Day: 31 August 2018

Kung-Fu UFO Mega Drive

Meet Kung-Fu UFO, A New SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis Game

by Casey Mcstefan, posted in Videos

Kung-Fu UFO — a new SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis game — is launching on Indiegogo next month. It’s an original title for the SEGA console and will be released physically on cartridge next year.

Kung-Fu UFO – Mega Drive

It’s the ’90s, you are a humble boy from a small country who never knew his father. One night an alien reaches out to you through your old ZX Spectrum computer to give you a mysterious message.

Yes, Kung-Fu UFO is a story-driven adventure heavily inspired by sci-fi, martial arts films and video games from the ’80s and ’90s.

Inspiration appears from some obvious places too: Streets of Rage, Battletoads, Prince of Persia, and Mortal Kombat. That’s including retro and obscure games such as The Way of the Exploding Fist and The Way of the Tiger on the C64 and ZX Spectrum.

The game intends to follow the steps of previous crowdfunding success cases, such as Tanglewood and Xeno Crisis. The team intends to give new life to an old, but beloved console.

Key Features

Some key features of the game include the following:

  • A 16-bit cartridge – It’s playable on the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis consoles and compatible clones (PAL, NTSC-US, NTSC-J)
  • 16-bit pixel art – Features handcrafted and animated graphics and cutscenes.
  • 16-bit chiptune – A rocking soundtrack with a variety of songs and sound effects.
  • Story-driven gameplay – Mixes different genres: platformer, beat’ em up.
  • Vehicles to drive and boss fights to win – Because running around all the time isn’t that fun, you’ll also be able to drive a motorbike, a plane, more.
  • Different stages – Not only graphically, but also in terms of gameplay mechanics.
  • A wide variety of enemies – Keeping the gameplay and the game’s progression diverse in every chapter, from beginning to end.
  • Difficulty levels – Everyone can enjoy and finish the game.
  • Password system – Bringing back the almost forgotten, yet thrilling experience of getting a pen and a piece of paper and writing down a code…

Kung-Fu UFO materialises from developers Retro Nerve. Who said your Mega Drive collection was complete anyway?

Fernz Gate Switch

Old-School Style RPG, Fernz Gate, Now Available For The Switch

by Chris Wheatley, posted in Nintendo, Videos

The Switch library of old-school turn-based RPGs just got a little heavier with the recent release of Fernz Gate from developers Exe-Create.

Dive into a fantasy world as Alex, an ordinary high-school student dumped into an unordinary situation in the once-peaceful world of Fernland.

Check out the Switch reveal trailer for Fernz Gate below:

Fernz Gate Switch – The Vibrant World Of Fernland

Here are a few key notes about the recently released vintage-style RPG game, Fernz Gate:

  • Players will take on the role of Alex as he drifts away into an unknown world filled with conflict and dangerous foes. After teaming up with Lita – a stranger from a peaceful world similar to Alex’s – they embark on a journey like no other to discover the truths about Fernland.
  • The classic turn-based combat system is simple enough for any RPG newcomer to tackle vigorous enemy battles with confidence and ease.
  • Like most RPG games of this nature, players will discover and recruit new friends and allies to help grow in strength and numbers.
  • Players can use party members not participating in battle scenarios to discover new secrets, as well as upgrade weapons and achieve new skills to open up combat.

Recently only available on mobile platforms, Fernz Gate is now accessible on the Nintendo Switch to help satiate the urge to play on home televisions and, of course, the handheld mode on the Switch.

You can find Fernz Gate at the eShop for Switch purchases, as well as iTunes, Google Play and coming soon to Steam.