Instead, as with titles like Mega Man 9, they’re lovingly crafted approximations of all the games that make codgers coo, and they’re full experiences at that. See, the gaggle of games included on RGC‘s cart isn’t some recently uncovered treasure trove of ’80s sleeper-hits. That’s not to say that the Game Challenge portion of RGC is a snoozer, however even without the delicious nostalgic icing, this cake could stand alone. It’s that carefree atmosphere that captures the essence of nostalgia in a way Blue Bell ice cream commercials only wish they could. You know, the kinds of things that were basically the be-all, end-alls of every self-respecting nerdling’s world. When you’re not participating in RGC‘s … well, challenges, your companion excitedly chats with you about all kinds of seemingly trivial stuff like school, TV and, of course, the latest videogames.
Said “menu” features your eightish-year-old avatar and a naively innocent past incarnation of the game’s antagonist sitting in front of a TV screen, Famicom-esque gaming console to the right and game shelf to the left. It’s the menu screen – if you could even call it that – that, in my eyes, really gives the package its retro-chic sheen. In fact, my favorite aspect of RGC isn’t even the games. No befuddling complexity here – the game, through its 8-bit blasts from the past and pitch-perfect presentation, seeks to fling you back to a time when both gaming and life were easygoing and idyllic.
Just like games in the days before colons and “clever” acronyms became titling canon, Retro Game Challenge doesn’t mince words. In actuality, Retro Game Challenge‘s title says it all. Really, everything about this game seems to fly in the face of what today’s savvy 18- to 34-year-old gamer wants out of an interactive escapade.Īnd yet, that’s why it works so well. And its at-a-glance description? A collection of bite-sized, no-frills games? Like we haven’t seen a thousand of those on the DS already. Retro Game Challenge? What kind of name is that? In this age of flashy titles like Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, that’s not going to draw many eyes.
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