Retro Beat 'em Up 99 Vidas Announced for Nintendo Switch

Brazilian developer Qubyte Interactive just announced that its ambitious beat 'em up revival 99 [...]

Brazilian developer Qubyte Interactive just announced that its ambitious beat 'em up revival 99 Vidas will be coming to the Nintendo Switch. This game is basically a giant love letter to the beat 'em ups that made the 90s so enchanting. If you loved games like Battletaods, Streets of Rage, Double Dragon, and Turtles in Time, then you're going to enjoy the trailer above just as much as I did.

"99vidas – The Game is a Beat'em Up set in a contemporary world but pays tribute to both what's new and classic in the gaming Industry. Brought to you in all pixelated-16-bit-esque glory, full of references to not only gaming, but all of the pop culture from the 80's and 90's, better yet - with the mechanics of modern era gaming. It's the best of both worlds."

As you can see, the game hearkens back to those days spent in the arcade section of Pizza Hut, pushing quarter after quarter into the cabinet with a buddy and hoping to get through an entire campaign. There is a diverse cast of colorful characters, all based on the 99 Vidas Brazilian podcast, and all of those characters have their own unique combos and special moves.

The Steam reviews are all over the place, with some people complaining that the game is too challenging. Those who gave the game a negative score stated that the enemies move too fast, act too aggressively, and are capable of too much. It sounds to us like these people never grew up playing the brutal 8 and 16-bit classics that we cut our teeth on, but we're going to take it upon ourselves to discover just hard hard this game is first-hand because, dang, it just looks so good.

Game Features:

  • 11 Playable characters

  • Up to 4 players in Co-op

  • Story Mode with 6 levels

  • 2 Bonus Levels

  • 6 Challenging Boss Fights

  • Versus Mode

  • Survivor Mode

  • Multiple Upgradable skills

  • Multiple Weapons and Special Attacks

We'll keep you updated and fill you in as soon as we see an official release date!

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