{"id":129872,"date":"2022-11-18T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-141357"},"modified":"2022-11-18T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T16:30:00","slug":"surprise-crunchyroll-is-making-a-video-game-for-the-game-boy-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/11\/18\/surprise-crunchyroll-is-making-a-video-game-for-the-game-boy-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise! Crunchyroll Is Making A Video Game For The Game Boy Color"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/290f8c7741e6c\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/290f8c7741e6c\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/290f8c7741e6c\/1280x720.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"TThT3jHqmW0\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In one of the stranger pieces of news that we have heard today, renowned anime streamer Crunchyroll has announced that it is developing and publishing a retro-inspired video game based on its classic mascot Hime (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2022\/11\/crunchyroll-announces-8-bit-action-adventure-game-himes-quest-for-game-boy-color-pc-browser\">Gematsu<\/a>). What&#8217;s weirder still is that it will be playable on Game Boy Color via Limited Run Games, with cartridge pre-orders now available.<\/p>\n<p>Just to clarify, yes, you did read that right.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gbc\/himes_quest\">Hime&#8217;s Quest<\/a> is an 8-bit action-adventure game set in 1999, where you play as the streamer&#8217;s mascot who is on a mission to save a small-town anime club from the threat of the evil Y2K &#8211; and you thought this news couldn&#8217;t get any stranger! One look at the above trailer and you will see that the company is going all out to embody those late-90s vibes. From the real-world actors to the <strong>Power Rangers<\/strong>-esque villain &#8211; yep, that takes us back.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#8217;re excited to announce Hime&#8217;s Quest: fight as Crunchyroll-Hime to defeat Y2K and save the Anime Club! \ud83d\udd79<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LimitedRunGames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@limitedrungames<\/a>, we&#8217;re releasing special physical copies with a free browser version, and download coming soon! \ud83e\udde1<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfae <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TsgwI50pBt\">https:\/\/t.co\/TsgwI50pBt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UupQRGXD7i\">pic.twitter.com\/UupQRGXD7i<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Crunchyroll (@Crunchyroll) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Crunchyroll\/status\/1593604941565681760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Notably we haven&#8217;t seen a lot of gameplay footage so far which is somewhat troubling when you consider the fact that this is&#8230; a game. From the small amount that we can spy at the end of the trailer, however, it certainly <em>looks<\/em> retro enough.<\/p>\n<p>For an idea of the game&#8217;s features, check out the following from Crunchyroll:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8211; Adventure through haunted forests, mirage-filled deserts and more in Crunchyroll-Hime\u2019s largest quest yet.<br \/>&#8211; Hack and slash your way through dungeons and face-off against totally buggin fiends in league with Y2K.<br \/>&#8211; Kick-back with Crunchyroll-Hime\u2019s friends in the anime club or pay a visit to spooky manga creator Junji Ito who is currently <em>OBSESSED<\/em> with spirals.<br \/>&#8211; Some games let you pet the dog, this one lets you *<em>try*<\/em> to pet the cat. Can you succeed and give Crunchyroll-Hime\u2019s best friend Yuzu a pat on the head?<br \/>&#8211; PLAY IT LOUD! with a chiptune soundtrack by future (time paradox averted) award-winning 8-bit composer and musician Protodome.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The game will be playable on the Game Boy Color via a physical cartridge created in partnership with Limited Run Games. This very cartridge is now available to pre-order for <strong>$44.99 (around \u00a338 \/ 43\u20ac)<\/strong> in either &#8216;Crunchyroll Orange&#8217; from the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.crunchyroll.com\/products\/himes-quest\">Crunchyroll online store<\/a> or in &#8216;Limited Run Blue&#8217; from <a href=\"https:\/\/limitedrungames.com\/products\/himes-quest-gbc\">Limited Run Games<\/a>. Pre-orders will end on 23rd December, 2022 with the game expected to ship in May, 2023. Get ready to blow the dust out of that thing before loading it up.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from this physical release, Crunchyroll has also announced that Hime&#8217;s Quest will be available to download and play for free on browsers in December.<em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What do you make of Hime&#8217;s Quest? Comment like its 1999 down below!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube In one of the stranger pieces of news that we have heard today, renowned anime streamer Crunchyroll has announced that it is developing and publishing a retro-inspired video game based on its classic mascot Hime (thanks, Gematsu). 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