Konami has revealed that it is resurrecting its classic Hyper Sports series on the Nintendo Switch with Hyper Sports R. The first game hit arcades way back in 1984 and was the sequel to Track & Field. We dread to think how many controllers and joysticks have been ruined by this series over the years.
Here's some PR:
HYPER SPORTS R, is a new sports simulation title, to arrive on the Nintendo Switch™. Compete in a variety of individual and team sports, and train a team to take on rivals as you race for a spot at the top.
In HYPER SPORTS R, players can choose from a variety of 20+ characters to build up and compete. Become the best competitor in a variety of different sports, which include track and field, beach volleyball and swimming.
HYPER SPORTS R will also feature several fun modes, a few of which include:
• Quick Play: Play with up to four friends for a quick gameplay experience.
• Campaign: Single-player mode; Build and train a team by completing various competitions and character story lines.Compete with up to four players using Joy-Con™ for classic control, or opt for a more intuitive gameplay using motion controls during Quick Play mode.
Additional details, including more sports, modes, storyline and launch timing will be announced soon.
Were you a fan of the original? Are you looking forward to this new release? Let us know with a comment.
[source japanesenintendo.com]
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I hope that this wasn’t the game that they were suppose to announce for Switch during E3. That would suck.
This is not an adventure game
Third party support! Its better than what we had prior!
Don’t count on Konami to give us anything remotely good
Konami still makes console games?
>”its classic Hyper Sports series”
If so, I must be an uncultured individual, since I don’t remember ever hearing about the series before. Looks to me like Konami is trying (and failing) to show their support for the Switch.
We wanted PES 2019 konami!!
Not exactly the Konami game I was hoping for.
Relax, if any worthwhile Konami game is going to be announced today, it'll be during the Direct. Just be happy this wasn't shown there.
Am I the only person to actually like the look of this?! 🙂
No thanks.
The rigid Button presses of yesteryear transforms the more comforting shake of the remote.
Those face animations need more work tho.
Absolutely hate the look.. gross! They should’ve gone for a more retro inspired look - it would’ve looked waaaaay cool and super nostalgic.. Konami are idiots!
@G-Boy It's basically the Track & Field series, if you've heard about that one.
"or opt for a more intuitive gameplay using motion controls" Urgh, people are still trying to push that angle? I stopped believing that in like 2007...
@The_Pixel_King It may turn out to be a fun game!
Huh, what weird way to spell "Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection".......
Well its not PES but its something. Hope it wont break my Switch
Not interested.
Boy I hope they got more up their sleeve than that.
Of all things to resurrect or bring back, not sure if this was the right choice.
To be fair, they said that they've got 2 Switch games to announce. Here's to hoping for a title of some quality, but knowing Konami, I wouldn't get my hopes up.
Ewwwww....
Woah,stop spoiling us will ya.
Wow, Old games in HD Rendering.
I have ever saw that game on NDS also...
Holy Molly !
Those guys have Six Pack ?!
🤔 idk not what I was hoping for from them...what’s the other title to be revealed? Hope it’s not PES cause we have Soccer covered with FIFA
Like the concept, but the artwork looks a tad smartphone-ish...
@Savino 39 minutes ago
"Thanks konami.... We all need more shovelware!"
The game has just been announced and this guy already know it's a shovelware!
#crystalball #magician
I like the idea as the original is good but not keen on them graphics.
Still, all welcome. Could be fun.
Ok, but who is resurrecting Konami, the formerly great videogame company?
@Haywired Well there are competitive games where you just get eaten alive if you don't use motion control (see Splatoon 2)
They're bringing back Track & Field huh? Well I see people bashing it already, but Track & Field was tons of fun on NES and all the way up to the Nintendo 64 & PS1 days. I won't dismiss it so quickly cause I have so pretty good memories of playing such games at home with friends.
The waggling Joy-Con! It's absolutely awful!!!
A motion controlled sports game in the absence of a Wii Sports successor could be good, but they urgently need to dump those hideously deformed 3D figures. They should find a more capable artist who will design more attractive figures.
Of course, if Nintendo were to announce a successor to Wii Sports, it would instantly kill these knock-offs from having any chance of runaway success.
Cool. If it's half as fun as International Track & Field, I'm in.
Finally, now when they are resurrecting their old msx-titles, maybe The Maze of Galious is next!
Konami on the Switch?
Here's hoping they recapture the old magik that they used to have...
Looks interesting , but had expected something else to be honest
Since there are nearly ZERO sports games on Switch (of sports I like), I'm somewhat interested so long as I don't have to Shake it off, Shake it off.
Boo for shovelware, Konami probably still living in the Wii era. I would expect at least compilation of the Wii Rebirth games but nope all we got is a shovelware compilation instead.
So...the company owning (Silent Hill, Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania, Pro Evolution Soccer, Zone of Enders, Contra, Suikoden... gives us... A TRACK N FIELD Clone yeahhhh (/facepalm mode on)
absolutely buzzing for this. havent played a decent olympic game for a while. mario and sonic at the olympics 1 was good but too exagurated for it to be taken seriously (it was a great game tho)
@The_Pixel_King I am with you!
should have been skinned as a Metal Gear spinoff for maximum salt
I was a massive fan of Hyper Olympics and Hyper Sports in the arcades. If they’ve got the originals tucked away somewhere in the game then it’s a Day 1 purchase. I’m not liking the new look at all, but will wait to see how it plays
Hopefully konami bring back Queen of the Gapes sometime soon
I liked Hypersports back in the day, although Daley Thompson's Decathalon was our go to at home.
Motion controls could be a good thing for this game, as these games could be killers of controllers.
Models are mostly fine except for the hair and the occasional blank static face and eyes. The plastic hair ruins the look of almost every single character, though! It's hard to look away. lol.
As for the game. Why not? Great fit for the Switch local play actually, and I bet plenty of people have some good nostalgia for these games, they were very popular. I was never super into them, though. I played that out on the Summer Games and such on Apple ][ and Commodore 64 era computers.
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