Written by Ross Locksley on 28 Oct 2024
Clear River Games has compiled their 8bit games into one collection for release on November 28th for the Nintendo Switch. Featuring art from RIKI and containing 2 retro 8bit games and 3 chiptune albums, the set has plenty of content to dig into:
Kira Kira Star Night! – Reach for the stars (you’ll have to collect a lot!) in this surreal platforming action game that’s easy to play and accessible to all! Choose from three unique characters and enjoy the incredible chiptune soundtrack from composers including KUNIO, Takeaki Kunimoto, Yuriko Keino, Yuzo Koshiro, Nobuyuki Shioda, Tappy, Manabu Namiki, hally, Bun, Manami Matsumae, Takeshi Yokemura, Robokabuto, and Yasuhisa Watanabe.
Astro Ninja Man DX – Sharpen your trigger finger as you defend from hordes of descending enemies from above with simple controls and relentless gameplay. It’s a sensory overload which gets progressively harder the better you get! Your clones are invincible, so here it’s all about reaching for the high score! Composers include Hiroto Saitoh, Nobuyuki Shioda, Bun, and Manabu Namiki.
8BIT MUSIC POWER – A music album featuring the very best in chiptune music. Featuring a grand total of 11 composers, including gaming legends behind some of the best-loved gaming music ever created, in addition to modern composers behind classic anime. An experience to savour, watch the screen as you jam to the beats, with 12 tracks totalling 44 minutes in length. Composers include Omodaka (Soichi Terada), Masahiro Kajihara, Takeaki Kunimoto, Yuriko Keino, Saitone, Professor Sakamoto, Hiroaki Sano, Nobuyuki Shioda, Tappy, hally, and Keishi Yonao.
8BIT MUSIC POWER FINAL – The second chiptune album featuring as part of the collection, it’s another feast for the ears with performances from 18 composers at the top of their game. Kirara-chan from Kira Kira Star Night dances in the background as the music plays. There are 18 tracks totalling 52 minutes in length, and composers include IPPO (Ippo Yamada), Manabu Namiki, Yu Shimoda, ZUN, SEXY-SYNTHESIZER, Tappy, TECHNOuchi, TORIENA, Norio Nakagata, Junya Nakano, naruto, hally, Hige Driver, Motoaki Furukawa, Bun, Manami Matsumae, Takeshi Yokemura, and Yasuhisa Watanabe.
8BIT MUSIC POWER ENCORE – Rounding off the compilation, the third and final chiptune album serves as a perfect encore to the RIKI experience! 8BIT MUSIC POWER‘s BIT-chan dances in the background on this one, and there are 14 tracks to enjoy totalling 42 minutes in length. Composers include Takeshi Abo, Kenichi Arakawa, Omodaka (Soichi Terada), Saitone, Hiroto Saitoh, Nobuyuki Shioda, Yu Shimoda, Tomoya Tomita, Takuya Hanaoka, hally, Hige Driver, Bun, Yousuke Yasui, and Keishi Yonao.
Mark your calendars and enjoy the trailer below:
Ross founded the UK Anime Network waaay back in 1995 and works in and around the anime world in his spare time. You can read his more personal articles on UKA's sister site, The Anime Independent.
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