Donatello still does machines.
“We like to say that we love to make games the way you remember them, rather than the way they were,” Gemus says. But the developers weren’t as limited when it came to how much they could put on screen and weren’t forced to do things like reuse animations or character sprites in the interest of saving memory. Plus, they were able to add in completely modern features like online play.
Striking that balance between modern and retro was a challenge, one that involved plenty of research and testing. The development team played most of the classics — not justto get a better sense of how the levels were laid out. Testing, meanwhile, was particularly tricky. Initially, it was impossible to have testers play together locally due to the pandemic.
And while nostalgia is obviously a big part of the experience, both for the classic games and the original animated series, Gemus sayswas designed so that even brand-new players could pick it up. “There are no real points in the game where you need to have knowledge of [the original games],” he says. “There are a lot of Easter eggs, of course, and little homages. But there’s never really any prerequisite to be able to still enjoy the game.
“At first you feel like it’s just button mashing, but then at one point you kind of realize that it’s more like a dance,” he explains. “There’s a lot of positioning, a lot of rhythm — it’s like dancing. You can just dance for the fun of it, but you can also become a professional dancer and do all of these incredible moves.”Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you.
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