{"id":88457,"date":"2019-03-14T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/03\/watch_the_first_gameplay_footage_of_disc-slinger_windjammers_2"},"modified":"2019-03-14T17:15:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T17:15:00","slug":"watch-the-first-gameplay-footage-of-disc-slinger-windjammers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/03\/14\/watch-the-first-gameplay-footage-of-disc-slinger-windjammers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch The First Gameplay Footage Of Disc-Slinger Windjammers 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0103240c6e4b2\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0103240c6e4b2\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=or1-y1LQJCo?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>French developer Dotemu, the team behind the excellent <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/wonder_boy_the_dragons_trap\">Wonder Boy: The Dragon&#8217;s Trap<\/a><\/strong> remake and the upcoming <strong>Streets of Rage 4<\/strong> (we still can&#8217;t <em>quite<\/em> believe that&#8217;s a real &#8216;thing&#8217;), has released the first alpha-state footage of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/windjammers_2\">Windjammers 2<\/a><\/strong>, the sequel to Data East&#8217;s original Neo Geo game from 1994.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see from the above footage, it retains the perspective of the original and looks to preserve the gameplay, but it&#8217;s been given a fresh lick of paint. Old favourites Mita and Wessel are joined by newcomers Max and Grace, and there are new abilities on show, too. According to the developer:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Competitors can incorporate all-new jumps, smashes, and slapshots into the all-out performances they put up on the court, making Windjammers 2 a true elevation of the series\u2019 style of action so revered it\u2019s found a home among the fighting game esports community.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>For those unfamiliar with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/windjammers\">Windjammers<\/a><\/strong>, it&#8217;s an arcade-style sports game that involves throwing a flying disc at an opponent&#8217;s goal zone in a top-down court. A player can only hold a disc for a few seconds during which they are unable to move. The resulting air hockey-esque experience wasn&#8217;t overly well received back in the day, but has steadily gained popularity over the years, especially in France where it&#8217;s become a true cult classic thanks to a thriving competitive scene.<\/p>\n<p>This updated version seems to be receiving a lot of care and attention, looking lovely already despite being in an unfinished state. We&#8217;ve grabbed a few screens from the trailer for your perusal below:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"WJ23\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/db8ec63ccae74\/wj23.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/db8ec63ccae74\/wj23.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"WJ23\"><\/a><a title=\"WJ2\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/cdc08daa5dba8\/wj2.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/cdc08daa5dba8\/wj2.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"WJ2\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"WJ22\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/53402074f1ba1\/wj22.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/53402074f1ba1\/wj22.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"WJ22\"><\/a><a title=\"WJ24\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a9e42b7903160\/wj24.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a9e42b7903160\/wj24.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"WJ24\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>DotEmu published the original game on Switch, so there&#8217;s plenty of time to check that out before this drops at an unspecified date in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you a fan of the disc-slinging original? Like the look of this sequel? Give us a shout in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=or1-y1LQJCo?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] French developer Dotemu, the team behind the excellent Wonder Boy: The Dragon&#8217;s Trap remake and the upcoming Streets of Rage 4 (we still can&#8217;t quite believe that&#8217;s a real &#8216;thing&#8217;), has released the first alpha-state footage of Windjammers 2, the sequel to Data East&#8217;s original Neo Geo game from 1994. As you can [&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-88457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88457","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=88457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88457\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}