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[Holammer]

Well, not where I expected Sunsoft to start (although people who thought this meant remasters of Batman or Fester's Quest are up in their heads...) but it's good to have the Sunsoft name and library back in action.

Regarding Ikki Unite... I can't tell if this gameplay is cheap and horrible, or clever and deep? At first glance, it looked like a web games from 2006 (it ain't a pretty game, and it doesn't seem to run well,) but watching the trailer again, I've gotten curious about the mechanics and the design choices.

This was the original Ikki, btw:

Vampire Survivors sold very well despite really bad graphics, this is one of many attempts to cash in on this new survivors rogue-like trend.
It's probably the best they could do with the license, having a deliberate 8-bit aesthetic suits the genre and will prey on nostalgia among Japanese players.
I freakin' love the 'em, so I signed up for beta right away.

If you somehow missed the survivors hype train, check out Maiden Voyage's thread.

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/ign-vampire-survivors-is-a-beautiful-3-nightmare-taking-over-steam.1628822/

 

[Herbspiceguy]

Saw some Japanese news yesterday about Sunsoft remaking Ikki (arcade/NES) and Atlantis no Nazo (NES). Wondered if it was a bad machine translation, so I ignored it.
Turns out they're really making a multiplayer Vampire Survivors rogue-like based on Ikki.
It is possible to request beta access on Steam right now.

SUNSOFT announces new roguelike multiplayer action game Ikki Unite

SUNSOFT has announced new roguelike action game Ikki Unite during their revival livestream this week. Ikki Unite is a revival of their 1985 and Famicom game set to launch sometime in 2022 for Windows…

nichegamer.com

Thanks, looks very interesting. Just signed up.

Not sure if this was the news video you were referring to, but it also seems to mention Mr. Gimmick:

 

[Bigfroth]

Blaster Master, Festers Quest lol

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Renoir]

don't they make Bloody Roar. They definitely need to bring that back.

 

[Furozen]

don't they make Bloody Roar. They definitely need to bring that back.

Bloody Roar is owned by Konami

 

[AJUMP23]

I keep looking at threads with OPs that have been banned.

 

[MudoSkills]

Well this looks like complete shite, and absolutely tedious to play.

 

[Chittagong]

 

[Eddie-Griffin]

I didn't even know they were still alive, i though they closed down or got brought out like Hudson.

 

[Renoir]

Bloody Roar is owned by Konami

I should have looked it up before I posted , but originally the property was ran by HUDSONsoft not SUNsoft
I was confused. Sucks that Konami has it now.

 

[Holammer]

Gimmick remaster, or NES accurate port announced and it's coming to all the consoles and PC. It's fairly bare-bones or anemic compared with the arcade board remake linked in post #28




Previous exA-Arcadia version

 

[PJX]

Bloody Roar is owned by Konami

 

[Holammer]

The presentation is a bit funky with a v-tuber style presenter called Sunsoft-nosuke.
Shows Ikki Unite, Gimmick, Hebereke and hints on more games in the works.

Hebereke like Gimmick is a minimum effort running on emulation as it's complete with sprite flicker and the typical NES loading seam.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Classic Japanese developer Sunsoft is seemingly holding a second presentation next week | VGC

The first event took place last year and revealed some new games…

www.videogameschronicle.com

The company, which was prolific during the ’80s and ’90s but has been quiet in recent years, held a presentation in August 2022 called Sunsoft is Back, in which it announced some new games.

Now, as spotted by Noisy Pixel, a second livestream has appeared on the company’s official YouTube page.

This second stream, which is titled Sunsoft is Back 2, will go live on April 19 at 11pm PT / April 20 at 2am ET / April 20 at 7am BST.

 

[Setsuna Mudou]

http://[URL]https://www.videogamesc...ngly-holding-a-second-presentation-next-week/

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The company, which was prolific during the ’80s and ’90s but has been quiet in recent years, held a presentation in August 2022 called Sunsoft is Back, in which it announced some new games.

Now, as spotted by Noisy Pixel, a second livestream has appeared on the company’s official YouTube page.

This second stream, which is titled Sunsoft is Back 2, will go live on April 19 at 11pm PT / April 20 at 2am ET / April 20 at 7am BST.

Maybe after the shitshow Rocksteady put themselves in, with the Justice League debacle, we can get the one true Batman game we deserve...

 

[VectorVictor]

Batman, Blaster Master, Albert Odyssey…that’s all I can think of…

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Wow. Didnt know Sunsoft was even still around.

 

[Holammer]

Sunsoft had a stream and teased Hebereke's new felt look.
Yeah... Looks like a discount Kirby's Epic Yarn. Not a fan.