Bop-Louie bops again
As part of itssecond Sunsoft is Back stream, Sunsoft has announced that a remake of the 1991 NES title,Ufouria: The Saga, is on the way.
If you didn’t catch the Sunsoft is Back stream, you didn’t miss much.Ufouriawas essentially the only new reveal, and all we got was a screenshot. They showed offTrip World DXandGimmick!, but we didn’t even get a release date forGimmick!beyond “soon.”Trip World DXpreviously received an announcement, withLimited Run Games handling the physical versions of it. Pre-orders start April 28.
Ufouria: The Saga(known as Hebereke in Japan) notably never released in North America prior to its arrival on the Wii Virtual Console. However, it has never been portedwell.The Virtual Console re-releases run at the PAL region’s 50hz, making everything run too fast. Despite the poor quality of the ports,Ufouria: The Sagahas developed a cult following.
UnlikeGimmick!, which is just getting a modernized port,Ufouriawill enjoy a full remake, with the demonstrated screenshot showing off a crafty art style similar toYoshi’s Wooly World. We don’t know much else aside from a planned 2023 release. There is no word on whether the character depicted in the screenshot will have the western “Bop-Louie” nomenclature or revert to the Japanese “Hebe.” Personally, I think “Bop-Louie” is just such an amazingly cute name.
The horrible Vtuber running the stream makes coy mention of two unannounced projects. We can only hope that one is the rumoredClock Towerport/remaster/remake. We’ll have to wait and hope for abetter streamin the future.
