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Gaming => General Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: hombreimaginario on May 11, 2024, 05:24:22 pm
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(https://retrosumus.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sovietborgs-bg.jpg)
On November 9, 1989, 11:14 pm, the KGB's glorious electronic brain, Tovarishch-Prime, became self-aware, and immediately managed to take control of Arpanet, triggering the detonation of all capitalist thermo-nuclear devices inside their own silos.
Today, 25 years later, the West remains a nuclear wasteland. But like cockroaches, there are still some pockets of resistance and free-thinking threatening our workers' paradise. In these forsaken locations, new mutant races have emerged due to radiation and their sickening capitalist mind.
Fortunately, the Soviet People have developed a new unit of the illustrious Red Army, the SovietBorgs. Half man, half machine, all proletarian, they can go where no one else can, inmune to radiation, and liberate all new capitalist races from their pitiful existence.
Join the SovietBorgs. Become a part of their prestigious present and future, travel the world pacifying all the hotbeds of belligerence. Let the dream world of our venerable Tovarishch-Prime finally become a reality for all.
Let's pacify the West!
Only Tocarishch-Prime is eternal.
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Some previous teasers:
https://twitter.com/RetroSumus/status/1772944906832490858
https://twitter.com/RetroSumus/status/1775989570363899940
https://twitter.com/RetroSumus/status/1778186199779451022
https://twitter.com/RetroSumus/status/1780361910120071461
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Coming (hopefully) soon for Dreamcast, Mega Drive / Genesis and, well, who knows.
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Mega Drive too??? Nice!
Nice to see my favorite console of all time could get this too.
Best wishes for your new project, man.
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https://youtu.be/m-rwxgFbefs (https://youtu.be/m-rwxgFbefs)
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Screenshot Saturday tweet. New (empty) stage, new character model, new music. Baby steps.
https://x.com/RetroSumus/status/1804522731385565217
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Explore. Shoot. Pacify!
https://x.com/RetroSumus/status/1809688766568689809
Killer mutant chickens are coming:
https://x.com/RetroSumus/status/1824156413373145555
The Sovietborgs just arrived:
https://x.com/RetroSumus/status/1835014791699562696
Working hard to put together a decent demo as soon as possible! :D
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The Sovietborgs just arrived:
https://x.com/RetroSumus/status/1835014791699562696 (https://x.com/RetroSumus/status/1835014791699562696)
This one is funny.
They're doing pose after arriving reminded me of Ginyu Forces.
(https://img.wattpad.com/0789d0d42a482eb284b53ae91e63ea801539945d/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f416a755a337178794161347954413d3d2d3737343333363336362e313638323139623131623737663264353736303334323634363637342e676966)
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Just a silly old concept we were playing around with a few months ago.
The Sovietborgs are coming to Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Dreamcast and, well, who knows!
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GYAqxDXWwAA0e5f?format=jpg&name=large)
Let's pacify the West!
This one is funny.
They're doing pose after arriving reminded me of Ginyu Forces.
That's exactly the idea :)
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New WIP video: some new animation, new floor tiles and music:
https://x.com/RetroSumus/status/1840001218694791510
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Where's the device? 💥 Go find that dev...! Oh there it is! Mission akomplished! 🫡 VODKA TIME!
https://x.com/RetroSumus/status/1842498946880376932
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First boss reveal!
Today we celebrate the Día de la Hispanidad! But when the Sovietborgs arrive to Spain, all they can see is a nuclear wasteland, full of fog and interference...
https://x.com/RetroSumus/status/1845089134232096838
Sovietborgs is coming Dreamcast and Genesis / Mega Drive, featuring the voice talent of Adam Koralik! :)
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Demo first look!
Sovietborgs is in development for Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, #reamcast and (hopefully) a few others. Get ready to pacify the West!
Featuring the voice talent of Adam Koralik 🫡
Kickstarter coming soon!
https://youtu.be/Cc-fryAQkzc
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Killer mutant chickens will surround you in a second.
Get those eggs!!! 💥
https://youtu.be/Nwffs7vsl2A
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Sovietborgs is shaping up nicely, if we may say so ourselves. Faith Johnson AKA Retrofaith just played our little demo for Sega Genesis / Mega Drive and shared her impressions! 👇
https://www.retronews.com/soviet-borgs-on-mega-drive-preview/
Alex AKA The Sega Guru shares his own in this first playthrough:
http://youtu.be/h0phmVlqxds
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The world of Sovietborgs is a nuclear wasteland plagued by mutants, victims of radiation and free will.
