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May 20, 2023 2 min read
It's Saturday, and that means it's time to take a look at this week's Arcade Archives offering — Once again, publisher Hamster is looking to the stars to save it, with the arrival of another galaxy-blasting shmup from yesteryear: Ark Area, now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
Developed by UPL and released to the coin-op market in 1987, Ark Areais...
February 18, 2023 1 min read
After spending several weeks in the land of Taito, retro purveyor Hamster is taking another trip into Namco's past, with the arrival of the obscure cyber-tank battler Grobda, now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
Released to the arcade market in 1984, Grobda is a side title in the Xeviousshmup series, and sees one of the enemies of that game repurposed as a...
January 07, 2023 2 min read
Following on from last week's addition of Taito's iconic Bubble Bobble, Hamster has got another pioneering classic lined up for that Arcade Archives, in the form of Namco's legendary shmup Galaga, now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
Launched in 1981 as the sequel to the genre-defining Galaxian, Galagais one of the most instantly recognizable titles of the formative...
September 17, 2022 2 min read
This week's Arcade Archives entry from Hamster is in keeping with the week's ongoing theme of farming/gardening titles, though this one provides a little added spookiness — Namco's maze chaser Rompers is now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
Released to arcades in 1989 and designed by Splatterhouse creator Akira Usukura, Rompersis a maze-chasing title that sees a...
September 12, 2022 2 min read
Retro-loving publisher City Connection has announced that it is to publish a newly developed remake of obscure arcade release Psychic 5. As reported by Gematsu, Psychic 5 Eternal is currently in development for Nintendo Switch and will be playable during this week's Tokyo Game Show festivities.
Originally developed by NMK and released to Japanese arcades in 1987, Psychic...
August 24, 2022 4 min read
Of all of the announcements, of all of the franchises, of all of the adaptations, I wouldn't have put a single penny on this one. And yet, here we are, less than 24 hours from the Gamescom Opening Night Live presentation and the news that somebody, somewhere, decided to put pen to paper and sign a contract to produce a brand new video game, in 2023, based on Kil...
September 20, 2021 1 min read
LOAD “” On September 16 2021, the world — and in particular the gaming industry — lost an important pioneer....
The post Sir Clive Sinclair, pioneer behind the ZX Spectrum, passes away appeared first on Destructoid.
June 14, 2021 1 min read
Taito Milestones coming to Switch in 2022 Taito has announced that it will be taking a trip back to its...
The post Taito Milestones compiles ’80s arcade titles for Nintendo Switch appeared first on Destructoid.
June 14, 2021 1 min read
Do what you want ‘cos a pirate is free Vintage gaming fans would be forgiven for thinking this week’s Arcade...
The post Pirate Pete brings old-school adventure to the Arcade Archives, but don’t mention T*rzan appeared first on Destructoid.
April 06, 2017 1 min read
Ah, the ’80s. One of the greatest times the world will have ever lived through. Even though some of us only got to see the last shred of ’80s culture, it still echoes […]
The post The Best ’80s-Themed Funko Pops! appeared first on Geek.com.
June 13, 2015 1 min read
The Grand Rapids Public School district took a big step into the future back in the 1980s when it used money from an energy bond to purchase a Commodore Amiga computer. The Amiga, […]
The post 1980s Amiga has been running the AC and heat in 19 schools for 30 years appeared first on Geek.com.
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