8-Bit Adventures 2
The Origin Story of Josh Hallaran and Critical Games
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I was at a small theatre near my hometown when I met the unfailingly polite and ever jubilant Josh Hallaran, and played 8-Bit Adventures 2 (8BA2) for the first time. A fellow game developer, Josh's demo was running on a Nintendo Switch dev kit next to several other game demos...
Hallaran's passion for game development was sparked in childhood by iconic titles like Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, and Golden Age RPGs such as Chrono Trigger. Growing up on Australia's Central Coast, he dreamed of crafting his own virtual worlds...
Featured in Adventure Calls Issue 000, published by TKFY in 2025.
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