![]() Another scene that sticks out in my mind was the statue of a pregnant computer program, it's huge belly surrounded by ceremonial candles-like something from the mind of David Cronenberg. In one area, two priests suspended in mid-air have been hooked into a computer, electrical energy crackling as they convulse in the air. There's some back and forth between certain areas, but so much of the game has some incredibly striking scenes that it's a pleasure whenever you do have to double-back. Narita Boy's story is strictly linear, with marked goals to follow as you run around its pixel-perfect backdrop. One boss battle I had to dodge a giant mechanical carp in a Japanese bathhouse as I surfed on a giant floppy disk One boss battle I had to dodge a giant mechanical carp in a bathhouse as I surfed on a giant floppy disk-which was pretty fantastic. Old Amiga’s and other tech turn into horses and mechs and giant digital. Other floppies give you power-ups and abilities. if there isn't now, then i'll wait until the devs decide to make it a thing or make another file down the line. i really don't feel like looking it up beecause the devs managed to pull me in with this story they made. Back to the future style, but its made from a floppy disk (the ‘save’ icon for you Gen Zs). I just beat the final boss and I wanted to know if there was a way to go back and get the last floppy disk piece. These dramatic encounters feel more about showing off the idea behind the creation rather than being actually difficult. Narita boy is a thing of pixel perfect beauty. Boss fights are more challenging, but not as much as I was expecting. ![]() The game brings technology and mythology together to create an interesting world.Įnemy attacks are clearly choreographed to the point where if you just remember which technique works for each enemy you'll breeze past with ease. There's a certain mysticism too, like how the high-priestess of the entire Kingdom is a supervisor program named Motherboard, how sentient programs called techno-fathers worship complex algorithms, how floppy disks act as keys to the holiest of temples, and how lines of code are treated as ancient scripture. It's the usual 'hero saving the world' narrative but with the twist of being inside a retro console from the '80s, and I think Narita Boy's execution of that idea is brilliant.Įvery scrap and segment of the gaming console has been assigned a specific role within this fantasy universe, and the world has enough lore that it could rival Game of Thrones. Traveling through each of the kingdom's three regions, you must defeat the evil servants of HIM, a dark program that wishes to see the Digital Kingdom fall. Playing as the titular pixel hero Narita Boy, you have been summoned to save the Digital Kingdom from crisis.
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