Pits of Death is coming out this week from Rebisoft, and it promises to revive 80’s-style handheld games. Like, pre-Game Boy. We’re talking Game and Watch era LCD screens, though a bit more colorful. You’ll be running around deadly labyrinths, trying to avoid the eponymous deadly pits, getting the arrow to kill the dragon. Pits of Death will be playable both on normal iOS devices, but also on the Apple Watch, so it’s just like those old LCD watch games you used to play! Technology has come full circle once more. I’m always down for retro homages, but retro homages with uber-catchy trailers? Sign me up. Here’s the jingle that will be in your head all day:
Pits of Death will be available for $0.99 on Thursday, May 28th. I love it when games have great trailers. 10 Balls 7 Cups ($0.99) remains an iPhone classic if only for its Brawndo-inspired trailer from back in the day.
1 Player Pong (Free) may have been a circular Pong game, albeit one that didn’t raise up a cloning stink. But did other games have a catchy trailer? I think not.
