The first details of Renegade Kid’s latest game Treasurenauts has finally arrived, and it’s coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Created by Mutant Mudds developer Renegade Kid, Treasurenauts is a title featuring a varied band of heroes, adventurers and misfits, where your health is tied to what in-game wealth you own.
So far, Renegade Kid has been scarce about the details, but co-founder Jools Watsham told Nintendo Force Magazine in an exclusive interview a few of the details. Treasurenauts will settle in 16-bit form with a 2D art style similar to Mutant Mudds, where the world map acts as a treasure map, paying homage to Super Mario World. It will also support local multiplayer and download play, and will have multiple endings depending on how much treasure you own. The title is aiming for a Q4 release, and below you can see the round-up of the extra details.
- At least 8 unique characters, of which some need to be unlocked.
- Two tiers to the character selection process; Tier 1: only cosmetic; no effect on gameplay, and tier 2: weapon type; choose from sword, firearm, and bomb.
- Weapons have different strengths and weaknesses over other weapons
- Sometimes you may not be able to advance past the first screen of the new level since a pathway is out of your reach or is blocked by an obstacle that can’t be tackled at that time.
- New ability power-ups or a second teammate may come into play in these situations, for example: stand on a friends’ head to reach a high platform.
- Each player can be equipped with a different weapon type.
- Some areas have dual pressure pads that must be triggered together, leading to a special door with a lot of treasure, a completely separate secret pathway, etc.
- Don’t have to stay together with your friend in the level, plus can send a special voodoo summon to your teammate, allowing them to warp to you instantly.
- Bosses included – defeat them to earn power-up abilities such as the Double Jump ability.
- If hit by an enemy, some of your treasure will be lost.
