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A Retro Loveletter for These Modern Times
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/18/2026
The only things I knew about this game going forward came from my MJ local co-op partner in crime and so I knew this was a kind of homage to a somewhat obscure (at least in America) 2D platforming game called “The Maze of Galious”. It turns out there is a very dedicated game developer (looks at other review), named Francisco Téllez de Meneses aka Fran, who likes to turn old games into something new, updated and - surprisingly - very fun. While I didn't know much about his game going in, it turns out turning retro classics into a modern retro updated (including adding co-op where there was none before) game makes for something that is both nostalgic and yet made for these more modern times.
Looks and Stuff: The game utilized the pixel art style that your classic games of the NES …
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4/5
Where Indie and Fangame Collide
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 05/27/2025
“Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons” (“P&S”) is an unofficial sequel to a game that already has an official sequel, created by a lone Indie developer. The original game that inspired “P&S” is “The Maze of Galious,” an ancient precursor of the Metroidvania sub-genre released in Japan and Europe by Konami in 1987, originally for the mysterious MSX computer system, but with a Famicom (NES) port later in the same year. “The Maze of Galious” was, itself, already a sequel, and, in fact, was the middle game in a trilogy that included a SHMUP called “Knightmare” (1986) and an Adventure game called “Shalom” (late 1987). Due to the limited releases of the first and third games in the ‘Knightmare’ Trilogy, only “The Maze of Galious” made much of a lasting …
