Windjammers 2 is just a couple of weeks away, a long awaited sequel that - once upon a time - would have been considered very unlikely. After bringing the SNK classic to modern hardware previously, it'll be exciting to see Dotemu's all-new sequel finally arrive on the eShop.
The publisher / developer has now released an interesting documentary about the making of Windjammers 2; it goes into plenty of detail from the early days of development, to showcasing different creative stages such as concept art, animation, right through to voiceover recording.
It's clear in the documentary that the team has been determined to preserve that retro arcade 'feel', with that approach to modernising classic gameplay now becoming a staple of Dotemu's output.
It's well worth a watch; check it out and let us know in the comments if you're planning to pick up Windjammers 2 later this month.
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See, when I heard Windjammer, I think Windrammer, as in "Live like a Windrammer as you [expletive deleted]."
For those of you who don't know what I'm referencing, I am referencing the Cinemassacre Mailbag videos, specifically the third one.
James Rolfe, the founder of Cinemassacre and more famously known as the Angry Video Game Nerd (or AVGN), had quite the laughing fit when reading that line.
Aw sweet I love game documentaries, will definitely watch this one, haven't actually played windjammers yet tho, looks interesting
This is the most hype I've ever seen for a game franchise I'd never heard of until the sequel was announced.
The beta on ps4 was amazing! Feels and looks great!
Too many white males at Dotemu, can we get a diversity breakdown of the race and gender employed there?
@ShePenny I don't care if they're gender confused black squirrels, keep cranking out the good games!
I loved the first Windjammers, and I’m looking forward to this one!
Looks so good!
One of several unlikely revivals this year that I can’t wait to get into my Switch.
Seeing the Montréal Olympic Stadium on the thumbnail feels good
This is a day one purchase for me. Can't wait!
Very nice piece. Would love such a production for more of Dotemu’s work since they tap the source material. Very cool
A while ago I Googled around the Internet for lists of the best Neo Geo games. I looked for ranked lists of at least 25 games. I found 7 such lists, assigned points based on rank and added it all up.
After 132 unique games and 410 entries:
The original Windjammers came out as the 6th best Neo Geo game, between Metal Slug X and Samurai Shodown II
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