{"id":26003435,"date":"2025-08-30T10:39:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T09:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/?p=26003435"},"modified":"2025-08-30T14:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T13:44:49","slug":"amaweks-porta-bruxolico-su-msx-dal-folklore-brasiliano-al-mito-8-bit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/en\/amaweks-porta-bruxolico-su-msx-dal-folklore-brasiliano-al-mito-8-bit\/","title":{"rendered":"Amaweks Brings Brux\u00f3lico to MSX: From Brazilian Folklore to 8-Bit Myth"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"457\" height=\"457\" data-src=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/536578602_18115459840508176_8516465033710273862_n.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26003441 lazyload\" style=\"width:819px;height:auto\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"457\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/536578602_18115459840508176_8516465033710273862_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26003441\" style=\"width:819px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/536578602_18115459840508176_8516465033710273862_n.jpg 457w, https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/536578602_18115459840508176_8516465033710273862_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/536578602_18115459840508176_8516465033710273862_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/536578602_18115459840508176_8516465033710273862_n-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the world of retrogaming there is a name that in recent years has stood out for its originality and artistic care: <strong>Amaweks<\/strong>, alias <em>Paulo Andr\u00e9s de Matos Villalba<\/em>After a series of successful indie projects, the Brazilian developer surprises again with its most ambitious title: <strong><em>Brux\u00f3lico<\/em><\/strong>. Born as a dark fairy tale for the ZX Spectrum, the game is now preparing to land on <strong>MSX<\/strong>, with an enriched and improved version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"459\" data-src=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/534992504_18115351432508176_7703918058056039667_n.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26003439 lazyload\" style=\"width:822px;height:auto\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/534992504_18115351432508176_7703918058056039667_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26003439\" style=\"width:822px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/534992504_18115351432508176_7703918058056039667_n.jpg 679w, https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/534992504_18115351432508176_7703918058056039667_n-480x324.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 679px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\">A folklore transformed into pixels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Brux\u00f3lico<\/em> has its roots in Brazilian folklore and pays homage to artistic figures such as <strong>Franklin Cascaes<\/strong> And <strong>Peninsula<\/strong>The result is an enchanting yet disturbing universe, populated by legendary creatures reinterpreted in a video game style. The graphics, colors, and episodic narrative help transform the game into a true cultural journey as well as a playful one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"461\" data-src=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/535863904_18115351444508176_2854594041723995487_n-1.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26003443 lazyload\" style=\"width:823px;height:auto\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/535863904_18115351444508176_2854594041723995487_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26003443\" style=\"width:823px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/535863904_18115351444508176_2854594041723995487_n-1.jpg 682w, https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/535863904_18115351444508176_2854594041723995487_n-1-480x324.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 682px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\">A platform game full of challenges<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spectrum version, released in 2023, has already demonstrated the potential of the project: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a <strong>structured soundtrack<\/strong>, with tracks for the levels, for the bosses and an ending theme.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5 levels<\/strong> full of detail and environmental variety;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10 boss<\/strong> charismatic and challenging; a mix of <strong>forced, manual, and flip-screen scrolling<\/strong>, for dynamic and nostalgic gameplay;<strong>smooth animations<\/strong> and expressive sprites;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a <strong>structured soundtrack<\/strong>, with tracks for the levels, for the bosses and an ending theme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"457\" data-src=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/536755451_18115351414508176_4254182014404655577_n.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26003442 lazyload\" style=\"width:823px;height:auto\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/536755451_18115351414508176_4254182014404655577_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26003442\" style=\"width:823px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/536755451_18115351414508176_4254182014404655577_n.jpg 676w, https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/536755451_18115351414508176_4254182014404655577_n-480x324.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 676px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\">Amaweks Confirms: MSX Version Will Be Enhanced<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If until recently, an MSX release seemed like just a possibility, now it&#039;s a reality. In a recent tweet, Amaweks announced:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cBrux\u00f3lico EP1 de MSX tem v\u00e1rias melorias in relation to the ZX, approving the expanded capabilities of the hardware.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Translation: <em>\u201cBrux\u00f3lico EP1 for MSX has several improvements over the ZX version, taking advantage of the expanded capabilities of the hardware.