8bit killer

8bit killer is a freeware indie first person shooter. It can be described as a the love child of early Wolfenstein 3D clones and the collective unconscious of NES gamers. And if this dialectical process doesn’t result in the synthesis of awesome then I don’t know what does.

I translate – freely, since I don’t speak Spanish – from the homepage of creator Locomalito:

8bit killer is a first person shooter with the appearance of an 8-bit Nintendo game.

Textures of 32×32 pixels, palette of 64 colours and 1-bit sounds in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by a creature from space. The music has been created by the brilliant RushJet1. The story, characters and scenery have been inspired by movies such as Mad Max and Escape from L.A. and games such as Contra, Megaman, Bionic Commando, Metroid, Wolfenstein 3D and many others…

What’s remarkable about this game, apart from its beautifully retro graphics and energetic chiptune music, is the fact that, despite the nods to a whole lot of things from the 80s, it still manages to be a work of its own in the end. This is a tribute to retro games done right.

You can download the game here.