The Half-Genie Shantae Comes to Life with Good Smile Company
Its half-genie and all magic as Good Smile Company brings the wonder of Shantae to life with their popular Nendoroid collection
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Its half-genie and all magic as Good Smile Company brings the wonder of Shantae to life with their popular Nendoroid collection
Contributing editor Ricardo Negron shares his thoughts on the original Shantae game, re-released for the Nintendo Switch.
Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) Though Shantae has gone on to become an indie gaming icon, her origins were much dicier. The original Shantae was potentially planned as a SNES or PC release before it finally settled on the Game Boy Color. Production went well, but the game required an expensive cartridge which caused many publishers to balk at the idea of backing it. After a couple years of searching, Capcom finally swooped in to save the day for WayForward, but the company sat on the release for about eight months after it had gone gold. In that window, the Game Boy Advance ...