MIX Games and Wallride have announced that their modern NES title, Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland, is nearly complete and will launch next month. It will be available on PS4/PS5, Switch, and PC on September 10, 2024. Also Xbox One and Series X|S, I think, but the press release formats it weirdly.
The big deal about Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland is that it’s built to run on an actual NES, but the modern console versions also have an HD overlay that makes the game look closer to the actual cartoon. There’s also two player co-op, and it has gameplay reminiscent of Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA) but not as dynamic.
I played the demo earlier this year, and it was fine. At the time, I mentioned that it may get held back by its ambitions for co-op. Its large sprites demand a lot from the NES hardware, which might mean fewer enemies or lots more flicker. However, the demo was 10 minutes. Maybe it’s more puzzle-focused, which could be fun. It had me interested at the word “NES,” so I’m planning on finding out with the full version. Hopefully, it will be at least as good as Garbage Pail Kids.
On the other hand, I don’t have any nostalgia for Rugrats. I don’t think the show was on any channel that we got while I was growing up, and I mostly watched KidsWB. Sometimes Fox Kids, but never Nickelodeon. That’s just how it was in those days; you didn’t get to just see everything.
Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland is coming to PS4, PS5, Switch, PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One on September 10, 2024.
Published: Aug 28, 2024 09:00 am