Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution GBA Limited Run Pre-Orders Now Live

Way too expensive for the novelty of playing it on the original hardware (or in my case, the DS Lite). I’ll hold out for the Switch version, which will likely be a good deal cheaper too.

Cool editions, but I'll just get it on the eShop to go with the rest of the collection.

I'm banking on the entire series coming to Switch 2 in a nice box set - So I've been skipping all these.

@Aurumonado : A box set would indicate that each game will be rereleased individually.

What I would overwhelmingly prefer is an all-in-one cartridge.

I’ve pretty much given up on procuring a physical Switch copy of Pirate’s Curse though, as it would be cheaper to double-dip on the entire series when LRG inevitably rerelease all of the games on Switch 2.

@Sisilly_G I agree but this is LRG we're talking about. They'll re-release them all again individually unfortunately.

LRG makes us buy a Shantae bundle slip cover which is as of now an incomplete bundle...

Have I ever mentioned how much I love the art style from half genie hero? It just looks absolutely adorable. Though 7 sirens also has a really great art style. Also 60$ for a gameboy cartridge? Didn’t gameboy games cost 20$ back then or am I misremembering things?

If the switch version is $35 like a standard LRG game, I'll grab it.

@Greatluigi According to that 2001 Sears catalog, Advance Wars was 44.99 in 2001: https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/2001-Sears-Christmas-Book/0088

With inflation, that's $78 in 2024 money according to usinflationcalculator.com. So uhh sadly that isn't such a crazy price.

I really hope wayforward would sells the rom since I plan to play it on my analogue pocket 😃

I so plan on getting this. I would love to play the game as it was originally intended. Will also get the Switch version when it eventually drops, too.

@Sisilly_G Same, way too expensive just for the opportunity to play it on my GBA, I'll holdout for the Switch release too.

GBA games cost 30 to 35 dollars at most back in the day (Nintendo only raised the price to 40 with the Nintendo DS and continued with the same price for 3DS for top tier games), and many were released at 20 dollars and there were a few that cost 15 dollars. That was 20 years ago, but even when considering this, 60 dollars is a bit steep. On the other hand, the other good GBA new game, Goodboy Galaxy (where is the review, NintendoLife?), is being sold in the regular edition for 55 euros, which is basically 60 dollars. So, there is nowhere to run If you want to play on the original GBA in a regular cart.

They blew it with that price and being LRG, making that godawful box with their logo. I'll just wait for the inevitable archive copy to play on the Pocket, maybe load on the everdrive for the OG GBA.

I feel like releasing the GBA version first is actually a bad idea, because nothing is stopping someone from dumping the rom so you can play it on literally everything

They kinda phoned in the boxart, but I'm pretty stoked on this one!

Calling it. This, hifi rush and Penny’s Big Breakaway are the shadow drops of the partner showcase.

I was so enamoured with the idea of them finishing a previously-abandoned GBA game and then actually releasing it on GBA despite evrything years later, I just had to buy it.

@Sisilly_G About where I'm at. I love the novelty of it. I love the plushies. I love the aesthetics of the special edition stuff. But I just don't really want to play the game on a crappy old handheld like the GBA.

At this point it seems they are trying to push people to the Special Edition, I would've bought the GBA cart, heck buy it "loose" in a box for $35. $60 for a GBA game that has nothing else special other than a box, is asking a lot.

Pre-ordered. A bit overpriced, but a new GBA game from a (relatively) big developer is too novel for me to pass up on. I also have an Analogue Pocket, so I will be playing it on a "modern feeling" device. Definitely understandable for those whose rather have it on Switch tho.

I'll gladly play this on my DS Lite, but I hope it comes to the Switch down the line.

I'm glad I'm not part of the FOMO crowd.
Must be stressful and expensive, having to collect all these limited editions.

I don't know how since I check the site every day, sometimes compulsively on bad days, but I totally missed the announcement of this title. I checked and didn't comment on the original story. I was totally unaware of this game. Great story behind it and it great that it has been picked up and finished. A shame sales considerations stood in the way back in the day. Of course the original didn't sell well due to the timing of its release.

Yeah, even the standard edition is expensive. Still, I've seen a number of modern regular Game Boy and Game Boy Color releases on cartridge reach $50 or so. It's more than I'd want to pay for a cart of this sort. Perhaps the big Shantae fans will go for it. My splurge cart was Mad Stalker for the Mega Drive a few years back.

At least the GBA version is real, the problem is buying it before it runs out. In the worst case scenario, there will be a Switch version. It's sad that they postponed this game in the 2000s. 😢

I managed to get both the Standard Edition plus the Collector's Edition (an early bird special of which came with a plushie of Shantae in either her monkey or elephant form, but which one you get is random).

Why did I get both versions? One for collecting, the other for playing (meaning I'm a bit like Konata Izumi from the anime Lucky Star).

Sadly, it took me almost 15 minutes to check out, because the website had trouble calculating shipping costs. But it's ordered, and will be shipped in January. Looking forward to it! Also looking forward to seeing which plushie I got!

@Cronodoug There's plenty of time to preorder it. This isn't like their "Shantae and the Pirate's Curse" rerelease that they did a month or so ago, where it was limited stock and sold out in ten minutes. You have until April 7 to preorder this, either as the Standard Edition or the Collector's Edition.

I personally got both (one to play, one to collect), and was lucky enough to get the early bird special, which includes a free random plushie of Shantae in either her monkey or elephant form.

@AstroTheGamosian Meanwhile, games that get standard releases, not the FOMO limited time crap that LRG pushes, many are still available easily years later at retail, without some arbitrary cut-off date. Not counting this GBA novelty, Shantae games for modern platforms like Switch, PS, etc. also get standard releases in other regions, like Asia. They're not held hostage by LRG like in North America.

I went for it - pretty cool. Only time I've ever bought from LRG, so it doesn't hurt too much. I've been very excited for it. Considered the special edition but I don't need the clutter. A box, the game and any instruction booklet (maybe, maybe not) is all I need.

@EVIL-C Maybe so, but I still wanted to play the game as it was originally intended. While my Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP have seen better days, I do still have my GameCube with the Game Boy Player add-on, so I can always play that. At least, until I get a new replacement Game Boy Advance or Game Boy Advance SP.

People complaining about the price, here's a question for your all. How much does the production of a game cart on a console that doesn't get official supported now, cost?

I'm gonna get it and play it on my Game Boy Player, but I was kinda really hoping for a Switch physical release though I was not expecting a GBA exclusive physical release.

On the small Module the Cover does look good, but on the Box it is a bit too lame.
Would have suggest another one.

Overall, because of that i will buy it on Gog