This article was originally written for TheNintendoVillage.com, a website I founded and ran from 2018 to 2021.

There’s been somewhat of a renaissance for classic 3D platformers of late. It kind of all kicked off with Yooka-Laylee, but the remastered Spyro and of course Super Mario Odyssey were amongst a whole host of titles that allowed us to revisit the genre with new gusto.

The latest of those classic mascot platformers to make a return is Ty The Tasmanian Tiger, which will be familiar to Gamecube fans who picked up the boomeranging adventure at the turn of the century. It’s since been brought back to life by developer Krome, who successfully funded the remaster on Kickstarter last year.

In a recent update, we’ve now got a hard and fast release date - 31 March - and a look at the game running on Switch, which you can check out below.

Here’s what the campaign page has to say about the project:

“TY the Tasmanian Tiger is Krome Studios' charming Australiana-themed videogame that debuted in 2002 for the Nintendo GameCube, the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox. Krome Studios was a finalist of the Australian Game Developer Association annual awards with Best Handheld Game, Best Game Audio, and for Outstanding Visual Arts. We're chuffed that TY the Tasmanian Tiger won Best Character Design, and that millions of people fell in love with the game and its characters too.
Now, in 2019, we’re seeking to return to our roots and our mates with a nostalgic re-mastering of this platformer-genre classic. We’re seeking US$50,000 to bring TY the Tasmanian Tiger HD to the Nintendo Switch. The best part will be the new Switch controls where you can use them like boomerangs to throw and glide. And because it’s on the Switch, you can take it with you – it’s portable! While we’re at it, we’ll improve the graphics and the audio, and of course we’ll need funds for the various testing costs associated with releasing a product on Nintendo’s console. Passing Lot Check ain’t free ya know.”

It would appear that that Lot Check has now been passed, and we’ll all be slinging ‘rangs once again in between bouts of Animal Crossing. Excited to revisit this one? Let us know down in the comments.

Source: Kickstarter, via Resetera