KW: Rendering Ranger is the crown jewel in our Rainbow Arts catalog. Q3: What makes Rendering Ranger: R² so special? The upcoming North American release will take place 27 years after its Japanese release! KW: Ziggurat is working with Limited Run Games to bring Rendering Ranger: R² to PC and consoles. What else can you tell us about your plans for the game? Recently, pre-orders for the physical SNES version opened at Limited Run Games. Q2: A big piece of the acquisition is Rendering Ranger: R², one of the rarest Super Famicom games, which never left Japan. The chance to bring these titles to digital platforms and to resurrect them for modern gamers is really special. For Ziggurat, the acquisition of these titles really emphasizes our purpose as a company – to celebrate and expand on titles from the past. Kate Woods (KW): We couldn’t be more excited about being stewards of an amazing selection of titles from the Rainbow Arts catalog. What does this deal mean for Ziggurat, and for the preservation of some forgotten Amiga/C64 gems? Q1: In January of this year, Ziggurat closed a deal that brought more than 80 titles from the Rainbow Arts catalog under its control. To continue that celebration and to learn more about the Rainbow Arts acquisition, we reached out to Ziggurat's Kate Woods, VP of Operations, Finance & Marketing, who was kind enough to answer our questions. As Ziggurat says on its home page, "Come play big with us as we both celebrate and expand upon the legacy of video games." ![]() This is all par for the course for Ziggurat, which, since its founding in early 2020, has dedicated itself to remastering and restoring a wide variety of classic console and PC games dating back to the 80s. Two years ago, the company purchased the rights to multiple game licenses previously owned by Majesco Entertainment, including Advent Rising and the cult classic BloodRayne. The 80+ titles from Rainbow Arts fortify an already impressive list of historic games for Ziggurat. ![]() As a result, Ziggurat now owns more than 80 games from the Rainbow Arts catalog, including the incredibly rare Rendering Ranger: R². In January of this year, publisher Ziggurat Interactive closed a deal with Rainbow Arts, a game developer that launched dozens of titles throughout the 80s and 90s, mainly for the C64, Amiga, and PC. By Evan Norris, posted on 17 August 2022 / 2,206 Views
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |