A shocking new retro venture

Properly-regarded composer and engineer Yuzo Koshiro is engaged on a brand new sport for an outdated system. He’s placing collectively a sport for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis.

Koshiro shared some footage of the venture, working on an outdated TV besides, over on his Twitter. It might look outdated, but it surely’s a brand new sport “harkening again” to well-known franchises from the ’80s, in keeping with Koshiro.

His staff plans to launch this sport for the Mega Drive (or Genesis in North America). They’re contemplating just a few totally different concepts for launching it, together with promoting precise bodily carts.

Koshiro posted a collection of tweets digging into the design and growth of this venture. He says the staff needs to respect video games of the times they love, and can make a sport with a “new system, fascinating graphics, characters, and a soundtrack.”

It seems like an outdated shoot ’em up however is a brand new sport we’re creating, harkening again to well-known franchises within the 80s. We’ll launch it for MD/Genesis. I am making the soundtrack and have been again additionally as a sport designer since Past Oasis. pic.twitter.com/nFPEDoYj1B

— Yuzo Koshiro (@yuzokoshiro) November 30, 2022

Alongside the soundtrack, Koshiro can also be again as a designer. He needs to make the issue “manageable,” and make it so everybody enjoying the sport can clear all of the phases in simple mode.

As for the music, Koshiro shall be going for a few of the traditional instruments. It’s the first time about three a long time he’s labored on Mega Drive, in order that’s a fairly thrilling prospect.

A traditional throwback

Koshiro has garnered well-deserved popularity of his composition and sound work in video games, with Streets of Rage being one of many apparent highlights. Figuring out Koshiro’s again not only for some new tunes, however a brand new sport on the Mega Drive, is a few thrilling information for retro followers.

The composer’s been busy, too. Alongside this new venture, Yuzo Koshiro can also be set to contribute some tracks to Mina the Hollower, the following sport from Shovel Knight studio Yacht Membership Video games.