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[RavageX]

Looks more like Capcom's D&D games to me unless you'd call them Golden Axe knock offs too.

This is exactly what I was thinking. Not that there is anything wrong with that, I loved the D&D games.

 

[RedC]

Here's hoping it's a good beat 'em up.

 

[DntMesArnd]

Hoping for it to be on gamepass.

If not, switch 2 for sure.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Wow!!!

 

[Bigfroth]

80"s He-man was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid and I loved the toys. Day one, By the power of greyskull!!

 

[Ozzie666]

The pixel art looks very good, would have fit in nicely from Capcom or Konami back in the day. Maybe they will toss in She-Ra too? 2D He-Man with no TV restrictions of violance and actually hitting people with his sword

Last Masters of the universe game I played was on Intelivsion and C64.

This wave of 2D games is amazing. What a time..

 

[Cyberpunkd]

This looks fun, but the trailer just makes me wonder why hasn't anyone ever made a game where you have models of the toys just beating up on each other in mock playsets ? Like straight out of our childhood imaginations?

Licencing.

 

[BusierDonkey]

This looks great.

 

[JerryinSoCal]

I would rather it not be pixel art but I'm still going to buy it lol.

 

[Business]

Wow having owned an insane amount of He-Man in the 80's I will have to pick this one up.

 

[Hudo]

I am kinda digging this...

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

I really hope and pray this is better than that recent GI Joe game.

All they had to do was copy the right homework.

 

[Londo]

That's great news!
I starve so much in my life for motu games that I played this one a lot -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He-Man:_The_Most_Powerful_Game_in_the_Universe
And I don't play on my mobile at all.

 

[Madonis]

Nice. Golden Axe sure seems like the perfect model for a He-Man game.

 

[Hanzaki]

Looks ok. I really liked He-Man when I was young so maybe I'll check this out on some point.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

There has never been a He-man game before has there?

I think there's one for the PS2

 

[Krathoon]

Ok. This is kick ass. They are speaking to my generation now. 80s He-Man.

 

[Krathoon]

I think there's one for the PS2

There was a He-Man game on the Atari 2600. I kept getting killed when I tried to play it. There is some trick to playing it.

 

[Thanati]

This is 80'stastic!

 

[Shadowstar39]

There was a He-Man game on the Atari 2600. I kept getting killed when I tried to play it. There is some trick to playing it.

I forgot about that one. It's also on the Intellivision. It's the one with the wind raider ship. It's similar to defender if I remember right. Not what I call a shining example of the property, lol.

 

[ultrazilla]

DAY1!!!

1980s childhood nostalgia overload. There has never been a He-man game before has there?

It uses the original He-man and Tela battle gear not that "H" symbol they added later. Awesome. Also no Kevin Smith bs feminism to ruin it.

This is going to be so fun! Hopefully there is some upgrade mechanics and its not just a golden axe clone. Not that I don't like GA, but I really liked the newer Double Dragon Gaiden and Streets of Rage 4. Maybe something like the dnd Shadow over Mystara could work too.

There actually *was* a mobile game of He-Man. 2D sidescrolling action game. Wasn't that bad actually.

I was talking to my brother Solarstrike recently about it being strange that many of our 80s cartoons haven't had proper home console video games. Voltron(there was a mobile game and it was just "ok), Thundercats,
M.A.S.K., Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Battle of the Planets, Inhumanoids, Silverhawks, etc.

Either the I.P.s are asking for too much money or they're simply not thought of by game developers/publishers out there. If done right, those *could* be incredible game experiences IMO.

 

[Krathoon]

I actually kind of like Go-Lion more than Voltron. It is more violent. I wish there was an English dub. They only subtitled it.

 

[ssringo]

They better use the classic theme as well and not some modernized bullshit version. Be great if they use a lot of the old school sound effects too. If nothing else have an option for the classic sound effects.



Also, RIP John Erwin, voice of He-Man , who died last December.

 

[Impotaku]

Holy Fuck, 2d beatem up set in 80s he-man universe, thats manly af

nah she-ra has adam beat.

 

[rkofan87]

golden ax with He-Man yes please.

 

[Tajaz2426]

Heck yes, I'm in.

 

[jason10mm]

I'm in just for the "legs all day long" Teela!

I'm still waiting on a proper tactics/X-com G.I. Joe game.

I think Mattel or Hasbro or whoever just won't even look at these IPs for anything less than a ludicrous amount of $$$, so no way some indie/small dev can get it just to do some good work. Or if they do, ALL their budget went to secure the IP and there is nothing left to make an actual game.

 

[Nintendo's Witch]

Yes pls

 

[freemandos]

Holy shit, where were games like this and Terminator 2D when I was a kid?
Well, better than never. I want it!

 

[Holammer]

I'm in just for the "legs all day long" Teela!

I'm still waiting on a proper tactics/X-com G.I. Joe game.

I think Mattel or Hasbro or whoever just won't even look at these IPs for anything less than a ludicrous amount of $$$, so no way some indie/small dev can get it just to do some good work. Or if they do, ALL their budget went to secure the IP and there is nothing left to make an actual game.

The let Maple Powered Games, a small indie studio make a pixel art game based on G.I. Joe. Hasbro also owns Power Rangers and they gave a Digital Eclipse a license to make a pixel art brawler. That's a small studio with two dozen employees. Afaik, no big money changed hands (Hasbro might even have funded it), they struck some sort of deal and seem keen on farming out the IPs judging by an interview I listened to with on of the DE devs.

Letting a small developer make a relatively cheap nostalgia bait can pay off handsomely. Like the success of Tribute's Turtles: Shredder's Revenge.

Heck yes, I'm in.

This thread, basically.

 

[kevboard]

They better use the classic theme as well and not some modernized bullshit version. Be great if they use a lot of the old school sound effects too. If nothing else have an option for the classic sound effects.



Also, RIP John Erwin, voice of He-Man , who died last December.

one of the most banger retro cartoon intro is this one tho, and barely anyone remembers this show I bet:

 

[jason10mm]

Is it sad that I am now WAAAAAAAY more hyped for this game than for the forthcoming live action movie?

Hope that film can nail the feel of MOTU for me. Adventure. Excitement. Homoeroticism

 

[dragonyeuw]

To whom this may concern,

While we're in this 2D retro phase, a Thundercats game would be nice.

Signed,

Children of the 80's