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diff --git a/blog/2020-12-28-neon-drive.org b/blog/2020-12-28-neon-drive.org deleted file mode 100644 index fc17862..0000000 --- a/blog/2020-12-28-neon-drive.org +++ /dev/null @@ -1,83 +0,0 @@ -#+date: 2020-12-28 -#+title: Neon Drive: A Nostalgic 80s Arcade Racing Game - -* Game Description - -[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/433910/Neon_Drive/][Neon Drive]] presents itself as a simple arcade-style game inspired by the arcade -race games of the 1980s, yet it has managed to take up hours of my life without -much effort. The game description, directly from the Steam page, is intriguing -enough to entice anyone who's been looking for a good arcade racing game: - -#+BEGIN_QUOTE -Neon Drive is a slick retro-futuristic arcade game that will make your brain -melt. You've been warned. From beautiful cityscapes and ocean roads to -exploding enemy spaceships, Neon Drive has it all. -#+END_QUOTE - -* Gameplay - -The game holds true to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrofuturism][retro-futurism]] style, including chrome female robots, -pixelated arcade machines, and [[https://teddit.net/r/outrun/][outrun]] aesthetics. - -Each level of the game is shown as a separate arcade machine. Each arcade -machine lets you play on Normal, Hard, Insane, Practice, and Free Run. To beat -each arcade, you must reach the end of the level without crashing your car into -the various obstacles on the course. Basic levels let you move left or right to -avoid blocks in the road. Later levels put you through other tests, such as -dodging traffic or blasting asteroids. - -The game uses synthwave music to keep you on track to make the correct moves by -timing the beats of the songs to the correct moves on the screen. It reminds me -of the early Guitar Hero games, as well as mobile apps like VOEZ - repetition -and staying on-beat is the only way to win. - -* In-Game Screenshots - -Taking a look at the main menu, you can see that Neon Drive plays into every -stereotype you can think of around retro-futuristic, synthwave arcades (in a -good way). - -#+CAPTION: Neon Drive Menu -[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20201228-neon-drive/neon_drive_menu.png]] - -Once you get into the first level, we see that the choice of car fits right in -with the stereotypical cars of the 80s, like the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMC_DeLorean][DeLorean]] or the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_F40][Ferrari -F40]]. Each new level comes with new color schemes and cars, so you should never -get tired of the aesthetic. - -#+CAPTION: Neon Drive Race -[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20201228-neon-drive/neon_drive_race.png]] - -Personally, I love the orange and blue colors used in level 2: - -#+CAPTION: Level 2 -[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20201228-neon-drive/neon_drive_level_2.png]] - -If you're the competitive type and getting 100% on all arcade machines isn't -enough, there are leaderboards for the regular part of the game, and the -endurance game mode. - -#+CAPTION: Leaderboard -[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20201228-neon-drive/neon_drive_leaderboard.png]] - -* Other Suggestions - -Neon Drive sits nicely within the well-founded cult genre of Outrun. Other games -that I've enjoyed in this same spectrum are: - -- [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/233270/Far_Cry_3__Blood_Dragon/][Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon]] -- [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239690/Retrowave/][Retrowave]] -- [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/732810/Slipstream/][Slipstream]] - -Although these games aren't necessarily in the same genre, they do have aspects -that place them close enough to interest gamers that enjoyed Neon Drive: - -- [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/311800/Black_Ice/][Black Ice]] -- [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/746850/Cloudpunk/][Cloudpunk]] -- [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222680/Need_for_Speed_Heat/][Need for Speed: Heat]] -- [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1019310/VirtuaVerse/][VirtuaVerse]] - -Of course, if all you really care about is the arcade aspect of these games, you -can check out the [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/400020/Atari_Vault/][Atari Vault]] or any of the other classic games sold on Steam by -companies like Namco, Atari. For something like Nintendo, you'd have to settle -for buying used classic consoles or delve into the world of emulation. |