A downloadable game

Razing Core is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up for the SEGA Master System/Mark III console.

This is a demo of the full first stage. As this is a work in progress it may not represent the final game, and may contain bugs.

Please feel free provide feedback in the comments or elsewhere, and thanks for playing!

Controls

  • D-Pad: Move
  • Button 1: Confirm/Shoot
  • Button 2: Bomb (if charged)
  • Pause Button: Pause

Follow us:

Development by Badcomputer - https://twitter.com/badcomputer0

Music by Polaria Poyon - https://polariapoyon.bandcamp.com/

Text Font by Damien Guard - https://damieng.com/ 

Made with devkitSMS by sverx - https://github.com/sverx/devkitSMS

© 2025 Badcomputer

Published 20 hours ago
StatusIn development
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
AuthorBadcomputer
GenreShooter, Action
Tags2D, 8-Bit, Arcade, chiptune, mastersystem, Pixel Art, sega, Shoot 'Em Up, Singleplayer
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Xbox controller, Gamepad (any), Joystick, Playstation controller

Download

Download
Razing Core (Alpha Demo V0.1.3.2).zip 75 kB

Install instructions

This is distributed as a Sega Master System ROM; you will need a Sega Master System emulator or real hardware to run it. The game should be run at 60hz/NTSC.

Development log

Comments

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Really Amazing Long Live the SMS

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This is so awesome!

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Honoring the Master System 🫡

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Really nice job! Love the graphics, sound, and game play. My favorite genre of game. You really brought the SMS to life… again!

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Cool!

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:)

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Loved the graphics, the colors, the fonts. Finished the demo and the difficulty is honest, good bullet patterns. The soundtrack has 2 insteresting tunes for me. The "Transparency" in the Warning text before the Boss is very cool ;)

if possible, tell your sound designer to create an FM version of the soundtrack :D

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Congratulations, the game looks great. What engine was it made in?

Thanks! It's my own engine (collisions, behaviour, effects etc), but with a lot of low level and tooling help from devkitSMS: https://github.com/sverx/devkitSMS

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What beautiful colors and graphics. The Master System seems to have more capabilities than the NES, but Nintendo, with its exclusive contracts, blocked many Master System games that would certainly be more beautiful and have better graphics. I appreciate your effort, initiative, and dedication to the Master System, and I hope you can finish it. Congratulations!

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man please, youtube channel

I do have a channel but don't post there yet. I'll try to create more videos there. https://www.youtube.com/@badcomputer0

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Very good Adam!