ARVORE, the studio behind the Pixel Ripped recreation collection, introduced it’s releasing a sequel this summer season known as Pixel Ripped 1978, which goals to take us again for an additional immersive journey down reminiscence lane.
To convey the most recent entry within the Pixel Ripped franchise to life, the Sao Paolo, Brazil-based Arvore has struck a serious branding partnership with iconic gaming home ATARI.
Within the trailer, you’ll see an Atari 2600 and quite a few video games, reminiscent of Crystal Castles (1983), Quick Freddie (1982), and Yars Revenge (1982).
Whereas not essentially the most influential titles to grace the console over its 15-year lifespan (1977-1992), the partnership is basically permitting the studio to dispense with the ‘Pretendo’ and ‘GearKid’ soundalike consoles and near-beer variations of basic video games, providing up a extra direct homage to late ’70s and early ’80s gaming.
Right here’s how Arvore and ATARI describe Pixel Ripped 1978:
Dot should be a part of forces with “Bug,” the quirky visionary who developed the unique Pixel Ripped collection. Assist Dot maneuver by way of multidimensional challenges to guard Bug’s childhood recollections from the evil Cyblin Lord, a villain capable of break by way of the display screen and invade the actual world. Within the recreation. The setting? The extraordinary burst of creativity that vibrated by way of the San Jose suburbs within the late 70s and early 80s. Really feel the mighty results of how the Pixel Stone alters actuality itself!
The franchise’s titles are standalone experiences, which additionally consists of Pixel Ripped 1989 (2018) and Pixel Ripped 1995 (2020).
Atari CEO Wade Rosen says Pixel Ripped 1978 can also be aimed toward “followers of Pixel Ripped and […] the broader Atari group.”
Pixel Ripped 1978 is slated to launch on PC, PSVR 2, Meta Quest 2, and PlayStation 5 in some unspecified time in the future this summer season.