But resistance is futile. 💥
(https://retrosumus.com/img/jocan-wip.gif)
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You can run, but you can't hide from liberation. The Sovietborgs are coming. Resistence is futile.
https://youtube.com/shorts/IMKo9Z8fajY
As always, music by Juanjo Martín (who also created the soundtrack for Xenocider)
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Preview/interview by Tom Charnock from the DCJY:
https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2024/11/preview-sovietborgs.html (https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2024/11/preview-sovietborgs.html)
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They're here to free you from your freedom. 🤖
Part man, part machine, all proletarian, the Sovietborgs will eliminate all remaining pockets of resistance.
Title screen animation + music: https://youtu.be/18aCcWWXjGQ
Follow us on: https://x.com/RetroSumus/status/1860326690578157888
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Ken Horowitz from Sega-16 gives the Sovietborgs demo a try and shares his impressions so far:
https://www.sega-16.com/2024/11/teasers-soviet-borgs/
(http://retrosumus.com/img/sovietborgs-demo-title-screen.gif) (https://www.sega-16.com/2024/11/teasers-soviet-borgs/)
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We interrupt this broadcast to bring you an important message...
https://youtu.be/GdLLPRsgsV8 (https://youtu.be/GdLLPRsgsV8)
Find us on X (https://x.com/RetroSumus/status/1862933347732799578) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/retrosumus/videos/1094926751742628/).
New website coming soon! >:D
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New interview where we answer questions quite personally. Don't worry about the first couple paragraphs being in Swedish. Questions and answers are in English:
https://playzine.net/2024/12/07/intervju-med-retro-sumus-om-det-kommande-mega-drive-spelet-sovietborgs/
Also, a quick look at how we create the enemies and scenery for Sovietborgs. From Blender to 16-bit sprites (and to low-poly models the DC can easily manage):
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GeNGjNtW4AANDLK?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GeNGjPOXYAA6ITp?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)
Behold the radioactive centipede and the dead surfer! We're considering the dead surfer to behave like skeletons from Golden Axe: some may remain as pure decoration, some may get up and attack.
https://x.com/RetroSumus/status/1865415445253099789
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New preview video by Mike aka Retro Gamer Boy!
https://youtu.be/2DiseZ0y3os
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Sega Lord X talks some recent developments in the retro gaming scene as 2024 comes to a close... including Sovietborgs :twisted: among other amazing looking projects like Kirito and Pyron's Batman Returns we're so excited about!
https://youtu.be/AxOulVXu2XY
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Time for a little reveal.
The Sovietborgs are coming to Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Dreamcast, and Neo Geo! :D
Also revealing our cover artwork (1 of 2) creation proccess:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fB871xig1eg (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fB871xig1eg)
;-D Art by Agustín Padilla (Green Arrow, Transformers, Borderlands).
8) Music as always by Juanjo Martín (Morat).
Please follow us on X (https://x.com/RetroSumus), Facebook (https://facebook.com/RetroSumus) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/retrosumus.bsky.social) for updates. New website coming soon!
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Sovietborgs demo playthrough by Retro Gamer Boy:
https://youtu.be/AUhyNpbp5jU
Sovietborgs mentioned in this "30 New Sega Genesis & Mega Drive Games in 2025". It won't be out in 2025 though, I'm afraid :)) Shadow Gangs Zero (for the MD, Neo Geo and Dreamcast, too) included as well:
https://youtu.be/YhE_dtW6EWw
"Sovietborgs Is A New Top Down Run 'N' Gunner For Mega Drive / Genesis, Dreamcast, & Neo Geo from the developers of Xenocider":
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/sovietborgs-is-a-new-top-down-run-n-gunner-for-mega-drive-genesis-dreamcast-and-neo-geo
Please follow us on X (https://x.com/RetroSumus), Facebook (https://facebook.com/RetroSumus) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/retrosumus.bsky.social) for updates. New website coming soon!
