
Prisonela MD
Get ready for platforming incarceration insanity in this new Megadrive game, Prisonela MD. These levels may be short, but fun!
Use your special parkour abilities to overcome all the obstacles, and avoid all the traps. Don’t expect to atone for your mistakes in this prison madhouse though. Each time you die, you’ll be warped to a completely different level where you’ll have to adapt and survive.
Do you have what it takes to escape this platforming prison hell? Find out in Prisonela MD!
Physical Edition
You can get the physical release from here.
The physical edition includes the cartridge, box and a full color printed manual!
Development
Prisonla MD has been created using MD Engine a Megadrive game engine to develop games without C or ASM knowledge.
You can find more about it here.
The Story
Welcome to a world ravaged by oppression. An authoritarian regime has seized power, branding all dissidents as enemies of the state and casting them into a colossal fortress of despair - Prisonela. Here, enslaved creatures labor in twisted virtual environments, their suffering siphoned away as energy to fuel the lifestyle of the ruling elite.
But everything changes when the underground resistance strikes. In a daring act of sabotage, they plunge the prison into chaos, disabling security systems and throwing open cell doors. You awaken in the middle of this chaos, a prisoner desperate to seize the chance at freedom. Traps and guards lurk around every corner, engineered to crush all who dare disobey. Still, you are far from alone. Other captives also break free, and by rescuing them, you forge alliances that just might tip the balance. Survival depends on quick reflexes, swift action, and the faint hope that these corridors of darkness can be left behind forever...

The game also includes the ROM file you can burn and play on your original hardware if you have it!
Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3542390/Prisonela_MD/
The web play demo includes 20 levels.
Features
- CRT shader option (desktop only)
- Music Room
- 80 Short levels
- Different skins
- Random level order
- Platformer gameplay
- Cute pixel art style
- Achievements (Steam desktop version)
Controls
ACTION | Megadrive | Gamepad | Keyboard |
Move | D-Pad | Left Stick D-Pad | Arrow Keys WASD |
Jump / Confirm | A | A | Z |
Skins | B | B | X |
Music | C | X | C |
Pause | Start | Menu | Space |
Contact
You can find more about Two Back Cats here:
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twoblackcats.jp
- Twitter: https://x.com/twoblackcatsx
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TwoBlackCatsYB/
Credits
Prisonela MD is intellectual property of Ratalaika Games. All characters, levels, music, and art belong to them.
Two Black Cats has been allowed to use it for educational proposes as long as the game & source code are distributed free of charge.
Updated | 4 days ago |
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Release date | 7 days ago |
Author | Two Black Cats |
Genre | Platformer |
Tags | 16-bit, md-engine, mdengine, Mega Drive, megadrive, Pixel Art, Retro, Sega Genesis |
Code license | Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL) |
Asset license | Creative Commons Attribution_NonCommercial_NoDerivatives v4.0 International |
Average session | A few minutes |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Gamepad (any) |
Links | Steam |
Download
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Development log
- Updated to Version 24 days ago
- Full Game Release7 days ago
Comments
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Works like a charm on the Genesis clone consoles!
Oh great!! What clone console did you used?? So far we've only tested it on Retron3!
Like those aliexpress clones with a bit of modding.
Made a thread on the Steam forum but so far got no response.
How do you go fullscreen? Really don't like playing windowed.
We're checking on this! We will add the feature next week if not there :)
Guys, we are waiting for an update! :)
We just released the full version :)!
it looks so beautiful!
Thanks!
Hey there, I hope you don't mind, but I have placed Prisonela MD in the best Mega Drive homebrew games.
woaaa!!! Thank you very much!!!!!
My pleasure 😀
Nice little game! Our German-language review can be found in our recorded livestream starting at 03:11:26. English subtitles are also available. Subscription to our YouTube and Twitch channel is welcome. 🙂
Thanks!!!!
Nice game! Great work so far. Where we can find more info on this MD Engine?
Best is to check our social media on X or BlueSky, if you need any direct info feel free to send us a private message on either or on discord we're on the SGDK server :)!
Will catch you guys on Bluesky soon
wow 💜!
Sorry... how can I have access to the full MD game? by buying the PC version on steam, paying 2 bucks, or...?
We will be rreleasing the full game for free on Steam & here in a few weeks :), we're still improving the desktop export ^-^
Great to know, thank you!
We just released the full version :)!
Thanks!