Sega has revealed Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R is "coming soon" to the Japanese Switch eShop. This upcoming Sega Ages release started out life in the arcades in 1994 and was eventually made available on the Game Gear and Mega Drive (Genesis).
The Switch eShop version will feature an arcade mode, Mega Drive mode (comprised of a quest, competition, and free mode) along with network play – allowing players to play together online. Here's a synopsis of the arcade mode, courtesy of Gematsu:
The odd duo return, only this time as a pair of knights in a medieval world. Players must clear four stages and 10 rounds of mini-game battles to save the princess kidnapped by the Demon King. The vivid graphics only available in the arcade version are reproduced in this version. If you use the helper, you will start the game with 20 hearts and there is only one quota per mini-game, so you can play faster and more casually.
As for the Mega Drive mode, here's what you can expect from it:
- Quest Mode – A mode in which you level-up while collecting Philosopher’s Stones to defeat the Demon King. It supports up to two players. The story is as follows: One day, a Demon King appeared in a peaceful kingdom. The Demon King took the princess hostage and commandeered the castle, erecting a barrier around it. To defeat the Demon King, you must collect the Philosopher’s Stones scattered about the world to destroy the castle’s barrier. The knights who set out on this journey hear the story of the Demon King from the people of a village, then begin their journey to collect the Philosopher’s Stones.
- Competition Mode – Progress through a sugoroku-shaped field and compete in the games on the tiles you land. Up to four players are supported.
- Free Mode – Earn points based on your performance. The player who reaches a certain number of points first will win. Up to four players are supported.
And here are some screenshots:
Is this a release you think you would be interested in playing? What other Sega games would you like to see added to the Ages line? Comment below.
[source gematsu.com, via archives.sega.jp]
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sega made some crazy stuff
Now THIS is a Wacky World!
So odd how many more classic Sega titles are on Switch than Nintendo titles. I didn't grow up with Sega, didn't get a Mega Drive/Genesis until long after the 16 bit era had ended, but I can see why people argued about it so much. Sega did good work back then.
What is this?
Not interested in this one. I think it's on the Japanese Mega Drive Mini though.
Why??? Of all the games they could release, and they wonder why the sales are slumping. Where is Shinobi?.
@JayJ A spinoff of Bonanza Bros.
Eh heh heh! really hope this gets a UK release!
Gotta be honest here: never heard of this game
Wonder if it has English subs. I already have the JP eshop set up
I consider myself a bit of a Sega nut, but I've never heard of it.
@AmazingApe lol and you thought you knew all the games from Sega lmao
Yuck- Of all the hundreds of classic games in their vault they pick this??? Cmon Sega Japan don’t be stupid!! I have no interest in this one at all! Allow me to jar your memory??
Crazy Taxi 1&2
Nights into Dreams
Sega Rally Championship
Daytona USA
Virtua Cop 1,2,3
Virtua Fighter 2,3
Virtua Tennis
House of The dead series
Space channel 5
Jet set radio
Scud Racer
Sonic Adventure 1/2
Sonic Colors
Golden Axe series
Streets of Rage series
Shinobi series
Teddy Boy
Fantasy Zone 1/2
Shining Force series
Phantasy Star 2,3,4
Astal
Afterburner 1/2
Planet Harrier
Turbo Outrun
Outrunners
Confidential Mission
Columns Collection
World/Castle of Illusion
World Series Baseball ⚾️
Power Drift
Clockwork knight 1/2
Baku Baku
Burning Rangers
Super Hang On/Hang On
Quartet
Guardian Heroes
Panzer Dragoon series
Fighting Vipers
Galaxy Force
Dark Savior
G loc
Action Fighter
Does this list help at all??? Cmon guys!
@joey302 Baku Baku is a game I am hoping comes to Switch at some point.
@GrailUK loved it On Saturn!! Great Game! 😁
They should of done Bonanza Brothers instead
@YANDMAN Would of prefer having the actual Bonanza Bros.arcade game then odd puzzle spin offs it had
Don't think I bother with this, out of all the games under SEGA's name M2 keep choosing rubbish ones, why not Virtua Fighter? make some of the unused fighters playable? https://tcrf.net/Virtua_Fighter_(Arcade) or bring over the other outrun games like Turbo/Out Runners, or bring some of the Saturn/Dreamcast games they said they were going to do
at this rate I'm sticking with Mame
@JRJalapeno More then likely only thing stopping them from releasing it on the West Eshop is translating the e-manual, the game should be in full English
@joey302 And they wonder why people aren't buying there games as much.
Just glad I still got a Saturn and a portable PC to play most of those games you listed
@Moroboshi876 yea it is, making this a bit pointless unless you really want the arcade version
@ClassSonicSatAm M2 have no choice in the matter, they are simply following SEGA's oprders. But i fully agree they are sat on one of the richest back catalogues that exists and they aren't utilising it at all. it's crazy that a couple of months ago SEGA of japan actually highlighted concern over the low sales of this series. Ummmm just put out better games. We need some le man 24hr. Scud Racer, Revenge of Death Adder. I would also love to see a home port of Enduro Racer. You'll definitely want to pass on this onme as it's in Japanese, well unless you speak it of course.
Still hoping for a physical collection of the Ages games, like they did with the 3D classics on 3DS. Only reason I haven't gotten any of them yet.
I hope they put an effort out and localize the megadrive version in the international version, that RPG mode looks text heavy
Is that Shovel Knight running off with the princess there?!
@rdrunner1178 Yeah, and a naked Diddy Kong is watching him from the side in fear.
@ClassSonicSatAm Well, I won't be picking up the Japanese version of the Mega Drive Mini, jusy pointed that out. But is the game any interesting?
@Alucard83 Even at my age you live and learn.
@YANDMAN it was a big success in Japan for Sega and has proved popular whenever it has had digital rerelease.
It is unlikely to be released outside of Japan but it has a solid fanbase over here and will probably sell well enough
@ClassSonicSatAm and that list was off the top of my head lol!! I missed a bunch more!
@YANDMAN Shouldn't be surprised it's SEGA's orders, and yea most of the games you mention, haven't been official ported or nothing outside of Mame and SuperModel 3 emulators, would great to see these games that are popular on SEGA AGES rather then odd Spin offs of bonanza bros there's enough bleeding Sega puzzle games on the Switch and yea I would like to see a proper home port of Enduro Racer tho the master system/mark 3 ports were good in their own right I thought M2 hinted at doing it during the 3DS 3D Classics
@Moroboshi876 Well I played the remake of Puzzle & Action: Tant-R that was on the PS2 SEGA AGES classics, along with the game gear port, it's kinda like Wariowere but mix in with more puzzle style mini games but there aren't much to write home about
@X68000 I have it on Megadrive, i found it to be very average.
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