{"id":15027,"date":"2024-07-04T10:37:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T08:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/04\/kein-the-most-delayed-video-game-in-history-released-after-22-years\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T10:37:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T08:37:49","slug":"kein-the-most-delayed-video-game-in-history-released-after-22-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/04\/kein-the-most-delayed-video-game-in-history-released-after-22-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Kein, the most-delayed video game in history, released after 22 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

The makers of Italian action game have endured the longest development journey in history. Their game is now finally out \u2013 on the long-discontinued Game Boy Advance<\/p>\n

In 2002, a group of five Italians made the local news: they were going to be the first company in the country to develop a game for Nintendo\u2019s popular portable, the Game Boy Advance. The cadre pulled together a few hundred euros and some computers to prepare for the project. They had no experience making games. They didn\u2019t even have a programmer. All they had was a love for video games, a shared hatred of working for bosses, and endless optimism.<\/p>\n

For the next two years, the group worked away. Late nights were common and the team barely took any time off. It was a grueling time, but they were determined to make an ambitious game with complex features. Its name was Kien. If you haven\u2019t heard of it, that\u2019s because it never came out \u2013 until now. The action platformer didn\u2019t see the light of day until this year, by which time most of the original team had long since moved on. Only one member of the group of five remained: game designer, Fabio Belsanti, who never lost belief in the project.<\/p>\n

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\nThe makers of Italian action game have endured the longest development journey in history. Their game is now finally out \u2013 on the long-discontinued Game Boy Advance
\nIn 2002, a group of five Italians made the local news: they were going to be the first company in the country to develop a game for Nintendo\u2019s popular portable, the Game Boy Advance. The cadre pulled together a few hundred euros and some computers to prepare for the project. They had no experience making games. They didn\u2019t even have a programmer. All they had was a love for video games, a shared hatred of working for bosses, and endless optimism.
\nFor the next two years, the group worked away. Late nights were common and the team barely took any time off. It was a grueling time, but they were determined to make an ambitious game with complex features. Its name was Kien. If you haven\u2019t heard of it, that\u2019s because it never came out \u2013 until now. The action platformer didn\u2019t see the light of day until this year, by which time most of the original team had long since moved on. Only one member of the group of five remained: game designer, Fabio Belsanti, who never lost belief in the project. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The makers of Italian action game have endured the longest development journey in history. Their game is now finally out \u2013 on the long-discontinued Game Boy Advance In 2002, a group of five Italians made the local news: they were going to be the first company in the country to develop a game for Nintendo\u2019s …<\/p>\n

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