Lets hope for Xtreme Belly Dancing in the sequel
Before WayForward hitKickstarter successandcritical acclaimwith theirShantaeseries, they got their feet wet on the Game Boy Color withXtreme Sports. It was their first game on the handheld, giving it special sentimental value toMatt Bozonand the other old timers at the studio The game just went on sale on the 3DS eShop Virtual Console, but due to to no fault of WayForward’s, it’s nowhere to be seen on the storefront. If you don’t search for it specifically, you’ll probably never find it. I blameGunvolt(which is also a lot of fun).
To help promote the game, Mr. Bozon sent over some of the secret files from the development of the first Shantae, also on the Game Boy Color. According to Matt, Shantae’s base in-game art was based directly on Guppi, the female lead fromXtreme Sports. He even sent along some sprite sheets to prove it. They also passed along someredrawn HD artwork for the game, which gives us a hint of whatXtreme Sports 2014might look like.
Shantae was considered a technical marvel of 2D animation by Game Boy Color standards. Knowing that it rose from the meat and bones ofXtreme Sports, like some sort ofCenobite puzzle box victim, may cause fans of the series to give the game a second look.
