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They were the perfect torchbearers for a medium of ostensibly simple pleasures still in its relative infancy.
Before long, this wholesome bang out of video-game star began to go extinct.
Game-makers aged alongside their audiences; graphics rendering technology dramatically improved.
Cartoon characters were out; realistic(ish) humans were in.
Rather than experiences designed to appeal to our inner child, there was a growing appetite for mature experiences.
Its a throwback platformer in the purest sense, one of jumping, coin-collecting, and ingenious power-ups.
I obliged, of course.
So much is happening on the screen that it frequently appears to glitter.
Beyond straightforward cuteness, what Astro Bot offers is a kind of faceless malleability.
Once theyve been rescued, you’ve got the option to dress Astro Bot up as your favorite.
But there is no denying its also fundamentally an exercise in corporate myth-making.
For the player, the game succeeds as a dazzlingly beautiful and exquisitely paced 3-D platformer.