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is therefore not a faithful porting, but a <strong>new optimized edition<\/strong>, which promises:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a <strong>richer color palette<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a <strong>PSG sound<\/strong> more incisive and atmospheric;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>smoother scrolling<\/strong> and superior performance;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a gaming experience that takes full advantage of the strengths of the Japanese system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"461\" data-src=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/535865034_2162808037573336_982843885507795976_n.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26003440 lazyload\" style=\"width:823px;height:auto\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/535865034_2162808037573336_982843885507795976_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26003440\" style=\"width:823px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/535865034_2162808037573336_982843885507795976_n.jpg 684w, https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/535865034_2162808037573336_982843885507795976_n-480x324.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 684px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\">Early Access and Distribution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amaweks has chosen a symbolic day to announce the news: the <strong>August 22, Folklore Day<\/strong>On this date, supporters through <strong>Apoia.se<\/strong> And <strong>Patreon<\/strong> (Amaweks and Mais Odiados) have received early access to <strong><em>Brux\u00f3lico MSX Ep1<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game will be divided into <strong>3 episodes<\/strong>, each with improved graphics and extra content. Once all episodes are completed \u2013 expected within a month or two \u2013 the full version will also be made available on <strong>Itch.io<\/strong>In the meantime, supporters will continue to have early access to individual episodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A demonstration video is already available on YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AswOWSHhJ7Q?si=2hG8xszO8x5k6VyQ\">Brux\u00f3lico MSX Ep1<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AswOWSHhJ7Q?feature=oembed\" title=\"Brux\u00f3lico MSX EP1 clipe\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\"   allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5\">Beyond the Game: A Cultural Project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With <em>Brux\u00f3lico<\/em>, Amaweks not only offers a well-packaged arcade platformer, but also a work that mixes <strong>tradition, folkloric imagery and retro technology<\/strong>It&#039;s an example of how the contemporary homebrew scene manages to blend nostalgia and innovation, offering new experiences on historic machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"460\" data-src=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/537804612_18115351411508176_8564343199135352723_n.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26003444 lazyload\" style=\"width:823px;height:auto\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/537804612_18115351411508176_8564343199135352723_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26003444\" style=\"width:823px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/537804612_18115351411508176_8564343199135352723_n.jpg 681w, https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/537804612_18115351411508176_8564343199135352723_n-480x324.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 681px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\">Conclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arrival of <em>Brux\u00f3lico<\/em> on MSX is not only good news for fans of the Japanese computer, but a sign of the creative ferment that still animates the 8-bit scene today. Amaweks, with its unique style, demonstrates that retro computers are not just tools of the past, but <strong>fertile lands for new digital stories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"458\" data-src=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/535019732_2162808204239986_6842497088211505203_n.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26003446 lazyload\" style=\"width:823px;height:auto\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/535019732_2162808204239986_6842497088211505203_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26003446\" style=\"width:823px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/535019732_2162808204239986_6842497088211505203_n.jpg 681w, https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/535019732_2162808204239986_6842497088211505203_n-480x323.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 681px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nel mondo del retrogaming c\u2019\u00e8 un nome che negli ultimi anni si \u00e8 fatto notare per originalit\u00e0 e cura artistica: Amaweks, alias Paulo Andr\u00e9s de Matos Villalba. Dopo una serie di progetti indie di successo, lo sviluppatore brasiliano torna a sorprendere con il suo titolo pi\u00f9 ambizioso: Brux\u00f3lico. Nato come fiaba oscura per ZX Spectrum, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":26003441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,7],"tags":[],"dipi_cpt_category":[],"class_list":["post-26003435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-giochi","category-software"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26003435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26003435"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26003435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26003449,"href":"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26003435\/revisions\/26003449"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26003441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26003435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26003435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26003435"},{"taxonomy":"dipi_cpt_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/msxitalia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dipi_cpt_category?post=26003435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}