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Data East's '90s crossover oddity returnsAnd now for something completely different. The retro enthusiasts over at Hamster have taken time out from the Namco party (https://www.destructoid.com/the-legendary-rolling-thunder-joins-the-arcade-archives/) to offer up one of the most infamous oddities of the classic arcade era. Straight out of Data East and into your hearts, it's Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me, now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
Released in arcades in the spring of 1990, Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me is a delectably daft crossover beat-'em-up that stars characters from Data East's catalog, as well as some familiar, non-sequitur stages and even some iconic works of art. Players guide one of three heroes through incredibly strange side-scrolling action ? fighting cities full of ninjas, monsters in the rainforest, giant robo-guardians, stacks of animals, and even the fire-breathing Data East veteran, Karnov. This is not to make mention of the moped-riding zombies, disembodied unicorn heads, or the player's enviable final form of... a sheep.
Check out the wacky antics in the video below, courtesy of YouTuber World of Longplays. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIPtzZHJnkg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIPtzZHJnkg
While Trio the Punch is hardly the most playable or enjoyable of classic side-scrolling actioners, the title has long cemented its place in video gaming history simply due to its nigh-on incomprehensible nature. The game does not offer any insight whatsoever in regards to plot or reason, and most on-screen text is just poorly translated (or simply garbled) gibberish. It's just a whole lot of nonsense, charmingly released as the arcade market truly started to find its feet with polished, well-produced, sensical video games. Among its contemporaries, Trio the Punch was batshit anarchy, and for that, it will remain curio in the video game hall of fame.
Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me is available to download now on PS4 and Switch, priced at $8.
The post The legendarily odd Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me joins the Arcade Archives (https://www.destructoid.com/trio-the-punch-arcade-archives-retro-data-east-arcade-ps4-switch/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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Data East's '90s crossover oddity returnsAnd now for something completely different. The retro enthusiasts over at Hamster have taken time out from the Namco party (https://www.destructoid.com/the-legendary-rolling-thunder-joins-the-arcade-archives/) to offer up one of the most infamous oddities of the classic arcade era. Straight out of Data East and into your hearts, it's Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me, now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
Released in arcades in the spring of 1990, Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me is a delectably daft crossover beat-'em-up that stars characters from Data East's catalog, as well as some familiar, non-sequitur stages and even some iconic works of art. Players guide one of three heroes through incredibly strange side-scrolling action ? fighting cities full of ninjas, monsters in the rainforest, giant robo-guardians, stacks of animals, and even the fire-breathing Data East veteran, Karnov. This is not to make mention of the moped-riding zombies, disembodied unicorn heads, or the player's enviable final form of... a sheep.
Check out the wacky antics in the video below, courtesy of YouTuber World of Longplays. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIPtzZHJnkg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIPtzZHJnkg
While Trio the Punch is hardly the most playable or enjoyable of classic side-scrolling actioners, the title has long cemented its place in video gaming history simply due to its nigh-on incomprehensible nature. The game does not offer any insight whatsoever in regards to plot or reason, and most on-screen text is just poorly translated (or simply garbled) gibberish. It's just a whole lot of nonsense, charmingly released as the arcade market truly started to find its feet with polished, well-produced, sensical video games. Among its contemporaries, Trio the Punch was batshit anarchy, and for that, it will remain curio in the video game hall of fame.
Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me is available to download now on PS4 and Switch, priced at $8.
The post The legendarily odd Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me joins the Arcade Archives (https://www.destructoid.com/trio-the-punch-arcade-archives-retro-data-east-arcade-ps4-switch/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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