Little touches really make Retro Game Challenge fun. For instance, on the bottom DS screen, you're shown sitting in front of a TV with the grade-school version of Arino, who makes all kinds of jokes about the old days of gaming guaranteed to make any child of the '80s crack a smile. You can thumb through virtual versions of the games' manuals for help; even better, little Arino will occasionally bring home an issue of GameFan magazine that's packed with tips and cheat codes for each of the games.
Sad to say, this is where Retro Game Challenge stumbles a bit -- the translations are occasionally botched. In two instances, the cheat codes were incorrect. This, plus the fact that some of the challenges send you back over territory you've already covered, keeps the game from achieving true retro perfection. It's still awesome, and a must-play for fans of the NES era.
In Anthony's final 8-Bit Chronicles for 2019, he dives into...a DS game? That's right: it's Retro Game Challenge -- based off the Japanese TV show Game Center CX!
Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido released earlier this month! We say that because E3 makes June a busy time, and also because, if early reports are accurate, not a lot of players picked it up. This is not new for developer indieszero, making its decades-long mission delivering interesting, quirky games that may slip your notice! Let's look at the team's history and break down what you may have missed.
From the article, "Which is a shame, because Retro Game Challenge, and the succession of Game Center CX games that have been released since, offer an equivalent, and often superior experience. Granted, they don’t cash in on the real nostalgia value of offering actual NES and SNES games to play, but the fact that people are earning full games makes up for that."
