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Guild Wars 2 goes retro for April Fools’ Day

On April 1, 2013 by Ash Meehan

For April Fools’ Day most companies put out a fake video or images, but ArenaNet went one step further by turning Guild Wars 2’s world of Tyria into a 1980s style videogame.

According to Colin Johanson, Game Director at ArenaNet, the April Fools’ Day game called, Super Adventure Box, wasn’t going to be as big as it eventually became, “Originally, we were going to have a laugh with a fake 8-bit update, but the more the team worked on it the more we realised we had something really cool on our hands. We figured; the gaming community are really going to love this, let’s expand on the concept of the Living World in Guild Wars 2 and make it for real”.

Super Adventure Box, which combines nostalgia with Guild Wars 2 gameplay, has the following features:

  • Super-Hot Graphics: Featuring ‘cutting-edge’ graphics with more than 256 colours, the Super Adventure Box is a visual feast for the gaming connoisseur. Your character has never explored a world like this.
  • Awesome New Levels: Three levels full of pogo mushrooms, platform puzzles, bunny tornadoes, and more. Don’t worry about taking a tumble – we’ve turned off the falling damage and turned up the fun!
  • Big Fun, Big Rewards: You’ll earn “baubles” by slaying varmints and exploring the virtual world of the Super Adventure Box. Exchange baubles for weapons and skills by talking to the shopkeepers inside the Box, or redeem your baubles for special Super Adventure Box weapon skins from asuran inventor, Moto.

If you own Guild Wars 2 you can play, Super Adventure Box by visiting Moto, a crafty asuran inventor, in the asuran capital of Rata Sum. The Super Adventure Box will be available for one month from today, the 1st April, 2013.

For more information on the Super Adventure Box, visit www.guildwars2.com.

Author: Ash Meehan

Hi, I’m the creator of SG Gaming Info. When I’m not working on my writing or creating content for this site’s YouTube channel, I like to relax and enjoy character driven story games.


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