The Great Giana Sisters, meant for home computers where Mario didn't tread, brought down the wrath of Nintendo's legal arm in the late 1980s due to copycat game mechanics, sprite resemblances, and similar level design. Though the game has been ported to several consoles as homebrew over the years, it's the Nintendo DS that is allowing the game to make an official return.

The remake will feature a graphic redesign while still trying to remain reminiscent of its '80s home computer roots. It will also feature a remix of the original score by prolific game composer Chris Hülsbeck, a soundtrack to which the game may owe much of its lasting appeal to among retro aficionados. Additionally, the game will include new features, including using the DS touchscreen and microphone.

Germany-based dtp entertainment is the publisher shepherding the game back into Nintendo's good graces, and original programmer Armin Gessert and his company Spellbound Entertainment are developing the new title in collaboration with German software developer Bitfield.

The game is currently slated for a June 2009 release, presumably in the European market.

Retro fun from the 80's: The Great Giana Sisters return – Jump'n'Run debut on Nintendo DS™

It was a little bit more than 20 years ago when a game was born that still is a synonym for a whole gaming genre: The Great Giana Sisters made Jump'n'Run gaming available for home computer users all over the world. In 2009, the blondes finally return – and with that, they make it all the way to Nintendo DS for the first time.

Back in the late 1980's, there was literally no chance to play Jump'n'Run games on home computers like Commodore 64, Amiga or Atari ST. Until 1987, when a small German development team released The Great Giana Sisters.

Their father, Armin Gessert, let them become stars of the genre over night. The Great Giana Sisters was a Jump'n'Run that had everything home computer gamers back then only could experience on video game consoles: A fantastic game world on many different levels, that challenged the players' hand eye coordination skills to their maximum to jump over deep canyons, collect bonuses and succeed when fighting enemies just by jumping on their back.

Now, The Great Giana Sisters are finally back! Publisher dtp entertainment and developer Spellbound Entertainment in co-operation with Bitfield are going to release their new adventure on Nintendo DS in June 2009.

In more than 80 levels, players experience all the great features of the original home computer version, as well as new features, that are kept exclusive for Nintendo DS. Players will have the Nintendo DS microphone as well as the touchpad, for instance.

The Great Giana Sisters' graphics on Nintendo DS both is a redesign as well as reminiscent of the classic game.

The music score of the game is a remix by Fabian del Priore of the original soundtrack, written by famous computer game composer Chris Hülsbeck.

dtp entertainment is going to release The Great Giana Sisters DS for Nintendo DS in June 2009.