Your trusty Techno Sword has a distinct anime-esque Power Rangers vibe to it as well, as this multi-purpose weapon is both a sword, shotgun, baseball bat and whacking great laser beam all in one. It's a world where coding and computer science have been given the cool 80s treatment of a Saturday morning cartoon, where Trojan viruses are reimagined as swaggering Stallions (geddit?) and the all-seeing, all-knowing Motherboard is a robed, womanly seer. And when that happens, the Digital Kingdom will be lost forever. Literally, in the case of the latter, as a mysterious rogue entity known as HIM (yes, in all-caps) has started infecting this place with corrupted code that's slowly destroying all the programs and protocols that live inside this 80s-infused digiscape, as well as the memories of the Digital Kingdom's creator. You play as the titular Narita Boy, a game-obsessed lad who's been called into a world known as the Digital Kingdom to save it from ruin and corruption. You can get more articles like it, alongside an ad-free version of the site, by becoming a supporter today. It was first published on March 31st 2021. This article was originally exclusively available to RPS supporters. It's a game that's as much about old tech as it is indebted to it, and anyone who's ever tinkered about with their PC and still reminisces about the 2D action side-scrollers of their youth will find a lot to love here. But this is no mere nostalgic landgrab for those of us who grew up in the 80s and 90s. It's awash with neon blues and rainbow-coloured light refractions, and the edges of the screen even flicker and bend like you're playing it on a CRT television. With kickin’ beats that will send you back to the future.Take one look at Studio Koba's retro platformer Narita Boy and you could easily mistake it for a new kind of Tron game. Sounds of the retro-grade-times - Feel fresh waves of synth wash over you while travelling the Digital Kingdom. Become the boss terminator, by overcoming the deadly Crab, DragonBot, Black Rainbow, and so much more! Show those bosses the bytes – Face-off against tons of totally radical and awesome bosses. Do not let this empire strike back, be the true blade runner.ĭiehard enemies – Face foes only imagined from your darkest fever-dreams! Max out the Trichroma – Equipped with the only weapon able to defeat the Stallion threat, take the Techno-sword and plunge it into the digital hearts of your enemies. Experience the visuals of a retro-era brought to life with hand-drawn animations.Įxplore the mysteries of the Digital Kingdom – Venture up, down, left, and right to discover the darkest depths of the broken binary code in this never-ending story*. ![]() Pixel perfectionist – The shining example of a perfectionist at work. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. The Stallions are coming, and the Digital Kingdom needs a hero.īecome symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Supervisor program, Motherboard, and her agents have activated the Narita Boy protocol. Him has returned and deleted The Creator’s memories. Meanwhile, inside the binary code, the digital realm connects with reality. Within weeks Narita Boy is the best-selling video game of all time, critically acclaimed for its power-fantasy wielding the Techno-sword and taking players on a journey like no other. Narita Boy becomes a tremendous hit! Copies of cartridges are flying off physical shelves worldwide. The Creator, a genius of his time, creates a video game console called Narita One with its flagship title being a game called Narita Boy. ![]() Buy Narita Boy as a Steam key at įlashback to the 80s.
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