Update (Sat 12th Sep, 2020 11:00 BST): Pre-orders have now opened for the Limited Run Games Shantae line.
You can get a Mega Bundle including everything for $388, the Game Boy Color game, a Collector's Edition, the original Shantae on Switch, Shantae: Risky's Revenge and much more. Head over to the LRG website to pre-order now.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is also getting a reprint (by XSEED), and there are various other goodies as well, like a slipcover.
Original article (Thu 3rd Sep, 2020 04:30 BST): A while ago, during the Limited Run Games E3 replacement event, the company announced the original Shantae game along with Shantae: Risky's Revenge would be receiving physical releases.
Shantae will be re-released on the Game Boy Color and is also receiving a Nintendo Switch release, while Risky's Revenge is going straight to the hybrid platform.
Next week, on 11th September, all three of these games will be available to pre-order. There'll be collectors and standard editions available. Of course, the fancier and more expensive versions come with a lot of extra goodies. Here's a look:
Will you be adding any of these physical releases to your own video game collection? Leave a comment below.
[source twitter.com]
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If only other developers would try to get their complete library/series on Switch.
I think Shantae is a first, having every game of it's series on the system.
And that, my friends, is pretty cool.
Shantae-wanting intensifies... avatar is now EXTREMELY accurate!
Looks beautiful, I just wish they could have gotten the original branding on the GBC version. I understand Nintendo aren’t likely to be cooperative but it would have been nice.
Nice game... I finished it yesterday... truly one of the best GBC games.
It's a relief to see such a gem back to the world of the living. The old GBC cart might slowly go down in price, in a similar way to what happened to Earthbound copies after the game got a proper digital release.
Hopefully, it will have the GBA extras unlocked in the Switch version.
The collector in me is screaming because I was just about to buy the original GBC version and now a limited edition switch release of the same thing UuUUhHhshJ
@Yanina Arms has every game of its series on Switch 😂
I still have to wait until Limited Run Games sends my Shantae 5. I bought it months ago and they still didn't send it to me.
Damn it. I've been skipping Shantae games as there have been so many of them, but the GBC game on a Switch cartridge, while stupidly expensive, is also so damn tempting as I love me some Game Boy games, and I have said previously that I would spend silly amounts of money to have Game Boy games on Switch.
So I might just grab the original Shantae only and ignore the rest of the series. With most of the physical Shantae games now being out of print and/or available via limited physical release, I don't need the stress (and expense) of procuring them all now.
@RareFan Yeah, LRG is reliable, but not at all snappy. In the case of Seven Sirens, I wanted to play it NOW, so I just opted for the digital release.
Semi interested, but these are guaranteed to be $30 or $35 each for Switch. Add an arm for taxes and a leg for shipping and it’s just silly for games of their age. A reasonably priced collection would’ve been great. Remember all the crying foul when Collection of Mana was announced at $40? One of the games was even newly translated.
Got the Gameboy Color Game on the 3DS! All this stuff looks really cool. I am definitely into Shantae now!
Well now I'm wishing that I had an Atomic Purple Game Boy Color growing up and kept it! Could get a GBA SP with a replaced shell, but then the GB carts stick out of those! Gahhhh! And yet I want the RR poster! Even more Gahhhh!!!
@Ratking that’s exactly what is happening. It’s also being released on repro GBC carts.
Well actually I don’t think it’s a remake, as much as a port. I’m hoping they integrate the work they did on the canceled GBA port and maybe add some more features.
That's gonna be an expensive day, but ordering these will mean I'll have collector's editions of every Shantae game released to do, as they'll all be on the Switch.
@RareFan I'm in the exact same boat as you. I may have ordered Risky's Revenge if my Seven Sirens copy would just arrive in the mail. At this rate, these games may not get into people's hands until 2022.
I just hope some where down the line WayForward will release a Shantae Collection with all five games on one cartridge. That would be really nice.
