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Obscure Namco Shooter Warp & Warp Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release

Time Extension about 6 months ago

Arriving tomorrow!Hamster has revealed that it will be bringing Namco's obscure multi-directional shooter Warp & Warp (otherwise known in North America as Warp Warp) to Nintendo Switch & PS4 on November 22nd (thanks Gosokkyu!).Released in Japanese …
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Taito's Dinosaur Fighter 'Dino Rex' Roars Onto Nintendo Switch & PS4 Later This Week

Time Extension about 6 months ago

Arriving November 16th.Taito's dinosaur-themed fighting game Dino Rex will arrive on Nintendo Switch & PS4 on Thursday, November 16th as part of Arcade Archives, Hamster has announced (thanks Famitsu!).The game was originally released in arcades back i …
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Konami's Kung-Fu Beat 'Em Up 'Shao-Lin's Road' Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release

Time Extension about 6 months ago

Coming November 9th to PS4 & Nintendo Switch.Hamster has revealed today that this week's Arcade Archives release will be Konami's 1985 kung-fu beat 'em up Shao Lin's Road (otherwise known as Kicker).The game, in case you're unfamiliar, was originally made …
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Athena's Six-Button Shmup 'Daioh' Joins Arcade Archives On Switch And PS4 This Week

Time Extension about 7 months ago

Blasting in from 1993.Athena's Shmup Daioh is this week's Arcade Archives release on Switch and PS4.Released in 1993 and published by Sammy, Daioh ("Great King" in Japanese) is a vertically scrolling shmup which offers a wide range of weapons for the playe …
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Namco's Burning Force Comes To Switch And PS4 This Week

Time Extension about 7 months ago

1989 Space Harrier rival hits Arcade Archives.Namco's 1989 arcade title Burning Force has been confirmed as the next entry in Hamster's Arcade Archives range.Boasting similar gameplay to Sega's Space Harrier, Burning Force places you in the role of Space F …
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Allumer's Fighting Game Sequel 'Blandia' Lands On PS4 & Nintendo Switch Tomorrow

Time Extension about 7 months ago

The game originally launched in arcades back in 1992.As reported by Famitsu, this week's Arcade Archives title will be Blandia, Allumer's 1992 fighting game sequel to Gladiator (otherwise known as Ougon no Shiro or Great Gurianos). It will be available for …
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Konami's 'Guttang Gottong' Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release

Time Extension about 7 months ago

The 1982 title was released in North America as Loco-Motion.Hamster announced yesterday that the 1982 puzzle game Guttang Gottong (also known as Loco-Motion and Crazy Train) will be this week's Arcade Archive release (as reported by Famitsu). It launches t …
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Taito's 1989 Shoot 'Em Up Darius II Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release

Time Extension about 8 months ago

Coming October 5th.As reported by Game Watch, Hamster has announced that this week's arcade archives release will be Taito's arcade shoot 'em up Darius II (also known as Sagaia outside of Japan). It will be released on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 tom …
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Namco's 1989 Arcade Game 'Finest Hour' Lands On PS4 & Switch Later This Month

Time Extension about 8 months ago

Arrives September 28th.During Hamster's weekly livestream earlier today, the publisher announced that it will be bringing Namco's side-scrolling action game Finest Hour to both the Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of its ongoing Arcade Archives series (than …
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Athena's 'Strike Gunner S.T.G' Is Blasting Onto Switch & PS4 On September 21st

Time Extension about 8 months ago

Hamster also acquires rights to other Athena games.Hamster, the company behind Arcade Archives, has announced it has acquired the rights to the Japanese developer Athena's back catalogue (as reported by 4Gamer). This is the company behind arcade games like …
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Konami's 1986 Shooter 'Jail Break' Is Heading To PS4 & Switch This Week

Time Extension about 8 months ago

Coming September 14th.Hamster Corp has revealed that it will be bringing Konami's action shooter Jail Break (known in Japan as "Manhattan 24th Bunsho") to the PS4 and Nintendo Switch, as part of Arcade Archives (thanks Famitsu!). The game will be available …
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Tecmo Shoot 'Em Up 'Zing Zing Zip' Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release

Time Extension about 9 months ago

Coming September 7th!Hamster has revealed that this week's Arcade Archives release will be the Tecmo-published/Allumer-dev... vertical shoot 'em up Zing Zing Zip (as reported by Famitsu!) It will be available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch starting tomorrow …
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Game Review: Taito Milestones 2 on Nintendo Switch

