Red Art Games and SUNSOFT have announced a western release for SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection, the former’s retro game collection.
The new release, which will bring several games west for the first time in history, is launching on September 6th digitally across Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PS5.
The western release is also getting a physical release on Switch and PS5 set for October 4th. The limited Deluxe Edition is a Red Art Games.com exclusive release.
SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection was originally released back in April 2024 for Japan.
Here’s a rundown on the collection, plus a new trailer:
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 Famicom 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!
Included Games:
- Firework Thrower Kantaro’s 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Action, 1986): As fireworks maker Kantaro, prevent evil merchants from turning his creations into weapons!
- The Wing of Madoola (Action, 1986): Help fierce warrior Lucia retrieve the powerful Wing of Madoola from the evil King Daltos. Directed by Kenji Sada (Blaster Master), with music from Naoki Kodaka (Albert Odyssey, Super Fantasy Zone).
- Ripple Island (Adventure, 1988): Play as Kyle, a young boy dreaming of a better life, who answers King Dotella’s call for help against the nefarious Emperor Groaker. Directed by Atsushi Sakai (Atlantis no Nazo, Ikki), with music from Naoki Kodaka.
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.
Key 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
