Professional pixel junkie Eric Ruth has released his 90s-powered Team Fortress 2 demake, Team Fortress Arcade, which reinvents Valve’s class-based shooter as… a class-based 2D side-scrolling shoot-‘em-up. Obviously.
The game features all nine of Team Fortress 2’s classes, ten levels, four-player local co-op, and a zero-dollar price tag.
“Well, anyone who knows my work understands that I’m a big fan of a simpler time when games were a little easier to just pick up and play. I kind of miss games that have a limited number of buttons and functions. This usually means that the SKILL is what separates players from each other and not just unlocks, downloaded items, key binding, etc,” Ruth told Pikigeek.
“One of my favorite genres of the by-gone arcade era is the side-scrolling beat-‘em-up that used to inhabit the retro arcade scene. I’m a big fan of Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles, Final Fight, Streets Of Rage, X-Men Arcade and the mostly forgotten DJ Boy. So, naturally, I tried combining two things I love together (this is how they invented peanut butter and jelly sandwiches) and in the end, came up with the concept that you can now play on your computer for free.”
He also mentions that updates are in the works, including “some new modes, difficulty challenges, a player VS player match-up and yes, online co-op”.
You can download the game on Pikigeek.
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