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Kid Chameleon done in the style of Wonder Boy The Dragon's Trap

Mega Man Zero

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As shown at GDC by the Art director of Wonder Boy The Dragon's Trap.

Not an actual game in development.



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Hopefully we get to see what LizardCube is really up to soon.
 
Renna Hazel

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Add in the option to save your game and I'd be all over this. I kind of hope this idea gains traction and happens.
 
Hypron

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Kid Chameleon was the shit. My grandmother had a megadrive and I'd play this game every time I visited her as a kid. The music is still burnt into my mind. Only got to the final boss once though, it was pretty brutal.
 
Mesoian

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Uggggggggggh I would buy that.

And then be instantly reminded that Kid Chameleon is kind of terrible but my nostalgia for it is ultra strong...
 
andymcc

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There are so many better Sega platformers that deserve their attention over this. It would need to be a full-fledged remake rather than a graphical overhaul.
 
Brannon

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This game is bad.

Would still buy it immediately, though. The nostalgia is too strong in me to resist.
 
brambles13

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I don't get the hate in this thread. Kid Chameleon had one fatal flaw (no saving) but the game was a clinic in level design. The biggest weaknesses it had besides saving (graphics and music) could be fixed in a remake. I would buy it day one if it ever came out.
 
Weltall Zero

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Don't you fucking break my heart like that. Kid Chameleon is one of my favorite Genesis games, and that looks absolutely amazing. I will now live the rest of my life as an incomplete man knowing this will never be made. ;_;
 
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i loved kid chameleon even if it felt sort of like a janky mario clone at times

would love the heck out of a remake
 

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This needs to happen.

Loved that game.

I remember finding a portal that took me to the last level, I died instantly, for years I've looked for that damn portal but never found it.
 
MaverickHunterX

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Who can we send this thread to to get the ball rolling?

I admit I have a love/hate relationship with KC. I like the gameplay but it's a super long game with no save and limited continue options.
 
bytesized

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The precursor to Mario Odyssey!

I liked the game but it was weeeeeeird. Some of the designs and sound effects were like nightmarish for some reason. Curious to see how it would hold up today.
 
Catsygreen

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I'm surprised how many people hate Kid Chameleon.
It's a great video game memory and it's not just nostalgia.
 
Fularu

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brambles13 said:
I don't get the hate in this thread. Kid Chameleon had one fatal flaw (no saving) but the game was a clinic in level design. The biggest weaknesses it had besides saving (graphics and music) could be fixed in a remake. I would buy it day one if it ever came out.
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Kid Chameleon's biggest sin is level design

It sucked and there's no fixing it
 
liquidtmd

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It was average platformer I owned. I liked the art and style. The music was good and the large amount of levels was a challenge. Level design itself wasn't great but what can I say, I was about 12 and I loved the mask aspect.

I get why it's easy to be very nostalgic for it though
 

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I always liked Kid Chameleon aside from the "cool dude" default character and lack of saves. By 16-bit era standards it was a second rate 2d platformer but that was also the golden age for the genre so standards were high.
 
Fularu

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Decap Attack was a far far better game

Not to mention Sega's Disney games (Quackshot, Castle of Illusion, Lands of Illusion)

I would love it so much for those games to be remade "Lizardcube style"
 
RoninZ

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That Lizard Cube art looks nice. I would like to see their take on KC.

I still hold hope for the remake everyone is waiting for.

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FullWalter

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Loved Kid Chameleon as a, uh, kid. Never owned it, but my best friend in 2nd/3rd grade did and I would play it at his place all the time. I feel like replaying it would only be ok if I wore a Patrick Ewing jersey while doing so.
 
Klotera

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I didn't know that Kid Chameleon was disliked by so many people. I loved it. Even played it again a few years back on the Genesis Collection on PS4 and still enjoyed it. Agreed that it could have used a save/password system, though.

I'd like to see a remaster, plus a new game with the same concept and newly designed levels using more modern level design concepts.
 
Brannon

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Klotera said:
I didn't know that Kid Chameleon was disliked by so many people. I loved it. Even played it again a few years back on the Genesis Collection on PS4 and still enjoyed it. Agreed that it could have used a save/password system, though.

I'd like to see a remaster, plus a new game with the same concept and newly designed levels using more modern level design concepts.
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It's weird. I mean, it's a bad game that I don't mind playing from time to time. Something about it draws me to it.
 
venomenon

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This could/should/MUST! be done with lots of games from the 8 and 16 bit era. Although in the case of Kid Chameleon, a gameplay overhaul would definitely be necessary too...
 
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