DF Retro EX: Vengeful Guardian Moonrider - Shinobi-Inspired Pixel Art Excellence 

I'm glad Tec Toy's success 30 years ago inspired so many Brazilians to get into 8- and 16-bit gaming. Now Brazilians are paying it forward by making all these amazing retro-style games.

Thanks for covering this! Like Cyber Shadow in 2021, these January retro style releases seem to get buried right away. They deserve a bigger spotlight.

It’s a superb game, I’ve finished it 5 times now. I like to get 95% completion, which means finding all the power-ups but not using a continue which gives you the Armour power-up.

Very nice to see games from brazilian developers getting proper recognition, anyone who ever thought about venturing into gaming development here knows it's not an easy road at all so good job! Can't wait for a physical release (even though it's probably coming by the hands of Limited Run, I wish they found a way to publish it locally like Aquiris managed to do with Horizon Chase Turbo)

This brings me back. Revenge of Shinobi was one of my first Genesis games. Shinobi 3 and Shadowdancer were awesome as well, Shinobi 3 being my favorite. I'm glad games like this are still being made.

Picked this up for PS5 on launch day. As a huge fan of both the Genesis and Shinobi, this game rocks. The Revenge of Shinobi is one of my all-time favorite games.

I'm so glad DF is showing this game love. Had my eye on it when it was first announced a few years ago. I've been hyped for it and have been enjoying the hell out it. Hopefully more people check it out because there was no promotion for it.

Thank you John for covering this! I would have missed that game otherwise... Another amazing video

This game reminds me of Hagane. And thank you for covering a Brazilian game! You have no idea how much this helps game development in here by showing it to a bigger audience while singing its praises.

Good to see you guys at DF are giving so much love and support to Joymasher and many other titles from Brazil,and other games from other countries that need more of the AAA spotlight,and hope to see more games from them being featured in Retro Review,cheers from Brazil and thx for helping the gaming community to see that Brazil isn't just about Soccer and Samba but also Horizon Chase,Odallus,Hazel Sky and so many other games and pop culture Love u guys Jogo Fino,Senhores💟

Mto legal ver um jogo brasileiro sendo reconhecido

Joymasher, is our pride!

Just got it on Switch OLED, looks and plays fantastic.

I haven't finished watching yet, but let me go on ahead and say Thank You for such an in-depth breakdown. I think it's really helpful for people to see what all goes into making games like these, so they have a better understanding that even though something doesn't have ILM quality 3d models and ray-traced sweat reflections, there's still an immense amount of work and care that goes into crafting these experiences for players. Also, I'd be remiss if I ain't mention that this game made me immediately think of Hagane for the SNES, in addition to the others you mentioned. Thank you again for highlighting these cool games that might've otherwise gone unnoticed!

As a Construct user, man, this was amazing! Thanks a lot. And JoyMasher is one of the things that makes me proud of being brazilian.

This a really cool video. We rarely get to see behind the curtain. Thanks!!

This really looks like it should be on the AES/MVS and Saturn. Or maybe even Sega CD. It'd be incredible to see ports to those!

It reminds me more from the Look of Hagane on the SNES!

A friend told me about this game so it was already on my radar, but this definitely pushed it into a must-buy

I agree fully. There is that certain level of authenticity that is needed for a pixel art game to have that golden age feel. Joymasher hits that spot on.

this game looks amazing!

Loved blazing chrome (even if I'm trash at it) , Moon Rider looked rad from the minute I saw the first trailer. Love that you're able to make vids like this showcasing all the tech John, hope it inspires people everywhere to try to make games themselves.

So John, when Will you feature Danilo Dias as a guest in a DF retro vídeo? I say it's about time.

this game gives me big Hagane: The Final Conflict vibes. really cool

Thanks John. Had no idea this even existed. That’s an instant buy upon seeing the first few seconds of footage. 😂

Thanks for the video guys, It's really a treat to watch (as always) 💪🏻

Also reminds me a lot of SNES's Hagane, at least visually.

