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[Bullet Club]

Here's a cool 16-bit Contra style game that will be out in early 2019.

They released a new trailer for the game recently, it's looking good.









Contra-Inspired Shooter Blazing Chrome Arriving In 2019, Also Coming To Switch

It would be difficult to set out to make a game like Contra and not have it look exactly like Contra, so why not just lean into it instead? That's pretty much what Blazing Chrome is setting out to do and it was obvious when we first took note of it at PAX East earlier this year, but every new trailer completely reinforces it. The developer has announced that you'll be running and gunning in early 2019 and have officially announced a Switch version will come in tow.

Developer JoyMasher has announced that the game will be releasing in early 2019, just missing its 2018 target date. However, this does give time for the newly-announced Switch release to launch alongside the other versions, so you can take it on the go from day one.

Blazing Chrome releases on PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC early next year.

Game Informer

 

[alienator]

want. now.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

They've covered so many tropes: vehicle sequence, vertical-scrolling-as-the-boss-chases-you sequence, Space Harrier-style sequence, top-down-shooting the boss sequence.

Yep! That's Contra! Seems like it could be a fun game.

 

[kaydigi]

Looks good, looks like there is slight sprite repurposing or are they just playing homage?

 

[Cyber Caesar]

Well OP you just help them sell one copy. Day 1.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

What Contra 3's sequel should have been.

Looks fantastic.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

New trailer just dropped. Looks solid!

 

[Alexios]

Oooh, that looks cool

 

[Mochilador]

That looks great.

 

[Threeshotgamer]

I need this now

 

[J-Roderton]

I'd play that.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

I’m in.

 

[olimariOA]

Looks so much like Super Contra
Give me more lives or save points and I'm in
Starting all over in SC was gutting

 

[TeamGhobad]

DAY ONE, and i assume it has couch co-op =)

 

[Fuz]

Total ripoff, but that's ok.

 

[Shin]

Thought it was some plugin to make Chrome go faster there for a sec, was excited.

Spoiler: FML

Then I saw what it's actually about and looks like...

 

[Imtjnotu]

The new generation of gamers isn't ready from this type of frustration

 

[Belmonte]

This is one of my most hyped games in 2019!

I would be cautiously optimistic seeing the trailers since there are many indies who nail the retro aesthetic but drop the ball on gameplay but I played previous Joymasher titles, Oniken and Odallus and they are great! It is not only visuals, they know what they are doing.

It has been ages since I wait for a Contra Hard Corps sequel and this seems to be a worthy spiritual successor.

 

[MisterBrimstone]

Can't wait for the "Blazing Chrome is a better game than Contra" type of post..

 

[Hotspurr]

This looks like a lot of fun. Looking forward to switch co-op.

 

[zenspider]

...and it's not a rogue-lite or a Metroidvania? Day 1.

 

[zenspider]

It has been ages since I wait for a Contra Hard Corps sequel and this seems to be a worthy spiritual successor.

A worthy sequel/spiritual successor:

 

[Belmonte]

A worthy sequel/spiritual successor:

I think Uprising is a good game but too diferent in characters. theme, music, everything from the original. I like the Arc System style btw, but Uprising doesn't feel a Hardcorps sequel (or prequel) to me.

The gameplay is good but not that good. And a huge issue I have is that some parts are not made with 2 players in mind.

 

[dirthead]

 

[JimmyJones]

I never played Contra but I loved Metal Slug. This looks right up my alley.

 

[Gander]

These consoles cost too much and can do too much for me to be excited about a copy of a 16 bit era game

 

[dirthead]

These consoles cost too much and can do too much for me to be excited about a copy of a 16 bit era game

There might be more gameplay in some of the trailers for this game than RDR2 in its entirety.

 

[Deleted member 738976]

Switch cartridges were invented to host such retro goodness though it has the look of early CD based systems. Either way I don't care what format so long as it has a physical release.

 

[Bullet Club]

Blazing Chrome Launching July 11 on PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch & PlayStation 4!

 

[cireza]

Looks good, but I will wait for a MegaDrive or Mega-CD port

 

[Pimpbaa]

Hope it plays as good as it looks. If so, day one for me.

 

[EightBit Man]

Finally, a release date.

 

[Belmonte]

Tomorrow is the day! After so many years (decades!) of waiting, we will have a Contra: Hard Corps spiritual sequel!

Another Blazing Chrome awesome trailer:



Hilariously badass!

 

[WindomURL]

This is going right into my hot, wet Nintendo Switch.

 

[Tesseract]

oh hell yeah this comes out tomorrow?

in

 

[Mista]

Already pre-ordered on Xbox. I'm in baby!

 

[zenspider]

The second I finish Bloodstained, I'm plunkin' some virtual credits into this sumummabitch.

 

[JCK75]

Finally finished Bloodstained two days ago so this came right on time..
I loved the original Contra and SuperC but the ones that followed were hit and miss beyond that, this looks like perfection.

 

[Ovek]

Looks and sounds hype i'm down.

 

[Deleted member 738976]

Well it seems to be getting good reviews. Will wait for physical.

 

[Wonko_C]

I'm checking Xbox Gamepass for PC and it's still not there yet. It's already out on Steam, though.

 

[wondermega]

Gonna grab this on Steam, didn't realize it was releasing already! Looks like they've done their homework..

 

[Typhares]

It's on gamepass too for anyone interested.

 

[WindomURL]

Available on Switch now.

 

[chris121580]

This is so good! Love that it's on game pass and has cross save between PC and Xbox

 

[J-Roderton]

Ohhh damn. I gotta try this out.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

This is so good! Love that it's on game pass and has cross save between PC and Xbox

Game Pass keeps killin’ it

 

[SpiceRacz]

This game looks amazing.

 

[PontiusFeeb]

I've only played about an hour, and I suck at this kind of game, but I'm having a great time. It looks and sounds great, and is fast, fluid and fun.

 

[Scopa]

This game sounds awesome.

Review: Blazing Chrome - A Truly Amazing Contra Tribute That 2D Fans Will Adore

I need your clothes, your boots, and your hover-bike

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I had no idea this was by the same developer as Oniken and Odallus. Time for me to pick up all 3.