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Yacht Club Games, the developer of Shovel Knight, looked back at the platformers of the NES era for inspiration.Their goal was to “make really awesome original games that use modern and retro ...

Shovel Knight artist says throwback games need 'retro authenticity' but can't coast on nostalgia alone: 'Part of the appeal of the NES era of game making was that everything ... 2D platformers.

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I was also surprised to learn that Wozniak still thinks there's plenty of meat on the bone with perhaps the most well-explored type of throwback retro game, 2D platformers.