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We're Getting A New Pocky & Rocky Game On Nintendo Switch

"While you may think it’s a remake, it’s a completely new title"

Taito and Natsume Atari have just announced that a new entry in the KiKi KaiKai series (known as Pocky & Rocky in the west) is coming to Switch.

According to Weekly Famitsu, KiKi KaiKai: Kuro Mantle no Nazo (that's a tentative title) is being developed by Tengo Project, a team within Natsume Atari which is formed of staff who worked on the 1992 SNES title KiKi KaiKai: Nazo no Kuro Mantle, including Toshiyasu Miyabe.

Miyabe had this to say about the announcement:

We started work on a sequel with the thought that if we didn’t respond to requests for a remake now, we wouldn’t have the chance in the future considering the staff’s age. While you may think it’s a remake, it’s a completely new title. It’s loaded with new elements.

The KiKi KaiKai series began life in arcades in 1986. The aforementioned SNES title gave the franchise global fame and would inspire a 16-bit sequel called KiKi KaiKai: Tsukiyo Soushi (Pocky & Rocky 2 in the west) as well as a Game Boy Advance entry called KiKi KaiKai Advance (Pocky & Rocky with Becky).

Tengo Project also worked on The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors and Wild Guns Reloaded, both of which updated existing series for a new generation, to great success.

Source: Nintendo Life

 

[Holammer]

Loved the original arcade & the SNES games. Been expecting this remake since they started working on Ninja Warriors Once Again.

 

[00_Zer0]

One of my favorite games of all times. The first game is perfect with excellent shmup gameplay and excellent unforgettable music. I'm so glad some of the original staff is working on this. Ninja Saviors and Wild Guns turned out so good that I have no doubt this game will turn out excellent too.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Great series. I wanna see what they did to modernize the graphics.

 

[JonnyMP3]

Love this game. Me and my sister played 2 player on this game loads back on our SNES.

 

[Holammer]

Great series. I wanna see what they did to modernize the graphics.

Me too, but Sayo-chan is in good hands.
Wild Guns and Ninja Warriors Once Again had *tons* of changes, new redrawn backgrounds and sprites. Most of the time it's real subtle because they don't splurge colors everywhere, they kept a limited palette and dithering, resulting in some of the finest authentic looking pixel art around.

https://www.natsumeatari.co.jp/tnwoa/topic.html

http://www.natsumeatari.co.jp/wild-guns-reloaded/topic.html

 

[Holammer]

Pretty much what I expected, they break up monotonous areas with more detail and shading. Beautiful!

 

[Knitted Knight]

I remember playing these games was a bit of a challenge despite the easy controls. Loved the audio effects. When you realize the fan eats incoming projectiles...

 

[Holammer]

巫女さんアクション復活！『奇々怪界 黒マントの謎（仮）』発表 | Game*Spark - 国内・海外ゲーム情報サイト

小夜ちゃんが帰ってきた！

www.gamespark.jp

 

[manzo]

Nazo no kuro manto is one of my favourite games ever. Day 1.

 

[MagnesG]

Can't wait.

 

[Fuz]

One of my favourite coin-ops of the era.

Hard as fuck but absolutely brilliant.

 

[Tiamat2san]

What?
Fucking awesome!
I loved these games so much !
Fantastic news!

 

[diffusionx]

It'd be cool if they threw these games on SNES Online.

 

[SALMORE]

My God awesome news it's my favorite SNES game !

 

[TKOFromTokyo]

I’m hoping for a physical release like Wild Guns Reloaded and Ninja Saviors.

 

[ShigeruMiyamoto]

This'll be day one for me, one of the best SNES games hands down.

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

Definitely an unexpected sequel.

The art for the US SNES game is awful but that is descriptive of a lot of Japan->US games during that period.

 

[belmarduk]

Wow. This is something I did not expect. Anxiously awaiting more info!

 

[DESTROYA]

This looks amazing......please have a physical release.

 

[Holammer]

Once they release this, could we have the ʄօʀɮɨɖɖɛռ remake of Harvest Moon?
Stardew Valley sold well over 10M copies, just sayin'.

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[Heimdall_Xtreme]

We're Getting A New Pocky & Rocky Game On Nintendo Switch

"While you may think it’s a remake, it’s a completely new title"

Taito and Natsume Atari have just announced that a new entry in the KiKi KaiKai series (known as Pocky & Rocky in the west) is coming to Switch.

According to Weekly Famitsu, KiKi KaiKai: Kuro Mantle no Nazo (that's a tentative title) is being developed by Tengo Project, a team within Natsume Atari which is formed of staff who worked on the 1992 SNES title KiKi KaiKai: Nazo no Kuro Mantle, including Toshiyasu Miyabe.

Miyabe had this to say about the announcement:

The KiKi KaiKai series began life in arcades in 1986. The aforementioned SNES title gave the franchise global fame and would inspire a 16-bit sequel called KiKi KaiKai: Tsukiyo Soushi (Pocky & Rocky 2 in the west) as well as a Game Boy Advance entry called KiKi KaiKai Advance (Pocky & Rocky with Becky).

Tengo Project also worked on The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors and Wild Guns Reloaded, both of which updated existing series for a new generation, to great success.

Source: Nintendo Life

Oh my God!!!

I love pocky rocky from SNES!!! The games that i really want have it.

Definitive will check it

 

[SF Kosmo]

This looks great. Unexpected but very welcome.

 

[caffeware]

love it