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Lobodestroyo is a Throwback to Platformers of the Past

Hardcore Gamer: Remember when you were younger, huddled in front of the television playing those goofy Nintendo 64 games? There is still hope for those days to return. A Kickstarter campaign for Lobodestroyo, a game inspired by Rareware titles such as Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64, has launched.

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Lobodestroyo Devs Show Slow Progress Doesn't Equal Kickstarter Robbery

Josh Griffiths writes: "A recent commenter on Kickstarter elicited a response from James Guy, founder of Left-Handed Games and creator of Lobodestroyo. The commenter accused him of robbing his backers, and said he couldn’t even post an update."

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Lobodestroyo's Kickstarter Absence and the Virtue of Patience

Josh Griffiths writes: "It's been eight months since Lobodestroyo's last update promised more frequent updates. What's going on with the 3D platformer, and why the silence?"

garyanderson2656d ago

Good to know he's still working on it, but a Kickstarter update every now and then would be nice.

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Platformer Dreams : On Shantae and Why There Aren’t More 3D Platformers

Josh Griffiths writes: "It's no secret that 3D platformers don't normally do well on Kickstarter, and using Shantae Half Genie Hero as an example, we're going to look at why.:

GregMicek2693d ago

I'm guessing it's because 3D platformers are harder, and thus more expensive, to make than 2D platformers, which we see tons of.

PhoenixUp2693d ago

There are still quite a number of 3D platformers around. Let's not pretend that genre went completely extinct