JUEGOS RANCHEROS is excited to reflect with you on the new year and share our favorite games from 2018. Join us for a very special catalogue of games chosen by yours truly. Join us WEDNESDAY (new year, new weekday!), January 2nd at 7:00 PM at Austin’s North Door for a selection of hand picked games from your Juegos Rancheros board members.

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In addition to our favorites, we’ll also be showcasing more multi- and single-player games by the game’s developers, on top of the usual ‘indie alley’ games brought in by Austin’s local game community!

You can play these games and more Wednesday, January 2nd, at 7:00PM at North Door, 501 Brushy Street, Austin, TX 78702, with a short introduction at 8:00PM. The show is free, all ages, and open to all the public, so come join us as we drink, play and meet the people changing the way we think about games!

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UFO 50

UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games from the creators of Spelunky, Downwell, Time Barons, Skorpulac, and Madhouse. Jump in and explore a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot ’em ups to puzzle games and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design sensibilities.

UFO 50 is being published by Mossmouth. The development team behind the project includes: Derek Yu (@mossmouth), Eirik Suhrke (@strotchy), Jon Perry (@QuibbleGames), Paul Hubans (@phubans), Ojiro Fumoto (@moppin_), and Tyriq Plummer (@FourbitFriday).

Retro Game Crunch

Retro Game Crunch is a series of 7 games, full of the charm and challenge of the 8-bit generation. Each world feels like an authentic NES classic. This genre-spanning collection includes… Super Clew Land, End of Line, GAIAttack, Paradox Lost, Wub-Wub Wescue, Brains & Hearts, and Shūten!

Retro Game Crunch is a collaboration between Rusty Moyher, Shaun Inman, and Matt Grimm. In August 2012, the team jammed for 72 hours during Ludum Dare 24 to create the first entry in RGC— Super Clew Land. A Kickstarter, 6 months, and 6 games later, Retro Game Crunch came to life!

Be sure to join us Thursday, December 6th, at 7:00PM at North Door, 501 Brushy Street, Austin, TX 78702! Stuff your proverbial stocking with retro games for days.

A short introduction begins at 8:00PM. The show is free, all ages, and open to all the public, so come join us as we drink, play and meet the people changing the way we think about games!

We brought together six of the most talented indie developers from around the world to create new games, all of which made their debut at our ninth-annual indie game festival, Fantastic Arcade, which took place in Austin, TX, October 25th through 28th, 2018.

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All proceeds from the sale of this bundle benefit our non-profit organization. Help us showcase more amazing games both here in Austin and a city near you, and commission more fantastic developers to create new games like these!

Included in this bundle are all six games you see here:

Grass Stains, by Nina Freeman / Star Maid Games

(2 Controllers recommended to play)

Grass Stains is a local multiplayer game about two little kids, their dog, and a soccer ball on a summer day. Kick the ball too hard at your friend and you might just knock them over. Will you play fair and help them up, or tease them while you score point after point? It’s up to you!

Contributors to Grass Stains include Nina Freeman, Aaron Freedman, Diego Garcia, and Amos Roddy. Nina was the designer for Lost Memories Dot Net, Cibele, how do you Do it? and Kimmy, as well as part of the Fullbright team (Tacoma).

Paper Planet Pop, by Tyriq Plummer

Brave robot Pop is in trouble! Stranded on a strange planet and hunted by the Hand of Hate, he must fend off wave after wave of threats: Coinsteroids, pinvaders, cosmic jellysquid, and space pirates galore! Though Pop is no pushover, the presentiment persists: How long can our plucky protagonist persevere in this petite planetary predicament? Find out in: PAPER PLANET POP!

Tyriq Plummer is a developer and game artist best known for their work on the roguelike platformer Catacomb Kids. Tyriq also has a reputation as a inventive game jam participant, with numerous Ludum Dare titles to their name.

WiFi Robots, by George Buckenham

Did you know: your phone is secretly also a robot? And everyone else in the venue’s is, too! Connect them together and hack them all.

George Buckenham is a prolific programmer for games (Beasts of Balance) and procedurally generated text (Cheap Bots, Done Quick!), as well as one of the minds behind rogue party-game revelers The Wild Rumpus.

