Switch Limited Run #245: Tomba! Special Edition Whoopee Edition

They actually did it. They brought Tomba back, and they brought him back right. Switch Limited Run #245: Tomba!

Special Edition Whoopee Edition for Nintendo Switch is the kind of release that makes you wonder how we ever let this franchise slip through our fingers in the first place. The original PS1 game has been a white whale for physical collectors for years, so seeing it reborn with this much care is genuinely exciting. The contents here are stacked.

A deluxe hardcover artbook and strategy guide by Max Burnette with Jeremy Parish gives us the deep-dive treatment this cult classic has always deserved. The Tomba figure and Koma Pig figure together create an instant display centerpiece, capturing the wild pink-haired energy that made the original so memorable. A 2-disc soundtrack covers both the original and the remastered score, while the SteelBook adds that premium metal housing we can never resist.

The retro box packaging nods to the PS1 era when game boxes were built to stand tall on shelves. Art prints and a double-sided poster fill out a package that feels less like a re-release and more like a celebration. For those of us who spent years watching Tomba's aftermarket value climb to absurd heights, this Whoopee Edition is vindication in physical form.