Worldwide Treasure

One of many quieter, however no much less thrilling, headlines from yesterday’s Nintendo Direct presentation was the announcement that Treasure’s legendary shmup Radiant Silvergun is now accessible on Nintendo Change. The 1998 smash hit could be bought from the eShop proper now, priced at an admittedly hefty $20.

The Treasure-developed basic has one thing of a legacy with online game followers of a sure age, because it was largely the stuff of legend to those that weren’t acquainted with the import scene, or had entry to a good arcade heart. Whereas thought of one of many biggest shmups ever launched to that time, Radiant Silvergun was powerful to find in North America and Europe, whereas the following Sega Saturn port by no means left Japanese shores, and would fetch excessive costs on the secondary market.

Finally, the frenetic shmup would discover a wider viewers by its 2011 Xbox 360 rerelease, and with this new Change port, a brand new technology of shmup followers can blast off into the enduring motion… It seems to be such as you’ll nonetheless need to pay by the nostril for the privilege, however at the very least we aren’t dropping $250 on eBay anymore. Rumors persist of a brand new Radiant Silvergun venture, at present within the works to coincide with Treasure’s thirtieth anniversary. With Tokyo Sport Present kicking off tomorrow, the reality will seemingly be out quickly sufficient.

Radiant Silvergun is offered now on Nintendo Change. (Shortly after writing this text, the itemizing mysteriously vanished from the North American model of the eShop, although it was nonetheless accessible for buy elsewhere.)