This is a treat for classic arcade fans. Konami’s Galactic Warriors, originally launched in 1985, is the newest entry in the record-breaking Arcade Archives lineup, now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms via Hamster Corporation. Regular readers will know I like to share my memories of these classicRead More →
You can grab Tokyo Wars now on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, and Xbox Series. Retro arcade fans, fire up your tanks — Namco’s 1996 armoured brawler Tokyo Wars has rolled back into action. Hamster Corporation is adding the classic to its Arcade Archives lineup, with launchesRead More →
Complete with quality-of-life enhancements, Scion is out this week for Nintendo Switch 1 & 2, PlayStation 4 & 5, and Xbox Series. The addition of Scion to the record-breaking Arcade Archives is an opportunity to secure an arcade outlier from 1984. Crucially, tracing the lineage of this vertical shooter revealsRead More →
Okay, this is absolutely fascinating. HAMSTER Corporation has just dropped a trailer for their upcoming Arcade Archives Midnight Landing, and it instantly scratched a very specific itch for me. As a massive fan of flight sims and someone who spent countless hours with aircraft games as a kid, I thoughtRead More →
Well, here’s a little blast from the past for you, courtesy of the HAMSTER Corporation, the people behind the Arcade Archives. This time, they’re digging up something truly monumental: Namco’s very first in-house developed arcade game, the brick-breaker with a twist, Gee Bee! What’s all the buzz about? If you’reRead More →
The Arcade Archives has dug another surprise out of the topsoil, like an episode of Time Team where you expect a Viking longboat, and they find a Roman crown instead. I’m continually fascinated by the choices made by the Arcade Archives, and after last week’s Video Hustler, I was expectingRead More →
It was a title that inspired many others, from pool to shoot-em-ups. But should a game as basic as Konami’s Video Hustler be available as a standalone title? The long-running (and record-breaking) Arcade Archives has delivered a few bangers over the past few months, but when I saw the titleRead More →
Mach Breakers was originally released in the mid-1990s, and features superhuman athletes competing across 12 events, with some interesting results… While I enjoy older games like Track & Field, strange “futuristic” sports games like this leave me a bit cold. So, I don’t think I ever played Mach Breakers whenRead More →
Classic vertical scroller Chopper 1 brings some aerial combat and bombardment to the Arcade Archives and reminds us of early SNK. Okay, this is a completely new one on me. Never played it, but quite fancy it as I like a bit of helicopter combat. Released as The Legend ofRead More →
