{"id":132848,"date":"2023-04-02T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-147439"},"modified":"2023-04-02T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T01:00:00","slug":"surprise-fmv-game-night-trap-is-getting-a-game-boy-advance-video-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/04\/02\/surprise-fmv-game-night-trap-is-getting-a-game-boy-advance-video-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise! FMV Game Night Trap Is Getting A Game Boy Advance Video Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b6734c6dc5666\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b6734c6dc5666\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Night Trap\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6b743cbc1ee9f\/night-trap.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6b743cbc1ee9f\/night-trap.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Night Trap\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Limited Run Games<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Believe it or not, but the &#8217;90s interactive FMV game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/night_trap_-_25th_anniversary_edition\">Night Trap<\/a> is on the way to the Game Boy Advance in a &#8216;Limited Run&#8217; release.<\/p>\n<p>The physical dropped the surprise announcement via social media. Pre-orders are now live and it&#8217;ll set you back <strong>$49.99 USD<\/strong> or your regional equivalent. It&#8217;s worth noting this is &#8220;<strong>video only<\/strong>&#8221; and there&#8217;s &#8220;<strong>no actual gameplay<\/strong>&#8220;, apparently.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a bit more about it from the store page:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Sorry to do it to you again, Howie, but Night Trap is now available to watch on the Game Boy Advance. We asked ourselves, &#8220;There&#8217;s got to be a better way to watch the hit FMV classic Night Trap on the go, right?&#8221; Years of R&amp;D, blood, sweat, and tears later, we have triumphed\u2014Night Trap is now on the Game Boy Advance! Vanishing Co-eds&#8230; Bloodless Bodies&#8230; Mysterious Intruders!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Five beautiful co-eds are being stalked in an eerie estate. Hooded intruders are invading the mansion with blood on their minds. Watch the murderous action from hidden cameras in 8 different rooms\u2014now in 240 \u00d7 160 glorious pixels!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>The website notes how this is available for &#8220;one weekend only&#8221; in honor of April Fools, so get in while you can and pre-order it if you are interested. This product is expected to ship in 4-6 months after the pre-order window closes.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/limitedrungames\/statuses\/1642329328238096386 @ 2023-04-02T02:59:48+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ICYMI\u2014yes, it&#8217;s Night Trap. On a Game Boy Advance. And it&#8217;s a real product. <\/p>\n<p>Pre-order this weekend only: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NVMUtSBBLT\">https:\/\/t.co\/NVMUtSBBLT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9qoC1f6x89\">https:\/\/t.co\/9qoC1f6x89<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Limited Run Games (@LimitedRunGames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LimitedRunGames\/status\/1642329328238096386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/syncoplay\/statuses\/1642169528766406663 @ 2023-04-02T02:23:55+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I just went all the way through the buying process &#8211; they took my payment &#8211; so if it&#8217;s a prank they will have some answering to do \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/span>\u2014 \ud83d\udd79\ufe0f Syncoplay Retro Gaming \ud83c\udfae (@syncoplay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/syncoplay\/status\/1642169528766406663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A playable version of Night Trap was previously released on the Switch eShop in 2018, and also had a physical release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/switch-eshop\/related-articles:80489 @ 2023-04-02T03:00:25+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>Will you be getting in on this limited time offer? 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