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title: "198X – Launch Trailer"
url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/198x-launch-trailer/"
description: "8-4 and Hi-Bit Studios published a launch trailer to celebrate the release of 198X on Nintendo Switch."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2020-01-29 18:37:41"
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198X - Launch Trailer | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![198X – Launch Trailer](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/198x-launch-trailer.jpg "198X – Launch Trailer")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/198x-launch-trailer.jpg)**8-4** and **Hi-Bit Studios** published a launch trailer to celebrate the release of 198X on Nintendo Switch.

Welcome to Suburbia, just outside the City, sometime in 198X. This is the journey of Kid, a teenager stuck between the limitations of innocent youth and the obligations of inevitable adulthood.



## [](#short-but-sweet)Short but sweet

The story unfolds when Kid discovers the local arcade – finding new worlds, and new meaning, in video games. For every visit to the arcade – every game uncovered, every move mastered, every demon defeated – Kid grows stronger. And the lines between reality and game start to blur…

Over-the-top arcade action meets coming-of-age drama, blurring the lines between game and reality. Welcome to 198X – where a new life is just 1 credit away.

Estimated play time: 2 hours

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