AcademicSaucer
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80's Overdrive announced for 3DS eShop - Out Run inspired
- Thread starter Colonel Mustard
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User 479360
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I want to see it in motion, but those screens are beautiful and this one is right up there on my most wanted list.
I really want to play it, and can't wait to find out when it's going to be released.
Gorgeous looking game.
I really want to play it, and can't wait to find out when it's going to be released.
Gorgeous looking game.
Bob Dobalina
Member
Looks good, but I really hope the gameplay is decent.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Looks really nice! Nice the way he answered the usual publisher kissing question about hardcore vs casuals 
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BumblebeeCody
Member
I'm on that New Retro Wave hype so I want this!
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Looking cool as usual. I really hope this has good course design and enough difference between car driving styles to make this more than a synthwave-toting wannabe Top Gear/OutRun.
FunkyDealer
Banned
Looks great!
Glad to see someone managed to make a thread for this game. Some of us had been discussing it and gushing over its art in other threads, but apparently no-one had time to make the actual thread for it (including me, I admit). I have a feeling that this game could be a dream game for many of us old school Sega and Taito sprite scaler racing games like Outrun and Chase HQ - both of which the devs list as inspirations.
My biggest concern initially with this game, as someone looking for a new Outrun mainly, had been that there possibly could be too many other gameplay mechanics / systems at play to distract from the pleasure of just driving from checkpoint to checkpoint (preferably with branching paths, which unless I missed it might not be in this game?). Going by that interview on page 1 however, it seems that they are offering two distinct modes, one with cops, car upgrades etc and one with just driving against time ala Outrun, which pleases me greatly (especially if there end up being branching paths after all).
Let's hope the gameplay turns out great as well, not just the art, and that it releases in the Autumn of this year like the devs seemed to be aiming for going by their twitter. The world still needs more indie games like these, with 16-bit or even full on arcade level sprite art!
By the way: have any of you played the previous game some of them worked on, the e-shop game Hazumi? I've always liked its art but have not tried it still.
My biggest concern initially with this game, as someone looking for a new Outrun mainly, had been that there possibly could be too many other gameplay mechanics / systems at play to distract from the pleasure of just driving from checkpoint to checkpoint (preferably with branching paths, which unless I missed it might not be in this game?). Going by that interview on page 1 however, it seems that they are offering two distinct modes, one with cops, car upgrades etc and one with just driving against time ala Outrun, which pleases me greatly (especially if there end up being branching paths after all).
Let's hope the gameplay turns out great as well, not just the art, and that it releases in the Autumn of this year like the devs seemed to be aiming for going by their twitter. The world still needs more indie games like these, with 16-bit or even full on arcade level sprite art!
By the way: have any of you played the previous game some of them worked on, the e-shop game Hazumi? I've always liked its art but have not tried it still.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
I have, was pretty interested to find that the same guys made it. Hazumi is a neat little twist on Arkanoid. Same basic goal, destroy all the blocks, but the game gives you different map layouts and different wrinkles in the formula.
Red Liquorice
Member
Same. It looks great, definately keeping an eye out for it on the eshop now.
TheMoon
Member
http://www.perfectly-nintendo.com/indie-news-july-28-80s-overdrive-first-footage/
GIFs!!!
can't embed because twitter -.-
GIFs!!!
can't embed because twitter -.-
Pancakes R Us
Member
90s Arcade Racer, eat your heart out
Dreamwriter
Member
Dunno, the gifs show the car acting worse than in those old 80's racers. In those games the car didn't rotate all the way to the side for quick adjustments. And that also makes me think it may not support analogue controls. Hopefully the music is good, the fact that they've been avoiding revealing any is a bad sign.
Visually nice but yeah that steering animation looks hilariously over the top. The car doesn't need to turn that much, needs more subtlety. This has the potential to be good but needs some work to prevent it from being 'Out Also-ran', especially considering a perfect version of Outrun is on the 3DS.
Looks awful!!
Yellow tint everywhere and what is with that shocking turning animation (frame)?
Horizon Chase on iOS nailed the 80's theme nicely.
ScientificPizza
Banned
Whoa, that looks incredible
Bony Manifesto
Member
I'm genuinely surprised that super-exaggerated turning animation made it in, as it clearly looks horrendous, and completely butchers the (already pretty shaky) illusion of this type of faux-3D racing game.
McBradders
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Yeah man why is the car pivoting from the rear? Madness!
Maybe it's the compression, but that doesn't look nearly as good as the screens in the OP.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Yikes at the steering animation lol. Looks so jarring
Mr. Pointy
Member
The art is gorgeous. The turning animation is kind of fucked though. That would drive me nuts playing it.
Oh man OutRun is one of my favorite games ever so I've been extremely hyped for this game, but that turning animation... No...
They said they're aware and working on it on Twitter but I wonder if they'll do more than just add frames to it because yeah that doesn't look right at all.
Hmm...came to post the same sentiment unfortunately.
I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for now as the rest of the art does look good, especially the sense of speed created through the scaling effect, but that one niggle does tend to completely turn me off from the game for now I have to admit. Surely they can't leave the turning like this (even with added frames), with such talented artists on their team right?
We'll have to wait and see I guess.
Edit: in the mean time (and as a reaction on this thread it seems), the devs have mentioned on Twitter that the car turning is very much work in progress, so I'm sure the final result will look far more natural.
patrickthehedgehog
Member
I'm not so concerned about the frames in the turning animation as much as the car pivoting too far in each direction. If that makes sense.
For example the car in Outrun only changes slightly when you turn.
For example the car in Outrun only changes slightly when you turn.
UncleSporky
Member
It's not just about turning too far, as someone said above I think a big aspect of it is the point where it's pivoting around.
Not sure if traditionally these cars should pivot from the center, just do a full turnaround of frames, or from the front, or maybe 66% in due to perspective...just anything but pivoting from the back.
Not sure if traditionally these cars should pivot from the center, just do a full turnaround of frames, or from the front, or maybe 66% in due to perspective...just anything but pivoting from the back.
MulderYuffie
Member
love it need this game!
New animated footage on their Twitter page!
https://twitter.com/80soverdrive/status/784402382872571904
https://twitter.com/80soverdrive/status/784402382872571904