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entertainment1 month ago•32 min saved

Pixel Hiking the Appalachian: A Trail Tale Turns the AT into a Retro Adventure

Terrence O’Brien reviews A Trail Tale, an interactive, pixel-art trail journal inspired by Sierra point-and-click games and Oregon Trail. The piece guides readers through Andy Moliski’s Appalachian Trail journey with day-by-day landmarks, mood and fortitude meters, poetry, and a nature-sound score, all rendered in a charming retro UI. It’s easy to lose hours exploring, and the author even says it has rekindled a desire to tackle more of the AT in real life.

via The Verge|

#a-trail-tale #appalachian-trail #entertainment

gaming4 months ago•60 min saved

REPLACED: Blade Runner-inspired pixel-art sci‑fi platformer worth $20

Windows Central’s review hails REPLACED, a Blade Runner-inspired pixel-art 2.5D platformer by Sad Cat Studios. You play as Reach inhabiting Warren Marsh’s body, navigating a dystopian Phoenix City with weighty combat, parries, dodges, and finishing moves. The game features stunning lighting and atmosphere, a strong narrative, and an appealing $19.99 price with Xbox Play Anywhere and Game Pass support. While it’s concise and gorgeous, the reviewer wishes for more enemy finishers and content, but still highly recommends it for sci‑fi and pixel-art fans on Xbox and PC.

via Windows Central|

#25d-platformer #blade-runner #gaming

gaming5 months ago•55 min saved

Retro Pixel Fury: Metal Slug Still Outshines Modern Realism

On Metal Slug’s 30th anniversary, Creative Bloq argues that its hand-drawn, exaggerated pixel art delivers more personality and emotional punch than many modern realistic games, celebrating its artistic excess and suggesting SNK’s ongoing return to pixel art underscores the enduring power of expressive design over photorealism.

via Creative Bloq|

#gaming #hand-drawn-animation #metal-slug

gaming6 months ago•5 min saved

Dark Scrolls Dives Into Retro Roguelike Action on Switch

Devolver Digital is publishing Doinksoft’s Dark Scrolls, a retro-inspired dungeon-scroller for Nintendo Switch that blends roguelike and shmup action. Players choose from nine characters with unique skills, explore procedurally generated rooms with branching paths and bosses, and can play solo or in local/online co-op with shop upgrades and mid-level revives, all wrapped in authentic old-school visuals and music with modern controls; a release is planned for some point this year.

via Nintendo Life|

#co-op #gaming #indie

gaming8 months ago•9 min saved

XeGrader plus: Pixel-art puzzle shooter heads to PC with June demo

M2’s Tokihiro Naito and Skipmore announced XeGrader plus, a pixel-art fantasy “puzzle adventure shooter” for PC via Steam, with a June demo. The game blends exploration, mystery-solving, and precise shooting in a retro-modern world, features a growth system tied to solving mysteries, and includes recreations of classic PC-8001mkII and MSX2 modes; it’s Steam Deck compatible, with development credits to Toshihiro Naito, Skipmore, and Tadahiro Nitta.

via Gematsu|

#gaming #pc #pixel-art

technology9 months ago•1 min saved

Printing Pixel Art on Floppy Disks

A developer created a tool called pbm2track that encodes bitmap images onto floppy disks by using track timing diagrams, allowing pixel art to be printed and viewed on floppy disks, blending vintage hardware with modern image encoding techniques.

via Hackaday|

#bitmap-images #floppy-disks #floppy-emulator

technology9 months ago•1 min saved

SwitchBot Unveils AI-Powered Desk Light Resembling a Pixel-Art Snow Globe

SwitchBot has announced the Obboto, an AI-powered RGB desk light that displays pixel art, animations, and user images, responding to movement and touch, with features like music visualization and mood modes, but its availability and price are yet to be announced.

via The Verge|

#ai-powered-desk-light #ces #pixel-art

games9 months ago•1 min saved

Long-Awaited Pokémon-Inspired RPG Launches on Switch

Navinosuke – The Yo-kai Buster, a pixel art RPG inspired by Pokémon and developed in the early 2000s but never released, is finally coming to the Nintendo Switch in early 2026 after being updated with modern gameplay and UI. Set in a fictional ancient Japan, players explore a world filled with over 150 Yo-kai, collecting and battling them using turn-based combat with support card mechanics. The game aims to appeal to fans seeking a nostalgic yet strategic RPG experience.

via Nintendo Life|

#games #nintendo-switch #pixel-art

games9 months ago•2 min saved

New Free RPGs Blend Classic and Modern Gaming Styles

Ethernia is a new free 2D pixel-art online RPG developed by Pugna Studio, blending Skyrim's world-building with Stardew Valley's aesthetics, featuring real-time combat, a branching narrative, character customization, and multiplayer elements, available now on Steam for PC.

via GAMINGbible|

#ethernia #free-to-play #games

technology9 months ago•1 min saved

Mesh Lens Turns Camera Shots into Pixel Art

A creator demonstrates a novel, non-optical 3D-printed 'lens' that produces pixelated images by guiding light through a fine grid of cylindrical tubes, creating a unique artistic effect, with potential for further development.

via Hackaday|

#3d-printing #camera #diy

technology9 months ago•1 min saved

Hideo Kojima Credits Super Mario Bros. for Inspiring His Genre-Breaking Career

Hideo Kojima credits Super Mario Bros. as the game that inspired him to enter the industry, believing it demonstrated the potential for video games to surpass movies, after playing it extensively in college.

via Nintendo Everything|

#gaming-inspiration #hideo-kojima #pixel-art

video-games9 months ago•7 min saved

Terminator 2D: No Fate Launches with Retro Charm and Modern Support

Terminator 2D: No Fate is a nostalgic, 16-bit style side-scroller that pays homage to the classic Terminator 2 film with impressive pixel art, music, and varied gameplay, though its very short length and limited use of the T-800 character are notable drawbacks.

via IGN|

#2000s-era #game-review #nostalgia

games1 year ago•2 min saved

Threads of Time TGS 2025 Trailer Showcases Time-Spanning Worlds and Kitsune Ninja

Threads of Time is a turn-based RPG showcased at TGS 2025, featuring time travel across eras, strategic combat, and a diverse cast of heroes, with stunning pixel art powered by Unreal Engine 5, set to release on PC and Xbox Series.

via Gematsu|

#games #pixel-art #tgs-2025

technology1 year ago•2 min saved

Replaced Cyberpunk Thriller Delayed to Spring 2026

Replaced, an eye-catching cybernoir action game by Sad Cat Studios, has been delayed multiple times but is now scheduled for release in spring 2026, with a final trailer expected later this year. The game features detailed pixel art, combo-based combat, and cinematic visuals, promising a unique blend of retro and modern aesthetics.

via Kotaku|

#action-thriller #cybernoir #delays

games1 year ago•2 min saved

Discounty: A Cozy Yet Dark Life Simulator Worth Exploring

Discounty is a charming supermarket management game for PS5 that combines addictive gameplay with a cozy, pixel art style, offering players a fun experience of running and expanding a small-town store, though it doesn't revolutionize the genre.

via Push Square|

#cozy #games #management