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N64-Inspired 3D Platformer With ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ Reviews Coming to Switch Soon
31.03.2024 - 23:01 / gamerant.com / Trumann Tu / Nintendo
Corn Kidz 64, a Nintendo 64-inspired 3D indie platformer that originally launched on Steam, is coming to the Nintendo Switch next month. Many gamers are nostalgic for the 3D platformers that were released on the Nintendo 64, such as Super Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, and Gex: Enter the Gecko. This nostalgia has resulted in indie developers looking to recreate the feel and mechanics of these 3D platforming games, with games like Cavern of Dreams, Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain, and Corn Kidz 64.
Corn Kidz 64 is a 3D platformer inspired by the Nintendo 64 era, where players control Seve, the one-horned goat. The game was developed by indie outfit BogoSoft, and was released on Steam last October. Corn Kidz 64 is described as being a «kid-friendly version» of the classic Stephen King novel, Children of the Corn, though it is more of a charming 3D platformer with family-friendly Halloween-inspired horror tones. This comedic horror platformer will be launching on Switch this April.
The Nintendo Switch port of Corn Kidz 64 is a joint publication between BogoSoft and Diplodocus Games, a small German indie developer who has brought indie games to other platforms outside the PC, such as porting Siactro's Super Kiwi 64 to the Switch. Corn Kidz 64 will be coming to the Nintendo Switch on April 19, 2024, and will only cost $6.99 USD, the same amount as its PC version.
When Diplodocus Games was asked if this game could support the official Nintendo 64 Switch controller, the account states that it will not be supported, due to the attack button being mapped to «Y» on the Nintendo Switch controller. Fortunately, Diplodocus Games notes that an N64 controller has been purchased to develop an additional control scheme using it, but the special scheme will come in a post-launch patch.
Corn Kidz 64 is one of the best modern indie games inspired by the N64 era 3D platformers, where it pays homage to the classic gameplay of the time period while including QoL features. The game is also rather short, meaning players won't need to dedicate too much time to play it, though it does have easy-to-pick-up but difficult-to-master movement options that could add replayability, similar to Super Mario 64. Many gamers praised how Corn Kidz 64 manages to blend classic N64 platforming with adult comedy and family-friendly horror, so Switch players looking for an experience that feels old school may want to give this game a look,
The Nintendo 64 was a considerable upgrade from the SNES. It allowed the company to produce games in the 3D space and was responsible for bringing Super Mario into a new age by giving him a 3D platforming adventure. The N64 is home to some of the most iconic games ever made.
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