SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection

Sunsoft · Sep 6, 2024

Everyone10+

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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.

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Push Square
Sammy Barker · Oct 02, 2024
6.0
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.
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TheXboxHub
Paul Renshaw · Sep 16, 2024
7.0
It means that SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection is an interesting collection, if only so we can see how far the gaming industry has come. Just be warned, the games themselves are punishingly difficult and extremely unfriendly.
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Generación Xbox
Gabriel Fuentes · Sep 10, 2024
6.3
Siempre es bueno para la preservación de los videojuegos que las empresas nos brinden recopilatorios trabajados con material nunca antes visto del desarrollo, manuales, etc. En este caso, Sunsoft incluye todo eso y se anima a más trayendo tres juegos que nunca habían llegado a costas occidentales, por los que para muchos serán estrenos en 8 bits originales de la década del 80. Lo único cuestionable es la poca oferta, tres títulos no parecen suficientes, especialmente para el catálogo tan grande, variado y de alta calidad de Sunsoft, aunque como un primer paso, podríamos decir que aprueba en sus intenciones. Eso sí, esperamos más a futuro.
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PlayStation Country
Richie · Sep 07, 2024
5.0
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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Pure Nintendo
Kirk Hiner · Sep 06, 2024
7.0
Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection is more about peculiarity than playability. If you’re into NES-era oddities, all three games will deliver despite their difficulty. Priced to move, it’s a fun collection to experience. Just don’t expect that experience to last.
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NintendoLife
Ken Talbot · Sep 05, 2024
6.0
Yet, despite being well presented, Sunsoft is Back! is a bit bare-bones for a collection. While the three games included do showcase the versatility and charm of the studio's output, there isn’t much content to explore.
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