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Indie Dreamcast Devs Push XBLIG Boundaries with Solar Struggle

Ex: Faithful Sega Dreamcast fans may recognize the name "redspotgames." The indie developers have gained a loyal following by extending the life of Sega's short-lived console with quality titles like Rush Rush Rally Racing and Last Hope.

Recently the company revealed their oft-teased next release - Solar Struggle - and shocked their fanbase by announcing it for the Xbox Live Indie Game channel.

From the beginning, redspotgames designed Solar Struggle to stand out among the typically sub-par releases on the XBLIG, and the company isn't shy about their intentions.

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darthv725776d ago

I have seen some pretty interesting indie games on xbla. This is one to watch for as it is more traditional xbla quality from what i have seen/read. Indie games are usually 80 points so this one costing 400 should make it more of a regular xbla title.

CrAppleton5776d ago

Pretty much everything about the Dreamcast rocked! I wish they would bring back more of the games. I wanna see a new Rush racer

Queasy5776d ago

This looks worth checking out.

Neco5125776d ago

Agreed! pushing the boundaries though? We'll see

killyourfm5776d ago (Edited 5776d ago )

well, by COMPARISON? Absolutely. If you look at the budget, the voice talent, the depth of the presentation.

morventhus5775d ago

yah there pushing the boundaries.... no indie game has had this much thought and effort put into it.... Which hopefully after this game is released... will change... id love to see more games like this on indie games

shadowdancer5776d ago

RR Rally Racing was tons of fun - these guys are dedicated to their games, can't wait for this!

Blacktric5776d ago (Edited 5776d ago )

"The story is well thought out, includes plot twists and will be filled with cut scenes and voices from famous voice actors."

Interesting.

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killyourfm5776d ago

My "???" comment (now not editable) was because you wrote a lengthy blurb about Mass Effect 2 in here, but I see you've edited it now :-D

Blacktric5775d ago

Hahah yeah I know. I confused the tabs on Chrome and wrote the comment on wrong article. Sorry for that :D.

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The Enduring Legacy of Xbox Live 1.0

Sure, there was online gaming back in the day but the modern age of online video gaming began almost twenty years ago with Xbox Live 1.0.

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Magog1755d ago

The origin of paid online.

PrimeVinister1755d ago

Lol it definitely deserves its mention

franwex1755d ago (Edited 1755d ago )

Haha. Yep. To be fair, I feel that it was actually worth it because it kept a good minimum standard. There was horrible lag back in the day and a lot of cheating/hacking. More so than today.

PrimeVinister1755d ago (Edited 1755d ago )

That is arguable seeing as how good similar PC services are these days. The lack of cheaters on console is the closed ecosystem rather than extra effort by MS/Sony

XbladeTeddy1755d ago

"To be fair, I feel that it was actually worth it because it kept a good minimum standard. There was horrible lag back in the day and a lot of cheating/hacking. More so than today."

The horrible lag back then was due to peole not having the speeds needed to run games, peoples internet speeds were all over the place. Hacking is as bad today, if not worse than back then. People now have access to sophisticated hacking programmes that were nowhere near as prevalent as they are today. Anticheat software was also available way before Xbox Live and the paid online services became a thing.

I gamed online a lot from 1999 onwards and had great times playing without having issues with people cheating and no one had to pay for an online subscription.

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Save the XBLA indie games!

Video created for comedic purposes only. Press2Reset fully supports hardworking Indie developers. In fact, for a fun experience on the XBLA Indie Game Marketplace, we recommend you check out I MAED A GAM3 W1TH ZOMB1ES!!!1, Dead Pixels, and Cthulu Saves the World. All are wonderful XBLA Indie Games.

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Snealiv5128d ago

I try really hard to play XBLA Indie games, but they need better ways of promoting the good ones.

Sharodan5127d ago

I usually get my indie games on PC, simply because they're easy to find. I'll have to start making a habit of checking the XBL channel.

maniacmayhem5128d ago

Love the indie games, cheap and full of ideas.

MS should reward the games by giving the devs money to make a full fledged xbl arcade title remake.

Sharodan5127d ago

A grant of some sort would be nice for those indie devs that create top-notch games, but I don't think MS would do it. At least they have the Summer of Arcade and one or two other promotions for indie games through the year.

philpee25128d ago

I find that indie games are generally just not very good. Although, maybe if they got more promotion, more talented developers would move to the platform.

Sharodan5127d ago

I think it's just the needle in the haystack kind of deal. I'm sure there are lots of good ones, but they are far outnumbered by the poorly developed ones.

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Walking Dead Episode 1 NerdKO Review

As soon as I heard there was a Walking Dead game coming to Xbox live arcade, I was all geared up to play it!

So, now as I sit waiting for it to finish downloading I’m totally and completely stoked. Since seeing the trailer for this, I’ve been like a child just before Christmas. I want to cheat…I want to peek, but I can’t, I just have to wait for it to finish downloading so I can jump head first into the zombie mayhem!
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