The 80s were one of the best decades in terms of cinematic heroes. Some of those names that still have their place in the collective imagination were born in that era and that is precisely why Alpha Beta Gamer A video game that brings them all together has been responsible for giving a good account of this: Robocop, Big Trouble in Little China, Short Circuit, Terminator, Predator, Die Hard and even Return to the futureCan you imagine how an experiment like this could turn out?
Obviously, doing a real project with such big names can be crazy because the dance of licenses, rights, etc., could ruin any good idea that was proposed. So products like this are only possible when someone from home starts typing lines of code and is independent enough to avoid the radar of megacorporations and be viable as an exclusively free product offered for the delight of the most die-hard fans.
Robocop vs. the World… and Predator
The fact is that in recent days it has gone viral among the gamers what else homebrew They consume a title that goes by the name of Robocop vs Predator and that is a tribute to that decade of the eighties and many of its classic films. We have already given you some names that appear on screen although, it must be said, the main protagonist is Robocopfrom which it takes not only its name but many other elements.
As you can see from videos like the one we leave you here below, Robocop vs Predator is a title inspired by the developments of the 80s, platforms with a character who must eliminate everything that crosses his path while, upon reaching certain areas, he crosses paths with all those characters from classic films. It is not very complicated and the most veteran will remember the old developments of Ocean for ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 or Amstrad CPC about this canned Detroit police.
The game picks up many of those stages and game zones from classic titles Robocop but offering a much more extensive and elaborate experience of those old classics. So much so that the total duration of the game will be about half an hour and we will be able to play with a beautiful environment pixel art in black and white with scanlines like those on tube TVs from the 80s.
You can download it right now to play
This Robocop vs Predator You have it available for download from the link below and it is compatible with Windows. Don’t expect it to end up coming to consoles because, as we mentioned before, it would be impossible because of all the licensed characters it uses and you already know that accessing the stores from Sony and Microsoft, or Nintendo, is something that could not happen without its creators paying. Something that is not going to happen.
So only Windows and by direct download from a website where those things are homebrew and licenses are common among the works of some daring programmers. Oh, and don’t expect it to be a PC gem either.