Underplayed Gems

Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum (2022)

Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum cover
Developer
Retrotainment Games, Digital Eclipse
Publisher
iam8bit Presents
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action
Rating
4.4 of 5, 51 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A chaotic, bouncy retro platformer that feels like playing a forgotten NES game from the 80s, full of goofy gross-out humor and simple arcade action.

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What players say

Players praise it as a loving tribute to NES-era platformers that captures the gross humor of Garbage Pail Kids, with a trading card mechanic and a short 3-to-4 hour campaign. Some report a black screen at launch unless Steam Input and overlay are disabled, and a few find the controls and camera frustrating.

Screenshots

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