"I'd like to go back and boast to my younger self about what I'm doing now".When it became clear that the Nintendo Switch would not be launching with a 'Virtual Console' section for retro titles, Hamster Corporation's Arcade Archives range became incredibl …

Coming July 6th!Hamster Corp has announced that Namco's influential arcade racer Pole Position will be heading to the Nintendo Switch & PS4 on July 6th as part of Arcade Archives (thanks Gosokkyu!).Originally released in arcades in 1982, Pole Position …

Okay, one thing I hate about the Nintendo Switch eShop (and probably most digital platforms) is the redundancies. The Samurai Shodown games can be gotten either as Arcade Archives individually or as a forty dollar set that has an exclusive. This one espe …

Growl for me!Hamster has confirmed that Taito's 1990 arcade brawler Runark (also known as Growl) is coming to the Arcade Archives range for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. It arrives on the service on July 27th, 2023.Released at a time when belt-scrolling fighter …

Out June 15th on Nintendo Switch and PS4.Hamster and Taito Corp have announced that Taito's arcade shoot-em-up Megablast will be this week's Arcade Archives title. It will be available to purchase on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 from tomorrow (June 15 …

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 (almost) everything, and if you’re lucky a few snippets of fascinating information too! We had some very big-h …

Double Dragon by Technos was the brawler-of-record for a whole generation of gamers. My local record shop's sticky carpet was worn thin in front of it as endless coins were thrown down for a dose of weekend fisticuffs. For such a legacy, its a shame that l …