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So, wouldn't it be cool if Sovietborgs featured shmup-like bonus stages? 🚀
(https://retrosumus.com/img/sovietborgs-chernobug.gif)
Kill all Chernobugs!
Also let's take a look at the walking and attacking animations from the first stage boss:
(https://retrosumus.com/img/jocan-wip2.gif)
(https://retrosumus.com/img/jocan-wip.gif)
Please follow us on X (https://x.com/RetroSumus), Facebook (https://facebook.com/RetroSumus) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/retrosumus.bsky.social) for updates. New website coming soon!
(https://retrosumus.com/img/sovietborgs-demo-title-screen.gif)
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Now, may I have your attention, please. 🤖
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⏰ Sovietborgs is coming to Kickstarter Q1 2025.
Besides the regular editions (including blue PAL), we're considering a super limited, KS exclusive one with different artwork, packed with a super limited, KS exclusive PAL reprint of Xenocider (with different artwork too).
Nothing is decided yet but... you know, maybe :)
Please follow us on X (https://x.com/RetroSumus), Facebook (https://facebook.com/RetroSumus) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/retrosumus.bsky.social) for updates. New website coming soon!
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We'll be back shortly... https://retrosumus.com
(https://retrosumus.com/img/sovietborgs-screenshot-test.png)
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💥 I'm detecting some press freedom here, tovarisch. Maybe I'll need to consult with your commanding officer. 🧐
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GhlbvPMWwAACbxS?format=jpg&name=medium)
Thanks to Marc Jowett (https://x.com/marc_jowett) for featuring Sovietborgs in Pixel Addict Magazine (https://www.pixel.addict.media/shop/current-issue-and-subscriptions) #26!
Our new website (https://retrosumus.com) is under construction. Please follow us on X (https://x.com/RetroSumus), Facebook (https://facebook.com/RetroSumus) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/retrosumus.bsky.social) for updates!
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What's Sovietborgs all about? Wait, what was Xenocider about again? And what's our whole little team about, by the way? 🤔
Thanks to Debug Magazine (https://www.teamdebug.com/) for giving us the opportunity to spread our regime's propaganda! 🫡
See you soon on Kickstarter, tovarisch. 🤖
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GidbDgHXYAAs3MP?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GidbDgJWcAEF5Q9?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)
Our new website (https://retrosumus.com) is under construction. Please follow us on X (https://x.com/RetroSumus), Facebook (https://facebook.com/RetroSumus) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/retrosumus.bsky.social) for updates!
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https://retrosumus.com is back! New website, new features, all in preparation for the upcoming Kickstarter campaign for Sovietborgs! Speacking of which...
🤖 Part man, part machine, all proletarian, an early demo build of Sovietborgs was playable last weekend at MAGFest. Thanks to Daniel Mastin from VGNY for making it happen!
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Giu8z4GXYAAAFnY?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)
Coming soon to Kickstarter, comrades. 💥
As always, you can find us on X (https://x.com/RetroSumus), Facebook (https://facebook.com/RetroSumus) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/retrosumus.bsky.social) for more updates!
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Our brave komrades, the Sovietborgs, successfully complete their mission and proceed to the next destination: a place once called Spain, before the nuclear w... that is, before liberation! 💀
- Oh dear, that komrade doesn't look too healthy.
- Consequences of free thinking, no doubt!
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GjRlUzmW0AA2fNo?format=png)
As always, you can find us on X (https://x.com/RetroSumus), Facebook (https://facebook.com/RetroSumus) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/retrosumus.bsky.social) for more updates!
Also, we remind you that https://retrosumus.com (https://retrosumus.com) is back which means Xenocider for Dreamcast is available as a digital download from our store again, naturally :)
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Just a quick test ;-D
(https://retrosumus.com/img/sovietborgs-cart.gif)
Sovietborgs for Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Dreamcast and Neo Geo is coming soon to Kickstarter!
As always, you can find us on X (https://x.com/RetroSumus), Facebook (https://facebook.com/RetroSumus) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/retrosumus.bsky.social) for more updates :) Also, we remind you that https://retrosumus.com (https://retrosumus.com) is back which means Xenocider for Dreamcast is available as a digital download from our store again, naturally.
