So this is happening. They're having a thing this week to unveil whatever they've got on tap. For my part, I really hope a movie tie-in with The Batman that's a sequel to NES Batman.
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Sunsoft is Back, Baby! (Yes, really, THAT Sunsoft.)
- Thread starter ShakeWell
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My brain-head says “Well, it’s going to be another Blaster Master game, naturally” and my heart says “Oh, that’d be nice, I love Blaster Master”
And they’re both right, of course.
But heck, why not Solarman?
And they’re both right, of course.
But heck, why not Solarman?
I am actually more interested if this thing will feature anything from Telenet that they acquired over a decade ago.
Hmm… Blaster Master Zero 2 was basically a Gimmick/Ikki/Atlantis No Nazo crossover, so I could see Wings of Madoola and Valis mashing together
There's a smattering of related aerial fighters in Astra Superstars's mold, but the most directly inspired, enduring and widely played are probably the second trilogy of official Touhou fighters by Twilight Frontier--Hopeless Masquerade, Urban Legend in Limbo and Antinomy of Common Flowers. They carry on the template faithfully while evolving that niche of unconventional fighting games in their own right.
I understand the Touhou series has witches covered, but do any of those unconventional fighting games let you fight Santa Claus? Or, barring that, the anime girl equivalent of Santa Claus?
... I am legitimately asking, I know the Touhou series has a pretty deep bench...
... I am legitimately asking, I know the Touhou series has a pretty deep bench...
They sold the Nihon Telenet IP to Edia, who have been doing quite a bit with those games in the last two years.
Anyway, I'm curious what this might lead to.
You can't spell Sunsoft without NFT.
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I hate this world.
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I hate this world.
While I won't discount the possibility of Sunsoft NFTs (ew), Sun Corporation (Sunsoft's parent company) has managed to continue existing this entire time, so at the very least it's not someone else storming in and using the IP for dubious purposes.
I do have some skepticism about this, but given how the Blaster Master Zero trilogy turned out I am slightly hopeful that we'll get some good games out of this.
I do find it interesting that they mentioned Batman NES in their press release.
I do find it interesting that they mentioned Batman NES in their press release.
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It opens with an 8bit cutscene.
Ledger's Joker fades in and poses a single question.
"Why So Sirius?"
Boom. Journey to Sirius 2.
Ledger's Joker fades in and poses a single question.
"Why So Sirius?"
Boom. Journey to Sirius 2.
I would broadly just be down for a M2-made collection of Sunsoft NES games.
Nope, this is the same original Sun Electronics Corporation just saying "hey, we're gonna make us some videogames again."
Uncle Fester relaxes with a beverage in his lawn chair.
Then, something flies overhead. Fester lowers his sunglasses to get a better look.
A biplane!
Boom. Sky Kid 2.
Then, something flies overhead. Fester lowers his sunglasses to get a better look.
A biplane!
Boom. Sky Kid 2.
Huh!
Neat!
Cool but isn't the game called Journey to Silius?
ArugulaZ
Fearful asymmetry
(Psst, you're ruining the punchline!)
I'm of mixed minds about Sunsoft's return. The sweet spot for them was clearly the NES. I think they went into an agreement with Acclaim in the 16-bit days, and it clearly hurt their output. Can they reach those NES-era highs in the year 2022? If they want to do that, they'd better keep Inti Creates' number on speed dial. "Hey, you guys. We need a Route 16 sequel, pronto. What do you mean there's not enough game there to justify a sequel? Find one."
I'm of mixed minds about Sunsoft's return. The sweet spot for them was clearly the NES. I think they went into an agreement with Acclaim in the 16-bit days, and it clearly hurt their output. Can they reach those NES-era highs in the year 2022? If they want to do that, they'd better keep Inti Creates' number on speed dial. "Hey, you guys. We need a Route 16 sequel, pronto. What do you mean there's not enough game there to justify a sequel? Find one."
We'll see if there's more to it than this
Y’know… I was joking when I said Ikki