It’s been a few years, but the NES port of Knights of Bytes‘ C64 game Sam’s Journey is finally up for pre-order! This game was originally released on the Commodore 64 and the team who created it has now made an NES version. There’s both PAL and NTSC versions available and the team compensated for the framerate/speed differences to ensure they plays exactly the same on both! More info after the links:
Pre-Order Here: https://www.polyplay.xyz/search/?lang=eng&qs=sams+journey+nes
Main Page: https://www.knightsofbytes.games/samsjourney/nes
There’s tons of purchase options, with lots of extras like soundtrack releases and even a controller. The Ultimate Edition gets you quite a lot, however it’s a bit pricey. No problem though, read through each and see which fits your needs and budget best!
Standard Edition Features:
- Shrink-Wrapped Cardboard Box
- Game Cartridge (either PAL or NTSC)¹ With Dust Sleeve
- Beautifully-Designed Manual
- World Map Of The Game (all in-game maps merged into one)
- Treasure Chest Themed Distance Piece
- Sachet With Diamonds From The Game
- Seven Sam Costume Cards
Ultimate Edition Features:
- Large Box with Magnetic Closure (22,5 x 25 x 7,5 cm) [exclusive]
- Numbered Certificate Signed By The Developers [exclusive]
- Sam Figurine (8 cm high) Handmade By Ralph Niese (#ralphnieseforever), limited to 150 pieces [exclusive]
- Fabric World Map [exclusive]
- SD Card With ROM Files, MP3 Soundtrack And More.
- Soundtrack On Audio-CD In Digipak
- Game Poster
- And Of Course The Game Itself:
- Shrink-Wrapped Cardboard Box
- Game Cartridge (either PAL or NTSC)¹ With Dust Sleeve
- Beautifully-Designed Manual
- World Map Of The Game (all in-game maps merged into one)
- Treasure Chest Themed Distance Piece
- Sachet With Diamonds From The Game
- Seven Sam Costume Cards
I’d like to shoutout Indie Retro News, as their post notified me the game was up for order. I’d been following the project since I wrote about it back in 2019, but saw the pre-order launch first on IRN and wanted to credit them. They focus on game releases like this one, so please check them out if “new retro” games interest you: https://www.indieretronews.com/
