> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Pocket Universes - URL: https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/pocket-universes/ - Published: 2024-09-01T11:55:56.000Z - Updated: 2024-09-01T11:55:56.000Z - Description: Showcasing handheld gaming and REPLACED - Author: SUPERJUMP Team - Tags: SUPERJUMP Weekly 👋 **Hi there!** Welcome to the latest edition of SUPERJUMP Weekly. This week, we're celebrating handheld gaming with a series of features that explore different platforms and games (including some notorious attempts to take on Nintendo's mighty Game Boy). In this issue, we also showcase the works of Jade Hadfield and feature REPLACED in our latest On the Radar update. We hope you enjoy this issue. 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Thank you. #### IN THIS ISSUE ✍️ Story Showcase: **Handheld Gaming** ⭐ Author Showcase: **Jade Hadfield** 📡 On the Radar: **REPLACED** 📅 This Week on SJP 🏆 Backers ## HANDHELD GAMING STORY SHOWCASE [FPS and Handhelds: A Short Retrospective of an Unlikely PairLooking back at the history of first-person shooters on handheld consoles![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/SJ_Circle.png)SUPERJUMPErick Figueiredo![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w1200/2022/07/Game-Page-Featured_BrightMemory-Infinite.jpg)](https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/fps-and-handhelds-a-short-retrospective-of-an-unlikely-pair/) [Night of the Living Dead (1968) Comes to Game Boy 2022Indie developer Salt & Pixel is resurrecting the legendary classic on an equally legendary handheld console![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/SJ_Circle.png)SUPERJUMPSam McNeill![](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1649341566122-0bd5e7a3eef8?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDMyfHxnYW1lJTIwYm95fGVufDB8fHx8MTcwMTU2ODAwOHww&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=80&w=2000)](https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/night-of-the-living-dead-1968/) [Golden Sun is the Best RPG You’ve Never PlayedThis handheld masterpiece deserves to stand tall beside its role-playing brethren![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/SJ_Circle.png)SUPERJUMPBrandon R Chinn![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w1200/2022/06/goldensun.PNG)](https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/golden-sun-is-the-best-rpg-youve-never-played/) [Building Games for a CrankPlaydate developers, RNG Party Games, discuss the imminent release of Bloom and their experience creating it![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/SJ_Circle.png)SUPERJUMPSam McNeill![](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1652222467846-087b0c1795df?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDN8fHBsYXlkYXRlfGVufDB8fHx8MTcwMTU2ODA5M3ww&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=80&w=2000)](https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/building-games-for-a-crank/) [Indie Excavation: Handheld FlashbacksUnearthing more indie gems, featuring Dogurai, Squidlit, and GB Rober![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/SJ_Circle.png)SUPERJUMPAndrew Johnston![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w1200/2022/07/indie-excavation-dogurai-feat-image.jpg)](https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/indie-excavation/) [Tapwave Zodiac: The PDA That Was a Hopeful Game Boy ChallengerAmbition turned into disappointment at a critical point![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/SJ_Circle.png)SUPERJUMPC.S. Voll![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w1200/2023/06/Tapwave-Zodiac-Banner-Patterns-1.jpg)](https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/tapwave-zodiac-the-pda-that-was-the-next-game-boy-challenger/) [Monochrome Fantasia: Life in the Age of the Game BoyThe third best-selling video game system of all time never got the respect it deserved![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/SJ_Circle.png)SUPERJUMPAndrew Johnston![](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1609603078858-9e9446acb55c?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=MnwxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDUzfHxnYW1lYm95fGVufDB8fHx8MTY1MzEzMDIxMA&ixlib=rb-1.2.1&q=80&w=2000)](https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/monochrome-fantasia-life-in-the-age-of-the-game-boy/) [Nintendo’s DS Delivered the Visual Novel to the WestNo other platform did as much to popularize the genre![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/SJ_Circle.png)SUPERJUMPC.S. Voll![](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1632387955207-feda3020ab1c?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDF8fG5pbnRlbmRvJTIwZHN8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzEzNzgwNTk3fDA&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=80&w=2000)](https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/nintendos-ds-delivered-the-visual-novel-to-the-west/) ## Sign up for SUPERJUMP Weekly. Receive every edition direct to your inbox for free. Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ## JADE HADFIELD AUTHOR SHOWCASE [👤](https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/author/jadehadfield/) [An Elden Ring Player Rises to Fame Within the CommunityThe Reddit sensation within the game that has become a global sensation![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/SJ_Circle.png)SUPERJUMPJade Hadfield![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/2022/04/4AA62ACE-67F9-462D-8C23-EAF105286589.jpeg)](https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/an-elden-ring-player-rises-to-fame-in-the-community/) [Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights Takes Dark Fantasy to the Next LevelCombining dark fantasy aesthetics with the metroidvania formula to deliver an indulgently moreish, twisted fairy tale experience![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/SJ_Circle.png)SUPERJUMPJade Hadfield![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w1200/2022/04/ender-lilies-1.png)](https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/ender-lilies-quietus-of-the-knights/) [Elden Ring Lore: The Beauty of MysteryFromSoftware’s take on storytelling is one of the reasons I can’t stop playing![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/SJ_Circle.png)SUPERJUMPJade Hadfield![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w1200/2023/03/Elden-Ring_02.jpg)](https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/elden-ring-lore-the-beauty-of-mystery/) [Revisiting the Soul of FromSoftwareDelving into old favorites![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/11/SJ_Circle.png)SUPERJUMPJade Hadfield![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/size/w1200/2023/12/dark-souls-3-feat-image.jpg)](https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/revisiting-the-soul-of-fromsoftware/) ## REPLACED ON THE RADAR Pixel art gets a bad rap. While it is sometimes used out of laziness, there's also no question that pixel artists do some amazing work using only the simplest of tools. If you want to see what pixels are truly capable of, REPLACED is truly taking the art form to the next level. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/2024/09/ss_1a9bd94e8c1a4fc587b0c0f2ced1439b81cda005.1920x1080.jpg) Source: Steam. The 1980s, a different timeline. A nuclear accident has devastated large swaths of the United States, leaving many dead and even more struggling for life as society collapses all around them. Just when the night seemed darkest, the Phoenix Initiative revealed the R.E.A.C.H. program, a new technology that promised to stop the death. But there are a lot of secrets surrounding Phoenix and R.E.A.C.H. - not the least of which is that the R.E.A.C.H. program has been transplanted into a human body now headed out into the wasteland. REPLACED is an action platformer that's all about spectacle. Gameplay appears to be split into two modes. The first is a 2D brawler, pitting the protagonist against waves of enemies in combo-based combat. The second is platforming, with the protagonist free-climbing up various tall structures. Both modes are designed for spectacle, whether showing off impressive vistas or fluid dodges and blows. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/e7/c0e78dd7-e7af-4603-8ab9-09f05cab06f3/content/images/2024/09/ss_b2f3eb5ebf4e31fccad0a1f5f69d6a6672df46a1.1920x1080.jpg) Source: Steam Really, it's any excuse to show off the absolutely stunning visual design. REPLACED shows off a lot of features that we're not used to seeing in pixel-based games - highly detailed lighting, subtle shadow effects, and some interesting tricks to simulate 3D when it's needed. Scenes can quickly shift from beautiful to terrifying and the protagonist explores the desolation. Add in a 80s-style dark synth soundtrack and you have something that's a treat for the senses. REPLACED is pending a release date. 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