In the latest issue of Famitsu, Level-5 announced that ROID, its new Japanese-only game and entertainment download service for PC and mobile phones (similar to Steam), will be releasing on June 1. This is all very interesting, but let’s move on to what’s really important -- well, other than the fact that the service is called “ROID.” (I can only immaturely assume the original name “YEASTINFECTION” was taken.)
The above blurry screenshot of one of the launch games is featured in the article and it looks an awful lot like a certain classic RPG released on the Super Nintendo. Even though the graphics are more detailed and include a lot more colors, the similarities to EarthBound -- from the diagonal house to the main character design -- are numerous.
So what does this mean? Is a remake of EarthBound coming out for this oddly named media service? Or is this mysterious new game just eerily similar to the SNES cult classic? Click here for a fun comparison to help you decide for yourself. Get to speculating!
[Via EarthBound Central]
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4:40 PM on 03.25.2009
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Still if Level5 would develop a game similiar to Earthbound, that would be fantastic news. Let's wait and see.
But on a mobile phone? Come on! ;_;
It can only end in heartbreak T_T
This probably isn't Earthbound-related at all. And even if it is, America will never see it.
Now this is a man that's being realistic. You guys do remember that this will ultimately be up to Nintendo, right? You know, the company that doesn't give a shit about Mother 3 and never localized Mother 1?