wraggster
September 19th, 2014, 20:07
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/70f161e239c153203851c264f517d751/200775875/mystic-searches-kickstarter.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/18/mystic-searches-kickstarter/)Retro gaming projects on Kickstarter are pretty common, but here's one that's a bit different: a game cartridge (http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/26/nintendo-world-championships-gold-cartridge-ebay/) that, when plugged into the original Nintendo Entertainment System (http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/nes-becomes-an-htpc-turns-your-fof-upside-down/), plays an 8-bit game, and when plugged into a Mac or PC (via USB) plays a modern version of the same game. Perhaps the coolest aspect is that the two versions will interact with each other; an ability or weapon unlocked in one is available to futz with in its cousin. That is, if the project's Kickstarter is funded (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1316851183/the-new-8-bit-heroes-new-nes-game-and-creation-doc), of course. As Mystic Searches' project lead Joe Granato IV tells it, the concept comes from a design document he drew up, quite literally, as a seven year-old back in the '80s.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/18/mystic-searches-kickstarter/
http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/18/mystic-searches-kickstarter/