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Steel Legion – New NES Metroidvania Seeks Funding

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Retro publisher Broke Studio has announced its latest NES title that has just gone up on Kickstarter. Steel Legion is a Metroidvania-style game set in a cyberpunk universe where you play as a cyborg commando. The studio has explained that the game is completely finished and the crowdfunding campaign is to raise funds to produce a physical cart. Those interested can try a demo on an emulator before committing to
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The Trial of Kharzoid – new NES title seeks crowdfunding

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Described by Canadian developer Pascal Bélisle as "an arkanoidvania for the NES", The Trial of Kharzoid certainly is very different to the usual platformers and puzzlers for the NES we see hitting the crowdfunding road. So far, the project has hit about a third of the total needed to create a physical cart with several editions available. The game itself can be sampled via the demo on itch.io which will
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Shadow of the Ninja Reborn – remake out this summer

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ININ Games has announced Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn, an updated version of the classic NES title Shadow of the Ninja originally released in 1990. Also known as Blue Shadow in Europe, the classic side-scroller promises brand-new graphics, cleaned-up game mechanics, and a dynamic soundtrack. The remake brings back composer Iku Mizutani, a brand new sixth stage, and couch co-op. Check out the new comparison trailer below. Shadow of
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Gunhawk – last chance to pre-order a new NES physical release

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Gunhak, an indie NES title from Skyboy Games, is currently available as a download ROM, for use on NES emulators, on the developer's itch.io page. But those who want to own a physical copy still have a chance to pre-order one of the limited carts being produced. The game can be played using a traditional controller but also makes use of the NES Zapper. Hunhawk also features dialogue cutscenes between
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24 New NES Games for Free

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If the number of great new NES games I’ve reviewed over the last 12 months is anything to go by, the NES homebrew development scene is thriving.A sign of this is the recently-held NESDev Compo ‘23, held by NES and Game Boy developer Matt Hughson. The competition for NES homebrew developers is currently in the judging stage, with the winners to be announced on 4th December 2023. But before then,
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New NES game The Meating – crowdfunding this Halloween

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Feel the Beat of the Meat. Mega Cat Studios has launched a spooky Halloween Kickstarter campaign for their brand-new game - The Meating. You play as a ghostly minotaur, who after being butchered on a catfishing date gone wrong, is tasked with finding your meaty body parts and solving the mystery of who butchered you. This grizzly puzzle platformer features over 40 levels, multiple difficulties, and a pumping chiptune soundtrack.
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Castlevania-inspired tabletop is being crowdfunded

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Table-top fans who love Castlevania may soon realise their dreams as Retro Plus Games has launched a Kickstarter for a tribute game. Dracula's Curse, the trademark for which was abandoned by Konami back in 2014, promises to be a labour of love from games developer John Muennink. The campaign describes the game as: Welcome to Dracula's Curse, a heart-pounding asymmetrical board game where you brave the ominous halls of Dracula's
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Project Blue – New retro-inspired Cyberpunk Adventure announced

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Project Blue is a new cyberpunk adventure game set for release on Switch and Xbox 6th October 2023 from retro publisher 8-Bit Legit. The game features retro-inspired pixel artwork, 256 screens of action, a huge 22-song soundtrack and three difficulty levels. Project Blue has already been on NES and itch.io but is now making its modern console debut with pre-orders open from 29th September 2023. The game had been developed
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Triple Jump – a new platformer multi-cartridge for the NES

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Another day, another Kickstarter, but this one looks pretty special. Triple Jump by Morphcat is a new multi-cartridge collection featuring three of this year's best homebrewed NES platforming games. These are true NES game cartridges, playable on original hardware. The three titles included are: Micro Mages: Second Quest - a wall-jumping gameSpacegulls - a Mega Man style gameBöbl - a physics-based metroidvania style game Morphcat also promises a fourth boss-rush
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Limited Edition TMNT NES Soundtrack to Blast Out from the Sewers

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As you may have gathered, we’re more than a little partial to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles here at Fusion R Gamer, so we were “turtley” thrilled to learn that Limited Run Games are releasing the TMNT NES soundtrack on “ooze green” vinyl, and on cassette and CD, but if you want to add this TMNT NES soundtrack to your record collection, you’ll have to be as quick as Michaelangelo
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