And now for a sport that’s really 50 video games — no less than.
UFO 50, the most recent undertaking 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 formidable undertaking that gives 50 full, retro-styled video games in a single bundle, and it’s all coming from a workforce of simply six folks.
In UFO 50 lore, UFO Mushy was a sport 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 Mushy’s fictional previous, and so they’re restricted when it comes to coloration and audio, as if they’d really been developed for bygone {hardware}. Mossmouth is manifesting an alternate timeline of online game historical past right here, and it seems like a ton of enjoyable.
“The story of UFO 50 is that the video games have 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 singular 32-color palette and different restrictions we selected to make them really feel extra genuine. (Nonetheless, we do not drive sprite flickering or slowdown, as we did not really feel that it could make the video games extra satisfying.)”
Each sport 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 performed in an 8-bit aesthetic, their visible and mechanical types evolve with the years. Each sport is playable solo, and half of them embody multiplayer components.
All that stated, I believe Mossmouth is promoting itself brief by calling UFO 50 a group of simply 50 video games. Positive, it consists of 50 particular person experiences impressed by basic video games of the 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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