KOEI TECMO has revealed that a port of the original Monster Rancher will be coming in 2019. No platforms have been announced yet, but this is exciting news for Monster Rancher fans! The game will apparently be a digital-only release, but regardless it is very exciting that it will be debuting on modern consoles. You can check out the game’s official website in Japan here.
A port of the original Monster Rancher 1 (PSX) is coming in 2019
No platforms announced yet, but this is apparently a digital-only releasehttps://t.co/SOr3Gy4mwK pic.twitter.com/BFfnvo7kgE
— Nibel (@Nibellion) July 24, 2019
For those who don’t know, Monster Rancher 1, or Monster Farm 1 in Japan, was released in 1997 on the PlayStation 1. The game was very well known for its unique feature: getting new monsters by using CDs. It will be very interesting to see how this is implemented in the new port.
Are you excited for this port? What platform do you want it to come to? Let us know in the comments!