GameZebo: "I’ll be honest: I kind of freaked out a little when I saw that Spud’s Quest was a straight-up homage to Codemasters’ iconic adventure game The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy. There was probably no other video game I played more when I was a kid, and it took my parents and I a solid three years to finally complete the fearless egg’s adventure (back when there were no such things as save points or online walkthroughs). I saw the resemblance in Spud’s Quest the second I booted up the game, but after actually playing it, I found that our little potato’s big quest to help a prince-turned-frog is so much more than a simple homage to an adventure gaming great: it’s a fantastically retro adventure that rightfully stands on its own as an essential crash course in inventory-based adventure gaming."
Carl Williams writes, "Steam is a digital distribution service that was created by Valve in an effort to get their games out to gamers more easily. As Steam evolved other publishers were allowed to have their games added to the growing service. Today, Steam represents quite a large chunk of PC game sales and boasts a library of thousands of games. At this point in the life of Steam it is tough to find games that might interest you. In this article I will show you five games that will cater to that nostalgic side of your gaming habit, games that are on Steam right now. 2D side scrolling action titles at one time were the bread and butter of gaming. As consoles gained more power developers moved towards full on 3D gaming, seemingly leaving behind this venerable genre. Steam has become a haven of sorts for 2D side scrolling games. Here are five interesting retro styled action titles worth looking into."
Spud’s Quest by Mouldy Toof Studios is a retro action adventure game that draws it’s inspiration from retro classics like the Dizzy series, The Legend of Zelda, and Metroid.
Drew Leachman writes: Everyone remembers classic adventure games like A Link to the Past and the Dizzy series of computer titles. Solving puzzles with a bit of action thrown in was the formula for such classic endeavors. Well, along comes Spud’s Quest. Recently Kickstarted, Spud’s Quest is homage to those classic titles all the way down to the mechanics and the complete look of the experience.
