198X is absolutely nothing short of a highly concentrated shot of nostalgia – one that immediately rushes to the brain in the hope of overwhelming rationality and reason with the rose-tinted opiate of ...

Discovering not only what we love, but also who we want to be, is a pivotal time in our adolescence. 198X, a short coming-of-age game out now on Steam, captures that period in a series of 16-bit-style ...

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Booting up “198X,” a 1980s-stylized genre mash-up, I knew I was in for a heavy dose of nostalgia, as well as perhaps a romanticized view of the arcade. No, not the modern, 21-and-up, craft ...

When I was a child in the late 1980s, my brother and I would watch every Saturday morning as a crescent of teenagers gathered around an arcade machine in our local sports club. Even if we had been ...

Sweden-based Hi-Bit Studios recently launched a Kickstarter campaign for its “over-the-top” arcade action game, 198X, which has already met over half of its funding goal of USD 56,816. In development ...

198X is being described by developer Hi-Bit Studios as "an arcade epic" The game blends multiple popular arcade genres with a heartfelt, coming-of-age drama to make something that looks completely ...

Booting up “198X,” a 1980s-stylized genre mash-up, I knew I was in for a heavy dose of nostalgia as well as a romanticized view of game arcades. I didn’t expect a sense of loneliness nor the confusion ...

198X – the 80s as viewed from the 21st century (pic: Hi-Bit Studios) A loving tribute to the decade that brought you Out Run and Shinobi recreates the joys of the arcade and the perils of being a ...

We don't tend to share too much about Kickstarter projects these days, but when we saw the pitch for Stockholm-based Hi-Bit Studios 198X we felt compelled to share it with you lovely readers. Here's a ...

198X taps into our love for the games of the ’80s, giving you a handful of short gaming vignettes wrapped around a simple story about the pain of growing up. The games themselves look more like ’90s ...