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ABOUT THIS GAME​

Rocket through three epic animalistic adventures in Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked!

The mightiest mammal to ever rocket to stardom is back in a three-game, Carbon Engine-powered collection that includes:

Rocket Knight Adventures (1993)

Sparkster’s first adventure. When an army of pigs invade the kingdom of Zebulos, it’s up to the bravest of the Rocket Knights to take up his sword and save the day. Rocket through seven stages full of the strangest enemies imaginable and stop the Emperor’s porcine power trip!

Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2 (1994)

Sparkster’s second adventure sees him picking up his sword against Axel Gear, a Rocket Knight gone BAD. Adventure through six more levels to save the princess of Zebulos and restore peace to the kingdom.

Sparkster (1994)

This Rocket Knight spinoff pits Sparkster against the evil Generalissimo Lioness. In a bid to conquer the world, Lioness has taken Princess Flora hostage, and it’s up to the great knight Sparkster to brave nine more levels of platforming adventure to save the world.

Key Features

The tricks, traps, and challenges never end, and the Carbon Engine is here to give you more more more, including:
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• An all-new animated intro from Studio Meala.​
• Rewind feature.​
• Boss Rush Mode.​
• Museum Mode featuring never-before-seen content.​

Rocket to adventure in Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked!

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[Punished Miku]

I think I might have one of these on my account from the 360 days still. Way back.

 

[Mr Hyde]

They've should've included Rocket Knight from PS3 even if it's not as good as the previous games.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Some more info about this new Carbon Engine title from the man himself, MVG:

 

[Mr Hyde]

I think the pricing is a bit high, it should've been 20, but it looks like they've done a solid job with the ports.

 

[keefged4]

£24.99 lol

 

[Dacvak]

These games just never clicked for me. And I’m not about to give Konami $30 to use an emulator.

 

[tkscz]

Don't get me wrong I love these three games but not for $30

 

[MacReady13]

No Xbox version? Not even on the "best deal in gaming"? Strange...

Anyway, I'll be buying this on Switch straight after work.

 

[cireza]

Some more info about this new Carbon Engine title from the man himself, MVG:

SNES needs a boost mode to run smoothly lol.

MegaDrive

 

[ManaByte]

I think I might have one of these on my account from the 360 days still. Way back.

Still have it and it’s BC.

 

[Hohenheim]

Played the first one on my Steamdeck earlier this year, but didn't quite feel it.
Even when using the 8bit Do Genesis controller.
Then again, I don't have any nostalgia for the series. Will give it another go at some point!

 

[GymWolf]

This was the game that made me discover that i had a fake snes console when i was little...

 

[Chuck Berry]

The ol Konami games that looked like ol Capcom games

Cool collection but it aint at all worth $30

 

[Hudo]

Konami were pretty dope back then.

 

[Rran]

Excited for these. The original Rocket Knight Adventures is a contender for best Genesis game.

 

[existensmaximum]

I've never played any of these games, strangely enough. Need to try Rocket Knight Adventures on my Sega Genesis tomorrow!

 

[SkylineRKR]

I have RKA on Genesis mini, i'm good. Never liked the Sparkster sequels anyway.

 

[Soodanim]

I've said it before, but RKA was the first game that made me acknowledge a third party developer and associate it with high quality games. Such a classic. Excellent soundtrack. That boss theme.

But £25 is too much for what it is, so wishlist and deep sale it is.

 

[Arcane0ne]

Not for XBOX ?

 

[Doomtrain]

I've said it before, but RKA was the first game that made me acknowledge a third party developer and associate it with high quality games. Such a classic. Excellent soundtrack. That boss theme.

But £25 is too much for what it is, so wishlist and deep sale it is.

The boss theme scared the shit out of me as a kid and it still does.

 

[Soodanim]

The boss theme scared the shit out of me as a kid and it still does.

The slower ominous start that turns frantic, taking you with it

 

[digital_ghost]

This was my first game for my Genesis. Loved it. Never beat it due to the difficulty for 6 year old me.

have fond memories of this game. Will be getting this. i would play this for hours with my cousin.

