The 2024 Expanded Edition of The Mayor of Sanctuary by Nara Makes Games, the one-man studio established in Nara, Japan during the 2020 global pandemic. This game reflects my experience living in Nara for eleven months, where I focused my life on all things fun/nostalgia (retro video games, anime, toys, etc). 

This is the very first video game I ever created. I hope anybody who plays it will get some of the calming charm that I intended when crafting this short and sweet adventure experience. This is my love letter to Japan, Nara, the Game Boy, The Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening, and of course... animals.

   
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The Mayor of Sanctuary was originally released in December of 2023* and the new Expanded Edition was released in July of 2024. The Expanded Edition adds new content, new characters, new collectibles, new scenes, and new music.

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* "The Mayor of Sanctuary" is no longer affiliated with Incube8 Games / Retro Modding Inc. / Olivier Lemire. Due to their failure to fulfill the obligations under the licensing agreement - specifically, the non-payment of royalties - any and all rights granted to them under that agreement are forfeited. They no longer hold any rights to distribute, sell, or otherwise exploit the game, and any claim to the contrary is invalid.  Incube8 Games is knowingly selling my intellectual property against my consent, stealing all royalties, and violating copyright law.

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VERSION GUIDE:

• The Mayor of Sanctuary v2.1 - 2024 Expanded Edition with additional content!
• The Mayor of Sanctuary PC - Now available as a Windows PC (.exe) file thanks to GBCbag. Includes the Game Boy (.gb) ROM file of v2.1.
• The Mayor of Sanctuary v1.2 - Original release version with publisher information removed.