I'm playing the new game Chained Echoes right now. A pixel art RPG in the style of the older Final Fantasy and Suikoden games made by one guy. It's really good and I recommend it to anyone who likes RPG games. And it's only 25 bucks for a full game.

Thanks for the review. So nice to see some behind the scenes from this amazing game. 👏

That pre-Level 1 sequency was also used in Astral Chain, when the player rides on a bike to the accident site (Level 1).

I learned and bought Blazing Chrome from your other video and I will do the same with this. This looks fun. I love that you mix in modern retro content. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for showing this DF, I guess this game just dropped and there's a demo on Steam. A nice Sunday morning treat.

really in-depth thank you John!

I've been using Gamemaker Studio 2 for a while now. Currently working on a Super Metroid style of game. I love GMS2! I'm doing all of the programming via GML. I'm also doing a lot of the sprite work and sound design as well. The basic game engine is practically finished now. Going to work on more enemies next, and then start level design.

Great stuff, lots of fascinating stuff in this video crammed into a short amount of time.

What a great video - and I am sure this would be inspiring to someone looking to get into game development. Going to check it out. Thanks for all the awesome content lately!

The Revenge of Shinobi for the Megadrive is probably my favorite 'Precision Action game' ever made. I still play through it at least once a year.

Very happy to see Brazilian games having so much prominence. 😊

I love pixel art so much! Great video!

After less than two minutes into the video I just had to pause it, go to steam. Buy it. And then come back to the video. I've been waiting for Vengeful Guardian Moonrider for quite a while now ! It's been on my radar for so long. Absolutely smashing it with these DF retro's as well by the way !

Looks and sounds absolutely phenomenal.

As a Brazilian, I'm really proud of the team behind this! Awesome work! Congrats, guys!

What a wonderful look at Vengeful Guardian Moonrider, and how it was created. As a game developer, it is great to see how others come up with solutions.

Wow really glad to see Construct showcased on a Digital Foundry video. Really cool to see commercial games made with it, it trully shows its potential when properly utilized.

I started playing this a few days ago. Great game. I'm so glad people still embrace old 16bit side scrolling games. We need to keep them alive. I broke out midnight resistance after I played this

It's encouraging to see a small team making such a great game!

Awesome! Vengeful Guardian Moonrider is amazing. I bought this without hesitation! Thank God games like this and all the excellent new retro style games you showed as examples can still be made.

huge fan of this game, impressive video as always

I knew joymasher made this game but i couldn't have imagined it was done in Construct 2 of all things... It's how i started making games, and to see a game of this caliber is so inspiring!

Thank you DF for show this incredible brazilian game🇧🇷

Thank you for this!

My team and I are building a metroidvania co-op game that is inspired by Demons Crest, Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts and nods to many others.

Back in the day, we actually did the majority of work on paper and with text files to define the gameplay or simply hand-coding it in Assembly. All 3 of the first Strike games (Desert, Jungle and Urban) were all done on graph paper and data statements entered, by hand. Painful is an understatement, but I prefer the games I make to have that hand-built soul vs. procedural generation.

So happy you guys are giving retro style games love ❤️ Keep up the retro reviews . This game is awesome ! Love it ! Everybody should buy it ! Hope we get a physical version 🙏

Great review, really enjoy both modern and retro game reviews. Nice to see what tools people use for game design. Tiled Map Editor is an awesome Map creation tool that we enjoyed using to create pseudo 3d parallax effect for our game on steam - Iridium. Great channel.

Brazilian developers... Great!!!!

Incredible work as always John, though I will appreciate it if you can add the titles of the games that were shown in the introduction.

DF is leaving us spoiled. So many videos in so little time! Hope you guys are not burning out!

this looks sick! Going to check this out right away.

