Press release:
Dallas, TX –October 22,2021.
The US-based indie games publisher/developer The Retro Room (creator of “Quest Arrest”, and publisher of “Chip’s Challenge” 2021 SNES/MD re-release) are today very happy and proud to announce that their retro adventure/platformer “Gelatinous: Humanity Lost” is now fully funded on Kickstarter.
Thanks to the support of 451 backers, indie game publisher Retro Room Games who teamed up with freshman game designer Steven Long, reached the goal of $30,611 to fully fund the production and development of Gelatinous: Humanity Lost; on Kickstarter.
The finished game will now have 3 additional endings, more passwords, a death counter, a bonus pin and ultimately a color conversion for GBC where the entire game will be colorized and optimized for Game Boy Color.
Gelatinous: Humanity Lost is a brand new adventure platformer for the Nintendo Game Boy with a physical boxed release. It stands on the shoulders of retro classics like Castlevania, Mega Man, and Metroid to bring an all-original sprawling adventure.
In Gelatinous: Humanity Lost, players begin with nothing. No attacks. Not even the ability to jump. To survive and progress, they must solve the temple maze, discover ancient secrets, and unlock the powers of their gelatinous form.
Features:
Unique environments
A death counter
Several endings
Bonus Pin
About Retro Room Games
The Retro Room Games has been developing and publishing games for two years. It has been a dream of theirs to bring entertainment to the masses for many years and through development and publishing they can achieve that goal. Another very important aspect of what they do besides creating games is preservation of licensed games by giving them the attention and physical re-released that they deserve. Their goal is to have others enjoy what they build and keep retro gaming alive for many years to come.
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Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheGamingGround
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Tags: Game Boy, Gelatinous, Humanity Lost, Indie games, Retro games, Steven Long, The Retro Room