There’s something oddly festive about this announcement, even if it arrives with a raised eyebrow. Space Invaders has finally landed on Arcade Archives, and the overriding feeling isn’t amazement — it’s “hang on, wasn’t this missing?” Apparently, yes. Until now. I’m very much not short on Space Invaders in myRead More →
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 →
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 →
Somehow — and I genuinely can’t explain this — I completely missed Blood in the 90s. In 1997 I was clearly too busy pushing tiny sprites around strategy maps to notice that an undead cowboy named Caleb was out there delivering a Lovecraftian splatterfest that feels like it was engineeredRead More →
Look, I’ll be honest: as someone who didn’t grow up with a PS1 (beyond briefly poking at the one my sister’s boyfriend owned), the Tomba! series is one of those classic PlayStation blind spots for me. Pink-haired feral child platformer? Evil swine ruining everyone’s day? Apparently this was someone’s childhood,Read More →
Obscure SNK shooter Bermuda Triangle gets a modern reissue in Arcade Archives Originally released by SNK in 1987, Bermuda Triangle is a vertical-scrolling shoot-’em-up with a delightfully mad sci-fi premise. You pilot the time-space battleship ZIG, fight mysterious invaders, and repeatedly get flung through different historical eras — from theRead More →
If you’ve got a soft spot for the 90s arcade beat-’em-up era — think shoulder-pads, nineties hairstyles, and co-op mayhem — then Karate Blazers just got put back on the menu. The 1991 arcade brawler from Video System has been re-released under the Arcade Archives banner, arriving on Switch andRead More →
