Capcom making retro-style original games is a cool trend
Capcom’s embraced the era of 8-bit gaming with the release of Megaman 9 and 10, but the stroy of Dark Void Zero takes it a step further. I love the idea to release an original 8-bit Dark Void game to coincide with the PS3/XBox 360/PC release ads a level of clever viral marketing, including a fictional back story that it’s a long-lost NES era original.
The little details of extra effort make it even more interesting.
“Box” art styled like the awful Mega Man NES box art that didn’t at all match the visual style of the games:
They had Bear McCreary (Bear McCreary) do the score of the 8-bit game. and the story behind how he created the music is cool, having rigged a NES to produce that same sound:
http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=2974
Ironically, the 8-bit game received a better review than the home console one: http://ds.ign.com/articles/106/1066508p1.html
Looking forward to the wider release beyond Nintendo’s DSi digital download service.
