Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness English version still happening, physical version revealed, new trailer

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos

Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness, otherwise known as Susume!! Mamotte Knight: Hime no Totsugeki Serenade, released on Switch in Japan back in 2019 though fans in the west have been waiting for the English version. It’s taken a few years, but there’s finally news to report.

8-4 is handling the English location of Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness. Additionally, Limited Run Games has confirmed plans for a physical release. There’ll even be a collector’s edition with a special box, soundtrack, art interview book, trading cards, and 8-bit sprite pins.

Here’s some information about Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness:

It’s another fine morning in Magicadia… except your castle has suddenly turned into a tank. And what’s this about a dark prophecy that could lead to the end of all video games? A CONFUSION IS YOU.
Choose your Gotta Protectors and get ready to hack, slash, and spell-sling your way through an epic campaign of over 100 thumb-blistering maps – plus dozens more available as optional DLC bonus chapters!
The rules are simple. Put Princess Lola into the castle to start it rolling down the tracks. At the end of the tracks is an enemy castle. Smash YOUR castle into THEIR castle to destroy it – but don’t let the enemies wipe out the Princess’s HP first!
PLUS FOUR DLC PACKS
DLC PACK 1: MEGA BLASTIN’ TRAX + BONUS SCENARIO A
Option to play the entire game soundtrack in “MD” and “88” sound chip formats
20 new bonus stages (Bonus Scenario A)
New skills for the Fighter and Archer characters
DLC PACK 2: POCKET POWER TRAX + BONUS SCENARIO B
Option to play the entire game soundtrack in “GB” and “WS” sound chip formats
20 new bonus stages (Bonus Scenario B)
New skills for the Ninja and Oracle characters
DLC PACK 3: JAPANICOM TRAX + BONUS SCENARIO C
Option to play the entire game soundtrack in “FDS” and “VRC” sound chip formats
20 new bonus stages (Bonus Scenario C)
New skills for the Amazon and Old Guy characters
DLC PACK 4: SUPER WAVETABLE TRAX + BONUS SCENARIO D
Option to play the entire game soundtrack in the “SFC” sound chip format
20 new bonus stages (Bonus Scenario D)
New skills for the Mage and Prince characters
The wait is over for Japan’s indie darling, GOTTA PROTECTORS: CART OF DARKNESS. The 80s are calling—collect—and it’s up to you to dust off your carts and put an end to the bodacious bad guys threatening Magicadia once and for all!

We also have the following trailer:

Pre-orders for the physical version of Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness open on March 25, 2022 through Limited Run Games here. You can also access the new teaser site here.