See Games Differently
See Games Differently
Metal Slug
Mike Fahey
I’m all for retro games, but the ease and convenience of playing emulated versions (like the NEO GEO Humble Bundle) or mobile remakes is too easy to ignore. That said, if my Game Boy or aging console looked like this I’d be ditching the emulator quick smart.
Classic 2D arcade platformers, brawlers and beat ’em ups can have amazing background art — with pixel perfect details and a wonderful colour palette. Unlike the similarly awesome 2D fighter backgrounds, people don’t pay as much attention to these.
We’ve seen glimpses of its potential, but here’s an idea for a Wii game that takes the unique controller’s augmented reality capabilities and just runs with them.
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