Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King - A grand retro inspired ARPG - Kickstarter, Steam Greenlight

Well what an interesting game Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King looks to be! From Castle Pixel the creators of REX ROCKET, comes a new game with a Kickstarter, Steam Greenlight Campaign, one similar in design to the old 2D Zelda games but grander in scale! Just look at this large map for the castle alone! There are plenty of "zones" for you to adventure in, including an undead area, a forest area, a snowy mountain, a dragon infested lava area and even a SKULL FORTRESS! Hell yeah who doesn't love skull fortresses! I think that was the first thing I built on minecraft... Oh uh anyway!

Rex Rocket - Top Quality 2D platformer releases today on Steam

We've certainly had some impressive games today and when Castle Pixel informed us about their new 2D platformer for release on Steam, it was another game to add to our awesome list. Rex Rocket will certainly drop jaws in both the retro community and the Indie scene as it features more than just nostalgic 8-bit visuals, but awesome chip tune music and lots of fire power blasting action.

Rex Rocket - 2D Platformer of 8-bit Retro goodness! (Kickstarter)

If you have a certain passion for great 8-bit games, and wanting more, then this could well fill that void. This is Rex Rocket, a 2D Platformer that pays tribute to the greats of Mega Man and Metroid. Featuring retro graphics of a high standard with over 100 hand created levels, and pixelated art, this will I'm sure, be a popular title. The game itself takes place in a rather large expansive starship that is filled to the brim of puzzles, enemies, hazards and the best of bosses. You'll also be pleased to know that your character has some damn fine weaponry to hand, so watch out all you bad guys, Rex Rocket is here!