{"rewrite":{"id":"r_14b7f97535f64a309935a1b6","clusterId":"c_e52bbf104b2b42b5b1d67753","slug":"hashire-hebereke-ex-remake-launches-september-3-on-switch-and-pc","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Hashire Hebereke EX Remake Launches September 3 on Switch and PC","summary":"Gravity Game Arise announced on May 22 that the racing action remake Hashire Hebereke EX will release on September 3, 2026, for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. Pre-orders for the Switch physical editions, both standard and limited, opened the same day. The game is a modern remake of Sunsoft's 1994 Super Famicom title Hashire Hebereke. It features over eight characters, including Hebereke, O-chan, Jenifa, and Sukezaemon, each with unique traits and special moves. Local play supports up to four players, and online play supports up to eight. The limited edition, priced at 11,000 yen, includes four rubber mini figures, an acrylic diorama stage, an original soundtrack CD with 24 tracks, a reprint of the Super Famicom flyer, a game manual, a sticker, and a special box. The standard and download editions cost 3,300 yen. First-print copies of the physical editions include a game manual and a sticker. The game supports subtitles in Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish, and Italian. CRT GAMES developed the title.","whyItMatters":"The remake revives a niche Super Famicom racing game from 1994, a period when Sunsoft was known for experimental titles, and brings it to modern platforms with online multiplayer for up to eight players.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCRT GAMES, the developer behind the remake, previously worked on other retro revival projects. The original 1994 Super Famicom title was part of Sunsoft's Hebereke series, which also included puzzle and platformer entries. The remake's subtitle \"EX\" follows a naming pattern used by other Sunsoft re-releases.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe limited edition includes four rubber mini figures of the characters Hebereke, O-chan, Jenifa, and Sukezaemon, plus an acrylic diorama stage. The reprint flyer reproduces the original Super Famicom version's promotional design. The soundtrack CD contains 24 tracks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game offers six modes. Story mode gives each character a different narrative across 10 stages, with immediate retry on failure. Engacho mode is a tag variant where a ghost with a \"poop\" on its head chases other players. Popun Battle is a projectile duel where hitting an opponent three times wins a round, first to two rounds wins. A rhythm game mode has players input \"popuns\" in time with music, building combos toward fever mode. Online Battle matches up to eight players on randomly selected stages.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePre-orders opened on the same day as the announcement. The Steam store page and My Nintendo Store listing went live alongside the pre-order window. The game manual and sticker are packed outside the game case, and the publisher warns buyers not to discard them with the packaging.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hashire Hebereke EX revives a 1994 Sunsoft title with modern online support for up to 8 players, a feature the original Super Famicom release lacked entirely.","twitterPost":"Hashire Hebereke EX adds 8-player online races to a 1994 Super Famicom formula that originally only supported local multiplayer.","threadsPost":"Hashire Hebereke EX is a remake of a 1994 Sunsoft racing game that originally had no online play. The new version supports up to 8 players online, a structural change that shifts the game from couch co-op to a competitive platform. The limited edition includes rubber figures of four characters and a reprint of the original Super Famicom flyer.","newsletterBlurb":"Gravity Game Arise announced a September 3 release for Hashire Hebereke EX, a remake of Sunsoft's 1994 Super Famicom racing game. Pre-orders for Switch physical editions opened today. The game supports up to eight players online and includes multiple modes, including a rhythm game and a tag mode.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2111031.html\",\"title\":\"Sunsoft's Racing Action Returns! \\\"Hashire Hebereke EX\\\" to Release on September 3, Pre-orders for Switch Physical Edition (Limited/Normal) Start \\\"Heberekke\\\"\"},{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/404/4404446/?rss\",\"title\":\"Sunsoft's Classic Racing Action Makes a Grand Comeback in the Reiwa Era! \\\"Hashire Hebereke EX\\\" to Release on September 3, 2026! 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