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    198X

    Game » consists of 2 releases. Released Jun 20, 2019

    A coming age story told through various classic arcade game genres including beat'em ups, shoot 'em ups, racing and many more. Set in the 1980s, the game follows a boy discovering a local arcade where he finds new meaning in life through playing games.

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    Developers Hi-Bit Studios called it a coming-of-age story with 198X, told through multiple games and genres. What that means is five loosely connected arcade games channelling the likes Outrun, Gradius, R-Type, Final Fight and Ninja Spirit, plus a dungeon-crawling RPG, all in the service of a larger story. There is a higher fidelity to the art and animation then actual ‘80s arcade games, though it isn’t jarringly obvious.198X just drips with style, a style that's carried through from...

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