Those damned apes are at it again! Back in June we reported on the opening of a new Twitter account celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Ape Escape. Since then the account has been posting all kinds of cute images, behind-the-scenes glimpses and celebrations of the original Ape Escape games. Something the account hasn’t done, much to my dismay, is give any solid indication that a new Ape Escape game is coming.
Instead, they persist in teasing me.
The latest blatant effort to give me hope is this tweet from a few days ago:
あけましておめでとうございます。
本年も、ウキウキ、ステキ！な情報をたくさんお届けできますように！#サルゲッチュ #サルゲッチュ20th pic.twitter.com/eYxJ4DSWlT— 【公式】サルゲッチュ20周年 (@piposaru20th) January 1, 2020
The automated English translation of which is:
“Happy New Year. This year also, exciting, wonderful! To send lots of important information!”
Now, that could honestly mean anything. But to me, this is a clear indication that more Ape Escape is on the way, and I won’t be told otherwise!
Kieron's been gaming ever since he could first speak the words "Blast Processing" and hasn't lost his love for platformers and JRPGs since. A connoisseur of avant-garde indie experiences and underground cult classics, Kieron is a devout worshipper at the churches of Double Fine and Annapurna Interactive, to drop just a couple of names.
