Shovel Knight and Nailing Nostalgia

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Published on August 31, 2016 4:01:50 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHhX5GtWNr8

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Shovel Knight (2014)

Duration: 9:21

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Some games are all about nostalgia - a reminder of how games used to be. No game nails this sensation quite like Shovel Knight, which expertly picks and chooses the right bits to emulate from old games. Here's how Yacht Club Games pulled it off.

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Recommended reading / viewing:

Gamasutra: "Breaking the NES for Shovel Knight"
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DavidDAngelo/20140625/219383/Breaking_the_NES_for_Shovel_Knight.php

dustmop.io: "NES Graphics – Part 3"
http://www.dustmop.io/blog/2015/12/18/nes-graphics-part-3/

Games shown in this episode (in order of appearance):

Shatterhand (Natsume, 1991)
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Inti Creates, 2019)
Yooka-Laylee (Playtonic Games, 2017)
Thimbleweed Park (Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick, 2017)
Shovel Knight (Yacht Club Games, 2014)
Mega Man (Capcom, 1987)
Ninja Gaiden (Tecmo, 1988)
DuckTales (Capcom, 1989)
Castlevania (Konami, 1986)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (Nintendo, 1988)
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Nintendo, 1987)
Blaster Master (Sunsoft, 1988)
The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo, 1986)
Final Fantasy (Square, 1987)
Mega Man 2 (Capcom, 1988)
Metal Storm (Tamtex, 1991)
Mega Man 3 (Capcom, 1990)
Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, 1985)
Ghosts 'n Goblins (Capcom, 1985)
Rush'n Attack (Konami, 1985)
Adventure Island 3 (Now Production, 1992)
Double Dragon (Technōs Japan, 1987)
Batman: Return of the Joker (Sunsoft, 1991)
Sword Master (Athena, 1990)
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (Konami, 1989)
Mighty Gunvolt (Inti Creates, 2014)
Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine, 2016)
Mighty No. 9 (Comcept, 2016)
Mega Man 8 (Capcom, 1996)
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WayForward, 2014)

Music used in this episode:

Intro (Shatterhand)
Strike the Earth! (Shovel Knight, Jake Kaufman)
An Underlying Problem (Shovel Knight, Jake Kaufman)
In the Halls of the Usurper (Shovel Knight, Jake Kaufman)
High Above the Land (Shovel Knight, Jake Kaufman)
No Weapons Here (Shovel Knight, Jake Kaufman)
The Starlit Wilds (Shovel Knight, Jake Kaufman)

Clip credits

AZar027 - "Mega Man 8 - Terrible Voice Acting"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmMispgpUs0

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