{"rewrite":{"id":"r_cfe4685913422df8df3650dc","clusterId":"c_7894f87213853b5c7fd9a8a9","slug":"sunsoft-compiles-four-1980s-famicom-titles-for-retro-game-selection-2","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Sunsoft Compiles Four 1980s Famicom Titles For Retro Game Selection 2","summary":"Sunsoft has announced SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection 2, an omnibus of four Famicom titles: Ikki, The Mystery of Atlantis, Super Arabian, and Maharaja. Maharaja, released on September 29, 1989, is ported for the first time since then. The collection adds save and rewind features and a Gallery Mode with original artwork and flyers. It arrives December 17, 2026 on Steam, PS5, and Nintendo Switch.","whyItMatters":"The set reaches back to Sunsoft's earliest Famicom output and pulls Maharaja out of a 1989 release, a title the company has left untouched through the modern reissue wave.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe collection covers four Sunsoft Famicom releases: Ikki, The Mystery of Atlantis, Super Arabian, and Maharaja. Three of them have circulated before in some form. Maharaja, a command-selection adventure crossed with an RPG, has not been ported since its September 29, 1989 release.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern conveniences come with the package. Save and rewind cover the parts of the 1980s design that have aged worst, and a Gallery Mode collects original artwork and flyers from the period. A Collector\u0026#39;s Box adds a physical recreation of the bamboo spear from Ikki and a conquest map of Atlantis Island. The collection launches December 17, 2026 on Steam, PS5, and Nintendo Switch.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIkki\u003c/strong\u003e: Famicom version released November 28, 1985; an uprising action game said by some to be the world\u0026#39;s first game called a \u0026#34;kusoge\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mystery of Atlantis\u003c/strong\u003e: Released in 1986\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Arabian\u003c/strong\u003e: Released July 25, 1985; Arabian rescues the captured princess Leia\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaharaja\u003c/strong\u003e: Released September 29, 1989; fuses a command-selection adventure with an RPG, first port\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection 2 compiles Ikki, The Mystery of Atlantis, Super Arabian, and Maharaja. Maharaja gets its first port since 1989. Out December 17, 2026 on Steam, PS5, and Switch.","twitterPost":"SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection 2 collects Ikki, The Mystery of Atlantis, Super Arabian, and Maharaja. Maharaja is ported for the first time since 1989. December 17, 2026 on Steam, PS5, and Switch.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Sunsoft has announced SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection 2, a four-title Famicom omnibus arriving December 17, 2026 on Steam, PS5, and Nintendo Switch. The set includes Ikki, The Mystery of Atlantis, Super Arabian, and Maharaja, the last of which is ported for the first time since 1989. Save and rewind features and a Gallery Mode with period artwork come with the collection.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/10/172047.html\",\"title\":\"SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection 2 Announced, Compiling Four Early 1980s Famicom Titles Including the Original 'Kusoge'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4528,"outputTokens":832,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789007367,"createdAt":"2026-09-10T02:25:12.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-10T02:28:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-10T02:28:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7894f87213853b5c7fd9a8a9","canonicalTitle":"元祖「クソゲー」含む1980年代最初期のファミコンタイトル4本収録『SUNSOFT is Back! レトロゲームセレクション2』発表。セーブ・巻き戻し機能で快適プレイ","representativeArticleId":"a_389b418028d4ddc3d9a3782f","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection 2\",\"Maharaja\"],\"studios\":[\"Sunsoft\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-10T01:45:53.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-10T03:33:52.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-10T03:40:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/041/G104133/20260910010/","title":"「SUNSOFT is Back! レトロゲームセレクション2」，12月17日に発売。「いっき」「アトランチスの謎」「スーパーアラビアン」「マハラジャ」を収録"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/10/172047.html","title":"元祖「クソゲー」含む1980年代最初期のファミコンタイトル4本収録『SUNSOFT is Back! レトロゲームセレクション2』発表。セーブ・巻き戻し機能で快適プレイ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection 2","Maharaja"],"studios":["Sunsoft"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}