Cult Classic ‘Shantae’ is Coming to the 3DS on June 20th!

Back in 2002, the Game Boy Advance was taking handhelds by storm while its predecessor, the Game Boy Color, was on its way out. During this time, a highly acclaimed platformer staring a cute little genie who whipped her hair before it was cool slid under the radar for the dying platform and went largely ignored. Often called the last great GBC game, Shantae has since become a very sought after, (and very expensive,) addition to the great games that no one played.

Fan demand has brought us one sequel with another on the way, but the only way to play the original was to shell out almost four times its price at release on eBay since it took some time to work out a deal between developer WayForward and publisher Capcom. Well, it looks like the stars finally aligned, because a Virtual Console release is on its way!

Coming June 20th, Shantae will finally be made available to the masses. In the meantime, log out of your eBay account and buy a points card as her summer re-introduction quickly approaches.