if we could see some youtube-gameplay too

I agree.

Quote:

I have never recorded a video and my first tests have been a complete disaster :_D But I'll try again later this week!

Quote:

I did, but I was unable to play the video or use it within the video editor (just audio).
A codec-related issue, I guess; but couldn't find proper decoder (Windows 10).

Hope you will be able to do so. I really, really would like to see a video of it.

By Chadwick

Rookie (32)

20-10-2020, 21:23

Bengalack wrote:

Love the gfx! Sweet! Would be cool if we could see some youtube-gameplay too :-)

Hey i used to make all my decisions based on magazines and the back of the box!...lol .

j/k i would like to see it too

By jltursan

Prophet (2338)

21-10-2020, 09:23

theNestruo wrote:

jltursan wrote:

The video can be directly generated by the emulator

I did, but I was unable to play the video or use it within the video editor (just audio).
A codec-related issue, I guess; but couldn't find proper decoder (Windows 10).

Xvid4 works for me. Note that usually I create videos with BlueMSX...

By Bengalack

Master (220)

21-10-2020, 20:28

theNestruo wrote:

A codec-related issue, I guess; but couldn't find proper decoder (Windows 10).

Given what the docs says (32-bit codec), it sounds like you need to find a program that can use the 32-bit codec, take the lossless file, and convert it into a format that your video editor accepts.

By theNestruo

Master (223)

23-10-2020, 20:43

Aargh! I lost the battle against the video editors...

...so instead of a promotional video, here they are! Two gameplay videos!!!

The intro and tutorial, running in a MSX2 (optimized palette) at 50Hz
The first stages, running in a Japanese MSX at 60Hz

By Sebbeug

Champion (290)

24-10-2020, 11:06

I like it very much. Gfx way and musics are very charming !
Ordered, waiting now for testing.

By Briqunullus

Master (200)

24-10-2020, 13:26

Nice one! Will you sell a digital edition as well?

By theNestruo

Master (223)

24-10-2020, 14:13

Sebbeug wrote:

I like it very much. Gfx way and musics are very charming !
Ordered, waiting now for testing.

Thank you very much!

Briqunullus wrote:

Nice one! Will you sell a digital edition as well?

I had no plans for digital edition (at least for the moment), sorry...

Chadwick wrote:

Hey i used to make all my decisions based on magazines and the back of the box!...lol .

I did it too! All those ZX Spectrum ports with Amiga screenshots in the box... lol

But not this time! Stevedore's box features true screenshots!!

By mzoran

Expert (92)

27-10-2020, 14:34

Already out of stock !

By Sebbeug

Champion (290)

27-10-2020, 15:28

Reception today : Very good game ! Really.
Congratulations.

By theNestruo

Master (223)

27-10-2020, 18:16

Sebbeug wrote:

Reception today : Very good game ! Really.
Congratulations.

Thank you very much! ^_^

mzoran wrote:

Already out of stock !

Wow, that was faster than expected!
A new batch is underway, but it will take some time... (sorry).

By Randam

Paragon (1037)

27-10-2020, 18:17

Already out??? Then I hope I can get one from batch 2.

By valkyre

Champion (462)

27-10-2020, 18:35

Mine has arrived!

By hashem

Resident (54)

05-11-2020, 14:55

im stuck in the stage21 any1 can help me?

By hashem

Resident (54)

05-11-2020, 14:56

you cannot solve it i think only if you jump perfectly

By theNestruo

Master (223)

05-11-2020, 15:43

hashem wrote:

im stuck in the stage21 any1 can help me?

Hi, hashem!
Congratulations on reaching so far already! You are halfway there!!!

hashem wrote:

you cannot solve it i think only if you jump perfectly

All the stages can be solved without "pixel perfect" jumps (mainly because I hate them, haha). Of course, some stages allow more than one way to solve them, and some solutions may require perfect jumps... but there is always at least one solution without them.
The pixel perfect jump is 4 chars wide. In that stage, the hardest jump is a 3 chars wide + 1 char up, that shouldn't be really hard (the margin is about 6 or 7 pixels, and previous stage features several of that).

If you are still stuck, maybe we can open a new forum thread with a big "spoilers inside" warning, haha!

By hashem

Resident (54)

05-11-2020, 16:04

i bet no solution for this stage just only jump perfectly

By theNestruo

Master (223)

05-11-2020, 16:38

hashem wrote:

i bet no solution for this stage just only jump perfectly

I guarantee you it has a solution without perfect jump.
I don't know how are you trying to solve STAGE 21... so, if you want, send me a mail with a picture of the situation before that jump, and I'll send you back the solution.

By hashem

Resident (54)

05-11-2020, 17:31

whats yr email

By theNestruo

Master (223)

05-11-2020, 18:00

hashem wrote:

whats yr email

The one in my profile (my username here + at gmail.com)

By M-A-D-M-A-X

Resident (35)

05-11-2020, 20:01

theNestruo wrote:

If you are still stuck, maybe we can open a new forum thread with a big "spoilers inside" warning, haha!

Good idea !
I’m just at the beginning for the moment, but I love it

By hashem

Resident (54)

06-11-2020, 12:47

there is trick or something u have to do it fast i solved stage 21

By hashem

Resident (54)

08-11-2020, 06:53

i finished the game (36 stages) excellent game 10/10

stage 30 hard

By theNestruo

Master (223)

08-11-2020, 11:52

hashem wrote:

i finished the game (36 stages) excellent game 10/10

stage 30 hard

Congratulations, hashem! And thank you!!!