@Yanina It's almost like they're preparing for a certain... announcement...of guest starring in a popular fighter...at some point in the future...and what better way to encourage that then to have your entire series be playable on that same system? 🤔
@RareFan did you buy it with something else? If so they will ship together. It is a part of the ordering that sucks.
@Dirty0814
I bought the limited edition of Shantae 5 that will have other stuff like a steel book and posters.
Yea. I did too. Just looked again and it says q3. So it should ship sometime this month or next month at the latest I would expect. They are pretty good at getting them out on or close to on time. Production can sometimes have some issues. It sucks having to wait so long from ordering but in the end it has always been worth it to have something physical I can get nowhere else.
@Xiovanni I believe WayForward stated that the GBA enhancements to the original Shantae would be present in the re-release. I don't know about the color palettes.
I just cancelled my Seven Sirens pre-order with them.
Might put the funds towards one of these, at least the game that comes with all the bumph will actually be good that way.
@RareFan I ordered it too. They are still in production and said it would be by late September to October.
@Thwomp_Stomper
The didn't even give me a date. They just said it will come between two or eight months.
@RareFan I had to get the info from customer support lol
Okay, even though I am a big Shantae fan, I can't see myself buying these. Don't get me wrong, if I had money to spare, I would. But my gaming budget is limited.
How about a Shantae amiibo?
@Luminous117 Yes, I'm pretty sure WayForward is releasing both the original and Riskys Revenge digitally on Switch (which is how I will be getting them).
I just ordered the original, Risky's Revenge, and 1/2 Genie Hero to complete my collection along with the collector's sleeve... my wallet hurts lol.
I think I'll just be getting the Game Boy Color game. I've always wanted to own a copy. I can buy the others digitally on Switch.
Already pre-ordered! I'm so glad I ordered Pirate's Curse back in June when it was $65, as opposed to paying $200 now.
And just like that, Smash reveal pattern is broken. The madmen. Still a chance that she's FP7, but, gotta say, this hurt the odds somewhat. I don't get why they didn't do this a few months back around the release of Seven Sirens. This is just baffling. I'll be mentally thrown-off all day on account of this. And no, I didn't pre-order anything because I just don't need merch at this time. I did grab the upcoming artbook! ...and a plush that I'm not quite sure what I'll do with...
The ultimate collection looks exquisite but that price is absurd. I already have most of these games in both digital and physical formats save for the latest game in the series. Will be picking that up in the e shop soon. I love the Shantae series to bits and bobs and really hope we get her for Super Smash Bros Ultimate...
I entertained the idea of buying the GBC one, but in the end I realized I have it on 3DS Virtual Console anyway, this is not the original release and shipping cost plus customs would make it way too expensive.
Great game, though.
Went ahead and got the GBC cart since you never see new GBC carts being produced these days. Will be playing it on the Analogue Pocket... next year.
I'm still waiting for Shantae and the Seven Sirens. I bought this game months ago. They should either ship it already or give me my money back. I swear this is the last time I ordered a game online. ***** this digital *****! The best way to buy a game is still the old-school one by going into a store and buy it physically.
If only WayForward just release a collection of all the first four games instead of selling those individually. I feel Shantae deserve an anniversary collection at some point, she's only two more years until the franchise 20th anniversary.
@Hagemaru
The original carts were the Ultimate Edition that included the DLC already, weren't they?
Or was there more as updates after the carts came out?
Wonder when they’ll ship out.....2025!!
@RareFan exactly the same here, hate that they just run their business with pre-order money.
I need them to do a reprint of pirate's curse for me to own all five. I bought the sleeve, si should said happen...
@Hagemaru
Ahh, you're right, looked it up and yeah, there was an extra update.
But apparently it's not going to be added in the new carts either.
Source: https://twitter.com/WayForward/status/1304196510020587520
Managed to snag the Mega Bundle myself. Can't wait for it to arrive!
I'm going to get Half Genie hero. I wish they would reprint Pirates Curse since that is my favorite game in the series.
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