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{{Infobox_Software |
{{Infobox_Software |
   software_name  = Ripple Island|
   software_name  = Ripple Island|
   software_image  = [[File:Ripple Island cover.png|330px]]|
   software_image  = [[File:Ripple Island cover.png|320px]]|
   developer      = [[Tokai Engineering]]|
   developer      = [[Tokai Engineering]]|
   publisher      = [[Sunsoft]]|
   publisher      = [[Sunsoft]]<br />[[D4 Enterprise]] ([[Project EGG]])|
   systems        = [[Family Computer]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[PS1]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]], [[Windows]]|
   systems        = [[Family Computer]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[PS1]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]], [[Windows]]|
   release        = '''Family Computer'''<br />Japan: January 23, 1988<br />'''PS1 (''[[Memorial☆Series Sunsoft Vol. 4]]'')'''<br />Japan: February 14, 2002<br />'''Mobile phones ([[DoJa]])'''<br />Japan: 2003<br />'''Nintendo 3DS ([[Virtual Console]])'''<br />Japan: April 10, 2013<br />'''Windows (''[[Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection|Retro Game Selection]]'')'''<br />Worldwide: April 17, 2024<br />'''Switch (''[[Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection|Retro Game Selection]]'')'''<br />Japan: April 18, 2024|
   release        = '''Family Computer'''<br />Japan: January 23, 1988<br />'''PS1 (''[[Memorial☆Series Sunsoft Vol. 4]]'')'''<br />Japan: February 14, 2002<br />'''Mobile phones ([[DoJa]])'''<br />Japan: October 31, 2003<br />'''PS3, PSP, PSTV, Vita ([[PSOne Classics]])'''<br />Japan: October 13, 2010<br />'''Windows'''<br />Japan ([[Project EGG]]): June 26, 2012<br />Japan (''[[Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection|Retro Game Selection]]''): April 17, 2024<br />WW (''[[Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection|Retro Game Selection]]''): September 6, 2024<br />'''Nintendo 3DS ([[Virtual Console]])'''<br />Japan: April 10, 2013<br />'''Switch (''[[Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection|Retro Game Selection]]'')'''<br />Japan: April 18, 2024<br />Worldwide: September 6, 2024|
   added_to_museum = Windows (''[[Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection|Retro Game Selection]]''): April 17, 2024<br />Unofficial fan translation: May 12, 2024|
   added_to_museum = Windows (''[[Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection|Retro Game Selection]]''): April 17, 2024<br />Unofficial fan translation: May 12, 2024|
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''Ripple Island'' was originally released for [[Family Computer]] in Japan on January 23, [[1988]].
''Ripple Island'' was originally released for [[Family Computer]] in Japan on January 23, [[1988]].


It was later bundled with ''[[Blaster Master]]'' in ''[[Memorial☆Series Sunsoft Vol. 4]]'' for [[PlayStation]] in Japan on February 14, [[2002]].
It was later bundled with ''[[Blaster Master]]'' in ''[[Memorial☆Series Sunsoft Vol. 4]]'' for [[PlayStation (video game console)|PlayStation]] in Japan on February 14, [[2002]].


An enhanced port for [[feature phone]]s developed in [[DoJa]] was released in Japan in [[2003]].
An enhanced port for [[feature phone]]s developed in [[DoJa]] was released in Japan on October 31, [[2003]].


The Family Computer version of ''Ripple Island'' was released on [[Virtual Console]] for [[Nintendo 3DS]] in Japan on April 10, [[2013]].
The PlayStation compilation including the game was released on [[PSOne Classics]] for [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[PlayStation TV]], and [[PlayStation Vita]] in Japan on October 13, [[2010]].


It was released worldwide for the first time on [[Windows]] in ''[[Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection]]'' on April 17, [[2024]]. The compilation, which also included ''[[Firework Thrower Kantaro's 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō]]'' and ''[[The Wing of Madoola]]'', had an option in the front-end for English text but the games remained in Japanese. The compilation was also released on [[Nintendo Switch]] in Japan on April 18, 2024.
The Family Computer version of ''Ripple Island'' was released on [[Project EGG]] for [[Windows]] in Japan on June 26, [[2012]], and on [[Virtual Console]] for [[Nintendo 3DS]] in Japan on April 10, [[2013]].
 
It was released in Japan on Windows in ''[[Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection]]'' on April 17, [[2024]]. The games in the compilation, which also included ''[[Firework Thrower Kantaro's 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō]]'' and ''[[The Wing of Madoola]]'', were released in English for the first time on September 6, 2024. The compilation was also released on [[Nintendo Switch]] in Japan on April 18, 2024 and worldwide on September 6, 2024.


==Fan translation==
==Fan translation==
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Latest revision as of 12:25, 18 September 2024

Ripple Island cover.png
Ripple Island
Developer Tokai Engineering
Publisher Sunsoft
D4 Enterprise (Project EGG)
Platforms Family Computer, Nintendo 3DS, PS1, Switch, Windows
Released Family Computer
Japan: January 23, 1988
PS1 (Memorial☆Series Sunsoft Vol. 4)
Japan: February 14, 2002
Mobile phones (DoJa)
Japan: October 31, 2003
PS3, PSP, PSTV, Vita (PSOne Classics)
Japan: October 13, 2010
Windows
Japan (Project EGG): June 26, 2012
Japan (Retro Game Selection): April 17, 2024
WW (Retro Game Selection): September 6, 2024
Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console)
Japan: April 10, 2013
Switch (Retro Game Selection)
Japan: April 18, 2024
Worldwide: September 6, 2024
Added to
Museum
Windows (Retro Game Selection): April 17, 2024
Unofficial fan translation: May 12, 2024

Ripple Island (リップルアイランド) is an adventure game developed by Tokai Engineering and published by Sunsoft.

Versions

Ripple Island was originally released for Family Computer in Japan on January 23, 1988.

It was later bundled with Blaster Master in Memorial☆Series Sunsoft Vol. 4 for PlayStation in Japan on February 14, 2002.

An enhanced port for feature phones developed in DoJa was released in Japan on October 31, 2003.

The PlayStation compilation including the game was released on PSOne Classics for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation TV, and PlayStation Vita in Japan on October 13, 2010.

The Family Computer version of Ripple Island was released on Project EGG for Windows in Japan on June 26, 2012, and on Virtual Console for Nintendo 3DS in Japan on April 10, 2013.

It was released in Japan on Windows in Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection on April 17, 2024. The games in the compilation, which also included Firework Thrower Kantaro's 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō and The Wing of Madoola, were released in English for the first time on September 6, 2024. The compilation was also released on Nintendo Switch in Japan on April 18, 2024 and worldwide on September 6, 2024.

Fan translation

On August 22, 2018, a group titled LIPEMCO! Translations released an English fan translation for Ripple Island.