Cube Droid Holiday Special | MSX Resource Center

The MSX is severely lacking proper Christmas titles. It made game developer bitsofbas his hands itch, and he thought it was high time to do something about it. It resulted in a little Christmas gift for the MSX community: the Cube Droid Holiday Special!

Based upon the 2023 release of puzzle game Cube Droid, bitsofbas created an extended version of Cube Droid that’s completely in Christmas Holiday style. It adds 24 new levels and the best of it all? It’s free!

The premise of the game is simple: the evil cube lords are back, AND they nicked your Christmas tree! It’s up to our hero Cube Droid to save the galaxy once more – and retrieve the Christmas tree to celebrate the holidays in style.

While you don’t need the original Cube Droid to play this special edition, it would be best to play the original game first because there’s no instructions with this game. But fear not, just try the game, it’s easy to get started and learn the game’s mechanics.

Apart from the enemies and obstacles from the regular Cube Droid, the Holiday Special also introduces a new kind of Teleport crate. This red banded crate contains valuable items and will automatically teleport to safety when the alarm is tripped. When this happens, you might lose your cover, so make sure to move fast. Or smart.

But there’s more! An alternative Christmassy music score, provided by MSX veteran Jorito, makes the game extra jolly! This soundtrack can also be obtained from Jorito’s Bandcamp page so you can get into that Holiday mood.

This game is best consumed before the end of the Holiday season. Family playing is highly encouraged!
Happy Holidays to all MSX fans from bitsofbas and Jorito!

Relevant link: Cube Droid Holiday Special homepage
Relevant link: Play online
Relevant link: Cube Droid Holiday Special – OST (Bandcamp)
Relevant link: Cube Droid Holiday Special – OST (Youtube)

Source: https://www.msx.org/news/software/en/cube-droid-holiday-special