And now for a recreation that’s truly 50 video games — at the least.
UFO 50, the newest mission from Spelunky studio Mossmouth, is because of hit Steam on September 18, about six years after it was initially anticipated to launch. That’s merely an statement, not a criticism — UFO 50 is an bold mission that gives 50 full, retro-styled video games in a single bundle, and it’s all coming from a group of simply six folks.
In UFO 50 lore, UFO Gentle was a recreation developer who was energetic between 1982 and 1990, peak NES and Genesis years. The video games collected in UFO 50 function recurring characters and sequels from UFO Gentle’s fictional previous, and so they’re restricted when it comes to coloration and audio, as if that they had truly been developed for bygone {hardware}. Mossmouth is manifesting an alternate timeline of online game historical past right here, and it appears like a ton of enjoyable.
“The story of UFO 50 is that the video games had been all created within the ‘80s by a fictional firm that was obscure however forward of its time,” the sport’s FAQ reads. “They’re additionally related by a novel 32-color palette and different restrictions we selected to make them really feel extra genuine. (Nonetheless, we do not pressure sprite flickering or slowdown, as we did not really feel that it will make the video games extra pleasurable.)”
Each recreation in UFO 50 is unlocked from the beginning, and the gathering options all kinds of genres, together with platformers, RPGs, roguelites and shoot-em-ups. Not one of the titles are mini- or micro-games, and whereas they’re all carried out in an 8-bit aesthetic, their visible and mechanical kinds evolve with the years. Each recreation is playable solo, and half of them embrace multiplayer parts.
All that stated, I feel Mossmouth is promoting itself brief by calling UFO 50 a set of simply 50 video games. Certain, it contains 50 particular person experiences impressed by basic video games of the Nineteen Eighties, however there’s additionally one large, hidden title within the assortment — UFO 50 itself. Don’t neglect to issue that into your pricing deliberations, Mossmouth.
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