Best of 8-bit Games on Windows Phone

Retro games are always part of our adrenaline rush with the garnish of nostalgia—the blocky old school games with no brain bashing rules. So here are the best 8 BIT games for Windows Phone.

Cartridge:

Inspired by games like Mario, Meagan, and Metroid, this is a classic 8-bit game where you play as a tiger’s cub, which sets out on an adventure to bring his father back. As you play the game, you will collect coins, gain power-ups, toss acorns, defeat enemies, solve puzzles, and journey through a beautiful world of 60 interconnected levels.

Retro Runners:

The 8bit infinite runner game like subway surfer and temple run, where the player needs to run as far as possible, avoids obstacles, and collects coins & bottles to keep the health bar topped. What I really liked about the game:

Straight forward main menu
Beautiful retro-style gameplay.
Unlike Subway Surfers & TempleRun, this game is played in Landscape mode.

There is also the option to buy other characters. It’s a beautiful jogger, styled, designed addictive game. Retro Runners is available for Free.

Outlander:

A Minecraft style retro game where the player sat a mysterious planet and required to build a base, develop interesting technologies & build a stargate to return to your home planet or other mysterious planets with each unique gameplay element. The touch-based controls are simple and easy to use & are designed in a pure retro format. Spectra is available for $1.99 with no free trial

8bit Invaders:

A retro space invaders game with the objective shot down the invaders while avoiding their gunshots else you will get shot down, though you got 3 lives as the backup plan.

The good design gameplay.
The well-sorted main menu.
Various options to have enhanced gameplay.

Shoot all of them, and you will move to the next level. The scores are based on how many invaders your takedown. The game is fast-paced & addictive & is Free.

While these are the best games, the list is not complete without emulators, which can play the games you played as kids on your TV using the cartridges. So here is the list of Game Emulators which can help you load up your favorite 8 bit came and play it like you used to play with those kiddish controllers.

EmiGens Plus:

It is a Genesis/Sms/GG/Sega CD emulator that supports both portrait and landscape gaming, along with a full-screen display. You will need to copy the ROMS in the above-said format on your SD card, and it will pick it up automatically. It allows you to save games from time to time for the best experience. It also supports OneDrive if you keep all your games centralized.

vNESLight:

This is a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) emulator with full-screen mode, OneDrive integration, and screenshot ability.

Snes8X / Snes9x

Snes8x is a Super Nintendo emulator for Windows Phone 8. The code is based on the code provided by M.k, which is based on Snes9x, a free and portable SNES emulator. This emulator’s advantage is that it comes preloaded with free games that don’t have copyright issues.

VGBC8

VGBC8 is a Gameboy Advance emulator that allows you to play and store Gameboy, Gameboy Color, and Gameboy Advance games on your phone. This app is based on the code provided by M.k.

Play all Gameboy games (GBA, GBC and GB)
Autosave and load your progress (need to enable in Settings)
Auto backup your progress to OneDrive (need to enable in Settings)

Link with other phones and with PC through Wifi. Go to the FAQs link to download the PC app.
MOGA controller (Pocket, Pro, Hero Power, Pro Power) support.
Customize virtual controller position.
Three virtual controller styles to choose from.
Pin your ROMs to the start screen.
Turbo mode by pressing the camera button or virtual onscreen button.
Import and export your saves using SkyDrive.
Cheat code support.