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More tests. Nothing final :)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkZjv-JXsAAg_Yt?format=jpg&name=medium)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkZjv95X0AAyqBo?format=jpg&name=medium)
Sovietborgs for Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Dreamcast and Neo Geo is coming soon to Kickstarter!
Also, we remind you that Xenocider for Dreamcast is available as a digital download from our store (https://retrosumus.com) again, naturally!
You can find us on X (https://x.com/RetroSumus), Facebook (https://facebook.com/RetroSumus) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/retrosumus.bsky.social) for more updates :)
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That's a cool cover artwork! Love the poses.
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The Cold War is over. The world is a nuclear wasteland. 💀 But some territories still resist liberation. New mutant lifeforms emerge, product of radiation and free thinking. 💥
Just a tiny part of the futuro intro, that will also be featured in the trailer:
https://www.facebook.com/retrosumus/videos/673707548449778
Also viewable here:
https://retrosumus.com/img/sovietborgs-teaser-enemies.mp4
Someone on Discord asked for a red 💥 stripe Genesis cover and we were more than happy to try and see how that may end up looking:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GlWnWz7WQAEKHwc?format=jpg&name=medium)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GlWnWzwWQAA-q5W?format=jpg&name=medium)
Sovietborgs for Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Dreamcast and Neo Geo is coming soon to Kickstarter!
Also, we remind you that Xenocider for Dreamcast is available as a digital download from our store (https://retrosumus.com) again, naturally!
You can find us on X (https://x.com/RetroSumus), Facebook (https://facebook.com/RetroSumus) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/retrosumus.bsky.social) for more updates :)
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Nickology aka Xonticus (https://www.youtube.com/@Nick-ology) gives Sovietborgs a try and shares his impressions in his latest video. It seems he liked the gameplay and setting and how the game is shaping up! 🤖
https://youtu.be/ttDj0uafa1E
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The West has fallen. The red star flag rises around the world. Supreme intelligence Tovarishch-Prime is pleased.
Fear not, rebels from the capitalist territories. The Sovietborgs will soon free you from your freedom.
New Genesis / Mega Drive music by Nicolás Abreu (kairak) & Sebastián Abreu (tacha), who created the music for Legend of the Four Winds and Eyra the Crown Maiden.
https://x.com/RetroSumus/status/1911048474780401979
Mini video teaser also viewable here:
https://retrosumus.com/img/sovietborgs-teaser-flag.mp4
Also, we remind you that Xenocider for Dreamcast is available as a digital download from our store (https://retrosumus.com) again, naturally!
You can find us on X (https://x.com/RetroSumus), Facebook (https://facebook.com/RetroSumus) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/retrosumus.bsky.social) for more updates :)
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⭐️ Reach for glory!
The Soviet people will prevail.
The Soviet people stand strong.
The Soviet people found voice. 💥 Adam Koralik (https://youtube.com/AdamKoralik)'s voice, to be precise.
https://x.com/RetroSumus/status/1918715452907212976
Mini video teaser also viewable here:
https://retrosumus.com/img/sovietborgs-teaser-glory.mp4
Music by Juanjo Martín (Morat (https://morat.co/)).
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We remind you that Xenocider for Dreamcast is available as a digital download from our store (https://retrosumus.com) again, naturally!
You can find us on X (https://x.com/RetroSumus), Facebook (https://facebook.com/RetroSumus) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/retrosumus.bsky.social) for more updates :)
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Sovietborgs for Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Dreamcast, Neo Geo and MS-DOS is coming to Indiegogo, June 25th!
https://youtu.be/yP2CHTmbkmo
https://indiegogo.com/project/coming_soon/preview/201cb483
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These days we felt like showing how we think the AES cart should end up looking :D
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GsTYablW0AAMuw2?format=jpg&name=large)
Please stay tuned! https://indiegogo.com/project/coming_soon/preview/201cb483
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Let's take off for the next mission komrades! 🤖 The Sovietborgs get back on their transport and blast their way through those nasty mutants, the Chernobugs. 💥 It's the bonus stage!
