L'Arche du Captain Blood (1988)

Purple Saturn Day (1989)

Kult (1989)

Just to clarify, Exxos is not actually a company but a label created by Ere Informatique, which was only used for three games: Captain Blood (but not in the early editions), Purple Saturn Day and Kult ✨

ATA ATA HOGLO HULU !

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#Exxos #EreInformatique #RetroGaming #CaptainBlood #PurpleSaturnDay

Exxos logo

Glory to the god Exxos! 😈

One of my favorite video game company logos ❤️

#Exxos #EreInformatique #CryoInteractive #RetroGaming #PixelArt

Time flies…

I listened to some of Stéphane Picq's compositions today, including Kult and Extase, which are definitely among my favorites along with Dune.

➡️ Extase OST: youtube.com/watch?v=fPpJ...

What are yours? 🙂

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Stéphane Picq sitting on the floor playing the keyboard. Next to him is a laptop, some odds and ends, and a turtle walking in front of the camera lens!

A thought for Stéphane Picq, who passed away one year ago today 🙏

#StéphanePicq #Dune #LostEden #Kult #Atlantis #Megarace #Exxos #CryoInteractive

Purple Satur(n)day 💜

#PurpleSaturnDay #PurpleSaturday #Exxos #Commodore #Amiga #Atari #AtariST #16bit

Photo du n°58 bis du magazine Tilt : avant-première du jeu The Temple of the Flying Saucer (Kult) de Ere Informatique/Exxos

J'ai commencé à feuilleter le magazine. Il y a des tests de Tetris, Nebulus, Super Hang-On et plein d'autres jeux.

Et cette preview de Kult ! 🛸

Je remarque pas mal de différences avec la version finale du jeu.

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#TiltMagazine #Kult #Exxos #AtariST #Amiga #DOSGaming #AdventureGame #RetroGaming

Purple Saturn Day for Atari ST front box cover

I love the touch "colour systems only". That wouldn't be much of a purple day if played in monochrome high res, right?

#PurpleSaturnDay #AtariST #Retro #RetroGaming #EXXOS #EreInformatique #Infogrames

I think Caza has captured the atmosphere of the game perfectly in this illustration!

You can see the hero in the bottom right facing the "God" Deilos, with flying saucers in the background.

Well, Deilos is less impressive in this screenshot 😁

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#Kult #Exxos #Caza #RetroGaming #AdventureGame

I've finally received the Kult poster! And it's gorgeous 😍

(a crowdfunding add-on to the Philippe Caza artbook)

I've put the game box in a corner to give an idea of the poster's size.

#Kult #Exxos #Caza #PhilippeCaza #SciFiArt #Artwork #RetroGaming

Johan K. Robson (design), Patrick Dublanchet (code) and Michel Rho (gfx) each talk about their work on Kult.

We learn that a 200-page document was written and that the source code is 250 Kb! 💾

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#Kult #Exxos #EreInformatique #AdventureGame #RetroGaming #AtariST #Amiga #DOSGaming #GameDev

I found this 4-page article on Kult in the French magazine Atari! (May 1989)

You can see the sprites and also how the scenery elements were assembled 🧩

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#Kult #Exxos #EreInformatique #AdventureGame #PointAndClick #RetroGaming #AtariST #Amiga #DOSGaming #GameDev

In issue 11 of the French magazine Generation 4 (May 1989), it was explained that the game would be released in early May (the music had not yet been added).

Cross-checking information from various sources, it seems that Kult was released in May 1989.

Prior to its release, it was named The Temple of Flying Saucers (which became the game's subtitle).

So, Kult celebrates its 35th anniversary this month! 🎂

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#Kult #Exxos #AdventureGame #RetroGaming

My longplay of Kult is perhaps the shortest ever done 😀 (15 minutes)

Knowing the plot helps a lot (if you've played it, you'll know what I mean 🤫), and I've also experimented quite a bit to achieve this result.

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#Kult #Exxos #AdventureGame #PointAndClick #RetroGaming #Longplay #Walkthrough

Kult completed! ✨

Still a great game 😍 I love the atmosphere and the plot. And the fact that you can finish the game in several different ways 👍

➡️ My longplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yT7...

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#Kult #Exxos #AdventureGame #PointAndClick #RetroGaming #Amiga #AtariST #DOSGaming #Longplay

Like an urge to play this game again 😀

#RetroGaming #Kult #EreInformatique #Exxos #AdventureGame #PointAndClick #AtariST #Amiga #DOSGaming #BigBoxGames

Macadam Bumper (1985)

Crafton & Xunk / Get Dexter! (1986)

Kult: The Temple of Flying Saucers / Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess (1989)

Extase (1990)

The art of Michel Rho in four title screens! 💖

#MichelRho #PixelArt #MacadamBumper #CraftonAndXunk #GetDexter #Kult #Extase #EreInformatique #Exxos #CryoInteractive #RetroGaming #AtariST #Amiga

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If you'd like to leave a message for Stéphane Picq, feel free to join the Dune Spice Opera Facebook group.

➡️ www.facebook.com/groups/27648...

He'll be very pleased 🙂

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Stéphane Picq has released the first track from Dune Spice Opera Remastered! 🎶

➡️ soundcloud.com/st-phane-pic...

As a regular listener to the original soundtrack, I can tell you that this new version of Sign of the Worm is magnificent ❤️

#DuneSpiceOpera #Dune #CryoInteractive #Exxos #RetroGaming

Exxos logo

Cryo Interactive logo in the game Extase

In Extase (Cryo Interactive's first game), the logo refers to the company's previous logo (Exxos)

Can you find the reference? 😀

#CryoInteractive #Exxos #EreInformatique #RetroGaming #PixelArt