 

[IAmRei]

While this game is good, the price seems bit higher. Nyway, whats wrong with the artwork? It looks bland and those whiskers bugs me

 

[Dr. Suchong]

I played the shit out of the first Rocket knight, waaaay back when I was doing work experience at a pc specialist called Calculus.
They had a Megadrive hooked up in the corner of the shop and they were cool about me trying out most of the software for it.
Sparkster was the reason I decided to never lend my games to anyone again.
When I went to pick up my Snes copy off some kid I knew, he handed it back to me and the box was squashed to fuck at one end.
No apology, no explanation.
Fast forward to 1997 and my 8 year old cousin wants to borrow Sotn.
Fuck. Off. Lol
But I digress. I'll buy the shit out of this.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

I've never played any of these games, strangely enough. Need to try Rocket Knight Adventures on my Sega Genesis tomorrow!

You're in for a treat

 

[THE DUCK]

$39.99? Have they lost thier minds?
In at $10.

 

[winjer]

That 30$ price is insane and the result is already showing, as no one is buying this compilation.

 

[Toots]

First level of Rocket Knight adventures on megadrive, from the attacked village, to the waterfall mini boss, the flying section, the castle climb, to the real first boss in the tower, is the best introduction segment i ever seen in a game. You cannot put the controller down.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

Holding out for possible physical?

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Holding out for possible physical?

There was an open pre-order for the physical at LRG but that was a while ago.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

There was an open pre-order for the physical at LRG but that was a while ago.

Ah man, must of passed me by
Thanks for the heads up

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

That 30$ price is insane and the result is already showing, as no one is buying this compilation.

Would they rather pay hundreds for the original cartridges instead?

 

[winjer]

Would they rather pay hundreds for the original cartridges instead?

They are not selling original cartridges. They are just selling roms running on an emulator. And 30$ is way too much for that.

 

[VectorVictor]

Not for XBOX ?

This is the same game that was released for the 360 and is backwards compatible, right?

If so, then I get why they didn't release on XBox--it's already been there for years.

 

[digdug2]

30$

Tell me you're European without telling me you're European.

Edit: apparently French Canadians put the dollar sign after the amount too.

 

[PanzerCute]

One of my favorite Genesis game ever.

But 30 bucks? Yeah, how about no!

 

[Stitch]

23,39€ on Green Man Gaming and Fanatical or 16.89€ on Instant Gaming

 

[DeVeAn]

Absolutely adore the original Genesis game. I just see how this company creates obvious FOMO and takes advantage of people while taking forever to deliver the goods. Stuff looks cool, but I just avoid it.

 

[tkscz]

SNES needs a boost mode to run smoothly lol.

MegaDrive

You cut that out. RKA had slow down on the Genesis as well. Most Konami games did.

 

[00_Zer0]

That 30$ price is insane and the result is already showing, as no one is buying this compilation.

$10 a piece for hard to find classics isn't too much to ask IMO. If you look on eBay, especially for the 2 Sparkster cartridges they are outrageous. I prefer to do things the legit and cheap way, so number one, pirating isn't an option for me, and number two, shelling out hundreds of dollars for original cartridges is out of the question for me as well. If anyone is interested You can get the collection for $25.49 on GMG:


just use your voucher code june15 to get the discount.

I got my Steam key this way. For those whining about the price just wait for the inevitable Steam sale.

 

[cireza]

You cut that out. RKA had slow down on the Genesis as well. Most Konami games did.

Slowdown is minimal and certainly doesn't deserve a boost mode.

You don't boost the MegaDrive. The MegaDrive boosts you

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

For those whining about the price just wait for the inevitable Steam sale.

For me, it's just disappointing because they won't get those important initial sales due to overly aggressive pricing. And because this is Konami, I'd like to see them turn things around and succeed again as a videogames publisher/developer.

 

[butane bob]

60 Australian dollarydoos for 3 barebones emulated ROM's you can get for free, running without basic features like shaders and gamma correction (disgusting) and in the wrong aspect ratio (1:1 PAR).

Unreal lmfao.

 

[saintjules]

The first one in the franchise is a perfect definition of platforming back then. Loved it so much.