Ever played one of those weird, underrated NES games a ɛte sɛ nea ɛyerae wɔ shuffle no mu? Rad tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam no mu akwantu ahorow no yɛ saa pɛpɛɛpɛ —akwantu ketewaa bi a ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛwɔ sci-fi twist mu. Wo hop wɔ okyinnsoromma ahorow ntam, a emu biara wɔ n’ankasa tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam (ahuruhuruw a ɛkɔ soro, obiara?), na nea ɛhwɛ so no gye sekan biako ansa na woasua. Not gonna lie, level a edi kan no maa me hintiw te sɛ ahunmu kwankyerɛfo a ɔwɔ vertigo.

Nanso sɛ ɛkyere pɛ a, biribi a ɛyɛ nwonwa wɔ hɔ a ɛma abotɔyam wɔ bouncing ntam ahɔho nsase, grabbing power-ups a ɛte sɛ wɔn na wɔyɛɛ no ’90s cartoonist wɔ caffeine binge. Nnwom no anya saa chiptune charm a ɛyɛ nwonwa no nso —kinda catchy wɔ “Dɛn nti na meda so ara kae eyi mfe 20 akyi?” kwan. Nhwɛ kwan sɛ ɛbɛkura wo nsa kɛkɛ; Oyi deɛ wanya saa sukuu dedaw no “mfonini no anaa owuo trying” vibe.

Sɛ wowɔ retro oddities mu a, eyi yɛ nea ɛfata sɛ wo twitwa —ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wo ne Save states gye sɛ woyɛ masochist.