Omega 6: The Triangle Stars, the retro-style journey recreation created by a former Nintendo artist, is getting a bodily launch to commemorate its English language launch.
Omega 6 is predicated on a manga created by former Nintendo artwork director Takaya Imamura, who created characters for video games similar to F-Zero and Star Fox.
Final month it was confirmed that the sport, which was launched in Japan final summer time, will probably be launched digitally in English for Nintendo Swap and Steam on February 28, 2025.
Nevertheless, Restricted Run Video games has now confirmed that it is going to be releasing the sport bodily, with three completely different editions obtainable. Pre-orders for all three editions will begin on January 21.
In addition to the usual version of the sport, a Deluxe Version will comprise a duplicate of the sport, a Deluxe Version collector’s field designed to appear like a SNES recreation field, an artwork e book, a soundtrack CD (and a obtain code for a digital model), a double-sided posted and 7 buying and selling playing cards.
A particular Signature Version of the sport will embody the extras from the Deluxe Version in addition to a thanks card signed by Imamura, a prologue comedian e book, a keychain, three iron-on patches and an additional eighth buying and selling card based mostly on Imamura.
An English-language model of Imamura’s comedian may even be launched within the west, printed by Darkish Horse Comics.
Talking solely to VGC final yr, Imamura defined the similarities between Omega 6 and Star Fox.
“Story-wise, it’s completely different, however the type I draw, which is sort of a ‘retro future’, is comparable,” he stated. “That’s the one factor I can draw – that’s my type – so I didn’t change it! I’ve at all times wished to attract manga with this type, so I simply utilized it from my previous video games.”
Imamura left Nintendo in 2021 after three a long time, having labored on such titles as F-Zero, Star Fox and quite a few Zelda video games together with A Hyperlink to the Previous and Majora’s Masks.