![]() ![]() Not only is the third chapter of the series (The Pirate's Curse) due soon on 3DS eShop, WayForward has also launched a Kickstarter fundraiser to kick off a fourth Shantae that will slip the surly shackles of portable consoles and finally bring their heroine to televisions (without the need to shell out for a copy of the Game Boy Color game and a Game Cube Player, that is).įans of the original Shantae may find the upcoming (pending Kickstarter funding) 1/2 Genie Hero curiously familiar in places.īut does a prolific developer really need to crowd fund a chapter in a fairly established series? Absolutely, says WayForward's James Montagna. Even with the portable boom initiated by the success of Nintendo's DS, a Shantae sequel went unwanted by the industry at large until the advent of DSiware allowed WayForward to slip past the traditional retail distribution system and publish the game themselves.Īfter all those years of teases and disappointment, the latest development for Shantae seems almost like an embarrassment of riches. A planned Game Boy Advance follow-up withered on the vine as publisher after publisher turned it down. Shantae was a fine (if flawed) game, but WayForward couldn't find a home for a proposed sequel for years. ![]() You should know the story of Shantae by now: Born as a passion project by WayForward's Matt Bozon, it kicked around for years until finally coming to fruition as an homage to '80s and '90s 8-bit platformers in the waning days of the Game Boy Color. ![]()
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