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The original is getting a physical re-release as well as ports of the DX version for Switch, PS4&5 and PC.
It's being produced in collaboration with Sunsoft and original Trip World director and producer Yuichi Ueda.

Great to see this game being released again! Think I might go for the original version, as opposed to the DX, but cool to see it being updated as well.

Great news. Still I won't give my money to such an awful company like Limited Run Games. I'll wait for rom release of the GBC version. Seriously, do these assholes have the monopoly or something at retail releases of games for retro consoles and for indie games?

What precisely makes them an awful company? I know some folks chafe at limited physical releases, but that does not an awful company make.

I think the gist of it is: it would be cool if there was a publisher rereleasing retro games that actually released them in "less limited" qualities and wasn't embedded in hoarding / reselling / YouTube unboxing culture. Yes, Limited Run isn't bad, it's certainly better than nothing, but it's kind of a tacky look. Thankfully all this stuff is just available digitally as well.

BoneSnapDeez wrote:I think the gist of it is: it would be cool if there was a publisher rereleasing retro games that actually released them in "less limited" qualities and wasn't embedded in hoarding / reselling / YouTube unboxing culture. Yes, Limited Run isn't bad, it's certainly better than nothing, but it's kind of a tacky look. Thankfully all this stuff is just available digitally as well.

I thought they were doing that now?

They are, for the most part.

I'd say around 90+% of the games LRG produces these days are all pre-orders now, Trip World included. The only exception I've seen recently has been when they release a game simultaneously on the PS4 and PS5, and the PS4 version will be limited, while the PS5 version is not. Occasionally, some of their more "special editions" or items, like the Doom helmets, will also be limited, but for the most part all their games are "made to order" now.

Most games are not made for noble reasons - they are made to profit from consumers. Unfortunately, retro games - especially re-releases are mostly a niche market, and the process has been streamlined by LRG to target overpricing small batches for this market. I don't like their marketing strategy, but I think in many cases - this included that without the partnership they contracted this would not be possible. I never thought I'd be able to own a physical cart of this one holy-grail DMG game, but here it is. No salt from me on the price; Soon it will be mine - officially even!

With the pre order window for this game closing over the weekend, I ended up going with the regular GameBoy version, as opposed to the DX.

Did anyone else end up ordering it? If so, what version did you go for?

I was weak and ended up buying two copies: the DX version for the Switch, and the original GB version. I kept waffling between the two, because I was being horribly indecisive, before finally saying, "Screw it. Por qué no los dos, it is!"