Found across the UK’s seafront amusements, holiday parks, and theme parks, Aqua Jet has now splashed onto the Arcade Archives. Sometimes I write these Arcade Archive release guide news items with very little idea of the games. Other times, I can recall playing once or twice, but that’s about it.Read More →
A new entry to the Arcade Archives library has been announced in the shape of D-Day, a Jaleco arcade title from 1984, coming to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation. It’s funny, I was imagining a battleship-based shoot-’em-up just the other day. Does this mean I’m familiar with D-Day? I’m not sure.Read More →
School sports day arcade title Field Day is the latest game to join the Arcade Archives, launching on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch this week. This week’s arcade archives title has been confirmed, and it is another mid-1980s title. Field Day is the school sports day equivalent of Track &Read More →
You control the Stinger Wolf and have a mate called Bongo who is a robot. No, I’m not making this up. The Arcade Archives series of retro arcade classics for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 has a new entry this week. Stinger, first released in 1983 from Seibu Denshi (nowRead More →
After a week’s respite, the Arcade Archives continue with Super Basketball, a 1984 Konami game with surprisingly good graphics (but average sound). This is a two-player turn-based game, so you don’t get to compete directly with anyone else. Of course, thanks to the Arcade Archives’ quality of life improvements, thereRead More →
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 →
No, that’s not Jetfire, and Macross II is not a Transformers game… but, you know, it is if you want it to be… My toy of Jetfire, bought in 1986, is slightly broken. His chest plate — which would sit behind the fuselage in jet mode — snapped off. HeRead More →
There is a strong chance you don’t remember Crazy Balloon, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t give this week’s Arcade Archives a go. Available from today as part of the Arcade Archives releases on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, Crazy Balloon is an odd one. Take a look: Crazy BalloonRead More →
It’s a tank game that has clear Space Invaders mechanics, but Strategy X can stand on its own as a genuine classic. I love it when I find a classic arcade game I’ve never seen before that also looks superb, and Strategy X seems to fit the bill. In factRead More →
