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MKLK will feature almost three hours of exclusive video interviews created in collaboration with documentarians Area 5. Plus an additional hour of archival, historical, and behind-the-scenes video segments, including some material that has never been officially released.

8-4 logo...in a box.

Somehow our little company turns 20 years old today. Time is weird! Thanks and <3 to everyone who has supported us over the years~

There’s always Linda Cubed

I really can’t believe how deep the lore well goes here. There was so much planning behind the world of Gunparade, and the vast majority of it—while hinted at and clearly intentional—isn’t even explained anywhere in the game itself.

Yet the game still manages to stand completely on its own.

I by some amazing coincidence finished playing Gunparade March (two playthroughs, including the true ending) on the exact 25th anniversary of its release.

Absolutely incredible piece of art. The last time I played something with this level of lore depth was the Nier series.

(Also VERY buggy…)

It’s our favorite time of year: Tokyo Game Show! A cavalcade of special guests pop through to talk about everything we saw at day 1 of the show, including Marvel Tokon, Onimusha, RE9, Yakuza Kiwami 3, Age of Imprisonment, Ghost of Yotei, Dragon Quest 1&2, and lots more! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...

Hades II – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 - Nintendo Official Site Buy Hades II – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.

🌒HADES II v1.0 is OUT NOW!! 🌘

Battle beyond the Underworld in our bewitching sequel to the godlike roguelike. Go Kill Time!

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Whoa, The Legendary Axe fan art from snakepixel! Not expecting that. It's true - enemy designs from old games have an unhinged "spark" and I love seeing a skilled redraw.

I always thought the auto-charging strength meter in this and Astyanax/The Lord of King (great name) was interesting, too.

Earthion is so great 🥲
Totally worth the wait these past couple years

Whoa

Earthion is launching September 18! 🎉
Nintendo Switch, PS4/5, and Xbox One/Series X|S, with the Steam version already available.
A brand-new side-scrolling shooter that captures the golden age of late-80s to early-90s arcade shmups.
Dive in and enjoy!

But you pretty much HAVE to use a guide, mostly just to avoid the game-breaking bugs… 😅

Yeah, it’s essentially a totally different game with the same story. Right Stuff weirdly even reused the PC Engine cutscenes, so they end up looking really out of place. I’ve only played the first bit of the PS1 version myself, but from what I’ve played/seen, I‘d still recommend the PCE version.

YouTube video by ざんぎUME PC Engin CD ROM2 アルナムの牙 獣族十二神徒伝説 OP

It’s a crying shame that Alnam no Kiba—the RPG that he not only did character designs for but outright directed and wrote—is such a buggy mess. The skeleton of an excellent game is there! It just needed the programming to be ironed out before release…

m.youtube.com/watch?v=uiw_...

YouTube video by 木村明広 アトルシャン編【エンゲージ オブ メモリーズ -暗黒の竜-】冒頭デモ『再会と悲劇』

I love that Akihiro Kimura is still quietly making his Emerald Dragon sequels:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=InwA...

finally

This convo I had highlights the difference in what "respect your time" means in games.

A lot of players want to trade time for in-game progress. It's purely transactional: 1 hour = 1 progress

But I want to feel like my actions matter i.e. what I do with time creates progress, not time itself.

Yesssss

UFO 50 (buy it!), Mina the Hollower demo (try it!), Neorude (look it up!), Phantasy Star IV (dust it off!), Off (turn it on!), and a whole messa news (listen to it!)
8-4.jp/podcasts/202...

A month too late!

I just beat this for the first time today! It’s quickly become a new unexpected favorite of mine in the PS1 library. Love the puzzles, short length, and overall pleasant vibes from start to finish.

Had a good time playing through Salamander III with @jpengine.bsky.social earlier. There’s not a ton of variety in the stages and it feels a bit “safe” overall but it looks and sounds great and the intensity is pretty nuts. Just wish they’d have let their hair down a bit more. 7.5? 8.0? Good stuff

Oops, all games! The Adventures of Elliot, Rematch, Mario Paint, Lunar 2, Earthion, Shin-Chan Summer Vacation, Shinobi, Ninja Gaiden, Dyson Sphere Program (the game, not the vacuum), and news! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...

🍒 Whoa, what's this?!

UFO 50 is available right now on #NintendoSwitch!

#UFO50 #IndieWorld

Happy World International 8-4 Day from Tokyo 🎉 Ultra busy wrapping up a dream project over here so no time to play stuff for “fun” at the moment but if you’ve got the time and the inclination, why not play some video games today? ❤️

Save 15% on Zenvader on Steam Zenvader is a super retro shooter mixed with roguelite elements. Dodge the barrage of bullets, improve your unit, and try to defeat the Alien King!

I released my little game on Steam last night...for the first time in my life!

It's a super retro roguelite shooting game, heavily inspired by classic games such as Space Invaders.

If you're a fan of simple games from the 80s, please check it out!

store.steampowered.com/app/3720960/...

Mark returns to hawk Lumines Arise and talk about ‘Jima’s latest, Death Stranding 2; also, Blue Prince bingo speed runs, all that :gestures: Xbox stuff, and obscure Famicom and PC Engine games (because JP). 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...

Your FIRST?!

It’s HERE!! The incredibly talented and passionate team here @17-bit.bsky.social have been working for years on the ultimate physics-based dungeon brawler, inspired by the aesthetics of Japanese action-RPG classics of yesteryear. An amazing partnership with CULT too!

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