Ziggurat reconfirms Rendering Ranger R2 rerelease, releasing later this year

Do you remember when Ziggurat announced a remaster of Rendering Ranger: R²? I had forgotten about it (thanks for the reminder, Gematsu). However, it has resurfaced as Rendering Ranger: R² [Rewind]. It’s coming to PC, Switch, PS4, and PS5 later this year.

Ziggurat’s press release states Rendering Ranger: R² is the most expensive SNES game in the collector’s market, which isn’t true according to PriceCharting.com. It is, however, the most expensive Super Famicom game.

It also describes it as a side-scrolling action game, which might seem rather vague, but that’s because it alternates between horizontal shoot-’em-up and terrestrial run-and-gun. It was created by some of the people behind Turrican and Giana Sisters. Weirdly, it only came out in Japan, despite Rainbow Arts Software being a German company. According to Ziggurat, it only sold about 10,000 copies.

As a note, it did get an SNES release by Limited Run Games in 2022/23. They are also listed as developing the re-release, which means it will be powered by their Carbon Engine. That means it will have rewind, save states, and CRT filters. It will include Rendering Ranger: R² as well as Targa, the unreleased Western version.

Rendering Ranger: R²’s big claim to fame (aside from its price tag) is its technical showcase. It makes great use of the console’s scaling and rotating abilities, and ties in some 3D-to-2D objects, not unlike Donkey Kong Country.

It’s always nice to see an obscure old game get another chance at finding an audience.

Rendering Ranger: R² [Rewind] is coming to PC, Switch, PS4, and PS5 later this year.