By dan

Expert (115)

09-11-2020, 14:47

those pantojos hide their gold very well. very nice game. it deserves a second batch. congrats

By theNestruo

Master (223)

09-11-2020, 18:43

dan wrote:

those pantojos hide their gold very well. very nice game. it deserves a second batch. congrats

Haha! Thanks!!

Can't give you exact dates, but a second batch is coming!

By journey

Champion (439)

18-11-2020, 20:10

How the hell can i pass stage 11?? Damn sea urchin...

By M-A-D-M-A-X

Resident (35)

18-11-2020, 22:06

Me too

By theNestruo

Master (223)

19-11-2020, 11:16

journey wrote:

How the hell can i pass stage 11?? Damn sea urchin...

M-A-D-M-A-X wrote:

Me too

I guess you have already killed the sea urchin once with the box on your way to the left of the screen...

SPOILERS AHEAD

The respawning spot of the sea urchin is higher than the ground. If you kill it again with the other box, it will respawn OVER that box...

By journey

Champion (439)

20-11-2020, 13:59

theNestruo wrote:

The respawning spot of the sea urchin is higher than the ground. If you kill it again with the other box, it will respawn OVER that box...

Thanx!!

SPOILERS AHEAD
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
But sometimes the sea urchin reappears just above the box, and when I move the box, the sea urchin falls on my head.
Now i'm in the Jungle

By theNestruo

Master (223)

20-11-2020, 14:08

SPOILERS AHEAD
.
.
.
.
.

journey wrote:

But sometimes the sea urchin reappears just above the box, and when I move the box, the sea urchin falls on my head.

You can make it jump (once) when it's over the box, and then you can safely move the box.

journey wrote:

Now i'm in the Jungle

Enjoy the new... "friends"... that dwell there

By Sebbeug

Champion (290)

21-11-2020, 13:35

lvl 18 for me just now : excellent game !

By mcolom

Master (149)

22-11-2020, 12:03

I'm enyoing this game a lot, it's quite addictive!
Why not having a password per level? Like in King's Valley, for example. So far I haven't seen any after more than 10 screens... unless I'm missing something or perhaps there's some trick I haven't found yet.
In any case, congrats for the game Nestruo and wonder, it's great
(I'm one of those who looked inside, by the way!)

By mcolom

Master (149)

22-11-2020, 12:26

Just read theNestruo commenting in a different thread that the passwords are related to the fruits! I'm happy now haha

By theNestruo

Master (223)

22-11-2020, 13:57

mcolom wrote:

Just read theNestruo commenting in a different thread that the passwords are related to the fruits! I'm happy now haha

Yup, as the manual clearly says: "Grandma says the fruits are good for the memory (and delicious too!)"
Well... maybe not so clearly! Hahaha!!

By Sebbeug

Champion (290)

23-11-2020, 12:32

Spoiler (here is a first password found) :
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
7AF380

By Sebbeug

Champion (290)

23-11-2020, 19:35

a second one :
.
.
.
.
.
.
35A05C

By sd_snatcher

Prophet (3366)

25-11-2020, 03:19

Already out of stock?! Any plans for a new batch?

By theNestruo

Master (223)

25-11-2020, 08:35

sd_snatcher wrote:

Already out of stock?! Any plans for a new batch?

Yes, a new batch is coming...

It's a shame real life does not have CTRL+C CTRL+V... hehe

By journey

Champion (439)

25-11-2020, 10:05

Now i'm stuck at stage 18...
I'm one step away from the new password...but i don't understand how to complete the level...
damn skeletons!!

By theNestruo

Master (223)

25-11-2020, 10:38

journey wrote:

Now i'm stuck at stage 18...
I'm one step away from the new password...but i don't understand how to complete the level...
damn skeletons!!

That's the jungle screen featured in the back of the box, right? Need a hint?

By journey

Champion (439)

25-11-2020, 10:54

theNestruo wrote:

journey wrote:

Now i'm stuck at stage 18...
I'm one step away from the new password...but i don't understand how to complete the level...
damn skeletons!!

That's the jungle screen featured in the back of the box, right? Need a hint?

For now no, thanx..I feel that I am close to the solution.
I still try a little by myself
I have to solve it!

By theNestruo

Master (223)

25-11-2020, 11:00

journey wrote:

I still try a little by myself
I have to solve it!

Yeah, that's the spirit!!!

By Bodhi1969

Expert (86)

25-11-2020, 11:36

As mentioned before it would be interesting to know if you plan a digital edition?

By Shrapnel

Resident (38)

25-11-2020, 14:02

Yep, I'd like a digital ROM as well.
I bought the cart, but have no access to my MSX machines right now and so I'd love to be able to play it on an emulator. =)

By theNestruo

Master (223)

25-11-2020, 14:28

Bodhi1969 wrote:

As mentioned before it would be interesting to know if you plan a digital edition?

Shrapnel wrote:

Yep, I'd like a digital ROM as well.

I'm aware that many of you would like a digital edition. But after thoughtfully considering it (it is not an easy decision), I'm afraid that a digital edition will not be available for the moment.

By mcolom

Master (149)

26-11-2020, 19:42

Oh Nestruo, we love you so much for the game. And we hate you so much for the game...

By Sebbeug

Champion (290)

26-11-2020, 22:11

héhé... You're right ! What a crazy brain to build these levels !!!

Media browser (5)

Share

Related content

Comments (56)