The RetroBeat: A new N64 cartridge? 40 Winks wakes up after a long slumber

You’ve probably never heard of 40 Winks before. It’s an unremarkable 3D platformer that came out for the PlayStation in 1999. It’s also about to become a new game for the Nintendo 64. In fact, 40 Winks will be the console’s first new title since Nintendo discontinued the system in 2003.

GT Interactive always intended 40 Winks to have a Nintendo 64 port, but the publisher canceled it amid financial troubles. Infogrames Entertainment, now known as Atari, would acquire a controlling interest in GT in 1999. But now Piko Interactive, a studio that focuses on retro games and creating new works for older consoles, is going to finally bring the platformer to Nintendo’s classic system. Piko Interactive started a Kickstarter on February 12 to raise $20,000 to create cartridges for 40 Winks. The campaign has already raised over $57,000.