UFO 50
Definitely not Action 52
Creators of several of the most
celebrated indie games of the last few
years have got together for a
NES-styled compilation. It contains 50
individually built titles, all sharing a 32-colour
palette and 8-bit aesthetic. Some are riffs on
classics, such as Kick Club, a variation on the
original Bubble Bobble with the bubbles replaced
by a football, while others are less recognisable.
The one intentionally awful creation, Cyber Owl,
alludes to the infamous Cheetahmen from
notoriously poor NES compendium Action 52.
With collaborators like Derek Yu and Eirik Suhrke,
of Spelunky and Downwell fame respectively, this
promises to be an improvement in overall design,
but don’t expect it to be much easier.