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Action, platforming, and everything you love about the 8-bit gaming era brought back to the modern world with a classic chip tune soundtrack and a gripping story. It's the year 198X... you know what to do.

Reviews: Positive — 100% — of 17 reviews
Released: 2017-08-04
Developer: Frog the Door Games
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Windows

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