New GBA title "Kien" released after 22 years in development

[Localhorst86]

"The makers of Italian action game have endured the longest development journey in history. Their game is now finally out – on the long-discontinued Game Boy Advance"

https://www.theguardian.com/games/a...video-game-in-history-released-after-22-years

 

[zxr750j]

I read the title and thought "Who the fuck is Kien and why have I never heard of him!", but it isn't a released criminal, my bad...

 

[Maximumbeans]

I read the title and thought "Who the fuck is Kien and why have I never heard of him!", but it isn't a released criminal, my bad...

You're not alone!

 

[Veho]

"A delayed game is good eventually"

 

[Maximumbeans]

"A delayed game is good eventually"

 

[Localhorst86]

I read the title and thought "Who the fuck is Kien and why have I never heard of him!", but it isn't a released criminal, my bad...

I have asked moderators to change the title.

 

[zxr750j]

I have asked moderators to change the title.

Thanks but you really shouldn't have, I was laughing at myself for being not all-knowing (I like to think I am). And my comment looks stupid now

 

[Localhorst86]

And my comment looks stupid now

"Gottem" as the kids say, nowadays.

 

[duwen]

Allegedly, it's the same as the prototype rom from over 20 years ago.

 

[hippy dave]

It doesn't sound like it was actually in development for all that time

 

[Bladexdsl]

now wheres the rom

 

[Localhorst86]

It doesn't sound like it was actually in development for all that time

"A multidecade release schedule was never the plan, of course. The game had been finished years ago, and multiple publishers expressed interest in it. [...] some market analysis [that] determined his game was too risky to back.

 

[JuanMena]

Recently I've been playing a lot of Arcade games in my Wii... to be honest I'm sorting a MAME romset, anyway... been discovering a lot of Italia made games and they all have this very distinctive look to them and this GBA game is no exception.
Even animations looks like they're kinda missing couple frames or something, like those old Arcade games. They look like a merge between "Homebrew-with-Licensed" quality. It's do strange to describe.

Anyway, nice! The GBA is still relevant 20+ years later?

Did y'all forgot about the upcoming Shantae release for GBA supposedly this year?

 

[skawo]

...watching the trailer, it appears either the game really struggles, or the video itself...?
There's a hitch in the audio, like it was recorded off an emulator and it frame lagged

What...?