New games for retro systems have become common enough that the novelty has started to disappear – and I say that as someone who still regularly fires up the NES for a spin. But the story behind Xcavator 2025, which will be released on a brand-new NES cartridge next year, is too cool to ignore, and it certainly doesn't hurt that the game itself looks pretty good, too.
Announced at the Day of the Devs showcase earlier today, Xcavator 2025 is a shooter that publisher iam8bit describes as "a never-before-seen, long-lost prototype game from legendary programmer Chris Oberth." Much of Oberth's work has faded into obscurity for modern gamers, but his arcade titles for Stern proved influential on the development scene of the early '80s.
