Black Box Challenge

Black Box Challenge

Released2017
A meta NES RPG where you play as an aspiring retro game collector trying to collect all black box NES games. With every game you collect you get to play a mini-game version of the title to earn power-ups to help out with the main game. A version of the game was also released to promote release of Jeffrey Wittenhagen's book "Twisted Realities: Black Box Challenge" under the name "Jeffrey Wittenhagen's Black Box Challenge". Though the only difference to the game is the title screen.

Details

DeveloperSly Dog Studios
PublisherINFINITIE NES LIVES
ReleasedNovember 13, 2017
StatusReleased
GenresRole-playing (RPG)
PlatformsNIN Nintendo Entertainment System
ModesSingle player

About This Game

A trip to the flea market has ignited a NES collecting obsession that is not going away. The cure is to go out into the neighborhood and find games—by talking to people, earning their trust, running errands for them, and receiving games as payment. Not everyone is friendly to collectors, though. Some people actively dislike the culture around hunting games, and they will work against you. A collecting adventure game about a very specific hobby and the social friction it creates.