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Taito Classic Qix Joins The Quarter Arcades Range

Time Extension about 10 days ago

Bubble Bobble is returning to the line-up, too.Numskull has announced that Taito's Qix is joining its Quarter Arcades range this year.Originally released in 1981, Qix is one of the few Taito arcade games to be created in North America – it was developed …
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Rastan Saga Comes To Arcade Archives On Switch And PS4 This Week

Time Extension about 18 days ago

"What is best in life?".Taito has revealed that its 1987 action platformer Rastan Saga (also known as plain old Rastan) is joining the Arcade Archives range this week.Directed, produced and partly programmed by Yoshinori Kobayashi, Rastan Saga takes inspir …

Phoenix - 1980's Arcade game by Taito for the Amiga via JOTD gets another AGA update!

Indie Retro News about 22 days ago

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Phoenix - 1980's Arcade game by Taito for the Amiga via JOTD! [UPDATE]

Indie Retro News about 27 days ago

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Japan Is Getting Psychic Force 2012 Collectables

Time Extension about 27 days ago

Gacha thinking.The Psychic Force series isn't one which springs to mind when it comes to lucrative merchandising opportunities, but in Japan, creator Taito is doing just that.It has announced that a series of collectable acrylic stands based on the cast of …

Phoenix - 1980's Arcade game by Taito is coming to the Amiga via JOTD [WIP Update]

Indie Retro News about 29 days ago

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Updated lower-cost Evercade consoles arriving July

Portable Gaming Roundup about 1 month ago

Hot on the heels of the new Giga Carts (and the unfortunate leak of the Tomb Raider Collection), Blaze has some new hardware to keep the Evercade ball rolling. Slightly cheaper and with a new charcoal and blue paint job, meet the EXP-R and VS-R. A def …

Phoenix - 1980's Arcade game by Taito is coming to the Amiga via JOTD

Indie Retro News about 1 month ago

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? Rainbow Islands Review - A Pixel-Perfect Port? Amigos: Everything Amiga 448

Amigos: Everything Amiga about 1 month ago

Rainbow Islands offered the closest thing to an arcade-perfect experience on the Amiga, and continues to be popular in the UK. Why no love stateside? Find out on this week's episode of Amigos: Everything Amiga! ? Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podca …
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One Of The Rarest NES Games Is Currently Up For Auction At Goodwill

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Little Samson is highly sought after by collectors.Little Samson, one of the hardest NES games to track down, has been spotted in a job lot of titles up for sale on ShopGoodwill.com, a non-profit auction site connected with the chain of Goodwill charity/th …

FS: CPS2 A+B Games, CPS1 SF2 Hyper Fighting, etc

Neo Geo Forums about 2 months ago

PCBs: Taito Type X2 Multi (PSU was replaced, fully working) - $350 -> $300 - https://imgur.com/a/... A+B Sets: Xmen COTA CPS2 A+B (Phoenixed but original - USA A+B boards) - https://imgur.com/a/... - $300 -> $250 Xmen …

FS: Naomi Netboot Setup, CPS2 A+B Games, CPS1 SF2 Hyper Fighting, etc

Neo Geo Forums about 2 months ago

PCBs: Full Naomi Netboot Setup bundle - https://imgur.com/a/... - $900 -> $750 - Includes Naomi mobo - Netdimm - Raspberry Pi already setup with touchscreen & including USB cable for power from Naomi - Ethernet cable - PIC chip - Sun P …
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SOTM April 2024 - Dariusburst: Another Chronicle

Neo Geo Forums about 2 months ago

Alright, we got a newer game going for this month's SOTM giving us a fresh new look. Dariusburst: Another Chronicle Took me a little while to figure this out, seemed pretty confusing, but Dariusburst AC is the arcade release that was on the Taito Type-X …
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Guide: Numskull Quarter Arcades - All Available Games And Where To Buy Them

