Where downloads for these games are provided, these are usually present in formats that are compatible with emulators. While the majority of games available on the site are for DOS or Microsoft Windows, the site also contains a section with games for other platforms.
Home of the underdogs manuals#
The site provides reviews for over 5,300 games, as well as offering downloads of software and manuals for a number of those games that are no longer commercially available - this allows it to be a valuable resource to players of the original games who have lost the original discs or manuals.
Home of the underdogs archive#
Home of the Underdogs (often called HotU) is an abandonware archive founded by Sarinee Achavanuntakul in September 1998, and has grown to be one of the most significant abandonware websites on the Internet.
Several minigames available that will be expanded in both content and number in the following episodes.Favicon = Home of the Underdogs favicon.png Imbue the knowledge learnt during your adventure and combine it to create more powerful runes.ĥ difficulty levels to choose from, you can either enjoy the adventure without any battle hassle or be challenged by mighty foes.ĩ9 saveslots for each playthrough, and all the playthroughs you want.
Make several characters collaborate to unleash special attacks combining their skills.Ī complex knowledge system that allows you to discover the enemies strengths and weaknesses, allowing you to plan your battle actions accordingly, as well as collecting the bestiary data. Turn-based JRPG battle system that draws its features from both Final Fantasy X and Suikoden series.Ĭontrol 6 players in battle, 3 at the same time, and tag between them strategically. Learn spells and abilities, steal equipment, explore the country, assault and loot the villagers' houses, find treasures and fight against the bad guys. From guys having problems distinguishing reality from fiction to plunger-throwing failed ninjas. Recruit characters during your adventure, each with his own ridiculous backstory, and visit them at your Castle HQ. Lots of recruitable characters and Castle headquarters.Join Hikaru, a mischevous and carefree girl that learns magic, in an absurd adventure where she must recruit dozens of friends in order to restore the peace in the Bestann Federation despite spreading chaos to most places she steps on.Ī story driven comedy with unpredictable situations and outcomes. I'm specially interested in knowing if the players become lost during the gameplay, difficult mobs, unclear tutorials (or lack of them for any feature that may confuse the player) or new features, keeping in mind that I'm a single guy doing most of the work, so sometimes time constraints prevents me doing all I'd like to do in this game.”Ībout This Game Castle of the Underdogs is a comedy JRPG game inspired by Suikoden-like games, with strategic turn-based combat, mass recruiting and a castle HQ. “I welcome users to report bugs and issues on the Steam Discussion board, as well as feedback about the current state of the game. How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process? Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access? “This episode may contain bugs and need some difficulty balance, but other than that it's fully playable.”
What is the current state of the Early Access version? Some characters will have their own non-generic character model added, some backstories will be expanded and I'll be adding several Steam features during the EA” “There may be minor differences in terms of gameplay balance, stability and bug fixes.
Home of the underdogs full version#
How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version? “This will depend on the amount of issues to add/fix/change, but I'm hoping releasing within 2-3 months.” I'm releasing this game in Early Access to get a final round of feedback before releasing, while improving balance and stability.”Īpproximately how long will this game be in Early Access? “The work for the first episode has been done and betatested.