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Hi everyone. My name's Carlos and I'm a member of Retro Sumus, a small indie dev team from Spain. We developed Xenocider for the Dreamcast (launched in early 2021) and have recently begun developing our new game, Sovietborgs for Mega Drive and Dreamcast. Just a few days ago we announced there will be a Neo Geo version as well.

Our team's programmer is Chui, who created the Neo4All and AES4All emulators for the Dreamcast.

The crazy setting for the game is as follows:
On November 9, 1989, 11:14 pm, the KGB's glorious electronic brain, Tovarishch-Prime, became self-aware, and immediately managed to take control of Arpanet, triggering the detonation of all capitalist thermo-nuclear devices inside their own silos.
25 years later, the West remains a nuclear wasteland. But like cockroaches, there are still pockets of resistance and free-thinking threatening our workers' paradise. In these forsaken locations, new mutant races emerged due to radiation and their sickening capitalist mind.
Fortunately, the Soviet People have developed a new unit of the illustrious Red Army, the SovietBorgs. Half man, half machine, all proletarian, they can go where no one else can, inmune to radiation, and liberate all new capitalist races from their pitiful existence.
Join the SovietBorgs. Become a part of their prestigious present and future, travel the world pacifying all hotbeds of belligerence. Let the dream world of our venerable Tovarishch-Prime finally become a reality for all.

A look at the current demo build:


Juanjo Martín (keyboardist and musical director for Morat), who composed the OST for Xenocider, is hard at work putting together some new tunes for Sovietborgs:
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Agustín Padilla (Green Arrow, Transformers, Borderlands) created the cover artwork for Xenocider and now for Sovietborgs too:
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We hope it piques your interest! smile

You can follow our progress on X, Facebook and Bluesky. Our new website is coming soon!
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A few animated GIFs we shared on our social media profiles:


These are the Chernobugs, enemies we can find in the shmup-like bonus stages 🚀
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Also let's take a look at the walking and attacking animations from the first stage boss:
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Demo title screen:
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A mockup we did of the PAL Dreamcast editions of Sovietborgs and our previous game, Xenocider smile
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Please follow us on X, Facebook or Bluesky for updates. New website coming soon!
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We'll be back shortly...
Sovietborgs is coming soonretrosumus.comSovietborgs is a new top-down run-and-gun in development for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Dreamcast, and Neo Geo, from the developers of Xenocider.


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💥 I'm detecting some press freedom here, tovarisch. Maybe I'll need to consult with your commanding officer. 🧐

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Thanks to Marc Jowett for featuring Sovietborgs in Pixel Addict Magazine #26!
(Didn't mention Neo Geo but it's coming too)


Our new website is under construction. Please follow us on X, Facebook or Bluesky for updates!
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What's Sovietborgs all about? Wait, what was Xenocider about again? And what's our whole little team about, by the way? 🤔

Thanks to Debug Magazine for giving us the opportunity to spread our regime's propaganda! 🫡

See you soon on Kickstarter, tovarisch. 🤖

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Our new website is under construction. Please follow us on X, Facebook or Bluesky for updates!
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hombreimaginario (./1) :
A look at the current demo build:


This FM soundtrack is damn nice!
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"If you see strict DRM and copy protection that threatens the preservation of history, fight it: copy the work, keep it safe, and eventually share it so it never disappears. [...] no one living 500 years from now will judge your infringing deeds harshly when they can load up an ancient program and see it for themselves."

Benj Edwards - Why History Needs Software Piracy

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Achat ou échange: topic de mes recherches Meilleur smiley = #helico# Obligatory XKCD

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https://retrosumus.comRetro SumusWhy not?
is back! New website, new features, all in preparation for the upcoming Kickstarter campaign for Sovietborgs! Speacking of which...

🤖 Part man, part machine, all proletarian, an early demo build of Sovietborgs was playable last weekend at MAGFest. Thanks to Daniel Mastin from VGNY for making it happen!

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Coming soon to Kickstarter, comrades. 💥


As always, you can find us on X, Facebook or Bluesky for more updates!
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Our brave komrades, the Sovietborgs, successfully complete their mission and proceed to the next destination: a place once called Spain, before the nuclear w... that is, before liberation! skull

- Oh dear, that komrade doesn't look too healthy.
- Consequences of free thinking, no doubt!

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As always, you can find us on X, Facebook or Bluesky for more updates!

Also, we remind you that https://retrosumus.com is back which means Xenocider for Dreamcast is available as a digital download from our store again, naturally smile
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Just a quick test grin

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Sovietborgs for Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Dreamcast and Neo Geo is coming soon to Kickstarter!



As always, you can find us on X, Facebook or Bluesky for more updates smile Also, we remind you that https://retrosumus.com is back which means Xenocider for Dreamcast is available as a digital download from our store again, naturally.
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More tests. Nothing final smile

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Sovietborgs for Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Dreamcast and Neo Geo is coming soon to Kickstarter!

Also, we remind you that Xenocider for Dreamcast is available as a digital download from our store again, naturally!
You can find us on X, Facebook or Bluesky for more updates smile
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The Cold War is over. The world is a nuclear wasteland. skull But some territories still resist liberation. New mutant lifeforms emerge, product of radiation and free thinking. 💥

Just a tiny part of the futuro intro, that will also be featured in the trailer:
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Also viewable here:


Someone on Discord asked for a red 💥 stripe Genesis cover and we were more than happy to try and see how that may end up looking:
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Sovietborgs for Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Dreamcast and Neo Geo is coming soon to Kickstarter!

Also, we remind you that Xenocider for Dreamcast is available as a digital download from our store again, naturally!
You can find us on X, Facebook or Bluesky for more updates smile
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Nickology aka Xonticus gives Sovietborgs a try and shares his impressions about the Mega Drive / Genesis demo in his latest video. It seems he liked the gameplay and setting and how the game is shaping up! 🤖

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