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Update: New arrivals are here!Update: Two new Quarter Arcades have joined the range – Elevator Action and Zoo Keeper, both from Taito. The Early Bird prices found below are only available until 1st May 2024 at 3pm BST.If you're on the lookout for fantast …
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Elevator Action And Zoo Keeper Join The Quarter Arcades Range

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Update: Preorders are now live.Numskull has just announced that Taito's Elevator Action and Zoo Keeper are joining its Quarter Arcades series, with pre-orders going live later this month.Both cabs will be available for £219.99 GBP / $249.99 USD / €249.9 …
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Evercade plans for 2024 include new hardware

Portable Gaming Roundup about 2 months ago

Evercade is off to its traditional slow start to the year, with a couple of carts to keep us retro fans happy and tempt the owners of the core Evercade hardware or the Super Pocket models. But the new roadmap reveals plenty of fun to come. Update …

Time Traveling through Retro Sports Gaming: Icons, Classics, and Cult Favorites

Retromash about 2 months ago

The rise of retro sports gaming is a fascinating look at how digital versions of real sports have enthralled gamers for many years. The world of vintage sports video games is full of creativity, nostalgia, and history, ranging from the first simulations …
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Free Play Florida: 2023 Review

The Arcade Blogger about 2 months ago

I’ll start with an apology – I’m rather ashamed that its taken me this long to post my review of last year’s event! It completely passed me by, and its only the recent announcement of the 2024 dates, that reminded me I didn’t …
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Taito Once Tried To Conquer Arcades With A Cab Designed By Roger "Psygnosis" Dean

Time Extension about 2 months ago

The story of the Taito ?Taitan.The notion of arcade cabinets with interchangeable boards is something that became commonplace in the mid-'80s when the JAMMA format was released, but Japanese giant Taito actually tried to pull off the same trick a few years …
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Flashback: Taito Once Tried To Conquer Arcades With A Cab Designed By Roger "Psygnosis" Dean

Time Extension about 2 months ago

The story of the Taito ?Taitan.The notion of arcade cabinets with interchangeable boards is something that became commonplace in the mid-'80s when the JAMMA format was released, but Japanese giant Taito actually tried to pull off the same trick a few years …
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Qix Successor 'Volfied' Heading To Arcade Archives This March

Time Extension about 3 months ago

For PS4 & Nintendo Switch.As reported by Famitsu, Hamster revealed earlier today that it will be bringing Volfied, the sci-fi successor to the abstract puzzle game Qix, to PS4 & Nintendo Switch next month on March 28th.As some will no doubt know, the h …
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Lost Operation Wolf Sequel 'Operation Tiger: Second Mission' Has Been Preserved

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Japan-only sequel runs on custom Taito 3D hardware.Operation Wolf is one of Taito's most iconic arcade titles, so much so that it recently got a new entry in the shape of Operation Wolf Returns. Released in arcades in 1987 to commercial and critical acclai …
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Taito's Arcade Shooter 'Master Of Weapon' Coming To Switch & PS4

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Explore post-nuclear earth in this 1989 arcade shoot 'em up from Taito.Hamster has announced that Taito's vertical-scrolling arcade shooter Master of Weapon will be this week's Arcade Archives release (as reported by Famitsu!). It will begin distribution o …
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Arcade Archives Officially Hits 400 Titles Released

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Last week's reissue of Rainbow Islands was the 400th game distributed.Hamster has revealed that it has now released 400 titles as part of its Arcade Archives label of reissues as of last week.Originally beginning in 2014 on the PS4 (before eventually branc …
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The Bizarre Taito Taitan arcade cabinet

The Arcade Blogger about 4 months ago

Generic cabinets from the Golden Age of arcade gaming tended to be functional workhorses. Of course the beauty of dedicated cabinets from manufacturers such as Atari, Williams, Gottlieb and Sega is undeniable. Those cabinets usually had bespoke designs, d …