On January 30th, Retro Room Games made their Game Boy Advance port of Nebulus available to purchase in their online store. Produced in collaboration with Rebellion, Nebulus is a classic puzzle platformer dating to 1987. Originally released for home computers such as the Amiga and the Commodore 64 back in 1987, Nebulus is relatively obscure in the United States gaming market, as it was renamed Tower Toppler for release in that market. Nebulus also went by the name of Castelian. A port for the original Game Boy was released under this title.
The Game Boy Advance version is a dramatic improvement on this previous port. This new version takes advantage of full color palettes and improved scrolling effects that much more effectively mimic the at-the-time remarkable graphics of Nebulus that effectively conveyed the depth of the scrolling tower. The gameplay of Nebulus revolves around Pogo, a cute green monster that is attempting to destroy eight towers in the ocean by planting bombs at the top of them.
Nebulus retails for $9.99 for access to the ROM file alone. A proper Game Boy Advance cartridge retails for $22.99. Finally, Nebulus is available complete in the box with a physical full color manual for $47.99.
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