1. '90s Arcade Racer
The name tells you everything you need to know: '90s Arcade Racer is a throwback to the classic arcade racers of the '90s, specifically Sega fare such as Daytona USA and Virtua Racing. Greek developer Antonis Pelekanos took to Kickstarter in early 2013 to secure the necessary funds, and during the campaign, he formed a partnership with indie publisher Nicalis in order to expand the team size and target platforms — Wii U and mobile in addition to Windows, OS X, and Linux.
True to its inspirations, the game is bright and colorful, albeit with modern spit shine — the Wii U build in particular runs at 60 fps at 720p with anti-aliasing for a clean picture. Also true to form, the track count rather modest — there are only four in total, but each has alternate routes and day / night cycles. It's is more about the purity of old-school racing and learning the ins-and-outs of each course and less about the excess bloat of modern simulation racers.
'90s Arcade Racer was originally planned for release this year, but the need to hire a new programmer to completely rewrite the AI code has resulted in a delay of at least a few months. Tough break.
