It may come as no shock to you that Wave Game Studios, the guys who’ve been publishing Dreamcast games solidly for the past couple of years recently added Driving Strikers to their release slate for 2023. The game has now out and about in the wild with jewel case NTSC / NTSC-J and European style artwork and runs you around £25 directly from their website.
What you may however be pleased to find out, the PAL ‘blue case’ version which has long been rumoured and fitting in line with previous Wave releases is also on its way in Q3 2023. This edition along with a newly added limited edition jewel case variant will come with a slip sleeve, music CD and digital download costing around £40 (the PAL blue case version is £50). In addition to this, should you have a PAL box laying about, there’s an option to just purchase the PAL ‘upgrade kit’ for a very reasonable £1.99.
Another take away from all this blue case excitement is the possibility of reprints of past releases which Wave have offered in this packaging before like Shadow Gangs, Postal and Intrepid Izzy giving fans another chance to grab these rather illusive and special editions of the games, should the demand allow for it. You can add yourself to the waiting list for Shadow Gangs currently on the order page over at http://www.wavegamestudios.com .
One would hope that Yeah Yeah Beebiss II and Xenocider will be considered for this treatment too, or at the very least, PAL upgrade kits!
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