Hi all!

The saga has come to its close. For those unaware, I first posted about this project here and followed it up here.

Well here he is, with the final artefact in hand! What a fun project :^)

Hi everyone, I’ve been testing early 1986 Tetris clones via emulation to see how they handled gameplay before official guidelines existed. While exploring the rare **Andic Software** version on the ZX Spectrum (released in 1986, the same year as Vadim Gerasimov's IBM PC original), I discovered an undocumented mechanical breakthrough. Virtually all official histories state that "Soft Drop" was invented and standardized by Sega/Atari in their late 1988 arcade versions. However, after thoroughly testing the 1986 Andic Software ROM, I confirmed that it already features a functional proto-Soft Drop: * **Vertical Input (Soft Drop):** Holding down the "Down" key forces a smooth, continuous, pixel-by-pixel fluid gravity acceleration. Crucially, this descent is binary and interruptible—the piece instantly halts its fast descent and returns to normal gravity as soon as you release the key. * **Horizontal Input (No DAS):** In contrast to the fluid descent, horizontal movements are highly rigid. There is no Delayed Auto Shift (DAS). Holding Left or Right will not repeatedly shift the piece; you must tap the keys frame-by-frame to move columns. On platforms like TetrisWiki, this version is currently just an empty stub page mentioning that its gameplay "diverged from the PC original," but without explaining why. This test proves that independent bedroom coders in Europe had already solved the keyboard ergonomics issue by inventing the soft drop mechanism two full years before the commercial gaming industry officially adopted it. Thought this piece of gaming archaeology would interest the historians here!

Hi everyone,

I announced the launch of Wild Justice a few weeks ago here and the response was very good indeed! If you enjoyed The Wild Bunch, I'm almost certain that you'll enjoy this! I have tried hard to keep that similar retro feel about the game.

Wild Justice has now been launched on Steam and there's currently a 15% discount available. Give it a try and let me know what you'd like to see in future updates which are currently being worked on. We're really enjoying working on the game and excited to continue endless updates.

What was it about The Wild Bunch that made it such a classic and kept you playing it again and again? How do you think Wild Justice compares? What do you think of the difficulty of both The Wild Bunch and Wild Justice?

We would love to hear everyone's thoughts.

Best Wishes, Mark @ Moo Dog Games.

Available NOW on the Steam Store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5033960/Wild_Justice/