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December 17, 2021 05:11 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/17/22841146/clockwork-aquario-arcade-game-nintendo-switch-ps4
Clockwork Aquario brings a long-lost arcade game back to life
If Clockwork Aquario had come out in the early ’90s, it would have cost me a lot of quarters. It’s the kind of arcade game that lures you in: big sprites, bright colors, inventive worlds, a bubbly soundtrack. You see it, and you want to play it. Unfortunately, I never got the chance to experience it in an arcade because it was never actually released. But a few decades later, it’s finally available in a new format — you can now play it on both the PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
Clockwork Aquario was initially a victim of the game industry’s shift to 3D games. Development started in 1992 at Westone Bit Entertainment, a now-defunct studio best-known for the Wonder Boy series. The game was completed after two years, but by that time, arcades had...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/17/22841146/clockwork-aquario-arcade-game-nintendo-switch-ps4
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