Oh my God...

Subject: Oh my God... Thu May 24, 2012 4:22 am

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/23/tomba-comes-to-playstation-network-as-a-psone-classic-this-summ/

Quote :: One of Sony's most beloved first-party PlayStation 1 games is coming to the PS3 and PSP via ... a company other than Sony. Tomba!, the platformer starring the pink-haired caveman, will be released on the PlayStation Network soon by MonkeyPaw Games.

In addition to being just incredibly cute, Tomba! has some serious credentials. After an illustrious career at Capcom during which he designed the Ghosts 'n Goblins games and produced the Mega Man series, Tokuro Fujiwara founded his own studio, Whoopee Camp, where he directed Tomba! and its sequel for publisher Sony Computer Entertainment.

"Sony and MonkeyPaw have a good working relationship," MonkeyPaw CEO John Greiner told Joystiq. "I think they appreciate the titles we've brought to the Store. And they value the support we give the games. Having a plethora of Japanese content is a distinct advantage PlayStation has over Xbox. But the games still need to be brought Stateside. So our model helps Sony spread their Japanese edge and we help Japanese developers get their titles to a wider audience. Hence, Sony is willing to work with us on titles that may not have otherwise been licensed out. Support is key."

MonkeyPaw has been working on acquiring the Tomba! rights for a year. "We often have to chase down multiple right holders," Greiner said. "In this case, Sony and Whoopee Camp had rights that needed to be negotiated." The deal didn't necessarily include the sequel, however. "Tomba! 2 is a possibility but we need to really sell Tomba! 1 well before we can extend our relationship," Greiner explained. "It's the first time to work with Fujiwara-san so we're trying to make a good impression. Good sales have a way opening doors a bit wider."

Live Free or Don't Posts : 22124 Joined : 2008-08-01

Cool.

Subject: Re: Oh my God... Thu May 24, 2012 4:37 am

First Grandia, then AD's revival, now this(after I was just yearning for this game and watching old videos of it recently)!?

My "powers of bringing things back" shtick is starting to become eerie and too coincidental.

Better take advantage this.

Spoiler:

Subject: Re: Oh my God... Thu May 24, 2012 5:09 am

But for each step forward we still haven't got shenmue/Skies of arcadia released and no one picked up armada of the damned.

Subject: Re: Oh my God... Thu May 24, 2012 5:41 am

My powers have limits I suppose. They tackle the improbable, not the impossible. Although, I wouldn't give up hope when it comes to Shenmue and SoA. They're in the "maybe" area.

Subject: Re: Oh my God... Thu May 24, 2012 5:58 pm

I'd actually commit a murder to ensure the HD remake of SoA.

Subject: Re: Oh my God... Thu May 24, 2012 6:04 pm

SimianWonder wrote:: I'd actually commit a murder to ensure the HD remake of SoA.

It's probably be easier to have a kid, make him start a career in games development take over Sega and then get a remake made, rather then killing random people in hope that this might somehow spark development of a remake.

Subject: Re: Oh my God... Thu May 24, 2012 6:50 pm

With all your CCTV I think murdering people might not be such a good idea. Then again, making your kid work at SEGA is probably similar to murdering them.

Subject: Re: Oh my God... Thu May 24, 2012 6:55 pm

Kaede wrote:: With all your CCTV I think murdering people might not be such a good idea. Then again, making your kid work at SEGA is probably similar to murdering them.

I'm glad to see it's the CCTV that would stop you doing that and not anything else. With that kind of attitude be certain to pop over for tea and crumpets if you happen to be in England.

Live Free or Don't Posts : 22124 Joined : 2008-08-01

Rumour is Shenmue 1 and 2 HD is already finished and Sega's just sitting on it because they don't know if they're doing Shenmue 3 yet.

Subject: Re: Oh my God... Fri May 25, 2012 12:09 am

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:: Rumour is Shenmue 1 and 2 HD is already finished and Sega's just sitting on it because they don't know if they're doing Shenmue 3 yet.

Link?

Live Free or Don't Posts : 22124 Joined : 2008-08-01

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-16-shenmue-1-2-hd-to-launch-on-psn-xbla-report

Subject: Re: Oh my God... Fri May 25, 2012 12:13 am

Oh right that sounds believable. I honestly would rather another 15 yakuza games then another Shenmue. Unless it won't effect Yakuza then they can go nuts.

Subject: Re: Oh my God... Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:32 pm

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/06/20/heads-up-game-store-update-20th-june-2012/

Quote :: I know many of you will have seen or heard about the US release of Tomba! – it will not be available for EU today. We’re in discussions to get this and hopefully we can. Please wait for further announcements.

Live Free or Don't Posts : 22124 Joined : 2008-08-01

You are tearing me apart EU PSN!

Subject: Re: Oh my God... Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:08 pm

FUCK YEAH, Tomba

Subject: Re: Oh my God... Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:13 pm

Subject: Re: Oh my God... Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:12 am

What's Tomba now?

Subject: Re: Oh my God... Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:46 pm

Some rare PS1 game.

Subject: Re: Oh my God... Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:31 am

What a nice surprise to see after coming back from my trip to Sydney. It's on the EU PSN now. I'm almost scared to get in in fear of it not having aged well. Do I dare to put my nostalgia goggles to the test!?!?!?!?