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January 12, 2021

Majesco To Bring Back Monster Tale

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In 2011 Majesco Entertainment released a unique game called Monster Tale that was half Metroidvania platformer and half pet-raising sim. You played as Ellie, a blue-haired kid trapped in Monster World and looking for a way home. At least one monster seemed to be friendly: Chomp, a little guy who quickly became her best friend and adventuring partner. The game originally premiered on the DS. A souped-up 3DS version was announced a few years later, but then quietly dropped. Looks like Ellie and Chomp may finally be getting their comeback, though, this time for modern platforms like Switch and PS4. Players in Monster Tale experience a seamless blend of classic gameplay styles of puzzle-platformers, Metroidvania, and pet management as they seek to rid the fantastic Monster World of the evil ragtag group the Kid-Kings. Working together Ellie and Chomp must learn new skills in order to return the world to the rightful hands of the monsters and help Ellie return home. Monster Tale features a beautifully crafted world of 2D

January 6, 2016

Oh Boy! And His Blob! Wii Classic Being Resurrected

Peter Paltridge a boy and his blob, majesco, PC, pc, playstation 4, PS4, video games, VITA, Wayforward, xbox, Xbox One, xbox one 0

Wayforward Technologies has been responsible for a lot of top-quality video gaming ever since they announced themselves to the world with Shantae on the GBC (though they released a couple games before that point). One of their high points was the Wii revival of the NES game A Boy And His Blob. The original was one of the more quirky NES offerings, and I can’t explain it better than my old friend Polas did many years ago. Wayforward got the old license and created a masterful revamp of the game, powered by hundreds of frames of hand-drawn 2-D animation. It came out for the Wii in 2008, but you can be forgiven if you never knew that….it’s just one of many great games in the Wii library no one picked out among the shovelware. The remake was published by Majesco Games, who apparently still holds the rights because they’re the ones publishing an HD version soon. The conversion isn’t being done by Wayforward (it’s some smaller company no one has