Get your Switch ready for a challenge that will test your agility, coordination, and movement precision! Reminiscent of the best games of the eighties, platformer BZZZT will charge your favorite console this summer!
If you love platform games, and pixel-art graphics, and recall with nostalgia the nights spent playing the biggest arcade hits that defined the genre, then the latest game from Czech developer Ko.dll and publisher Cinemax Games is just for you!
Follow the game on the Nintendo eShop (https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/BZZZT-2557828.html) to not miss the launch.
Especially since the developer has just added a content update to the game that will be available to Switch gamers as well! And it’s packed with new secrets to discover, achievements to unlock, and traps to avoid. You can read more about it HERE. The list of main changes can also be found at the bottom of this announcement.
Welcome to the year… 4096
In a top-secret laboratory, inventive Doctor Emily and world-renowned Professor Norbert work on a highly classified project. Through their joint research and intellect, they finally brought to life a tiny robot with a big AI personality! No larger than a regular household toaster, but with some extraordinary skills, ZX8000 is ready to save the world, one platform challenge at a time!
And the BZZZT world certainly needs saving from dark forces at play. The evil mad scientist, Badbert, prepares to unleash his nefarious plans upon an unsuspecting world as soon as he finds the perfect equilibrium of darkness, malice, and madness. Bwahahaha!
So, what are you waiting for? Grab your controller and navigate ZX8000 through his mission to thwart Badbert’s evil plans! Become the robot who saves the world!
ABOUT BZZZT
BZZZT is a fast-paced “jump-dash-run” platformer game combining a nostalgic pixel-art look with a modern gameplay design. It was almost single-handedly made by one developer – Karel Matejka, known as Ko.dll, as a tribute to beloved classic games.
Inspired by the 80’s tech revolution, this insanely detailed, pixel-art precision platformer transports you back in time, where you’ll get to experience a thrilling adventure, cleverly designed levels, a whole plethora of skills to unlock, and intense boss fights!
BZZZT – MAIN FEATURES
- Choose from various difficulty levels, from casual to hardcore, depending on whether you’re a beginner or an expert in platformer games.
- Enjoy insanely precise and intuitive controls that will allow you to do what you want, when you want, and exactly the way you want.
- Test your limits in exciting time challenges.
- Compete with others in either global or friend leaderboards.
- Experience rich environments with ever-changing gameplay mechanics.
- Try surviving and bringing your gameplay style to perfection to get ready for intense boss fights.
- Optional permadeath mode.
- Immerse yourself in the beautiful retro soundtrack made by Martin Linda, the creator of Rytmik Ultimate/Studio.
CHALLENGE CHIPS UPDATE INCLUDES AMONG OTHERS:
- 10 secret areas with challenge chips to collect.
- “Time” and “magnet” bonuses to improve the stage score.
- New traps and gameplay mechanics.
- Alternative ways to finish stages faster and be rewarded with higher scores.
- 4 new achievements.
- The game now contains 25 music tracks.
BZZZT is being developed by Czech developer KO.DLL and will be published by the Czech Cinemax Games. The game is already available on Steam and will hit Nintendo Switch consoles this summer.
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