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KRAWL — ATARI 2600
KRAWL
COMING SOON FOR ATARI 2600

KRAWL

"DESCEND. SURVIVE. CRAWL DEEPER."
PLATFORMAtari 2600
GENREDungeon Crawler
PLAYERS1
FORMATCartridge (Using Melody Board)
BANKSWITCHDPC+ (6 × 4KB banks)
ROM SIZE24KB
STATUSIn Development
RELEASETBD 2026

ABOUT KRAWL

In KRAWL, you descend into the ruins beneath Midgard — an ancient labyrinth filled with treasure, traps, and creatures from Norse legend. Each floor is procedurally generated, ensuring no two runs are ever the same.

Built from the ground up for the Atari 2600, KRAWL leverages the DPC+ bankswitching standard — six 4KB banks giving 24KB of addressable ROM — to deliver richer dungeons, more enemy variety, and enhanced TIA graphics well beyond what a standard 4KB cartridge can achieve. An ARM co-processor handles the DPC+ data stream, freeing the 6507 to focus entirely on gameplay logic.

KRAWL ships on a cartridge (Using Melody Board), the gold standard for modern Atari 2600 releases. The expanded audio pipeline unlocks enhanced sound output, bringing the chiptune soundtrack closer to a dedicated sound chip experience while staying true to the 2600's vintage character.

FEATURES

► Procedurally generated dungeons
► Norse mythology enemies
► Treasure and loot system
► Multiple weapon types
► DPC+ bankswitching (6 × 4KB)
► Enhanced sound via Cartridge (Using Melody Board)
► Original chiptune OST
► High score tracking
► Cartridge (Using Melody Board) + manual

DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS

ENGINE / CORE
20%
DUNGEON GEN
10%
GRAPHICS
5%
SOUND / MUSIC
0%
TESTING / QA
0%
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