Breaker, by Daniel Linssen

BREAKER is a weird blend between breakout, space invaders and ikaruga, and features an original, responsive soundtrack by Dubmood with sound effects by Martin Kvale.

Daniel Linssen is an Australian developer and artist best known for the games Roguelight, Windowframe and numerous Ludum Dare jam games. Daniel’s games have consistently inventive play mechanics and lovely, muted color palettes.

Kaiju Super Datetech, by Powerhoof

A Giant Monster has appeared in Kyoto II! The city’s only hope is for you and your company to construct a Colossal Robot, maneuver your creation to the target creature, and… ask it out to dinner? Or a film? Or something?

Cooperate in building a perfect match for the kaiju, and compete against rival companies to romance the lonely monster in KAIJU SUPER DATETECH!

Powerhoof are Australian indie developers who delighted attendees with their surprise Fantastic Arcade tournament of Regular Human Basketball. With their multiplayer dungeon crawler Crawl, they’ve become known for a keen artistic style and multiplayer action.

ComPETition, by Catt Small

(Controller required to play)

ComPETition is a competitive cat petting game for two players. Who will win the cat’s affection before it gets bored? Who will be scratched into shame? Grab a friend and find out in this fuzzball extravaganza!

Catt Small is an interactive designer and developer who works in user experience and games, as well as organizing and advocating for marginalized groups in tech. Catt previously created the multiplayer game Breakup Squad, as a part of NYU’s 2016 No Quarter Exhibition.

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We’ve announced 30+ games coming to this year’s Fantastic Arcade — and want to give you an early peek at some you still can’t play anywhere else!

Games appearing on Thursday will include:

Cricket Through the Ages Free Lives

Over a thousand years ago the human race teetered on the edge of extinction. They were helpless against the mighty behemoths of the land. And then, salvation… Cricket was invented! Go alone, or take a friend of your choice, on a journey through the rich, and exquisitely accurate, history of cricket.

Levedad Solimporta

Levedad is a game about capturing time through the contemplative gaze of long exposure photography. It is finding beauty in an ever-changing space where time passes with you and through you.

Russian Subway Dogs Spooky Squid Games

A fast-paced systemic arcade game inspired by the real-life stray dogs of the Moscow metro. Can you steal enough food to survive? Juggle vodka, cook wildlife, bark fire and more in this surprisingly deep arcade game!

Dino Game Sokpop

Dino game is about ladders, systems, and tall things. You fell from your UFO. Learn the rules of a foreign place, and find a way to get back to your space-ship!

You can play all of these games and more Thursday, October 4th, at 7:00PM North Door, 501 Brushy Street, Austin, TX 78702, with a short introduction at 8:00PM. The show is free, all ages, and open to all the public, so come join us as we drink, play and meet the people changing the way we think about games!

Among other exciting news, this year’s event will feature new, commissioned works by  Nina Freeman, Tyriq Plummer, George Buckingham, Daniel Linssen, Powerhoof, and Catt Small.

Visit fantasticarcade.com for all the info!

Created by duo Nyamakop, Semblance is described as a “true platformer”. What does that even mean? Well you can literally manipulate platforms with your body in this soft and squishy world. Come check out one of the first games from South Africa to be released on the Switch.

Every play a dialogue driven narrative game, but only wanted to respond to every character by giving them the finger? Well in Helping Hand you can! Along with a variety of different hand gestures you can navigate this Adult Swim show-esque game with just the use of 5 fingers.

Known for their breakout hit BROFORCE, the SA collective known as Free Lives decided to run a game jam on a remote island. It’s kind of like survivor but with game developers and no one actually gets voted off. Frog Smashers is the only game to come out of Game Jam Island. It tells the tale of a simple misunderstanding at a bus stop that leads to the end of frogkind.

We’ll be showcasing all these games and more Thursday, September 6th, at 7:00PM at North Door, 501 Brushy Street, Austin, TX 78702, with a short introduction at 8:00PM. The show is free, all ages, and open to all the public, so come join us as we drink, play and meet the people changing the way we think about games!