About This Game
TERRARIUM LAND is a 3D action-adventure arcade game with some logical puzzles.
A spaceship carrying robot T.I.X. crashes. Adventures and fight with mechanical enemies named “cybozoorgs” now start in the Terrarium Land world.
To preserve the nature on the planet, solve the puzzles and destroy enemies on different levels. Do explore the world`s levels, find secret places, unique artifacts and bonuses. Buy or find powerful weapons for the battles.
Robot T.I.X. is the main hero of the game. It is an experimental intelligent spy-cyborobot with different kinds of capabilities. The robot can generate a magnetic field to interact with the environment, transfer and scan objects. To battle with enemies, T.I.X. also uses various bombs and firearms. It uses special equipment to pass levels.
Health and energy are the parameters of the robot. Health is reduced by wounds and increased by bonuses. Energy decreases during runs, jumps and operation of the magnetic field generator but it is recovered during inaction.
Typically, levels in the game are small and medium-sized arenas with traps, enemies and logical puzzles. To complete a level and continue the adventure, you need to perform a number of specific tasks. The tasks are varied and include search and explorations, missions to annihilate and destroy, tasks to collect artifacts, and much more.
- 3 unique planets.
- Various locations with their own environment and natural conditions.
- Interaction with environment.
- The main hero uses special equipment to solve different problems in different situations
- The inhabitants of the planets have different behaviors.
- Some of them are harmless and coward, while others are aggressive.
- There are a variety of planet adventure tasks.
Esk (Sergej Simonov) – artist answers:
What is your first gaming experience?
Esk (Sergej Simonov)
It was Pong clone with some variants on soviet tv console Elektronika VideoSport-M.
But this console has not impressed me, real toys looks much better, especially my big green shooting tank T-55 with plastic ammo.
Some years letter Lode runner on soviet computer “bk-0010-01” was first addictive me game .
MasterDum – programmer
It was a long time ago and little remember. It was probably Spectrum games.
What got you into programming games?
Esk (Sergej Simonov)
I not programmer, I am artist. In 14 years old I saw Yoshi Island on TV program. TV reporter say: “all in computer games are done by artists”.
Game looks great, but children`s style seemed to be easy to make. This words and this game were revelation to me and in the future I graduated art institute, became artist.
MasterDum – programmer
Familiarity with Spectrum with it Sinclair BASIC language. On it I was able to make only a small cartoon.
Very later I tried used editor in game Warcraft3 and me liked create modification this game.
What development tools or coding did you use?
Esk (Sergej Simonov)
I used 3ds max and Blender for 3d graphics. Pencil for ideas and line sketch.
myPaint additional tool, sketches done on it usually . Photoshop and Krita are for others tasks. Audacity – for sound FX. And Unity3d.
MasterDum – programmer
MonoDevelop and Notepad++.
What hurdles did you have making your current game?
Esk (Sergej Simonov)
It`s stable process, model by model, level by level, gameplay tests, some time and game done. Three years of hard work and self-discipline were in my situation.
Not hard, only labor.
MasterDum – programmer
Lacks the time and power.
After the completion of the game what game will you make?
Esk (Sergej Simonov)
We are don`t know, thinking about roguelike game or something else. There are many ideas in our heads.
MasterDum – programmer
I’m still thinking about it. But there are some interesting ideas.
What other games have you made?
Esk (Sergej Simonov)
I worked as 3d\2d artist on Space rangers 2, Kings`s bounty: the Legend, and Sphere 3. But my first commercial work was battle Ship for Water in Fire. I think, isn`t easy to find this old game.
3d arcade Terrarium Land is own first game from MasterDum and me. I am proud this game, we are new universe done.
MasterDum – programmer
Released only Ballbot and Kindom2048. Unfortunately others not completed or frozen.
My favourite computer was my Amiga and console the Megadrive do you have a favourite?
Esk (Sergej Simonov)
Nes is my favorite console, especially coop games on it with friends beside you.
Before were computers “Bk-0010-01”, and “Poisk”. But graphics and games gameplay wasn’t good on them mostly.
386dx40 was my favorite and awesome PC with many games.
MasterDum – programmer
Yes, of course. This is was Spectrum.
What is your favourite retro game?
Esk (Sergej Simonov)
There are many games that I love. Bioforge on PC, absolutely favorite game. I was impressed by this game world and graphics. Possible to be damaged and lost functionality.
It`s so pity to see damaged main hero. And some on Nes. Tinage Mutant Ninjas Turtles 3, Double Dragon 2 are excellent team play games. Bucky`o hare, I loved it`s graphics style, and sound. Contra force, Duck Tales and some others.
Some later: Virtua Fighter, Primal Rage, One must fall 2097, Ignition, Cannon fodder, and gorgeous Quake 1.
So much good games, I can’t say about all of them.
MasterDum – programmer
I’m can’t pick just one. Maybe is was Dizzy,Rex,Eagle’s Nest …
Do you still game on the current consoles if so whats your favourite game?
Esk (Sergej Simonov)
I have PC only. PC with gamepad xbox360. My loved games: Sinemora, Gatling Gears and Tomb Raider: Underworld.
Although they aren`t new, some of them crossplatform games on past gen consoles.
I watching new consoles games on youtube time to time. Ratchet & Clank on PS4, Yoshi’s Woolly World, Pikmin 3, Splatoon on Wii U are nice looking games. So many interesting games there.
MasterDum – programmer
Console I do not have. For them produce real masterpieces such as Darsiders,DMC,Prince of Persia.
Whats the worst game you have ever played?
Esk (Sergej Simonov)
Metal Mutant. May be this game wasn`t the worst, but it so slow, to slow, but beautiful graphics. Impossible to forget this. I not remember the bad games usually.
MasterDum – programmer
If I don’t like the game, I just do not play it.
Finally what game or feature would you like to see on Retrogamesmaster in the future?
Esk (Sergej Simonov)
I like watch gameplay video. May be, will be fine to see gameplay video of the games on review page.
MasterDum – programmer
More forgotten old and retro games.