Those in the market for a fresh addition to their Game Boy Color library might want to check out Sofia the Witch: Curse of the Monster Moon — a brand-new puzzler from developer Jake Macher and published by Bitmap Soft.
This one looks really rather sweet. You play as Sofia, a witch (obviously) who sets out on a platforming mission to save her friends from the clutches of a lunar curse. Despite there only being four central worlds, there are six different endings to unlock and a host of hidden bosses, minigames and secret areas — a little something to take your time over, perhaps.
And yes, this is a physical Game Boy Color release. The standard cartridge is currently available to pre-order from the Bitmap Soft website for £50 (or your regional equivalent), but those after a little more merch can also check out the Limited Collector's Edition for £99.99.
This bumper bundle includes a special edition boxed copy of the game, an art book, trading cards, a pin badge, an acrylic standee and more, all bundled up in a spell book Collector's Edition box. Nice.
Pre-orders for the beefier edition will open on 24th October and will be available for six weeks (or until 100 copies have sold). Shipping is anticipated a couple of months after the pre-order window ends, giving you plenty of time to clear some shelf space for all that merch.
It might be a little on the pricy side, but new GBC games don't come about all that often, so those looking to complete Bitmap's ever-growing collection will want to keep an eye out.
Will you be adding this one to your GBC collection? Let us know in the comments.
[source bitmapsoft.co.uk]
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I suppose I get the novelty, but it would be such a silly waste if this isn't ported to modern platforms at some point.
@SillyG new GB games tend to be released digitally too, so could likely play this one on PC. I usually use my Everdrive gba because sorry, $50 isn't in my budget for them. But i agree with you overall
While I appreciate there being a physical release of it for those interested I really hope this game will get released also digitally - that's often the case when it comes to new GB(C) games, but unfortunately it's far from guaranteed - as there's no way I and most likely many others will ever play it otherwise and that would be a shame since it looks sweet, indeed!
Honestly, this is the first new GBC game to release in a while that looks really interesting to me. Last one I remember was sort of a Monster Boy-like that I can't remember the name of. Hoping it gets a lower priced digital version!
1) This looks really fun. Great sprite work.
2) Could we retire the "Believe it or not, there's a new physical game for X system in 2XXX!" trope in headlines? There's been loads of cartridge releases for a wide variety of systems at this point, ESPECIALLY the NES, Genesis, and Game Boy. It's very cool, but not really novel or surprising at this point.
Looks cute but I do not own a functioning Game Boy [Color].
I wish I did though! I'd love to own a fat OG Game Boy that actually is a GBC on the inside. The original Game Boy profile is so iconic and retro, but I began my handheld memories with GBC, so I'm not really into the monochromatic color scheme.
@Dr_Fresh Agreed. Now if someone made a new GameCube game, that’d be quite unexpected. Unlike all these “retro” cartridges coming out of the woodworks lately.
@LavenderShroud Unlicensed NES, Genesis and GB/GBC/GBA cartridges are easier to make at this point.
Unlicensed GC discs that would run on unmodified hardware would be especially difficult to manufacture. I hear that the few that did in its commercial lifetime (Datel) were made by buying up broken licensed discs and chopping out the security rings (same as PS2?).
I started my handheld gaming with GBC too! A GBC, Pokemon Yellow, and Gex. Never really played Gex though.
I still have my functional GBA, so I could potentially play this on an original cart. But, I can't spare $50, let alone 99.
@KingMike That’s actually pretty interesting to hear. I didn’t play video games growing up, so learning about things now is always really cool! Thank you!
Are they also going to release this digitally on Switch??
You know I love a the Gameboy, but I can't justify the price of these physical releases.
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