Many of you know that The Mystical Journey started (aside from crude mock-ups on a Commodore 128 ) as a solo project in the late 1990s. I used it as a showcase for features in my graphics library, called Dash, which was kind of like today's SDK. I became so busy with projects and school that the game went unfinished. I tried reviving it in Windows a few years later but never had much time.

Now that all these years have passed, the game demo is no longer usable on modern computers, so I have been attempting to archive the old graphics, by using PHP's Graphics Draw library to convert my old file formats into PNGs. All graphics were originally made in paint and tiling programs I wrote for the sole purpose of designing TMJ.

Some levels were completed, while others were left in early states. The storyline was practically non-existent at this point, too.

Now, I'm going to shut up and let you see what I have converted so far...

Bryn (originally "Roama"



Bryn with sprites


Bryn Cave


Bryn Cave (incomplete tiles)


Roama Castle (unused)


Berit (originally "Tanden"



Tanden Cave (unused)


Halvera Cave (originally "Central Cave"


Overworld (lacking translucencies)