Toki Tori For Game Boy Color Is Being Re-Released, 20 Years Later

So, I was wondering if Nintendo still have developer kits for Gameboy Color, are the developer still able to release their games on a discontinued machines ?
And if Nintendo can provide the developer kits for discontinued machines, I wonder if Sony can do the same thing (developers release their games on PS1 / PS2 / PS3 despite of discontinuation)

@Anti-Matter That’s… not how it works. Dev kits are a bundle of software used to create and sign games for a system. Often they include a dev version of the console but these days, you can just emulate for most systems on your workstation and the dev tools for systems like Game Boy are online. These are totally different though, this is the equivalent of repressing vinyl. This game already exists and so they probably just ordered blank cartridges from China and wrote the game to them. Basically, Nintendo/Sony have nothing to do with this sort of thing at all.

While re-releases of games that are hard to find is a good thing, I have always struggled to get excited about releases with box art that doesn't feature the original console name and logo. If it doesn't look like a legit original release to me then I feel like I'm just buying an expensive bootleg. I feel the same about all the natty coloured clear SNES cartridges too. I'd personally prefer something that looked like the original.

I will order this. I enjoy the experience of having something new to play on my GameBoy. I wish Nintendo would do this with some of its first-party titles.

LRG had me with the Worms 64 game, they may have me again.

And seeing people also make NEW games for the platforms is quite interesting Time.

While it's a great thing that old games that are rare and copies are expensive are getting reprinted, without Nintendo's permit to use their trademarks and logos, you can even print "Game Boy Color" on the cover, this is pretty much a luxury pirate copy.

Plus, even a perfect replica of the original games, both in the cover and the carts, won't be as valuable for collectors as the originals, although I remember Earthworm Jim 1 and 2 being so expensive that buying the originals on eBay would probably be cheaper.

Toki Tori is a good puzzle platformer, but some of the later levels are very difficult to solve. One level in particular stretched across two screens. I beat my head against it for several hours. After looking up the solution, I can safely say that I never would have solved it on my own.

I love this! I'd buy this in a heartbeat if I wasn't a BAMF.

it is a good game, I have played it via, uh... you know. I'm glad the GBC original is getting some love.

This is on 3DS VC, if I’m not mistaken. $2 is a much nicer price.

Toki tori was a sweet game! This is a good title to reproduce.

@Meteoroid : That’s what Nintendo should have done with the recent “Game and Watch” revivals. It should have been its own console with its own cartridges (or possibly even accept cross-compatible Switch-sized cartridges that contain both G&W and Switch images) rather than dedicating entire systems to a couple of NES ROMs. The G&W devices boot up instantly, and have great screens and battery life. It’s such a waste for such technology to be used on ROMs that can be beat on a single charge, and have more value as collectibles than for their actual use.

@NerdyBoutKirby The 3DS has both the GBC original and also a greatly improved 3D remake.

Weren't most GBC games between $20 and $30?