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   publisher      = [[Sunsoft]]|
   publisher      = [[Sunsoft]]|
   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 />'''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|
   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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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]] 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 Family Computer version of ''Ripple Island'' was released on [[Virtual Console]] for [[Nintendo 3DS]] in Japan on April 10, [[2013]].

Revision as of 11:46, 16 May 2024

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Ripple Island
Developer Tokai Engineering
Publisher Sunsoft
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
Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console)
Japan: April 10, 2013
Windows (Retro Game Selection)
Worldwide: April 17, 2024
Switch (Retro Game Selection)
Japan: April 18, 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 Family Computer version of Ripple Island was released on Virtual Console for Nintendo 3DS in Japan on April 10, 2013.

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.

Fan translation

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