Nyghtmare: The Ninth King

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Overview:

Nyghtmare: The Ninth King is a dark-fantasy, classic-vania, action-platform game that aims to make an authentic GameBoy [COLOR] retro feel that is as close as possible to the original. [NES Castlevania and MegaMan!]

From frustrating enemy placements to nigh-impossible leaps of faith, whip your way through Mortemire's roads, meet NPCs along the way, and unleash the world from its nightmare. 

See the prequel story Nyghtmare: Grave Betrayal here, and learn what caused the Kingdom's ruin.

Plot:

The forgotten Kingdom of Mortemire reappeared centuries later, seemingly out of nowhere, it was at this point that a young woman named Aryn awoke alongside the Kingdom, and surprisingly, she seemed unaffected by the unknown call.

With only an iron whip as a weapon, Aryn must make her way through the decaying streets and unravel the mystery that is the Kingdom and its calls.

Controls:

• Directional Buttons — Player Movement and Menu Navigation
• A Button   — Jumping and Advancing Dialogue
• B Button   — Attacking and Cancelling Selection
• Select Button — Usage of Sub Weapon
• Start Button — Alternative Dashing / Sliding Control
• Down + A Button — Dashing / Sliding
• Up Button — Interacting with Objects and NPCs
• Up + B Button — Attack Upwards and Hooking on to a Crown

Features:

• Classic retro "Vania" experience.
• Playable on actual Game Boy hardware.
• Nostalgic difficulty with a modern take on physics.
• Automatically pick up Lantern Drops [Ammo, HP, and 1UPs]
• [2] Two playable characters with different campaigns and endings.
• [3] Three Save Data Slots! [No more passwords!]
• Branching paths with different end Bosses.
• Pet a cat, and get a random gift!

Credits:

• The embedded art is from Touhou, Scarlet Devil Mansion. Link: Zerochan Anime Image Board
• Awesome soundtracks by Nick Sicken "basicbones" and Brendan Carell
• Sound Effects brought to you by Coffee "Valen" Bat

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Licensing:

This project shall not exist nor be related to any non-fungible tokens ("NFT") or blockchain-related projects.