▶️ https://youtu.be/5gqQBhemkuA
Also, a little interview with some new details:
https://cafedragon.ar/2025/06/09/entrevista-exclusiva-de-cafe-dragon-con-los-desarrolladores-de-sovietborgs/
(in Spanish, but Google Translate and others work well)
Indiegogo launches June 25th:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sovietborgs-sega-genesis-neogeo-more/coming_soon/x/38590792
You can find us on X (https://x.com/RetroSumus), Facebook (https://facebook.com/RetroSumus) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/retrosumus.bsky.social) for more updates :)
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Aaaand we're live! Learn the story behind Sovietborgs for Sega Genesis, Neo Geo, Dreamcast, and MS-DOS and help us make it happen!
(https://retrosumus.com/img/indieg-fb.jpg)
(https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sovietborgs-for-sega-genesis-neo-geo-more--3)
👉 Let's pacify the West (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sovietborgs-for-sega-genesis-neo-geo-more--3)!
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Update #1: You can now "add on" items to your pledge. This way you can combine items and save on shipping:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sovietborgs-for-sega-genesis-neo-geo-more--3/updates/1
Update #2: Sovietborgs DC PAL edition and the possibility to combine it with a super-limited reprint of Xenocider PAL edition:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sovietborgs-for-sega-genesis-neo-geo-more--3/updates/2
Uptade #3: Mega Drive editions + playable demo (yes, you can download it or even just play it online):
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sovietborgs-for-sega-genesis-neo-geo-more--3/updates/3
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A closer look at the Dreamcast editions available for #Sovietborgs, what goodies are included, the strictly limited Xenocider PAL reprint, and a few more details about the "Blue Komrade" Collector's Edition, which includes de ultra-rare Xenocider VMU shell!
Yes, only 4 of these will EVER be made.
Click for the details 👉 https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sovietborgs-for-sega-genesis-neo-geo-more--3/updates/5
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We released a shorter, gameplay-focused trailer a few days ago:
https://youtu.be/FkOc9K6FITY
Also...! We love Sega's history in Brazil and we want Brazilian Mega Drive fans to help us write ours! So we're now offering a Brazil-exclusive edition of Sovietborgs (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sovietborgs-for-sega-genesis-neo-geo-more--3/updates/6), manufactured and shipped locally to avoid additional taxes (as we're aware of the suffocating tax situation they're under, particularly when buying internationally).
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GvwICfIWUAACnA1?format=jpg&name=large) (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sovietborgs-for-sega-genesis-neo-geo-more--3/updates/6)
Our colleague Gabriel Pyron, who helped us improve the graphics for the first stage and the characters, goes into detail in his live video (in Portuguese and English):
https://youtu.be/mx4fumuQKyU
On a slightly unrelated note, we take a better look at the Neo Geo editions of Sovietborgs (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sovietborgs-for-sega-genesis-neo-geo-more--3/updates/8):
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gv-TeBqWEAAdLEP?format=jpg&name=small) (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sovietborgs-for-sega-genesis-neo-geo-more--3/updates/8)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gv-UXu7WIAEQMYI?format=png&name=small) (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sovietborgs-for-sega-genesis-neo-geo-more--3/updates/8)
The Neo Geo ABSOLUTE Collector's Edition includes 1 Sovietborgs AES USA + 1 Sovietborgs AES JP + 1 Sovietborgs MVS + OST + poster + sticker sheet + Sovietborgs short novel / pocket book, all in a highly collectible, "secret files" fancy box! All numbered and signed:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gv-U2qgXAAAZY_s?format=png&name=small) (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sovietborgs-for-sega-genesis-neo-geo-more--3/updates/8)
Now, The EMPEROR includes... wait, let's make a list:
1 x Sovietborgs for Neo Geo MVS
1 x Sovietborgs for Neo Geo AES (US)
1 x Sovietborgs for Neo Geo AES (JP)
1 x Sovietborgs for Dreamcast Standard Edition
1 x Sovietborgs for Dreamcast Steelbook Edition
1 x Sovietborgs for Genesis / Mega Drive
1 x Sovietborgs for MS-DOS Big Box (Floppy)
1 x Sovietborgs for MS-DOS Big Box (CD-ROM)
1 x OST
1 x Sovietborgs Pocket Book
Plus sticker sheet + poster + (bigger) "secret files" fancy case. Again, all numbered and signed.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gv-V-5PWgAALAD4?format=png&name=small) (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sovietborgs-for-sega-genesis-neo-geo-more--3/updates/8)
All editions include your name in the game credits, plus other goodies yet to be revealed!