M2-developed Ganbare Goemon!
Daishuugou launched today in Japan for Nintendo Switch and Steam, and the collection brings an unexpected bonus: Konami's 1991 Famicom-exclusive shooter Crisis Force.
The inclusion marks the first known port of Crisis Force since its original early-'90s release and was confirmed during an interview with Konami producer Ryosaku Ueno and M2 staff Naoki Horii and Senor Kawakita published by denfaminicogamer and shared via GSK.
Crisis Force was originally released for the Nintendo Famicom in 1991 and is notable as Konami's final shooting game for that platform.
The title was built around Konami's custom VRC4 enhancement chip to expand the Famicom's graphical capabilities.
Primarily a top-down vertical shooter, Crisis Force featured four-way scrolling, large boss encounters, and a soundtrack credited to Konami Kukeiha Club members Jun Chuma, Kenichi Matsubara, and Yasuhiko Manno.
In the denfaminicogamer interview, Ueno described the Ganbare Goemon!
Daishuugou project as aimed at a broad audience, especially players with fond memories of the Super Famicom Goemon entries.
He said the team anticipated that tucking a rare Famicom shooter into the collection could leave some players surprised or unsure how it fit with the rest of the lineup, and that only a relatively small group of enthusiasts might actively seek out the hidden game.
M2's Horii added that the inclusion was worthwhile even if it only reached a handful of fans.
Denfaminicogamer said it knew about Crisis Force's presence in the compilation and chose to hold the information until players discovered it organically.
The outlet and GSK on BlueSky indicate the bonus title is not immediately visible in menus and appears to be unlocked via a specific code, though Konami and M2 did not publish the unlock method in the interview.
Practical notes for buyers: the collection is available on Nintendo Switch and Steam, but the Steam build is region-locked, making the Nintendo Switch release the more accessible option for most international players.
The compilation adds to M2's growing portfolio of retro re-releases and highlights Konami's archival material, including a rare Famicom shooter that has not been widely reissued since 1991.
Daishuugou launched today in Japan for Nintendo Switch and Steam, and the collection brings an unexpected bonus: Konami's 1991 Famicom-exclusive shooter Crisis Force.
The inclusion marks the first known port of Crisis Force since its original early-'90s release and was confirmed during an interview with Konami producer Ryosaku Ueno and M2 staff Naoki Horii and Senor Kawakita published by denfaminicogamer and shared via GSK.
Crisis Force was originally released for the Nintendo Famicom in 1991 and is notable as Konami's final shooting game for that platform.
The title was built around Konami's custom VRC4 enhancement chip to expand the Famicom's graphical capabilities.
Primarily a top-down vertical shooter, Crisis Force featured four-way scrolling, large boss encounters, and a soundtrack credited to Konami Kukeiha Club members Jun Chuma, Kenichi Matsubara, and Yasuhiko Manno.
In the denfaminicogamer interview, Ueno described the Ganbare Goemon!
Daishuugou project as aimed at a broad audience, especially players with fond memories of the Super Famicom Goemon entries.
He said the team anticipated that tucking a rare Famicom shooter into the collection could leave some players surprised or unsure how it fit with the rest of the lineup, and that only a relatively small group of enthusiasts might actively seek out the hidden game.
M2's Horii added that the inclusion was worthwhile even if it only reached a handful of fans.
Denfaminicogamer said it knew about Crisis Force's presence in the compilation and chose to hold the information until players discovered it organically.
The outlet and GSK on BlueSky indicate the bonus title is not immediately visible in menus and appears to be unlocked via a specific code, though Konami and M2 did not publish the unlock method in the interview.
Practical notes for buyers: the collection is available on Nintendo Switch and Steam, but the Steam build is region-locked, making the Nintendo Switch release the more accessible option for most international players.
The compilation adds to M2's growing portfolio of retro re-releases and highlights Konami's archival material, including a rare Famicom shooter that has not been widely reissued since 1991.
