Migrate (Migrate Classic)

Migrate (sometimes called Migrate Classic or Migrate 1) is widely considered the breakout release of the franchise. Preceeded only by the obscure Super Migrate 64 on the NES 20 years prior, it became the benchmark comparison for new fans of the series.

Notable Characters

 * Green Scholars and Grandnest Resistance (Lo, Tootsie, Libra)
 * Roc
 * Grandnest Royal Guard (Captain Meril, Captain Longneck)
 * Fenix

Events of the Game
Migrate was a roguelike platformer starring Lo, and depicting his migration south to Icehome amidst the events of the Grandnest Incursion under the rule of the Roc.

Players controlled Lo, hopping through procedurally-generated levels and using the airstrike mechanic to bounce off enemies, fruit, and resources.

Trivia

 * The game was developed solely by Anapse Entertainment, including all the code, writing, art, music, and promotion. The stress of development eventually contributed to the developer, Anapsys, developing an intestinal disability. The intestinal disability was widely regarded by fans as less fun than the actual game, thematically gross and disturbing, and altogether not worth the steep price tag. However this did not stop the studio from developing further weird-ass projects.
 * As revealed by early screenshots, Lo was NOT the originally intended main character of the game. It was actually originally intended to star the Crane, who was removed as one of the four original playable characters midway through 2018. The image of the crane was the first to be created, and was the inspiration for the entire series. However Lo, ("God of chaos" as he was originally named) won out as the most marketable and personable character, earning the starring role. An attempted redesign of Lo had critics praising the cartoonish original sprite over the new design, solidifying his personality.