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Sunsoft’s first game was Ikki Unite, released on arcades and Famicom in 1985, and it’s making a special comeback in lore since it gave birth to the word grass In the Japanese press (literally “bad game”), that didn’t stop the top-down action shooter from becoming a real success in Japan, selling 700,000 copies. Inspired by the Shimabara Revolt (a peasant uprising of 1637-1638), the game allows alliances with a second player, but this port announced on PC raises the cursor to 16. Sunsoft also characterized it as roguelike, but said no more and invited curious requests to access the beta from the Steam page.
Failed business in his day, Mr. Gimmick! However, it is one of the most requested ports for Sunsoft connoisseurs. Considered today to be underrated but also considered very difficult, this platformer game (Japan and Scandinavia only) released on the NES in late 1992 (Japan and Scandinavia only), thanks to Mr. Gimmick’s release, will eventually The right to deploy worldwide! Year-end special editions for PS4, Xbox One, Switch and Steam. Ported by City Connection and published by Bitwave Games, a studio just acquired by Embracer Group, the game will offer new features (achievements/trophies, time trial mode, save, rewind, gallery). To commemorate the occasion, Clear River Games is preparing a boxed version, and the game’s soundtrack will be available in vinyl and K7 format(!) in November. The game will be played in the Retro Gaming space at Gamescom Cologne.
The last title of the day was Ufouria: The Saga, a 1991 NES game that we call Metroidvania today. The first game in the Hebereke series, which will offer multiple genres while keeping its penguin mascot with a blue hat, the action/platformer has been released on the 3DS and Wii U virtual consoles, but starts in early 2023 Will be more accessible to release on PS4, Xbox One, Switch and Steam. City connection port with the same added features as Mr. Gimmick! Special editions and here are also marketing for disc and cassette soundtracks. As a bonus, the Sirius Journey soundtrack will also be available.We also hope to be able to find this run and gun Originally thought to be the Terminator game before Sunsoft lost full development rights.
Promising, Sunsoft has many other projects in the works for the rest of the event, even mentioning the making of the remake, without revealing the identities of the lucky winners.