Tanglewood Is Out Now on SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive and PC - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 August 2018 / 2,135 Views
Big Evil Corporation has released the 16-bit platformer, Tanglewood, for Windows PC via Steam and the SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive.
View the launch trailer below:
Here is an overview of the game:
Tanglewood is a brand new and original puzzle-platforming game originally released for the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis, coming soon to Windows, Mac, Linux, Everdrive, and your favourite Mega Drive emulators. A true 16-bit, challenging platforming experience that will make fans of the golden gaming era feel warm and fuzzy.
Set in a fictional world, the game follows a young creature, Nymn, who is separated from home after the twin suns set. Unable to get back to safety, Nymn must find a way to survive the night terrors and make it to morning. Tanglewood’s world is a dangerous one after dark, and Nymn must use skills of evasion, special abilities, traps and trickery to defeat predators.
Tanglewood is programmed in pure 68000 assembly language, using original development tools and processes from the 1990s.
- A real 16-bit game, created for and playable on genuine SEGA consoles
- Mixes fast-paced 2D platforming action with puzzles, special abilities, tricks and traps
- 28 challenging levels spanning 8 story chapters
- Lovingly crafted characters and fluid animations
- Original soundtrack by freezedream, authored specially for the Mega Drive's sound processors
- Time of day cycle, influencing the types of enemies encountered
- Collectables, achievements and secrets
Following its successful Kickstarter campaign in 2016, TANGLEWOOD and its development process has received worldwide attention from the likes of BBC News, Nintendo Life, Destructoid, Kotaku, Motherboard, Computerphile, Games Master, Retro Gamer Magazine, and TecToy.
TANGLEWOOD was lovingly hand crafted by industry professionals Matt Phillips (TT Games, Crytek, Dambuster Studios), Matthew Weekes (Freedom Planet, Poncho), Armen Mardirossian (Pier Solar and the Great Architects), Nathan Stanley (freezedream), and more.
Mega Drive ROM File Included:
This Steam package also includes a Mega Drive ROM file for you to play on genuine SEGA hardware (using a flash cartridge such as Everdrive), most major emulators, or home arcade setups (such as RetroPie).
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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£54 For the cart version of it is a bit steep... but then again this looks fantastic and it's crazy to think they went through so much work to create a 2018 Megadrive game, would imagine it will be a prize in many collections in a few years time.
I own three repro carts. The going rate for these things is $70, and that's just to have an old game put on a rom and a new cart. This is an entirely new game. Oh and remember that these limited run carts go up in price as years go by. Peir Solar is over $100. I envy the people that got that cart at a mere $60.
