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FANTASTIC LOW-FI VERSIONS OF WELL-KNOWN TITLES

FUZ

Made in tribute to indie classic Fez, Fuz features the same world-rotating, cubecollecting gameplay that you’ll find in the original title. With eight areas to visit, it’s a compact and cosy take on the Fez that admirably captures the spirit of the original.

LOW MEM SKY

We had to include this one for the technical achievement that emulates the scope of its source material, No Man’s Sky. Like that title,

Low Mem Sky is procedurally generated, creator Paul Nicholas claiming it offers around 180,383,121,450 star systems to explore as you collect and trade resources. PICOWARS

This relatively faithful mini-version of Intelligent Systems’ classic strategy game Advance Wars is fantastic fun. Rendered in an 8-bit style, the game uses the core mechanics of the title it is based on, including unit types, movement, capturing and so on, to great effect.

POOM

Because Pico-8 is a piece of technology that exists, it of course has to have a version of Doom on it. Though Poom isn’t a faithful recreation of the original, it’s still Doom enough to ensure that it still rocks and the low-fi version of the Doom theme still slaps.

PICO ZOMBIE GARDEN: A PVZ DEMAKE

Plants Vs Zombies is, at its heart, a simple game – put down plants, have them shoot zombies before they get to you. That makes it the perfect candidate for a Pico-8 version. This demake has ten levels, eight types of plants and five types of zombie for you to contend with.