Time paradox visual novel Steins;Gate is to receive a retro-styled “8bit” edition with gorgeous graphics in no less than 16 colours and a ground-breaking context sensitive text UI allowing players to explore the world by typing such commands as “open door” and “look can.”
As might be expected from a game striving to emulate the advanced look and feel of the pre-Windows Japanese personal computers of the 1980s, such as the NEC PC-8801, in addition to 8bit graphics the game apparently features no voicing and emulated FM synthesiser music.
The game itself is an adventure spin-off of the original game and is to feature an original story featuring the cast of the original.
Steins;Gate 8bit is due for release on October 28th, on the PC and priced ¥5040 – a price which has had many fans wonder if 5pb have themselves fallen victim to a temporal anomaly and been transported back to the start of April…
this was the worst expansion ever, the staff at nitroplus should be godsmacked for developing a game that leaves you with eye strain.
Somehow this looks addicting until the novelty wears off :p
If they really wanted to do a true retro 8 bit game they would write if for the MSX2 platform.
I’ve seen much better looking PC-88 games. They should’ve gone for the PC-98 anyway. Now THAT is some nice pixel graphics.
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