Enter “Makai Island”, the English version of the Capcom classic “Higemaru Makaijima” (魔界島 七つの島大冒険 lit. Hell Island: the Seven Isle Great Adventure) released in 1987 for the Famicom. In what has become typical fashion for Too Many Games, like last year’s limited cartridge release of an English version of the Famicom Disk System “The Miracle of Almana”, Makai Island will debut to an English speaking audience for the first time at Too Many Games 2013.

Makai Island’s gameplay, which has drawn some comparisons to the original Legend of Zelda, is an overhead action/adventure title that has the player, a character named Momotaro sailing the seas around the seven islands in search of a great treasure. Along the way, he will face a number of different perils, and defend himself using the barrels, rocks, and other objects scattered across the map that he finds. Early stages are pretty straightforward strings of lesser enemies, leading up to a boss fight aboard an enemy vessel. Further into the game, though, more emphasis is put on exploring and item hunting, with just a bit of puzzle solving. As the player advances through the game, the story branches to one of two different endings, based on if a set of optional items are found.

Just like last year’s release of Miracle of Almana, this will be an exclusive to Too Many Games 2013, and only 40 copies of the game will be available on a first-come first-serve basis for the very reasonable price of $40. The game comes with the pictured above box, manual, cart, dust sleeve, and even the iconic piece of Styrofoam! Each attendee who purchases the game will also receive an 11×17 map, and a plastic sleeve to house your shiny new game box, all free of charge! Copies will only be sold at the event, and only one can be purchased per attendee.

If you want to get your hands on this beauty, I suggest you make your way there. If not, I hope you have a generous friend who is going that will be able to hook you up, because that is the only way you’ll take one home.