Feel the Pulse of the Past and a Groove Long Forgotten with Five Retro Inspired Titles Featuring A Killer Soundtrack From Gaming Audio Legends
Clear River Games, a video game publisher specialising in classic and retro games, in conjunction with Japanese publisher City Connection, announced today that RIKI 8Bit GAME Collection is now available for purchase on Nintendo® Switch™ in North America, and will be winging its way to Europe very shortly from January 16th 2025!
RIKI 8Bit Game Collection is a collection of old-school arcade games and irresistibly catchy music albums that transport you right back to the magical 8-Bit era of the 80s – a time when everything was simpler, brighter, and more colourful. RIKI 8Bit GAME Collection was envisaged by celebrated Japanese Manga artist RIKI, and delivers not one, but five retro inspired games and music albums to explore, all beautifully created in classic pixel art and featuring the same addictive, Twitch-based gameplay from the golden era of gaming.
Among the lineup of close to 40 brilliant composers for this collection, you’ll find:
- Yuzo Koshiro (Streets of Rage,
- ActRaiser, The Revenge of Shinobi),
- Manami Matsumae (Mega Man),
- Manabu Namiki (Battle Garegga,
- DoDonPachi Resurrection, Mushihimesama),
- Soichi Terada (Ape Escape), and
- Junya Nakano (Final Fantasy X, Tobal).
Each track has been carefully crafted by these legendary musicians, who in returning to their 80s roots, have created the perfect antidote to the repetitive holiday music that currency dominates the airwaves.
A must for any retro gaming fan, or just those looking for something different to discover, RIKI 8Bit GAME Collection features the following titles:
- Kira Kira Star Night! – Reach for the stars (you’ll have to collect a lot!) in this surreal platforming action game that’s easy to play and accessible to all! Choose from three unique characters and enjoy the incredible chiptune soundtrack from composers including KUNIO, Takeaki Kunimoto, Yuriko Keino, Yuzo Koshiro, Nobuyuki Shioda, Tappy, Manabu Namiki, hally, Bun, Manami Matsumae, Takeshi Yokemura, Robokabuto, and Yasuhisa Watanabe.
- Astro Ninja Man DX – Sharpen your trigger finger as you defend from hordes of descending enemies from above with simple controls and relentless gameplay. It’s a sensory overload which gets progressively harder the better you get! Your clones are invincible, so here it’s all about reaching for the high score! Composers include Hiroto Saitoh, Nobuyuki Shioda, Bun, and Manabu Namiki.
- 8BIT MUSIC POWER – A music album featuring the very best in chiptune music. Featuring a grand total of 11 composers, including gaming legends behind some of the best-loved gaming music ever created, in addition to modern composers behind classic anime. An experience to savour, watch the screen as you jam to the beats, with 12 tracks totalling 44 minutes in length. Composers include Omodaka (Soichi Terada), Masahiro Kajihara, Takeaki Kunimoto, Yuriko Keino, Saitone, Professor Sakamoto, Hiroaki Sano, Nobuyuki Shioda, Tappy, hally, and Keishi Yonao.
- 8BIT MUSIC POWER FINAL – The second chiptune album featuring as part of the collection, it’s another feast for the ears with performances from 18 composers at the top of their game. Kirara-chan from Kira Kira Star Night dances in the background as the music plays. There are 18 tracks totalling 52 minutes in length, and composers include IPPO (Ippo Yamada), Manabu Namiki, Yu Shimoda, ZUN, SEXY-SYNTHESIZER, Tappy, TECHNOuchi, TORIENA, Norio Nakagata, Junya Nakano, naruto, hally, Hige Driver, Motoaki Furukawa, Bun, Manami Matsumae, Takeshi Yokemura, and Yasuhisa Watanabe.
- 8BIT MUSIC POWER ENCORE – Rounding off the compilation, the third and final chiptune album serves as a perfect encore to the RIKI experience! 8BIT MUSIC POWER‘s BIT-chan dances in the background on this one, and there are 14 tracks to enjoy totalling 42 minutes in length. Composers include Takeshi Abo, Kenichi Arakawa, Omodaka (Soichi Terada), Saitone, Hiroto Saitoh, Nobuyuki Shioda, Yu Shimoda, Tomoya Tomita, Takuya Hanaoka, hally, Hige Driver, Bun, Yousuke Yasui, and Keishi Yonao.
Available via digital download from December 12th, 2024 in North America, with a European release following shortly after on January 16th, 2025, RIKI 8Bit GAME Collection will also be getting a physical release planned for early 2025. Both digital and physical releases will be priced at £17.99 / €19.99 / $19.99.
For more information onRIKI 8Bit GAME Collection, please visit the Clear River Games website.
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