Bandai Namco’s wild 1995 arcade actioner The Outfoxies has just been added to the Arcade Archives series, bringing one of the most chaotic, unpredictable arcade classics of its era to modern platforms. If you’ve ever wanted to relive (or discover) the no-rules assassination battles of this cult title, it’s nowRead More →
I’ll be honest: games like Trouble Witches have always slightly baffled me. Not because they’re bad — far from it — but because their particular blend of cute anime witches and utterly ruthless bullet-hell chaos feels like something that shouldn’t work. And yet, much like Cotton, it very clearly does.Read More →
I never owned a PlayStation 1, so my knowledge of games released on the platform are scant. However, I was aware that the R-Type series — which I was aware of thanks to arcade machines and home computer ports — was revived on the PS1… but by that time IRead More →
Nintendo 64 classics are coming to Switch Online on December 17th. Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers are getting a double blast of late-90s platforming chaos this month, with Rayman 2: The Great Escape and Tonic Trouble both landing on December 17th. What are these games? If you grewRead More →
We’re gonna need a bigger shelf! Limited Run Games is ending 2025 with something I absolutely did not expect: a full physical re-release of Jaws, the 1987 NES game based on Spielberg’s iconic shark thriller. Yes — the same Jaws you might have rented repeatedly from a tiny video shopRead More →
ININ Games has announced a reissue and remastering of R-Type Dimensions III, and honestly, this feels like one of those “circle the date on your calendar” moments for shmup fans. Not just because it’s a new R-Type project — those are rare enough — but because this one is huge.Read More →
Good news for retro platformer fans: Roc’n Rope, one of the more inventive early 1980s arcade games, is joining Arcade Archives — and it drops tomorrow. Whether you’ve never heard of it or played the original back in the day, this release is worth a look. What is Roc’n Rope?Read More →
A new report has finally shed light on what really happened to the promised Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords “Restored Content” DLC for Nintendo Switch — and it turns out Disney’s legal team was the final boss no one could beat. When AspyrRead More →
If you love obscure retro shooters (or just enjoy watching 1980s pixel explosions), the latest EGG Console release might be right up your alley. D4 Enterprise has dropped Super Raydock Mission Striker onto the Japanese Nintendo Switch eShop — a vertical shmup originally released for the MSX back in 1987Read More →
