I’m really in the mood for a game like Shovel Knight after listening to some chiptune tracks the other day. Something fair, but challenging would be ideal. Must have a good soundtrack!
Along these lines I’ve already played:
- Shovel Knight
- Celeste
- The Messenger
- Hollow Knight (well, in terms of the difficulty not the music)
Does anyone know of any I’ve missed? They don’t necessarily have to be modern indie games - old NES/SNES games for example. SMB3 and SMW are classics.
Megamen X3, but X1 and X2 are nice as well. Old but gold.
Not a game suggestion but a music one: Master Boot Record. It should match your style I think.
Not heard of that one! I can’t seem to find it online - unless is the game called Virtuaverse and Master Boot Record did the music?
I hadn’t actually realized the Virtuaverse album was for a game lol, I just really like MBR. I know they’ve got some songs in ULTRAKILL too.
Oh I completely misread your earlier comment lol. They sound good though! I’ve heard great things about ULTRAKILL too
If you like the soundtrack for The Messenger, check out these “24 bit” remixes where they combine the 8 bit and 16 bit songs
Micro Mages? Essentially a modern nes-game, co-op for up to 4 players.
edit: while not really a platformer (but does include platforming sections, iirc) and soundtrack does slap hard with the chiptunes: Retro City Rampage
