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Oh man, where do I even begin with this? So, Limited Run Games and Ancient Corporation just dropped some news that lit up my day. They’re cooking up this old-school vibe game—Earthion—for the Nintendo Switch. You know, all that retro 16-bit shoot ‘em up goodness. It’s gonna be one of those side-scrolling, space-blasting kinds of games, and honestly, I’m kind of hyped!
Here’s the deal: you strap in as Azusa Takahashi, some ace space pilot. The game throws you through, like, eight levels that are supposed to be filled with all these wild enemies and massive boss fights. I can already picture myself getting lost—and maybe a bit frustrated—in those battles. Why does space always have to be so dramatic, right?
Oh, oh! And get this, the team behind it? It’s a real all-star lineup. We’re talking Makoto Wada doing his magic, and the legendary Yuzo Koshiro on the tunes. The guy’s done Streets of Rage, ActRaiser, so you know the soundtrack is going to slap. Music in games either makes or breaks it for me, honestly. And there’s also this artist, Mitsuhiro Arita, who’s done artwork for Marvel and Pokémon cards. I mean, that’s some serious cred.
Right, so what else did they spill about Earthion? It’s got these eight unique stages, obviously, with different vibes and big baddie bosses. Koshiro cranked out 27 original tracks for the game—imagine the journey those riffs are gonna take you on! Plus, there’s a bunch of other cool features like multiple difficulty modes and a music player. There’s even this whole thing about CRT emulation display settings. Anyone else get nostalgic thinking about those old TVs? They had this weird warm hum, kinda like a distant lawn mower or something. If you know, you know.
Oh, nearly forgot—they’ve got a leaderboard too. So now you can flex your gaming prowess online. No more just beating your cousin’s high score while sitting on the couch, haha!
And yeah, it’s going to be on the Nintendo eShop… sometime later this year. The whole thing’s digital, no dusty cartridges here, unless they pull some fancy collector’s edition trick. Which, come to think of it, they totally might. Who wouldn’t want a shiny limited-edition game cartridge to show off, right?
Anyway, I drifted a bit there. Keep your eyes peeled for this one. It’s shaping up to be something special!
