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So, the Klonoa remake is out, I have it in my paws, and it’s awesome. If you own a Wii and don’t buy this $30 dollar game, you will lose much respect with me! Plus, I mean, it comes with a free taco. Just TRY to turn that down, I dare you.
Anyway, I’m warning you now: I’ve thought of at least 3 blog posts worth of Klonoa to talk about, so consider this Klonoa week or something. I’m going to talk about it a lot.

I remember my first brush with Klonoa. Jonathan and I were looking for something to rent, and he saw the game, and pointed it out. I thought it looked questionable, but he wanted it, so we rented it. Unfortunately, when we got it back, the disc was scratched to hell, and couldn’t be read past Vision 1-2. Bummed, it got returned.
A monthish or so later, I was looking for a birthday present for Jonathan, and I saw the game in a store, I think Wal-Mart. I remembered that he wanted to play it, but didn’t get to, so I bought it for him.

He played it, certainly. I know he likes the Klonoa series as well. But once I got in front of it and actually gave it a go, I was hooked. I blazed through the game. I’m pretty sure I beat it before my brother. I don’t even know if he’s beat the original. This is rare: Jonathan is much more the action gamer than I. But dammit, I loved the crap out of the game.

The sequel came out, and I rented it and beat it in one crazy weekend. It was just as good: All of the elements I loved so much were right there. We got a copy on the cheap later, and I played it some more. It was so good.

I remember searching internet desperately for the Klonoa soundtrack. I remember how awesome it was when I got Klonoa: Empire of Dreams and found a near-perfect portable rendition of one of my favorite platformers. I remember being constantly frustrated that Best Buy wouldn’t reduce to price of Klonoa: Dream Champ Tournament, sitting at full price when it was basically the last GBA game they had in stock. I remember scouring sites looking for a Klonoa doll, only to find that there was only one ever made, and it is very rare.

I remember a lot about Klonoa, but I will admit, until I started waiting and waiting for Amazon to ship this copy of Klonoa to me, it didn’t occur to me quite how much I loved the series. But I am playing through the remake, and it is just how I remember it, and I have a huge grin on my face the entire time.

I would go so far as to say that Klonoa: Door to Phantomile is my favorite platformer of all time.

It’s a joy to be replaying it.