When you use words like "sweet" or "thoughtful" to describe a video game it's usually for titles that feature ponies or Italian plumbers who save princesses. When talking about XSEED's "Retro Gaming Challenge" for the Nintendo DS, these words refer to the game's personality and sensibilities as much as its characters.
It may be because Phoenix Games is a child of the Atari 2600 and NES, but they found the overall attitude of this game refreshingly warm and thoughtful. It is a power ballad written to 8-bit gamers like Phoenix Games who long for the days when high scores were everything and extra lives made a difference.
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."
