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Arcade Archives 2

Pre NEO-GEO SNK classic Chopper 1 joins Arcade Archives

2025-08-22
By: Christian Cawley
On: August 22, 2025
In: Retro games news

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 →

Air Combat 22 is coming to Nintendo Switch 2

2025-07-03
By: Christian Cawley
On: July 3, 2025
In: Retro games news

Re-released as both Arcade Archives and Arcade Archives 2, Air Combat 22 is a storming 3D polygon game with Top Gun vibes. While SEGA’s Afterburner was a popular title, it lacked a bit in the realism stakes. Air Combat 22 did a better job of mixing realistic combat and arcadeRead More →

Ridge Racer on the Arcade Archives 2

Ridge Racer out now via Arcade Archives and Arcade Archives 2

2025-06-05
By: Christian Cawley
On: June 5, 2025
In: Retro games news

Drift racing classic Ridge Racer is out on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and thanks to the Arcade Archives 2, on Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. This week’s Arcade Archives release is the previously announced Ridge Racer, the classic 1993 arcade racer from NAMCO. News of thisRead More →

New Arcade Archives 2 series launching with original Ridge Racer on Nintendo Switch 2 [UPDATED]

2025-05-21
By: Christian Cawley and Gaming Retro Writer
On: May 21, 2025
In: Retro games news

May 21st UPDATE: We’ve learned that Ridge Racer will also be available on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, and will be issued on the original Arcade Archives strand for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Classic arcade racing is making a triumphant return with the announcement of Arcade Archives 2 and RidgeRead More →

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