Introduction

The Game

Released in October 2004 on the Game Boy Advance, Rainbow Rescue bares little resemblance to its predecessors Ham-Hams Unite and Ham-Ham Heartbreak (the latter of which I LP’d a couple of years ago). Knowledge of these earlier games is absolutely not required, as Rainbow Rescue features a standalone plot. This game was the first in the series to be produced by AlphaDream, a company best known for creating the Mario & Luigi series on GBA, DS and 3DS.

The LP

We’re going with screenshots for the most part, with uncommentated videos added where appropriate. I would doubt that many people out there have played this game, but the amount that came out of the woodwork for the Heartbreak thread surprised me; just make sure to tag spoilers if you’re discussing them.

Fair warning: This LP may be fairly .gif heavy. There’s a lot of small animations that deserve to be shown off.

Table of Contents

• Update 01: No longer looks like a word.
• Update 02: A tutorial on railroading.
• Update 03: Rub Eyes to Reduce Sneeze Meter.
• Update 04: Can love bloom in the sunflower field?
• Update 05: Elementary, my dear Watson!
• Update 06: Sports, Science and Searching.
• Update 07: Not-so-friendly competition.
• Update 08: Slipping back to the SNES.
• Update 09: Games and grudge matches.
• Update 10: Fairground festivities.
• Update 11: A seashore study on safety.
• Update 12: Hams gone wild.
• Update 13: Pun Level - Red
• Update 14: Punishing Puntaros and Rainbow Rescuing.
• Update 15: Seedy characters and mixed nuts.
• Update 16: But is it art?
• Update 17: Practicing for the Ham-Ham Games.
• Update 18: Helping out the little guys.
• Update 19: The greatest show in the sky.
• Appendix A: Stickers & Mats
• Appendix B: Art Gallery