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* https://archive.is/HIFgB
* https://archive.is/HIFgB
== stuff ==
* https://archive.is/uJKvZ  TOMBI 2 / TOMBA 2 I 01 Tombi / Tomba figure (Mid size) [Playstation] (1999)


== Announcement ==
== Announcement ==


The possibility of a possible revival of the Tomba franchise was first raised by [https://web.archive.org/web/20240601091115/https://exputer.com/news/playstation/tomba-remaster-might-be-happening/ an article on Exputer] which noted trademark registrations in [https://archive.is/qwR6c Europe] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808161043/https://alter.com/trademarks/tomba-79327239 the US] of the word mark "TOMBA!" by mobile game developer [[BBG Entertainment]]. This implied that a transfer of rights to the Tomba franchise from [[Whoopee Camp]] to BBG had occurred in 2021, but no announcement confirming or following up on this was ever made on the BBG website or to the press. Whoopee Camp's own US trademark had been considered [https://archive.is/Vmbxe abandoned since the year 2000] and had not shown signs of life since the studio's closure.
On July 12 2024, a remaster was announced by [[Limited Run Games]] through [https://ghostarchive.org/archive/lf93p a post on Twitter], alongside [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwp-Fu2t7Tg a promotional trailer on Youtube]. The game would be developed using the [[Carbon Engine]], a type of emulator designed for re-releasing older games with modern features applied. The trailer consisted of a remastered version of the intro cutscene from the original, uncompressed video source.


On May 31 2024, the release date of August 1 2024 was announced through a post on the [https://blog.playstation.com/2024/05/31/tomba-creator-tokuro-fujiwara-discusses-the-colorful-side-scrollers-playstation-heritage/ PlayStation.Blog] website, the official PlayStation news branch of Sony Interactive Entertainment. This also confirmed the game's name as Tomba! Special Edition. The game's [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2851150/Tomba_Special_Edition/ Steam page] got activated at the same time.


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Notes:


article https://web.archive.org/web/20240601091345/https://www.escapistmagazine.com/tomba-special-edition-finally-lands-a-release-date/
etc reddit https://archive.is/GV88b
antonblast dev tweets: https://ghostarchive.org/archive/hhdDa https://ghostarchive.org/archive/5kVyc
their version of the game: https://ghostarchive.org/archive/ukbUZ see file "Tomba model wip by Summitsphere dev @ClassicGJ [1796592381413793794].mp4"


* Lead dev: https://x.com/ModernVintageG/status/1796592704002064661  https://archive.is/Pqu9M https://ghostarchive.org/archive/75ZMk
* Lead dev: https://x.com/ModernVintageG/status/1796592704002064661  https://archive.is/Pqu9M https://ghostarchive.org/archive/75ZMk
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* [[Tokuro_Fujiwara]] Tighten this up
* [[Tokuro_Fujiwara]] Tighten this up
* [[E3_Press_Kit_1998]]
* [[E3_Press_Kit_1998]]
* [[Tomba_coverage_in_Famitsu]]

Latest revision as of 11:34, 12 June 2024