New and Retro in one
A quick trawl of the web after playing some Bit.Trip Runner 2 ( http://www.runner2.com/ )on the WiiU and I stumbled across the long standing flash masterpiece Adam Atomic and Baranowsky's 'Canabalt' http://www.adamatomic.com/canabalt/ which Runner 2 has more than a passing resemblance to (but don't let that belittle how great Runner 2 is).
Being the retro head I am I was very impressed to see that a Paul Koeller had made a conversion was made for the C64 that humble little 8-Bit hero turns in an amazing performance thanks to all the hard work that Paul has put in. Now I have to mention the soundtrack - that wonderful SID chip which still sounds incredible today turns in an ominous rendition of the original Danny's 'RUN'. That superb recreation is thanks to a Mikkel Hastrup. There is an alternative version with a new soundtrack but for me the SID version of 'RUN' makes it all the more complete. Take a look at it in all it's 8 bit glory here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1INJ2tAEsc
Now the icing on the cake. You can get this retro remake on genuine commodore cartridge or as a disk image or tape image. But how could it be better as a genuine cartridge for £20? Full fat retro creamy goodnes all wrapped up in a very professional looking pack. Now I just need to finish playing it long enough to order one myself!
