<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:40:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/ngdf/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Nostalgic Game Design Focus - Wonderboy in Monsterland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source What do you get when you combine elements of 'Super Mario Brothers' with 'The Legend of Zelda'? This adventure-platformer! Welcome. This is 'Nostalgic Game Design Focus' a series where I get to]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@pathforger/nostalgic-game-design-focus-wonderboy-in-monsterland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@pathforger/nostalgic-game-design-focus-wonderboy-in-monsterland</guid><category><![CDATA[retro-gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pathforger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 11:20:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3DLAmChCHidBq1DPAVvP7j1dFTwq1ho1vVhRcSPmyB2LWMGJRSGtvdWGSkD1irf3bg5HYG58L499LP1Ny7pkoiZ4S7AUhR3ncuGYSX8KvGLJFHqANhcYqpxaifUJnpTAzrMDrVrM2eTm8cBYpU2EDvnq8pxZtMb?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nostalgic Game Design Focus - Megaroids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Here is a classic among classics. A faithful-and-improved "clone" of 'Asteroids', anybody who is familiar with and likes that game will enjoy this one. This also harkens back to a time]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@pathforger/nostalgic-game-design-focus-megaroids</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@pathforger/nostalgic-game-design-focus-megaroids</guid><category><![CDATA[retro-gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pathforger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 10:08:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro6BEQfsqAB4RAgtqKtdNuiCKrMnQXzBKZ8i6hePQD8rpMRL6qEfbUYHkAAvmsTuh5ACU67m9j2DFCLkrCmYuDZnG7wNcfyywUf8V54UErNni?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nostalgic Game Design Focus - Ghostbusters II]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source When there's something strange in your neighbourhood... Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! I admit that when I set out on the 'Ivanhoe' post I already had this game in mind. 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