Left 4 Dead 2 may have ruined the first game for you with all its improvements, but how about "downgrading" to an NES version?
Gamer and programmer Eric Ruth is making a name for himself and his company Pixel Force with his own take on Left 4 Dead. He recently posted the first gameplay video, featuring the first mission from the "No Mercy" campaign. Ruth has promised to include all four campaigns in their entirety for the final game, though the video shows his progress as of November 15. The full game will be released on January 4, 2010, for free download.
Here are some details from the creator:
This game play footage gives you an idea of what the project looks like in action and how it plays. As you can see, it's a standard top-down 4 directional action/shooter. Remade in the NES retro style, the resolution is at 256 x 240 and features 16 colors and a 4 sound channel soundtrack.
Has Valve heard about this? Not yet, but Ruth is pretty sure they'll find his reimagining of their hit zombie shooter as entertaining as his followers. Anyway, check out the video below; it actually looks pretty fun!
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