Switch Limited Run #139: River City Girls Zero Classic Edition

Some beat-em-ups never got the spotlight they deserved, and this one's been hiding in plain sight for decades. The Switch Limited Run #139: River City Girls Zero Classic Edition for Nintendo Switch finally brings the lost Kunio-kun prequel to a physical format Western collectors can actually own. This is the game that planted the seeds for everything River City Girls became, originally released only in Japan on the Super Famicom.

The retro style box nails that 16-bit era presentation, making it feel like something you'd have found buried in the back of a Japanese import shop in 1994. Inside you get the original soundtrack on a separate disc, because this score absolutely deserves its own real estate. The reversible 18" x 24" poster gives you two display options without needing to choose a favorite.

For anyone who already has the River City Girls CE sitting on their shelf, this fills the origin story gap in the collection. A proper piece of brawler history, preserved the way it should be.