SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection

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  • Summary: SUNSOFT is back and it’s bringing some of its 8-bit classics to the West for the very first time!

    In SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection, discover three of the legendary Japanese publisher’s 8-bit games and play them in English for the first time ever! The three games included are:    SUNSOFT is back and it’s bringing some of its 8-bit classics to the West for the very first time!

    In SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection, discover three of the legendary Japanese publisher’s 8-bit games and play them in English for the first time ever!

    The three games included are: The Wing of Madoola, Firework Thrower Kantaro’s 53 Stations of the Tokaido and Ripple Island.

    Dive into SUNSOFT’s rich history by playing those Action and Adventure gems from the 1980s!

    About the games included:

    The Wing of Madoola: Help fierce warrior Lucia retrieve the powerful Wing of Madoola from the evil King Daltos.

    Firework Thrower Kantaro’s 53 Stations of the Tokaido: As fireworks maker Kantaro, prevent evil merchants from turning his creations into weapons!

    Ripple Island: Play as Kyle, a young boy dreaming of a better life, who answers King Dotella’s call for help against the nefarious Emperor Groaker.

    In addition to giving brand new localizations to all three titles, multiple quality of life features have also been added to make the gameplay experience more pleasant, and less unforgiving, to modern gamers.

    Features:
    -English localization created for all three games
    -Save States
    -Rewind
    -CRT Filter
    -Multiple aspect ratios and borders
    -Gallery Mode showcasing art and promotional material
    -3D models of the original game cartridges"    … Expand

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  1. Push Square
    Oct 1, 2024
    60
    Across the board, the emulation is excellent, and the package has been enhanced by beautiful 3D renders of the original Famicom cartridges, as well as artwork and high-resolution scans of each game’s manual. This is a well-done and loving bundle, then, but the games themselves are ancient and demand a very specific mindset if you plan to extract any actual entertainment value from them.
  2. PlayStation Country
    Sep 9, 2024
    50
    We can appreciate a compilation of some of retro gaming's deepest cuts, especially when the emulation is well-executed, but the three games offered up here just aren't any good.

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