Disembodied-head shmup Zombie Nation is back, baby 👺

On Switch… and on NES! Strictly Limited Games, how you spoil me (assuming I can get a copy with which to be spoiled).

Not only will the NES game be faithfully reproduced on Switch, but it’ll include the Japanese version, Abarenbo Tengu, in which you control a giant animate tengu mask instead of a giant dead samurai head! “Moreover, this release includes new quality of life additions, such as the Rewind, Quick Save, and Quick Load functions.”

Strictly Limited will offer various collector’s editions, including either European or North American NES cartridges of Zombie Nation, starting October 10 at midnight Central Europe Standard Time. As yet I don’t have information about a digital release.

Fun personal story: after college in like 2004 I worked at a used game shop. Zombie Nation was, at the time, total dollar bin filler. And now… it’s not that. It’s extremely not that. And of course I didn’t pick it up at the time!

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Taito making a new Bubble Bobble sequel ⊟

It’s called Bubble Bobble 4 Friends, includes a four-player mode (hence the clever name) and will be published on Switch this November in Europe and early next year in 2020, by not Square Enix for some reason?

Instead, both the physical and digital versions will be handled by ININ Games and Strictly Limited Games, instead of Square Enix, the company that owns Taito outright. Good get for ININ and Strictly Limited, though.

The press release announcing this game quotes Hiroshi Uemura, Executive Officer, Division Manager of Development at Taito: “Bubble Bobble is an extremely popular title in Europe, so we decided to implement a pre-sale in Europe in conjunction with ININ Games and Strictly Limited Games. It is also the first internally developed title since Taito has re-entered the consumer market, and the development team is thrilled to be working on this famous IP. I deeply hope that many people will enjoy it.” This seems like a big deal?

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