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August 23, 2023 2 min read
Nightdive Studios has been hard at work bringing us remasters and remakes of classic FPS games from a bygone era. We've already had revamped versions of the first two Quake games, and now the developer is bringing back Star Wars: Dark Forces.
In a recent trailer on the studio's YouTube channel, Nightdive will be collaborating with Lucasfilm Games (formerly LucasArts) to create a remaster of the...
May 13, 2023 2 min read
Something a bit special from the retro funsters of Hamster this week, as Banpresto's coin-op adaptation of the much-loved manga/anime series Mazinger Z has joined the Arcade Archives, and is now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
Released to the Japanese arcade market in 1994, the vertically scrolling shmup is an adaptation of Go...
April 22, 2023 2 min read
Something particularly fun and adorable from Hamster this week, as it bolsters its mammoth Arcade Archives range with the addition of Namco's cutesy '90s shmup Cosmo Gang the Video, now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
Released to Japanese arcades in 1992, before receiving a home release on Super Famicom shortly thereafter, Cosmo Gang the Videois a spin-off...
January 21, 2023 1 min read
Once again, retro-lovin' publisher Hamster is reaching into the past of legendary studio Namco for another addition to its massive Arcade Archive range — This week sees the arrival of one of the developer's lesser-known '90s hits, Tank Force, now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
Released to the arcade market in 1991, Tank Forceis the third release in...
December 17, 2022 2 min read
There is something of a rarity joining the Arcade Archives this week, in as much as it's a title I've never actually played! Now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, it's Namco platformer Marvel Land!
Released to arcades in 1990, Marvel Landis a fantasy adventure that sees players guide a young hero, Prince Paco, through a series of colorful and hazardous stages...
December 03, 2022 2 min read
This week is a very special one for Hamster Corporation, as the publisher celebrates 300 consecutive weeks of classic arcade game reissues — And to celebrate this record-breaking moment, the Arcade Archives receives a little royalty: The Arika's never-before-re-released puzzler Tetris: The Grand Master.
Launching in Japanese arcades in 1998, Tetris: The Grand Masterwas the...
October 07, 2022 2 min read
Online retail outlet Epic Games Store has revealed the next title that it will be offering up to its users gratis, following this week's current offerings — And it will be none other than the old-school cool release Toe Jam & Earl: Back in the Groove, which will be available to all customers on October 13.
Released to PC and consoles in the spring of 2019, Back in the Groovesaw the...
October 07, 2022 1 min read
Chocks away and all that malarky, as Nintendo has announced that its skyfairing compendium, Pilotwings 64, will be the next Nintendo 64 classic to join the Nintendo Switch Online service. The new title will be added to the Switch Online archives on Thursday, October 13.
Released on N64 in 1996, Pilotwings 64 is a revamped edition of the much-loved 1990 SNES classic, best known for...
September 29, 2022 2 min read
Fun news for retro block-busting fans this week, as publisher Forever Entertainment has announced a return for the classic puzzle series, Magical Drop. Magical Drop VI, developed by studios Highball Games and Storm Trident, is scheduled to launch later this winter on Nintendo Switch.
Magical Drop,for those less inclined, is a cute 'n' colorful arcade puzzler that first launch in...
September 20, 2022 1 min read
Edia, the developer/publisher behind Valis: The Fantasm Collection, has announced a Japanese release date for its next collection of obscurities: Cosmic Fantasy Collection — The double-header of PC Engine dungeon crawlers will launch on Nintendo Switch December 15. A localization is currently in the works.
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September 02, 2022 2 min read
Tokyo Game Show is yet to officially get underway, but already it seems that some of its surprises are just too durn exciting to keep under wraps. According to a new leak uncovered by Gematsu, legendary shmup developer Treasure is getting set to reveal a new project under the banner of one of its best-loved IPs, Radiant Silvergun.
Gematsu found evidence of a new Radiant...
August 12, 2022 2 min read
'90s developer Sunsoft, perhaps best known for its range of 8-bit licensed adventures and 16-bit platformers, has announced that it will be holding a special digital presentation next week, wherein the company will announce several titles scheduled to release over 2023 and the remainder of 2022.
"Although we have been quiet for some time, many things have been...
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