Lend them a hand
I know that you’re all frothing at the mouth for news of thatrumoredGlovercomeback, but I’m afraid I just don’t have anything for you right now. I can tell you, however, that the fingered fanatic will bemaking a return to PC next month, via a Steam rerelease of their original 1998 platform adventure.
Originally launching on PC and Nintendo 64,Gloversees the titular magical glove embark upon a hazardous quest to rescue their owner: a wizard who has unfortunately turned themselves to stone following a spell gone wrong. And thus, accompanied by a handy rubber ball, our brave glove traverses 30 stages of 3D platforming action, dodging traps, bashing baddies, and locating the mystical gems that will restore life to their hapless master.
Developed by home-coding legends The Oliver Twins (ofDizzyfame)Gloverdid not exactly set the 3D platforming world on fire upon its release, but still entertained plenty of fans with its colorful visuals, cutesy style, and smart integration of glove-and-ball based puzzle work. While this rerelease should be necessarily considered a full bells-and-whistles remaster, Publisher Piko Interactive has noted that the Steam editionwillbe a fresh build from the original N64 source code, and will feature some (as yet undisclosed) improvements.
As for a fullGloverremake or sequel… Well, perhaps this very rerelease will pave the way, or at least tell Piko whether or not there is a call for such a project. That’s how it worked forKao the Kangaroo, which isset to receive a full remasterspecifically because its Steam re-release was such a surprising success.
