A MOMENT WITH...
David Jones
SHOWING OFF COOL RETRO-THEMED STUFF THAT’S GOING ON
The Spectrum legend is working on a brand-new Magic Knight game
» [PC] “This screen is showing that the menus aren’t a permanent feature,” says David. “They’re there when we want them, but gone when we want to move about.”
» David Jones is the creator of the popular Magic Knight series and currently works at the Breda University Of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.
It has been 40 years since the gaming world was introduced toMagic Knight.Creator David Jones has always hinted at a new game in the series and now it’s finally happening. So here’s what you can expect to find in David’s new game.
How does it feel returning to the
Magic Knight
series after all this time, David?
Very comfortable. I’ve been busy writing books for a few years so I didn’t get to do a lot of new programming. I’d forgotten how much I enjoy writing games. Almost a decade ago I looked at writing a new 3D Magic Knight game using Unity, but it didn’t feel right. Going full-on 3D lost a lot of the original style and I didn’t really enjoy using such a large engine. However, taking a closer approach to the original games is working well.