Back to Stone was originally released in 2006 for the GBA, this unique 16-hour adventure game received mixed reviews due to its password system—a necessity as the developers, Hidden Floor, who unfortunately disbanded after this sole release. Faced high costs for larger cartridges with a save battery, the devs had to remove save functionality in an effort to get published. Launching a year after the DS, 'Back to Stone' struggled to find a publisher and was eventually published by four companies, all now defunct.
This underrated game, overlooked in its time and still presented on the original developer's 2003-dated website, would have been an ideal candidate for a Wii U re-release. The Virtual Console's save state system effortlessly resolves the original's biggest flaw: the absence of a save function. We've revived this classic in a Wii U installable format, offering a seamless playthrough of this once-forgotten treasure. Get ready to enjoy a remarkable piece of gaming history, revitalized for today's audience.
The original website still functions 20 years later.
