ARVORE, the studio behind the Pixel Ripped sport sequence, introduced it’s releasing a sequel this summer season referred to as Pixel Ripped 1978, which goals to take us again for one more immersive journey down reminiscence lane.
To deliver the newest entry within the Pixel Ripped franchise to life, the Sao Paolo, Brazil-based Arvore has struck a significant branding partnership with iconic gaming home ATARI.
Within the trailer, you’ll see an Atari 2600 and quite a lot of video games, corresponding to Crystal Castles (1983), Quick Freddie (1982), and Yars Revenge (1982).
Whereas not probably the most influential titles to grace the console over its 15-year lifespan (1977-1992), the partnership is actually permitting the studio to dispense with the ‘Pretendo’ and ‘GearKid’ soundalike consoles and near-beer variations of traditional 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 part of forces with “Bug,” the quirky visionary who developed the unique Pixel Ripped sequence. Assist Dot maneuver by means of multidimensional challenges to guard Bug’s childhood reminiscences from the evil Cyblin Lord, a villain in a position to break by means of the display and invade the actual world. Within the sport. The setting? The extraordinary burst of creativity that vibrated by means 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 geared toward “followers of Pixel Ripped and […] the broader Atari neighborhood.”
Pixel Ripped 1978 is slated to launch on PC, PSVR 2, Meta Quest 2, and PlayStation 5 sooner or later this summer season.
