{"id":132847,"date":"2023-04-02T02:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T02:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-147446"},"modified":"2023-04-02T02:05:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T02:05:00","slug":"random-bitmap-is-bringing-xeno-crisis-to-n64-and-gamecube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/04\/02\/random-bitmap-is-bringing-xeno-crisis-to-n64-and-gamecube\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Bitmap Is Bringing Xeno Crisis To N64 And GameCube"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3deb9750a22bf\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3deb9750a22bf\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Xeno Crisis - Nintendo 64\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3deb9750a22bf\/xeno-crisis-nintendo-64.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTkyIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"592\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3deb9750a22bf\/xeno-crisis-nintendo-64.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Xeno Crisis - Nintendo 64\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Bitmap Bureau<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>April Fools&#8217; Day has been one heck of a minefield this year, with some video game companies going an extra step by actually releasing a <em>real<\/em> product.<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/xeno_crisis\">Xeno Crisis<\/a> developers Bitmap Bureau have announced they&#8217;ll be bringing the retro-inspired shooter to the Nintendo 64 and GameCube. And yes, it&#8217;s not a joke! We&#8217;ve seen this Kickstarter release on all sorts of platforms already &#8211; including Switch and now pre-orders are live on these classic Nintendo systems.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/bitmapbureau\/statuses\/1642258311704608770 @ 2023-04-02T02:03:36+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s April Fool&#8217;s Day, but this is no joke &#8211; Xeno Crisis is coming to both the Nintendo 64 and GameCube! We also have the Final Vendetta OST available in an awesome gatefold double vinyl! Shipping starts in 3 to 4 weeks, so get your pre-order in now!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rL4MHfAi3E\">https:\/\/t.co\/rL4MHfAi3E<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NcNwQXAWi5\">pic.twitter.com\/NcNwQXAWi5<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Bitmap Bureau Ltd. (@BitmapBureau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitmapBureau\/status\/1642258311704608770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It&#8217;ll set you back <strong>\u00a355.00<\/strong> on N64 and <strong><strong>\u00a330.00<\/strong><\/strong> on GameCube (or your regional equivalent) and will begin shipping in the next 3 &#8211; 4 weeks (late April 2023), with manufacturing already complete.<\/p>\n<p>You can also select the region version you would like (note: both versions are region-free but there are some restrictions with the N64 version). It even comes with an instruction manual! You can learn more about this game in our review.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/gamecube\/related-articles:93222,89344 @ 2023-04-02T03:49:30+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>Would you be interested in these versions of Xeno Crisis? 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