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"If the shotgun isn’t good, the game isn’t good.” 🔥 Dev Vlog #1 for #LethalWedding is LIVE! Discover the origins of our 16-bit grindhouse shooter and see how we’re building a world of unhinged circus cartels through brutal pixel art and killer audio. 📽️ Watch here: youtu.be/5xut_q2EGws
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Grab your gardening tools—things are about to get dangerous 🌱 Wield machetes and rakes to survive monstrous creatures, navigate treacherous puzzles, and uncover the sinister truth hiding beneath the vines in #Kudzu. Dig into the mystery and get it for you #GameBoy and #NintendoSwitch: bit.ly/MCSKudzu
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FUNDED IN 90 MINUTES! 💥 We are completely blown away! You've officially greenlit our top-down 16-bit grindhouse action-RPG in less time than it takes to sit through a wedding rehearsal. Thank you for standing with the bride! The campaign’s funded, but the chaos is far from over. Back the project on #Kickstarter: bit.ly/MCSLWKSSM Wishlist the game on #Steam: bit.ly/MCSLWKSSM
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EXTRA! EXTRA! THE WEDDING OF THE CENTURY IS OFF THE RAILS! 📰 LETHAL WEDDING IS LIVE ON KICKSTARTER! The dress is fitted. The shotguns are loaded. The groom is... kidnapped by criminal clowns? 🤡 It's time to BRIDE HARD through 30+ levels of pure 16-bit arcade carnage, and say "I do" to blood and bullets! Support the game now: bit.ly/MCSLWKSSM Coming soon to #Steam. Wishlist now: bit.ly/MCSLWSMS More about it here: bit.ly/MCSLWSMKS
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#TheMeating is a retro-inspired puzzle platformer packed with ghostly abilities, bizarre characters, challenging bosses, and a revenge story filled with mystery and deceit. 🥩 Enter the meat locker here: bit.ly/MCSTMSM
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The #EchoesOfTheUnread DEMO is OUT NOW on #Steam! Step into the role of Rhapsody and explore the Library and Western world, meet quirky characters, and uncover secrets hidden between the shelves. 📚 Wishlist now: bit.ly/EOTUSWSM More info about the game: bit.ly/MCSEOTU
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The wedding is off. The vengeance is on. 🔫 #LethalWedding is a chaotic 16-bit action shooter for Sega Genesis/Mega Drive where the bride-to-be and her future mother-in-law blast through a clown crime syndicate to rescue the groom before the big day. 🎮 Coming soon to #Steam. Wishlist now: bit.ly/MCSLWSMS 📅 Kickstarter launches June 2nd, 2026. RSVP here: bit.ly/MCSLWKSSM
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8-Bit Legit's #NintendoSwitch Catalog sale is back! Score up to 75% off all titles, both for NOA and NOE, from May 1 to 9. Don't miss out on this good deal! Add them to your cart: bit.ly/8BLNSWS
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Get your battle armor ready! #PhantomGear is participating in the Tokyo Game Dungeon 12 #Steam event alongside other amazing indie games made by the indie dev community from April 25 to May 10! Check out the event: store.steampowered.com/sale/… #Wishlist the game: bit.ly/PGDSS
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Get ready for #EchoesOfTheUnread– coming soon to #Steam! Play as Rhapsody and explore storybook worlds where every note changes what happens next. ✨ Solve puzzles with your voice 📖 Worlds inspired by book genres 🎭 Choices that shape your story Will your song lead you home? WISHLIST NOW: bit.ly/EOTUSWSM More about the game: bit.ly/MCSEOTU
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Warning: High levels of Phantom energy detected! ⚠️⚙️ The #PhantomGear Demo is OUT NOW! Suit up as Josephine and show the Ocular Force that you’re here to shut them down. Don’t just stand there—gear up! Play the DEMO & WISHLIST now on Steam: bit.ly/PGDSS More about the game here: bit.ly/PhantomGear
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NEW PLAYABLE DEMO is live! ⚡️ Our NES game, Cease & Desist just got bigger! Discounted digital preorders (Steam keys) are live now on the site! Presales help build the game & come with free 23 page E-Book. Visit ceaseanddesistgame.com Plus limited merch: Painted Carts & More!
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"The game is a loving homage to the role models from the 80s." Thanks to Nerdic Reviews (@NerdicR) for taking on the challenge of Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril on the Nintendo Switch out now in the #8BitLegit eShop. nerdicreviews.net/2023/05/15… #indieNES #indiedev #indiegame
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Thanks so much to @Ninten_Domain for having developer Jordan Ordorica, creator of Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril, on their podcast! #indieNES goodness out now on Nintendo Switch, Xbox and itch.io! #8BitLegit #indiedev #indiegame TUNE IN: nintendomain.libsyn.com/372-…
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Spirit Halloween collabs with Retrotainment Games for "Halloween '86 - Spirit Edition," set for Switch and a physical NES release gonintendo.com/contents/5139…
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Restocked & Ready for Steam! The @SpiritHalloween Exclusive version of Haunted: Halloween '86 is now available on Steam (also includes original version) and the NES cartridge has been restocked on Spirit's site.
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Roniu's Tale reviews and scores Notas e reviews de Roniu's Tale de NES/Nintendo Switch/Evercade Buy NES version here: megacatstudios.com/pages/ron… . @megacatstudios @WeAre8BitLegit @SRoniu #nes #nintendoswiath #indiegame #indiedev #retro #evercade #8bits #pixelart #review #score
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Halfway to Halloween week is on! The official Haunted: Halloween ’86 Spirit Edition game by @RetrotainmentHQ is here. 🕹️ Score the Limited Edition Vintage Collectible Cartridge now on our website & coming soon to digital platforms. Visit our IG for a chance to win your own.
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Want to check out our new demo of Haunted: Halloween '87 on the NES?? Stop by the Vendor Hall or Homebrew Room at Midwest Gaming Classic!
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