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Bit.Trip Saga Collects Every Bit.Trip Game onto a Single Cart--And Makes 'Em 3D

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Gaijin Games retro-tastic WiiWare series comes to a platform you might want to play them on.


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I cannot express how happy this makes me, you guys. If you haven't played any of Gaijin Games' Bit.Trip games on WiiWare--ARGH. But I can't really blame you. Even as someone who regularly boots up their Wii to play WiiWare games (they exist!), it takes some effort to do so. That said, the Bit.Trip games are phenomenal pixel adventures that treat apply the right amount of nostalgia to modern mechanics.

Aksys Games, Gaijin Games' publisher-in-crime for the Bit.Trip games, announced this afternoon the companies are collecting all six of the Bit.Trip games--Beat, Core, Void, Runner, Flux, Fate--onto a single 3DS cart called Bit.Trip Saga. 

Yep, 3DS, meaning those beautiful retro graphics are also grabbing a new dimension.

I WANT THIS CART RIGHT NOW. 

Right, sorry. Unfortunately, I don't know when any of us will be playing Bit.Trip Saga, as Aksys Games did not attach a release date to this extradimensional compilation, but one (mememe) hopes it's not far off.    
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Quite possibly the first really good reason to get a 3DS, even though this is, again, a port.
Some of these games might really profit from the 3D effect. Most importantly Bit.Trip Runner.

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Wow I need a 3DS now. THIS IS SO MUCH HYPE YOU DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND.

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Allright, that's definitely getting a purchase!

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Definite purchase ... you already have my credit card details.

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Can I play this on regular ass DS?

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Awesome news!

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wish it would come out on xbla
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Patrick, you really seem to love the DS, it's a platform that doesn't get a whole lot of talk on GB but there are a lot of great games for it. Also Bit Trip on something other than WiiWare is a great plan :P

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Edited By jacksukeru

Seems neat. I was always only sort of interested in trying them out, so putting them all together certainly helps.

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I've been waiting for them all in one package! Although in 3D it might make my eyes melt.

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@Scrawnto said:
" Oh shit! I am so getting this. I've only played Bit.Trip Beat.

Coincidentally, the founder of Gaijin Games, Alex Neuse, was a guest critic for my game design class today, giving us some advice for our senior projects. He seemed like a cool dude. He also used "choice" as an adjective a lot.
"
Alex is a great guy. I always enjoy talking to him.
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Edited By megalowho

Fantastic games, great idea for a retail package. Hoping for some extra features aside from the 3D, will probably rebuy anyway just to support them. 

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Yet another example of a games "journalist" acting elitist and slagging off the Wii. I'm really getting sick of this unprofessional shit.

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This is a fantastic series. A shame I've never been able to complete any of them besides Runner.

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Dumb that is on the 3DS only, lets get it on the regular DS.

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I think the 3D might actually add to this game.


I've only played Bit.Trip Beat, but pulling the game elements to their own plane and pushing the FX back should make it easier to focus on the game.
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The 3d will be a nifty factor, however since I'm not planning on getting a 3DS anytime soon.. I'll just have to hope that these games will show up on XBL sometime in the future. :)

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@Maelstrom said:
" Yet another example of a games "journalist" acting elitist and slagging off the Wii. I'm really getting sick of this unprofessional shit. "
Huh?  He said he plays all the games (there six of them) and encourages you to do so as well.  How is that discouraging?  JC Fletcher at Joystiq is the only other games journalist I've heard that has admitted to have played them, let alone loved them.
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@Maelstrom said:
" Yet another example of a games "journalist" acting elitist and slagging off the Wii. I'm really getting sick of this unprofessional shit. "
Yet another internet user getting mad about an article without actually reading the article
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@SleepyDoughnut: Ha ha ha. Awesome.
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Definitely digging this.

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First reason for a 3DS.

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@CookieMonster said:
" Can I play this on regular ass DS? "
Only if that DS has three regular asses.
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Most wanted.