Highlights
- A classic Konami game, Felix the Cat, may be coming to modern platforms soon, as indicated by its recent rating by the ESRB.
- The game, originally developed by Hudson Soft, is a licensed title where players help Felix save his girlfriend from the evil professor.
- The re-release could include the NES version or a collection of both NES and Game Boy versions, but additional content details have not been revealed.
A classic Konami game could be coming to modern platforms in the near future, as indicated by a recent Felix the Cat rating given by the ESRB. When a rating is usually given out by this organization, it typically means that games will be released relatively soon. This also results in games being leaked, especially if no prior announcements have been made about them yet. Felix the Cat, a licensed game developed by Konami, is one of these cases.
Back in the 1990s, the classic cartoon character Felix the Cat received a video game that was developed by the now-defunct Hudson Soft, a Konami subsidiary. This licensed game was released in North America and Europe for the NES and Game Boy systems. The NES version was released in 1992, while the Game Boy version was released in 1993. In it, players are tasked with defeating the Mad Professor, who has kidnapped Felix's girlfriend, Kitty. The two versions are practically identical in terms of platforming and mechanics, with the Game Boy iteration featuring fewer levels. The game's original developer, Hudson Soft, would later cease to exist as an individual company, merging with Konami Digital Entertainment in 2012. With Konami releasing a series of remasters and ports recently, Hudson Soft's Felix the Cat game might be next.
This classification was recently added to the ESRB's database for a Konami-published game simply known as Felix the Cat. The rating outlines that it will be a multiplatform game re-release, launching on PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch, with no Xbox versions as of this writing. The rating also summarizes what to expect, as Felix is looking to save his girlfriend from the evil professor again, traversing through 2D environments. Felix will also use a variety of cartoony gadgets and vehicles to defeat his enemies, who are wielding pistols, cartoonish bombs, and more.
Based on this rating, this re-release could possibly be a port of the NES version of Felix the Cat, as the Game Boy version cut some of the levels. It could also be a port collection that includes both the NES and Game Boy versions. This would be similar to Konami's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Collection, which contained the different versions of the same game that launched on different systems. This rating doesn't outline if any additional content, like a concept art collection, in-game achievements, or other extras, will be included in this re-release.
Konami has been doing a lot of ports and remastered collections in recent years, releasing them on popular platforms like the Nintendo Switch. The publisher had previously shipped out classic collections of past games from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Castlevania, and Contra series. Earlier this October, Konami released the first volume of Metal Gear Solid Master Collection, bringing these classic Konami-published games to new platforms. Konami is putting a lot of work into re-releasing its back catalog, as it's also working on remakes of past games like Silent Hill and Metal Gear Solid 3.
Felix the Cat has been rated for PC, PS4, PS5, and Switch.
