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 →
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 →
Rotating-screen tank shooter Assault Plus is now avalailable on Nintendo Switch and PS4 thanks to the Arcade Archives. In 1988, NAMCO (now Bandai Namco Entertainment) released Assault Plus, a unique shooter that put players in control of a powerful tank. The game’s distinctive control scheme, using separate controls for theRead More →
Yet another classic shooter has been entered into Hamster’s Arcade Archives: Galaga’88. Out not for Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation 4, this is a digital only release that brings Namco’s classic shooter to a whole new audience… 36 years after it brought Namco’s classic shooter to a whole new audience…!Read More →
Another faithful arcade masterpiece reproduction has arrived from Hamster’s Arcade Archives, with Dig Dug 2 now out on Nintendo Switch and PS4. Released by Namco way back in 1985, Dig Dug 2 was the kind of game you would still find on piers and sea front arcades 20 years laters.Read More →
HAMSTER released Navarone on the PlayStation 4 on March 30th, adding the title to its Arcade Archives series. A Nintendo Switch release of Navarone is also expected. A shooter that was only originally available as an arcade machine, the game is inspired by the wartime movie Guns of Navarone, althoughRead More →
Following a recent visit to my first retro arcade, I have been considering what I have experienced and, excitedly, what the retro game fan might be looking for from a modern arcade. Expect broad strokes ahead and misguided references to business intuition. In between those though, I do have aRead More →
Classic shooter Galaga has been issued (again!) no Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation 4 as part of Hamster’s Arcade Archives. Initially released as a coin-op arcade in 1981, Galaga is the sequel to Galaxian, and pits your fighter craft against vicious aliens. Uniquely for the time, the game lets youRead More →
Certain brands, a precious few, hold great significance and such is the power of their indulgence in our hearts we know the breadth of their canon by a name. AM 2 would count for me, as would all of those numeral arcade departments from SEGA. Treasure would be another one.Read More →