Retro Arcadia about 9 months ago

It’s always interesting to go back to a compilation way after the event to see how much of which games you actually ended up playing after the initial rush, and in the case of the first Taito Milestones collection, which first appeared on Nintendo Switc …
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Influential Namco Shooter Bosconian Coming To PS4 & Switch Next Week

Time Extension about 9 months ago

Arriving August 24th!Hamster has revealed in its weekly livestream that Namco's 1981 multidirectional shooter Bosconian will be coming to PS4 and Nintendo (via Arcade Archives) on Thursday, August 24th (thanks Famitsu!).Bosconian first landed in Japanese a …
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Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight # 95

Retro Arcadia about 9 months ago

Back again for our regular Sunday roundup of quick-fire reviews and impressions of everything under the spotlight at Retro Arcadia this week, old and new and a bit of both… I’ve been away for holiday part two though, so once again, please excuse the h …
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Konami's 'Dark Adventure' Coming To PS4 & Switch On August 17th

Time Extension about 9 months ago

As part of Arcade Archives.During today's Mad Shark livestream, Hamster revealed that Konami's arcade action title Dark Adventure will be coming to Nintendo Switch and PS4 on August 17th as part of Arcade Archives (thanks Game Watch!).Dark Adventure was or …
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Raiden Clone 'Mad Shark' Is This Week's Arcade Archives Game

Time Extension about 9 months ago

Coming to PS4 and Switch On August 10th.Hamster has revealed that this week's Arcade Archives game will be Mad Shark, a Raiden clone from the developer Allumer that was originally released back in 1993 (Thanks 4Gamer/Shmups'N'Stuff!). It will be coming to …
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A Bunch Of Design Docs For the Bonkers Brawler Runark Have Just Been Shared

Time Extension about 10 months ago

Including alternative names, concept art, and more!Taito's bonkers beat 'em up Runark (also known as Growl) was released on Nintendo Switch and PS4 yesterday (July 27th) as part of Hamster's Arcade Archives range. So, to celebrate, Hamster has shared a bun …
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Hamster Wants Fans To Guess Its Next Taito Arcade Archives Release

Time Extension about 10 months ago

The game will be revealed on August 3rd.Hamster announced today during its latest livestream that it will be bringing another Taito game to PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on August 31st, as part of its Arcade Archives initiative. However, this time arou …
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Namco's Arcade Shooter Baraduke 2 Blasts Onto Nintendo Switch & PS4 This August

Time Extension about 10 months ago

As part of Arcade Archives.Hamster Corporation has announced that it will be bringing the Namco shooter Baraduke 2 to Nintendo Switch and PS4 on August 3rd as part of its Arcade Archives series of arcade reissues (as spotted by ohfivepro!). This follows th …
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Episode 110 - PC vs Mac! + Battle Of The Systems: Marathon vs Star Wars: Dark Forces

Pixel Gaiden Gaming Podcast about 10 months ago

We're back for Episode 110! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news +  Battle Of The Systems: Marathon (Mac) vs Star Wars: Dark Forces (PC) We are doing news for the first monthly episode and then "catching up" later in the month.   Episode …
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Tecmo's Horizontal Shooter 'Raiga: Strato Fighter' Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release

Time Extension about 10 months ago

Out July 13th on Nintendo Switch & PS4.Hamster Corporation has announced that this week's Arcade Archives release will be the Tecmo shooter Raiga: Strato Fighter (as spotted by Famitsu). The game will be released tomorrow Thursday, July 13th for both the P …
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Namco's King & Balloon Coming To PS4 & Nintendo Switch Later This Month

Time Extension about 11 months ago

On July 20th.Hamster Corporation announced earlier today that the Namco shooter King & Balloon will be coming to Nintendo Switch and PS4 on July 20th, as part of its Arcade Archives series (thanks Gosokkyu!).King & Balloon first entered arcades bac …
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On the Retro Radar for July 2023

Retro Arcadia about 11 months ago

Time for our regular roundup of the mostly (but not strictly) retro-interest games releases on the way for the coming month, with trailers for everything, and if you’re lucky, a few snippets of fascinating information too! We had a load of proper heavyw …
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Nichibutsu's Cop 01 Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release

Time Extension about 11 months ago

Coming to Switch & PS4 on June 29th.Hamster Corp has announced that it will be bringing Nichbutsu's 1985 arcade shooter Cop 01 to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 as this week's Arcade Archives release (as reported by Famitsu & spotted by Gosokkyu). I …