{"id":136617,"date":"2026-03-26T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-199148"},"modified":"2026-03-26T19:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:30:00","slug":"sumptuous-retro-shmup-zpf-launches-on-switch-in-just-a-few-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/03\/26\/sumptuous-retro-shmup-zpf-launches-on-switch-in-just-a-few-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Sumptuous Retro Shmup &#8216;ZPF&#8217; Launches On Switch In Just A Few Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/19a6a37cea332\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/19a6a37cea332\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/19a6a37cea332\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"gepBoA9_BT4\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gepBoA9_BT4?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Publisher Mega Cat Studios has confirmed that the lovely-looking retro shmup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/zpf\">ZPF<\/a> will launch on the Switch eShop next month on <strong>16th April 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it&#8217;s going head-to-head with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/tomodachi_life_living_the_dream\">Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream<\/a>, though we suspect there won&#8217;t be <em>too<\/em> much crossover with the games&#8217; audiences. ZPF is already available as a brand-new release for the Sega Mega Drive, with Mega Cat promising a Switch release at a later date. It&#8217;s nearly here!<\/p>\n<p>It looks awesome, too. The colours and sprite work is lovely, and with it being playable on proper Mega Drive hardware, there&#8217;s a sense that the authenticity of this one is going to be spot on. Curiously, however, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/megacatstudios\/zpf-a-new-sega-mega-drive-genesis-game\/posts\/4643713\">Kickstarter update<\/a>, it seems developer ZPF Team had to make a few minor changes to the game&#8217;s presentation to get it published on modern consoles.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the key features:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8211; Go head-to-head against hordes of screen-filling bosses<br \/>&#8211; Test your skills with a rewarding scoring system that encourages bold play<br \/>&#8211; Battle through 6+ levels of surreal sci-fi, horror, and fantasy landscapes<br \/>&#8211; Master three unique characters, each with their own play style<br \/>&#8211; Experience a high-energy chiptune soundtrack that amplifies the action<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Mega Cat Studios<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p><em>What do you make of this one? Will you be picking it up? Head down to the comments section and let us know.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Publisher Mega Cat Studios has confirmed that the lovely-looking retro shmup ZPF will launch on the Switch eShop next month on 16th April 2026. Yes, it&#8217;s going head-to-head with Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, though we suspect there won&#8217;t be too much crossover with the games&#8217; audiences. ZPF is already available as a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136617\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}