UPatrik Pajer Abathuthukisi abavela esitudiyo se-Koba ngokusobala abanakho ukuzethemba. Umdlalo wabo wokuqala, uNarita Boy, uzitshela njengomdlalo impumelelo yawo ezogubuzela umhlaba wonke. Ezweni lenganekwane legeyimu yevidiyo, unjiniyela ongashiwongo igama udala igeyimu enegama elifanayo eliba yingoma esheshayo. Kwenye inguqulo yeqiniso lethu, into entsha ichaza iminyaka yawo-1980 emidlalweni yevidiyo, futhi amakhatriji anawo awanele ukuphumula kahle emashalofini esitolo. Kodwa-ke, emhlabeni womdlalo ngokwawo, i-villain engaqondakali iyavuka futhi isule izinkumbulo zonjiniyela. Umsebenzi wokunqoba isigebengu bese uwela kuwe njengomlingiswa oyinhloko, uNarita Boy uqobo.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
UNarita Boy ungummeleli wohlobo lwe-metroidvania, izimpande zalo zibuyela emuva eminyakeni yamashumi ayisishiyagalombili yekhulu leminyaka elidlule. Inhlanganisela yezimiso ezivela ochungechungeni lwe-Metroid ne-Castlevania oludumile iletha umhlaba wegeyimu lapho kancane kancane uzothola amakhono amasha azokusiza ukuthi ufinyelele izingxenye zemephu ebezingafinyeleleki ngaphambilini. Kodwa-ke, uhlobo oludumile lulungiswa kahle lapha. Umkhathi weminyaka yamashumi ayisishiyagalombili uphuma ku-Narita Boy hhayi nje kuphela ngenxa yobuciko be-pixel obuhle, kodwa futhi ngenxa yokwenziwa kwesitayela kwesikrini ngokwaso sibe yimonitha ye-CRT eyi-convex.
Isitayela sayo isici esihlukanisa kakhulu igeyimu kumaphrojekthi afanayo. Ngo-Narita Boy, uzogawula izitha ngenkemba yakho ethembekile ye-techno kumisindo yomculo we-synthwave. Ngitshele, yimuphi omunye umdlalo ongasho lokhu ngawo? Ukulawula umlingisi oyinhloko ezigabeni zakamuva zomdlalo kuyinjabulo ngenxa yohla lwakhe olubanzi lokuhlasela kanye namaqhinga okuzivikela. Ngakho-ke, uma ufuna ukukhumbula inkathi yakudala yomdlalo wevidiyo, noma umane ufuna igeyimu yekhwalithi engakwazi ukukujabulisa ngokwethembekile ngezikhathi zakusihlwa ezimbalwa, qiniseka ukuthi uzama i-debut enesibindi yonjiniyela abavela kusitudiyo sase-Koba.
