{"id":18268,"date":"2022-01-16T19:32:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T00:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=18268"},"modified":"2022-01-16T19:32:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T00:32:01","slug":"asylum-square-interactive-bringing-retro-platformer-of-hammer-kid-to-nintendo-switch-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2022\/01\/asylum-square-interactive-bringing-retro-platformer-of-hammer-kid-to-nintendo-switch-steam\/","title":{"rendered":"Asylum Square Interactive bringing retro platformer of \u2018Hammer Kid\u2019 to Nintendo Switch \/ Steam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Asylum Square Interactive is bringing the action-platformer\u00a0<strong>Hammer Kid<\/strong> to the Nintendo Switch and Steam. The game is being released for Nintendo Switch on January 22nd and will hit Steam in March.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A charming pixel art adventure reminiscent of the good old 16-bit era.<br \/>\nThe terrible &#8220;Szymon Spitfire&#8221; sends his armada of monsters to the small village of &#8220;Vivid Island&#8221;. Of all things, a little boy, armed only with a hammer, is the only one brave enough to stand up to the evil.<\/p>\n<p>Use the power of your hammer as you travel to four mystical lands. In 40 huge levels you will encounter dozens of enemies and dangerous bosses.<\/p>\n<p>Collect precious green and red jewels, explore the world and discover secrets.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and did I mention the really great soundtrack, inspired by the glorious sound of the 8- and 16-bit console era?<\/p>\n<p>The retro game you&#8217;ve been waiting for. Are you ready for a fantastic adventure?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Hammer Kid<\/em> will retail for $13.29 CAD in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/games\/detail\/hammer-kid-switch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nintendo eShop<\/a> when it releases, but is on pre-sale for $0.99 CAD right now. The game is also coming to <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1839610\/Hammer_Kid\/?curator_clanid=4777282&amp;utm_source=SteamDB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steam<\/a> in March.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_01-600x338.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_01-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_01-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_01-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_01.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_02.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_02-600x338.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_02-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_02-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_02-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_02.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_03.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_03-600x338.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_03-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_03-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_03-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid_03.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xNumXZ7x3Lo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asylum Square Interactive is bringing the action-platformer\u00a0Hammer Kid to the Nintendo Switch and Steam. The game is being released for Nintendo Switch on January 22nd and will hit Steam in March. A charming pixel art adventure reminiscent of the good old 16-bit era. The terrible &#8220;Szymon Spitfire&#8221; sends his armada of monsters to the small [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1178,1530,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nintendo-switch","category-pc"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hammer_kid.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-4KE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18941,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2023\/08\/colorgrave-bringing-curse-crackers-for-whom-the-belle-toils-to-nintendo-switch-on-september-10th\/","url_meta":{"origin":18268,"position":0},"title":"Colorgrave bringing \u2018Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils\u2019 to Nintendo Switch on September 10th","date":"August 27, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Colorgrave is bringing a retro platformer to the Nintendo Switch on September 10th. 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