When it comes out on March 30th, Narita Boy will be available on Steam and Xbox Game Pass for PC and console, as well as Nintendo Switch and PS4. Developer Studio Koba said it's inspired by 'retro pixel adventures' like Castlevania and Another World, 'with a modern touch' from Superbrothers: Sword And Sorcery. Narita Boy started life as a Kickstarter project back in 2017. 'Thing is, I could tell in a hot second that loads of you are going to bloody love this game.' The commitment to the late 80s/early 90s aesthetic is impressive - the screen is made to look like a fuzzy CRT, even,' she wrote.
An evil baddie named 'HIM' has deleted the memories of the game developer, and you'll need to cut down their Stallion henchmen to save the world.Īlice Bee had a go of Narita Boy during Steam's winter Game Festival this month, and reckons it was one of the best demos on offer. Sucked into the Digital Kingdom, Narita Boy has to fight his way through a pixel-y world armed with his rainbow-coloured Techno-sword. It also features floppy disk hoverboards, and looks like the sort of 1980s techy adventure Ready Player One wishes it could be. Become symphonic in Narita Boy A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. If you fancy helping him, the game arrives on PC and consoles on March 30th.
He's gotta find a cool sword, beat up some evil code people, and listen to some excellent music while he's at it. Narita Boy is a sidescrolling metroidvania about a boy who's trapped in a video game world.
