Oniken came out last week on the PC. Yeah, you read that right. The PC. Not the NES, not the Master System, a personal computer, in the year 2012.
So thorough is the developer’s homage to the 1980s, though, and in particular Japanese side-scrollers, that I needed to actually point that out.
Whenever someone makes a “demake“, others often complain that it’s a waste, that all that art and music and programming could have gone into developing an original retro game instead of a tribute to an existing property. Well, here you go, complainers. This one’s 100% original, and has a 100% amazing soundtrack to boot.
You can download a demo, or buy the full game, below.
Oniken [Official Site, thanks Thais!]
"Over 18 boss figths"
Would be nice if that attention to detail was put into the trailer too.
That's seriously all you took away from that trailer?
Someone clearly missed a few vital points.
Nintendo needs to get this, and other games like it, onto their 3DS eShop. This is something I'd buy again in less than a heartbeat if I could throw it in my pocket.
OMG, Badass is the only thing that comes to mind.