![]() However, the rest of the game’s mechanics and content largely remain the same albeit with the odd bit of tinkering under the hood here and there. So, without further ado, let’s catch that pigeon and see how the game fares now, over fifteen years after its original release.Īs the name implies, this version of the game has had an HD overhaul with a more refined graphical presentation to bring a touch of modernity to it. That game is Pseudo Interactive and Finish Line Games’ Cel Damage HD, a cartoon-styled, vehicular combat game that is as every bit as wacky as any of the Wacky Racers. However, there’s now a new kid on the block, well in actual fact it’s a bit of an oldie, but is one of the original games that highlights perfectly how to do couch gaming properly. There’s plenty of titles available these days on Nintendo’s console that caters for such a style of play, all of them with varying degrees of success. With the world-reaching possibilities that the internet brought with it, couch or local multiplayer gaming soon became extinct, but in recent years and largely thanks to the Nintendo Switch and its indie partnering, is a form of gaming that is beginning to find a whole new audience. Obviously, it can’t match today’s offerings of online entertainment, at least in scale, but in terms of pure enjoyment and for me at least, it still reigns supreme as the definitive multiplayer experience. In the days considered retro, or the time before the internet, it was the only form of multiplayer available and is sure to hold some fantastic memories for the players of such an age and yes, I’m one of those ancient gamers of a time gone by. If there’s one thing that I have to take my hat off to with the whole premise of indie gaming, then it has to be its responsibility in resurging the once defunct couch multiplayer aspect of gaming.
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