Anguna, a title that was released for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS several years ago is coming to the Atari 2600.  The developer behind the game is making an official port to the extremely limited 8-Bit hardware.  The question is, how close is it to the originals?

Not very.  At least graphically.

Come on, you surely cannot be surprised that the Atari 2600 version of Anguna is not as detailed as the Nintendo portables version.  What we do have is a rather interesting looking new game coming to the Atari 2600.

Remember that one game by Atari that touted Nolan Bushnell on the cover and was meant to take Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda head on?  Oh yeah, it was called Secret Quest.  It was also not that impressive, certainly not on the level of Zelda anyhow.

Anguna for Atari 2600 is an attempt at bringing a large open world action game to the 8-Bit console.  The multiple keys, weapons, powerups and tons of enemies are currently planned to make the jump. Just look at the video above for a good bit of what to expect in this “demake” style port.

The developer has dropped a few hints.  For one, find the bow and arrow in the first dungeon.  If you accomplish that then you can hold the attack button down to make use of them.  The only problem is that there is a second and a half delay before that arrow is going to leave your bow.  Ouch.

The to do list is pretty inclusive.  Improvements to the player animation and adding more enemies are planned.  Also there will apparently be “checkpoint” screens that keep you from starting COMPLETELY over at the beginning upon your demise.  There is even a password system planned to be implemented later.

If you are rocking the Game Boy Advance, or a REVO K101 GBA Clone, and want to grab a copy of Anguna, head over to Piko Interactive’s website.  Piko currently has a deal with the Anguna developer to release LEGAL copies of the game on cartridge.  The cartridge version of Anguna for the GBA features an exclusive 6th dungeon made of ice.

Source: AtariAge forums

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