Left 4 Dead goes 8-bit
- November 17, 2009 12:27 PM PST
New gameplay footage was recently released of a fan project to recreate the hit zombie shooter as it would have been on the NES.
Independent game developer Eric Ruth is coding a free PC game that envisions what Valve's popular zombie-killing franchise might have looked like on an 8-bit console, with plans to release a full version in January 2010.
Ruth (a.k.a. PixelForce) is but the latest in a long line of indie developers who pay tribute to their favorite franchises by lovingly recreating them in a two-dimensional 8-bit format. Colloquially known as "demakes," these games offer fans an opportunity to explore their favorite virtual worlds from a fresh perspective and include recent games like Gang Garrison 2 and the unfinished Shadow of the Colossus demake "Hold Me Closer, Giant Dancer." Ruth is one of the first demake developers to blatantly use the original game's title, but he's relying on Valve's alleged "love of community creations" to keep him out of legal trouble.
All we have so far is the gameplay footage below showing Bill battling his way through the "No Mercy" campaign, but Ruth promises fans a familiar four-directional arena shooter experience. The game has been optimized to run on modern gaming rigs at 256 x 240 resolution, with a vibrant 16-color palette and sound support for up to four channels. We've attached PixelForce's recent gameplay footage below, take a look!
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- Nov 17 2009 at 02:00:24:PM PST
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Haha, looks like it could've been an awesome NES game. I'll definately get this when it comes out, depending on the price and everything
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That is freaking awesome. I want to see how he does Smokers and witches.
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goldberg_evan you should try at least reading some of the article....maybe even the first sentece before you comment and look like a dumbass.
Independent game developer Eric Ruth is coding a FREE PC game that envisions what Valve's popular zombie-killing franchise might have looked like on an 8-bit console, with plans to release a full version in January 2010.
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thats awsome, they need to make the zombies run though, id love to see what a tank be like
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LOVE IT!!!
Games today are way to easy to master, Games back on the Master System and NES, Even the SNES, Sega was much more fun and harder then games Released now.
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Thats awesome. What ever happened to Grandthefttendo, the NES version of GTA III some guy was making a few years ago? I remember reading about that in a GamePro Magazine.
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That looks pretty cool actually, i wish that would have came out on NES :)
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