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 →
Digital Eclipse and Team17 have issued the Backworms Compatible Update, an expansion to Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition. This adds versions of Worms from Nintendo SNES and Game Boy Advance consoles, as well as the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive. Here’s a look at the trailer: Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition features As youRead More →
Current gen consoles are getting arcade classic Dragon Breed, along with two other titles in the Irem Collection Vol 3. Irem has a great library, but I’m left a bit cold with the contents of the Irem Collection Volume 3. Aside from Dragon Breed, there is nothing that really grabsRead More →
Golden Tee Golf is back, with a collection of Arcade Classics set to be released through Atari later this year. A golf video game collection? Yes, it’s a thing, and you would be surprised at how good these games are. They say golf is “a good walk spoiled” but IRead More →
Upcoming SEGA Genesis & Mega Drive shooter Earthion’s special physical editions have been confirmed by Limited Run Games. Additional merch has also been confirmed. As well as releasing on the classic 16-bit system, Earthion is coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC/Steam, and Nintendo Switch. Featuring aRead More →
Set for release this month on consoles, Rusty Rangers mixes that 16-bit era pixel look with platforming roguelite magic. Modern games with a retro aesthetic are becoming increasingly popular as developers — often indies — identify that people want fun and pixels over running up hills with a baby inRead More →
I’m somewhere in the second half of the games of the original Atari 50 collection, and haven’t even thought about grabbing the first DLC. So to find we’ve reached the stage of the second DLC being announced has taken me by surprise, if I’m honest. Get ready to dive deepRead More →
The Darius-like R-Type Delta is the sequel you forgot, but it’s coming back later this year for current gen systems. One of the greatest shoot ’em ups of the 1980s was R-Type, which was so successful it spawned several sequels. One of them is 1998’s R-Type Delta for the originalRead More →
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 →
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