Let's go Brazil. This game is pretty awesome

this game is oncredible, much fun, pixel art excellence

This game reminds me more of Hagane than anything else, feels like a sure purchase! ❤

I’ve made a few things in construct with pixel art and this is true inspiration

Where's the GunGrave: GORE review? It's a PS2 game on PS5, I think you'd love it. It needs more love and is one of my favorite titles from last year.

This game looks INCREDIBLE! I can't wait to buy it. I just love the games this developer is putting out. This is not just a big win for retro gamers but a big win for all gamers.

Some of the art reminds me of a SNES game I loved called “Ninja Warriors Again”. Absolute hidden gem of the beat em up genre

This episode is very different from other ones, I'm all for it. I've always wanted to do pixel art, now I know another way to do it

Amazing work

These guys are awesome! Hope you cover Cannon Dancer relaunch and Bushiden also!

Just last week I completed the Retroachievements for Shinobi 3. Getting this game today!!

These guys love the Megadrive/Genesis and it shows. The devs are constantly channeling that look and feel.

I have absolutely adored every JoyMasher title, and they just keep getting better. I didn't even know this game was coming, but will definitely be picking it up based on their track record alone.

MOONRIDER being on amazon luna and not xbox is pretty hilarious. Maybe it will show up on xbox next year. So much for a gaming monopoly when stuff like that is still common.

Wow the audio really does sound like a SEGA CD / MEGA CD game; some impressive creativity there.

Never heard of it until now. Such a cool looking action game. Moonrider reminds me of a retro version of what ninja Gaiden will look like in the 90"s. This game was inspired by Megaman which I find to be really cool. The soundtrack is awesome.

Orgulho dos guerreiros brasileiros que da Joymasher. Amazing video as well.

Dammit John! I just looked at this and said I didn't have time. I love megaman too much to pass this up!

Definitely gonna play this.

Construct! the memories, it is a good engine to introduce someone to game making. Just today I saw this game in the PS store and wish listed it immediately.

Konami needs to hire these guys to make something new from one of their IPs.

I walked away impressed and delighted by this video about Moonrider ;)

Absolutely fantastic game! Double dipped on PlayStation and PC to support these developers.

I loved Blazing Chrome and Cyber Shadow. I really need to play this one.

18 and a half minutes of "it's fucking so cool look at this" is what the DF Retro is all about, this being no exception.

I hope there will be more games like this. This is pixel art excellence like it used to be in the 90's, the golder era of video games

Os jogos da joymasher são incríveis e esse parece ainda melhor, fiquei triste por não ter seguido a filosofia de designe do rondo of blood mas parabéns a todo o time envolvido!

Oh man I still gotta play Odallus, cool that they're still going at it.

Linnneman is a god of retro presentation

Desenvolvedores brasileiros recebendo reconhecimento da DF. Que orgulho! 🥹

If the SNES had the X68000 cpu in it, this would've been in it's library. It's like they took the graphics style and color pallets of the SNES and Genesis and combined the two

Has anyone listed the other games that John featured at the beginning of the video? 0:21 I don’t recognize a few and they all look great.

Thank you. Much appreciated work.

Loved Blazing Chrome. Vengeful Guardian Moonrider looks like another homerun.

When I first saw the trailer for this game, it reminded me of Hagane on SNES.

This game looks really cool! Totally authentic! And Construct 2 seems like a nice way to make games as well. I hope more can utilize it to create such high-quality pixel-art games!

If there are Shinobi fans out there that never got around to playing the Game Gear Shinobi (G.G. Shinobi) because it sadly never released on home consoles, give it a try, you're in for a treat! Great little action platformer with fantastic music themes by the legend Yuzo Koshiro. Vengeful Guardian looks great, fantastic in-depth!

SOLD! Just picked it up.

This looks amazing! Instant buy for me. John, please tell these guys to take a swing at a Demon’s Crest style game next!!

Good stuff!

Love the in depth analysis. I wished it was more common