IndieGames.com - The Weblog - Online Multiplayer RPG NEStalgia Launches

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX8dd13IovU

Imagine if all those other wandering characters in your favourite NES-era RPG were actual players, and you could roam about together completing quests and kicking dragon tail? Daydream no longer, my friends - NEStalgia has launched.

After a length beta period, the game is now available to download for free. Players can join the game, create a hero, and party up with friends and strangers alike. Battling is turn-based, and every area found on your voyage, from the small towns to the dark caves, is extremely reminiscent of old school 8-bit RPGs.

You can join up with other people any time you want, or go it alone. Customization is a huge part of the whole affair too, as players can dress their characters up in whatever clothing and armour they choose, and opt for whichever character class suits their playing style. You can even create your own guild, complete with your own customizable guild cape.

Very awesome indeed. To play, you'll need to download and register with the BYOND game system, enabling you to save your game and stats. Definitely worth checking this one out - head over to the NEStalgia site now.

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NEStalgia - Old Meets New

I will be downloading this when I get home

hah...does indeed sound awesome

Originally Posted by Fancy Cat

I will be downloading this when I get home

I was shoving things up my ass.

The graphics suck.

turn based? way to kill it

amazing Just like the old days!

dotted

wat

I like that they incorporated "An excellent move!" from the first few Dragon Warrior/Quest games in there

I've been waiting for someone to do this for a long time... Sort of.
I more so wanted an MMO with gameplay and visuals akin to Secret of Mana.

Dotted for later. Sounds interesting.

It's laggy as all ****, played through the "opening" quest, it's a neat game, but right now it's almost unplayable when not in combat. Kinda disappointing.

Originally Posted by [MD5]Hash

It's laggy as all ****, played through the "opening" quest, it's a neat game, but right now it's almost unplayable when not in combat. Kinda disappointing.

Silk Games - Welcome new players! More servers are coming!

Originally Posted by SilkWizard (Lead Developer)

Holy crap. When I sent out emails to a handful of gaming sites this morning, I knew in the back of my mind that getting featured on Reddit and larger sites was possible, but I obviously didn't expect it. Our top priority right now is starting up more game servers to reduce the login spam that's causing all of the lag - NEStalgia usually plays very smoothly.

by "old nintendo games" they must mean ff1

Dotted. Might get down on this when I have a bit of free time.

Originally Posted by aScotiA

by "old nintendo games" they must mean ff1

looks more like dragon quest than final fantasy

Hmm, I'll check this out on a later date, Byond had some pretty cool gems if you dig around on it, played some online 8bit final fantasy game MMO that was pretty badass, if not broken at high level, I'll have to look for it.

bump

Originally Posted by aScotiA

by "old nintendo games" they must mean ff1

FF1 and Dragon Quest are the two big NES ones i can think of

which this game looks like, there wasnt much RPG variety until SNES