Porklike (ZX Spectrum)
A ZX Spectrum Port for the Pico 8 game Porklike by Krystian Majewski.
Porklike is a classic, turn-based Roguelike with minimalist lo-fi aesthetic.
WURST COMES TO WURST
Enter the tower of Wurstlord.
Can you make it to the top and steal his legendary Kielbasa? 9 floors of dangerous traps and enemies await you. Only if you move carefully and master your character's abilities will you become the champion of Porklike.
CONTROLS
The game is controlled with a Keyboard.
Q - UP
A - DOWN
O - LEFT
P - RIGHT
SPACE - INVENTORY
ENTER - CANCEL
Or by Kempston, Sinclair, and Cursor joysticks. Keys are also redefinable.
IT WORKS ON REAL HARDWARE!
The game will run on a 48k Spectrum but you get the full experience on a 128k machine as that has all the music based on the original score by Sebastian Haßler.
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Nice roguelike. I added it to the video with other games released in July.
Nice dungeon crawler. Our German-language review can be found at 03:32:17. English subtitles are also available. Subscription to our YouTube and Twitch channel is welcome. 🙂
Thanks for checking it out!
Thank you Sir, nice music indeed.
Many thanks 😊
I got a black screen with 1.03 on ZX N-go and ASCD Emulator :(
Tried 1.04 on ASCD and same result :(
Thanks for letting me know, I'm going to guess it's the loader. I shall upload a plain load version.
Added a more compatible loader, try now
Can confirm Porklike v1.05 (Plain Loader) is working on ZX N-GO and ASCD Emu. Thanks for looking into it :) Great Game!
1.03 doesn't work on Retrogames "The Spectrum" which is a shame :( , just a black screen. Space then takes you to a "Break in Program" prompt
Someone else has reported this too and at a guess it's probably the loader. I shall upload a plain load version, see if that works any better.
With "The Spectrum" are you using the original ZX Spectrum ROMs or are you using the ones provided with The Spectrum?
Added a more compatible loader, try now
Ones supplied with the retrogames The Spectrum. Thanks for quick reply but won't be able to test it for a week or so as currently away from home.
Ah then that's most definitely the problem. However the plain loader should bypass that issue.
Sorry about the delay in replying, I was off on holiday and didn't have access to my The Spectrum. Can confirm that 1.09 (Plain Loader) works like a dream on the "Retrogames The Spectrum". Thanks!
and featured!: ) https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/07/porklike-its-turn-of-zx-spectrum-to-get.h...
Wow, many thanks! :)
You're welcome man :)
Nice game!
Thank you!
Very nice game!
Cheers for playing, Saberman!
love the cute gfx and great music, fellow roguelike dev :)
Thank you!
Cool! I did a gameboy port of this a while ago, it’s a super fun game. Did you end up referencing that one or just base it on the lua original?
Hi Binji! Yours is a great version and I've enjoyed playing it. This one's just based on the Lua original.
very good
Thank you!
Great game, thanks.
Thanks for checking it out!