This is how you do a retro-styled throwback

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It doesn't get any more retro than this:

Spoiler: spoilered for awesome

That's right, it's a dragon. A blocky dragon at that. In a world where jaggies are frowned upon, this is a like a breath of fresh air.

It's from the game 3D Dot Heroes. An unapologetically cliched RPG and it knows it. So, I ask you Escapists, what retro game would you like to see the same treatment?

Alternate Discussion Point:
Would you try this game out if it ever gets released in your area?

EDIT: Image via Destructoid

 

[John Smyth]

It looks so cute

awww

 

[Armored Prayer]

Wow, thats well done.

 

[TheBarefootBandit]

THAT'S NOT LEGO!!!

 

[Proteus214]

Interesting idea, but honestly if every model in the game was like that, it would seriously hurt my eyes after a while.

 

[scnj]

Interesting idea, but honestly if every model in the game was like that, it would seriously hurt my eyes after a while.

This is true. It looks cool, but I wouldn't be able to stare at a whole world rendered like that for more than ten minutes or so at a time.

 

[Symp4thy]

I think that's genius, turning 8-bit into 3D. It's a refreshing new look in a world of games where everything is "realistic", bloody, and covered in a grey/brown filter. I would definitely give that game, or one like it, a try.

 

[BolognaBaloney]

I want Super Mario Bros, the 8-bit one, in full 3d.

 

[Proteus214]

Interesting idea, but honestly if every model in the game was like that, it would seriously hurt my eyes after a while.

This is true. It looks cool, but I wouldn't be able to stare at a whole world rendered like that for more than ten minutes or so at a time.

I thought that the whole point of "throwback gaming" was to maintain the spirit and the feel of the game while at the same time making it look just a little shinier than before.

 

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The gallery at Destructoid even had side by side pictures of some of the characters. On one side is the original 8-bit version, and on the other is in the same style as the dragon seen above. The game's self-aware, so it pretty much guarantees a try for me (once I get a PS3), for the humor potential alone.