Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection from Limited Run Games and Mighty Rabbit Studios brings us 6 classic games in 8 different versions in total. Learn more in our Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection review!
Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection from Limited Run Games and Mighty Rabbit Studios brings us 6 classic games in 8 different versions in total. This new release gives us access to Rugrats: Search for Reptar on the original PlayStation console that released in 1998, The Rugrats Movie in its Game Boy and Game Boy Color versions from 1998 and 1999, respectively, Rugrats: Time Travelers on the Game Boy Color from 1999, Rugrats: Studio Tour from 1999 on PlayStation, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie on PlayStation and Game Boy Color – both of which released in the year 2000, and Rugrats: Castle Capers on the Game Boy Advance from 2001. That’s a lot of Rugrats!
I previously had a chance to work on a Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland review, and had fun with that retro-inspired new game that allowed us to switch between a 2D look that was drawn from the Nintendo Entertainment System – a.k.a. the NES – and a full HD hand-drawn presentation, so I was up for checking out this collection of actual games that were released for a variety of home and portable consoles back in the day.
Let’s start with Rugrats: Search for Reptar. As the name suggests, it’s a game in which you’ll be searching for the missing pieces of Reptar. The game takes inspiration from the content of the different episodes of the Rugrats TV show. There are a dozen pieces for you to find, so you’ll need to search for sparkling objects to interact with, which will lead to the levels that you’ll be exploring in order to find a Reptar piece.
The next one is The Rugrats Movie on the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. This one is basically the same game, except the Game Boy one features the graphics we all know and love from back in the day, and the Game Boy Color one is in color, and it’s also more detailed. Since Dil has gone MIA, it’s up to the Rugrats to find him while searching around the Pickles’ house. For each level, you’ll need to collect a set of specified items and reach the exit before the timer runs out.
Rugrats: Time Travelers is the sequel to The Rugrats Movie, and it was only available on the Game Boy Color. For this one, the Rugrats will travel in time, exploring the prehistoric era, the medieval era, the legendary city of Atlantis, a circus, outer space, and more. You’ll begin by playing as Chuckie and will need to rescue the rest of the gang to add them as playable characters.
Rugrats: Studio Tour has the Rugrats and the grownups going on a studio tour. All was well until the kids decided to move away from the rest of the group. This leads to Dil being locked up due to a security door for which the guard loses the keys. This is why the Rugrats must explore the tour in search of the missing keys so that they can free Dil as quickly as possible.
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie is a game that, you guessed it, worked as a video game tie-in for Rugrats in Paris: The Movie. That’s a very popular type of game we used to get back in the day whenever a big movie launched. It’s similar in gameplay to Rugrats: Studio Tour – at least the PlayStation game is – in that you’ll need to explore a Paris theme park while completing different levels and taking on some mini-games here and there. The Game Boy Color version of Rugrats in Paris: The Movie goes back to the sidescrolling 2D action from Rugrats: Time Travelers.
As for the trophies, this release features a full trophy list with a Platinum trophy for you to work on adding to your collection. The list is split into 2 Bronze trophies, 10 Silver trophies, and 8 Gold trophies. What will you need to do for that shiny Platinum trophy? Some of the objectives to complete include completing Beanstalk Babies in Rugrats: Castle Capers, completing Rugrats in Paris on the Game Boy Color, reaching the Train Crash in The Rugrats Movie on Game Boy, completing all levels in Rugrats: Search for Reptar, and completing Rugrats: Studio Tour, to name some examples. If you need some extra help, you can check out this Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection Trophy Guide.
Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection brings us 6 classic games in 8 different versions in total. This new release gives us access to Rugrats: Search for Reptar on the original PlayStation console that released in 1998, The Rugrats Movie in its Game Boy and Game Boy Color versions from 1998 and 1999, respectively, Rugrats: Time Travelers on the Game Boy Color from 1999, Rugrats: Studio Tour from 1999 on PlayStation, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie on PlayStation and Game Boy Color – both of which released in the year 2000, and Rugrats: Castle Capers on the Game Boy Advance from 2001. That’s a lot of Rugrats!
As expected from a retro collection like this one, there is some extra stuff for you to consider. You can take advantage of a rewind function to turn back time, thus fixing any mistakes you make along the way. You can also save your progress at any time, so that you can carry on exactly from where you left off. There are also different screen filters to apply, in case you want to go for that old-school classic CRT look. There’s also a digital museum section with high-resolution scans for the original game boxes and manuals, which is certainly appreciated. There’s even a music player that will allow you to listen to the different game soundtracks! Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection is out on PlayStation 5 with a $19.99 price tag.
Disclaimer
This Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection review is based on a PlayStation 5 copy provided by Limited Run Games.
