A dimension-pushing platformer straight from the golden age of gaming.
20 years and about a billion pixels since the 16-bit and what have plugged-in gamers been clamouring to get their hands on? A game that looks straight from the 90’s, albeit idealized and with colours you need more than a hand to count. Retro is all the rage with smaller developers high on ambition and low on funds – look at recent indie smashes Super Meat Boy, VVVVVV, Cave Story and Spelunky – but this takes nostalgic hat-tips to a new level (or perhaps tears several levels away).
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