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The Indie Game That Looks Like Retro Newspaper Comics! | Future Ghost Dev Interview

The Indie Game That Looks Like Retro Newspaper Comics! | Future Ghost Dev Interview

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Join me for an exclusive conversation with Kenn from Pineboxgames about Future Ghost, an indie 2D point and click adventure game so visually authentic it feels like reading old newspaper comics!

Discover how Kenn meticulously scanned pages from his personal comic collection to create the game's striking retro aesthetic.

We explore Kenn’s journey from English teacher to indie developer, his inspirations drawn from classic comics and games, and how he achieved Future Ghost's uniquely physical appearance.

We also discuss out love for physical games media and retro gaming in general.

Wishlist Future Ghost on Steam today to experience this one-of-a-kind visual style firsthand!

Pineboxgames links:

- Future Ghost Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/793100/Future_Ghost/- ithch.io: https://pineboxgames.itch.io/

- @pineboxgames on social mediaFootage and screenshots sources:- Captain Tsubasa anime: https://youtu.be/ke5AZhJCPSg?si=Tj_iTYFcxYeKQMDv

- Monkey Magic TV show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-SUoHmpRdM

- Astro Boy anime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm43LjWBkWM

- Robotech Macross anime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VloMC21HIWo

- Gabriel Knight gameplay footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak7LgAdtPNQ

- The Game Expo 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9MANfP-ZSg

- Batman: black and white: https://archive.org/details/batmanblackwhite0000boll_y6y5

Music credit:Rhodesia by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

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