Developer : Mossmouth, Moppin Music : Eirik Suhrke Genre : Game Collection Graphics : Retro-style Contains : Caramel Caramel (2024) Planet Zoldath (2024) Camouflage (2024) Paint Chase (2024) Avianos (2024) Hyper Contender (2024) Party House (2024) Magic Garden (2024) Devilition (2024) Divers (2024) Rakshasa (2024) Barbuta (2024) Star Waspir (2024) Lords of Diskonia (2024) Warptank (2024) Elfazar's Hat (2024) Mooncat (2024) Campanella (2024) Velgress (2024) Block Koala (2024) Porgy (2024) Pingolf (2024) Mortol (2024) Mortol II (2024) Ninpek (2024) Cyber Owls (2024) Bug Hunter (2024) Seaside Drive (2024) Attactics (2024) Night Manor (2024) Vainger (2024) Kick Club (2024) Bushido Ball (2024) Ports : UFO 50 (2025 NSW) Achievements : truesteamachievements.com
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UFO 50 is an impressive minigame collection by Derek Yu, creator of Spelunky, Moppin, creator of Downwell, and a small group of other indie developers. It contains 50 minigames, that each have a scope similar to early NES games, some will take hours and hours to get through, others are high score-based games that you can play for a few minutes and then put down.
The games span a huge variety of genres, including RPGs, strategy games, puzzles, platformers, and shoot 'em ups, all controlled with the equivalent to an NES controller, D-pad and two buttons.
All the games share the same 32-color palette, giving an accurate feel of browsing a collection of games for a 1980s game console.
Image source: official screenshot
Analysis
Review To me, UFO 50 feels less like a game, over even a mini-game collection. It feels like I discovered a new 16-bit system full of high quality games to try out. It reminds me of the time I started playing PC-Engine games and what a fascinating experience that was. The minigames in UFO 50 all have the size and scope of a full 8-bit or 16-bit game, and their game design mostly feel modern and fun. Certain games such as Avianos or Party House really stuck with me. The value here is extreme: you have 50 games to discover, and play the meta-game of completing them or getting gifts for the pig. This is very highly recommended to anyone who enjoys playing retro games.
