From 2D to 3D and back to 2D again, the original platforming classic Super Meat Boy returns with a slick remaster complete with new levels and too many old saws

That's a plus, again

Earlier this year in a bit of a shakeup for the fleshiest kid in town, Super Meat Boy entered into a new dimension in the aptly named Super Meat Boy 3D. I've not played it but it seems like a good take on the format. Clearly, though, sometimes you just need to play the hits, as a new release of the original game is on the way in the form of Super Meat Boy Again+, a remaster with updated graphics, levels and plenty more.

What is there is very clearly Super Meat Boy, uh, again, just with a big new lick of paint. There is probably some kind of joke to be made about it being DLSS yassified, but I'm too tired to think of one, so, you get the point. But it does look pretty good! I do kind of miss the Flash game aesthetic, I think there's a real charm to the sort of visual design sensibilities you'd find from that era, but this remaster certainly ain't ugly at least. Apparently it's not just the art that's new, as there's also new music, cutscenes, secrets and "stuff."

If the animated sequences featured in the trailer, which you can have a gander at above, are included in the final game that'll be a treat to watch too, as I think they better capture the Newgrounds pseudo sub-genre of animation than the graphical overhaul. It sounds like they will be looking at the Steam page, so, a treat to look forward to while committing an act of masochism by playing it!

There's no release date attached to this remaster, so we'll all just have to sit tight for an update there. The original is still listed on Steam, but if you fancy as big a dose of nostalgia as the trailer is trying to present to you, you could always go play the original, plain old regular Meat Boy. It's playable right on Newgrounds thanks to the Flash emulator Ruffle and works like a dream! Or if you're happy to wait, you could always wishlist the new one on Steam.