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90s Mixtape Game: Skate, Party & Fly to NYC!
8 May
Summary
- Game blends skateboarding, partying, and fantastical elements.
- Soundtrack features deep cuts from 80s and 90s artists.
- Developed in Australia, it's deeply nostalgic for US pop culture.
Melbourne studio Beethoven and Dinosaur has released Mixtape, a narrative adventure game. Players embody Stacy Rockford, a teenager on the eve of relocating to New York for a bold career move.
The game spans a single night of revelry with friends before Stacy's departure. It masterfully shifts between mundane activities and surreal experiences, including skateboarding, magical flights, and renting videos while impaired.
Mixtape's soundtrack is central, featuring a curated selection of 80s and 90s music, inspired by "deeper cuts" rather than chart-toppers. This immersive experience, though created by an Australian team, evokes strong nostalgia for 90s American cinema and music.
Elements from the developers' lives and pop culture inspirations are woven throughout. A sequence involving evading police in a shopping trolley is drawn from producer Dean Woodward's experiences, and the game features Australian artists among its diverse soundtrack.
