Ever since it’s recent release Celeste has been praised by critics for its fun yet very challenging gameplay. In fact Celeste has arteries feel to it and looks like a game that you would see for the NES which was released back in the 80’s. The 8 bit like graphics and the difficulty of Celeste makes some people wonder whether or not the game would have been popular in the 80’s or not.

On one hand if Celeste became a success in 2018 then the game would have definitely have been a hit on the NES. On the other hand 80’s pretty much had nothing but 8 bit video games up until the 16 bit Sega Mega Drive was first released back in 1988. For the early to mid 80’s Celeste could of ended up being an 8 bit game that could have easily been overshadowed by countless titles such as the Super Mario Bros series, The Legend of Zelda and Mega Man. There is no doubt that Celeste could have been huge in 80’s but this title stands out more in 2018 since 8-bit gaming is not mainstream anymore; which adds to the overall appeal of the game itself.