Magicore Anomala
| Magicore Anomala | |
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| Developer | Team Salvato |
| Programmer | Dan Salvato |
| Platforms | Amiga, Windows (emulation) |
| Genres | bullet hell, platformer |
Magicore Anomala is an upcoming game developed by Team Salvato, the developers of Doki Doki Literature Club. Magicore Anomala is a bullet hell written in m68k assembly for the 1985 Amiga. Lead Developer Dan Salvato has said that upon release the game will be playable on modern computers via emulation.[1]
Gameplay
[edit]Magicore Anomala is a story based 2d bullet hell and platformer featuring pixel art and a dialog system.
Development
[edit]Gameplay was originally shown during fan game marathon 2022. [2] The game was later mentioned on September 5th 2022 during a Pax West 2022 exhibit by Dan Salvato where he discussed modern production of retro games[3]. Subsequent demos were shown at Amiga developer conference Amiwest in 2023 [2] and 2024(source?). On September 14th 2025, Dan Salvato gave a talk on retro gaming and his motivations behind creating a modern retro game at Oakland’s Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment. [4]
In August 2025 a new demo was shown at Vintage Computer Festival West. [5]
In 2024, Dan Salvato published a series of blogs to his personal page detailing the development of the game. [6]
Design
[edit]The Amiga has a palette of 32 colors slots with 8 color slots reserved for background. The game bypasses this restriction by editing the color palette register in between drawing horizontal lines of pixels, which restricts it to 8 unique colors per horizontal line. [6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Games - Team Salvato". teamsalvato.com. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ^ a b 司破ダンプ (2023-01-10). "『ドキドキ文芸部!』作者による2D弾幕アクションゲーム『MAGICORE ANOMALA』の映像が公開。インディー死にゲーで有名な『アイワナ』の影響を受けた小規模作品". 電ファミニコゲーマー – ゲームの面白い記事読んでみない？ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ^ "Team Salvato at PAX West 2022!". teamsalvato.com. 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ^ Isobel, Leah (2024-10-30). "The great leap backwards: Dan Salvato creates new games for retro consoles". 48 hills. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ^ avok (2025-10-10). "Magicore Anomala Amiga Game Revealed at VCF West". The Oasis BBS. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ^ a b "Shattering the Magicore 8-color limit". dansalva.to. 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2026-06-23.