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Developers Create NES-styled Video Game Based on ‘John Wick’
John Wick in Fortnite? Whatever. John Wick in a throwback NES-style sidescrolling shooter? I’m listening.
Yes, to cater to those 80s kids who grew up smashing their controllers over Contra‘s difficulty, developer MuriloDev is creating a game based on a fake NES tribute video that’s apparently hard as hell. The assets for the video were available as freeware, so the devs decided to put them to good use.
As you can see from the video below, the game is a little more over-the-top than the film series, but hey, it’s an NES tribute. Arnold fought midgets in back alleys on Mars in the NES game based on Total Recall, so why can’t John Wick take down a helicopter with a handgun?
You can snag the game over at MuriloDev’s itch.io page.
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Inspired by 80s Slashers, Short Horror Experience ‘Dead Stop – No Vacancy’ Launches August 13 [Trailer]
Fresh from their work on last year’s Beneath, developer Camel 101 has announced that their next title, a short, standalone first-person horror experience in Dead Stop – No Vacancy, will launch on Steam on August 13. Accompanying the announcement is the release date trailer, which thanks to the narration, is appropriately hammy.
Players in No Vacancy step into the shoes of Nancy, a hard-edged investigative reporter whose journey to the town of Crestfall takes an unexpected turn. Stranded without directions or a GPS signal, she arrives at the remote Paradise Motel just as daylight begins to disappear. What initially appears to be an inconvenient stop soon becomes an investigation into the motel’s dark history, and whatever may be hiding beneath it.
No Vacancy is the first entry in Dead Stop, a new anthology of short, standalone horror games inspired by classic horror stories and unsettling places. In this case, the game takes inspiration from 80s slasher films.
Rather than relying on cutscenes to tell its story, No Vacancy‘s has the player discover the story through the various objects you examine in the game. As such, you’ll also be dealing with various environmental puzzles built around the motel’s dark history. Completing the vibe is the game’s throwback graphics, which don’t quite have the typical PS1-era aesthetic, but it’s enough to give you that old-school feel.
Ahead of the game’s launch, you can also check out the demo via the Steam page.