Tuesday, 02 August 2022 15:19

How Frogun Balances Its Retro Inspirations with Modern Sensibilities

Written by Jason Rochlin
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Developer Raul Martinez Garrido, also known as molegato, talks with Game Rant about the retro inspirations behind adventure-platformer Frogun.

Many popular retro-inspired indie games pull from third- and fourth-generation consoles like the NES and SNES, respectively. The Binding of Isaac emulates The Legend of Zelda's dungeon layouts for example, and titles like Shovel Knight or The Messenger are steeped in the era's pixel art style. Yet the release of Sony's PlayStation 5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series X mark the ninth console generation, which means "retro" covers a broader scope. Molegato's newly released Frogun pulls much of its identity from the fifth-gen PlayStation and N64.

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