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Obscure Arcade Fighting Game “Blandia” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch

Publisher Hamster has announced that Blandia is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Allumer in 1992, the very poorly titled Blandia failed to make a splash in the crowded pool of its fighting game contemporaries. It was nonetheless ported to the FM Towns and the

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Konami’s Retro Arcade Puzzler “Guttang Gottong” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch

Publisher Hamster has announced that Guttang Gottong is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Konami in 1982 and later ported to the Intellivision and MSX, Guttang Gottong (ガッタンゴットン) is known as Loco-Motion in the West. Similar to those familiar little sliding tray/tile puzzles (though I

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Taito’s “Darius II” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch via the Arcade Archives

“Yes, the space fish one.” Publisher Hamster has announced that Darius II is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1989, Darius II received ports to several platforms since. This arcade-perfect version for PS4 and Switch keeps the original, wide aspect ratio intact, which is

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Athena’s Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up “Strike Gunner” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch

“Did the gunners start a union?” Publisher Hamster has announced that vertical shoot ‘em up Strike Gunner is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally developed by Athena and released in Japanese arcades by Tecmo in 1991, Strike Gunner was later ported to the Super Nintendo as Strike Gunner S.T.G. Why

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Konami’s “Jail Break” Joins the Arcade Archives on PS4, Nintendo Switch

This is a timely one for Pennsylvania residents… Publisher Hamster has announced that Jail Break is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Jail Break was originally developed by Konami and released in arcades in 1986. While there were ports of the game on ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64, this

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Allumer’s Vertical Shoot ‘Em Up “Zing Zing Zip” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch via the Arcade Archives

Brought to you by the bottom of every alphabetical arcade game list Publisher Hamster has announced that Zing Zing Zip is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Despite having a title that sounds more like modern-day Tumblr pronouns, Zing Zing Zip was originally developed by Allumer and released in Japanese arcades

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Arcade Classic “Cadash” Now Available on PS4, Nintendo Switch

Ala-Cadash! Publisher Hamster has announced that Cadash is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Taito in 1989 and later ported to the SEGA Genesis and TurboGrafx-16, Cadash is a side-scrolling action RPG set in a fantasy world. Players choose from one of four heroes (knight,

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80s Arcade Classic “Dark Adventure” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch

Publisher Hamster has announced that Dark Adventure is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Konami in 1987, this is the first time that Dark Adventure is commercially available on a home console. The heroes of Dark Adventure have been transported into a “Devil World” after opening

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Allumer’s “Mad Shark” Joins the Arcade Archives on PS4, Nintendo Switch

“Maybe you’re good enough Dog Meat, let’s find out!” Eh, a shark’s a shark… Publisher Hamster has announced that Mad Shark is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Allumer in 1993, this is the first time that Mad Shark is available outside of Japan. In Mad

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Taito’s “Growl” Now Available on PS4, Nintendo Switch via the Arcade Archives

The guy in the purple hat is about to have a splitting headache. Publisher Hamster has announced that Growl is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1990, this is the first time that Growl (aka Runark) is commercially available as an arcade-perfect home release

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Nichibutsu’s “Cop 01” Joins the Arcade Archives on PS4, Nintendo Switch

Publisher Hamster has announced that Cop 01 is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Nichibutsu in 1985, this is the first time that Cop 01 (pronounced “Cop Zero One”) has been commercially available on a home console. Set is a sci-fi future, Cop 01 features a

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Taito’s “MEGABLAST” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch via the Arcade Archives

Publisher Hamster has announced that MEGABLAST is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1989, this is the first time that MEGABLAST has been commercially available on a home console. Set at the end of the 21st century, MEGABLAST is a horizontally scrolling space shooter

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“Tetris The Absolute: The Grand Master 2 Plus” Joins the Arcade Archives on PS4, Nintendo Switch

The most unnecessarily longwinded title for a game about stacking blocks ever. Publisher Hamster has announced that Tetris The Absolute: The Grand Master 2 Plus is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released by Arika in 2000 for arcades, the convolutedly titled Tetris TATGM2+ (ick) is an updated revision of

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“Tecmo Knight” Now Available on PS4, Nintendo Switch via the Arcade Archives

Publisher Hamster has announced that Tecmo Knight is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released by Tecmo in 1989 for arcades, Tecmo Knight (aka Wild Fang in some territories) is a side-scrolling beat ‘em (akin to Golden Axe) set in a supernatural fantasy world. Players take control of a creature-summoning

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Video System’s “Turbo Force” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch via the Arcade Archives

“Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need… roads.” Publisher Hamster has announced that Turbo Force is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released by Video System in 1991 for arcades, Turbo Force is a vertical shooter where up to three players take to the skies in heavily armed flying cars.

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Taito’s “Don Doku Don” Joins the Arcade Archives on PS4, Nintendo Switch

“Ain’t no trees in Botswana. Nuh-uh. I know. I’m a Botswanian lumberjack and I ain’t never had a job.” Publisher Hamster has announced that Don Doku Don is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Taito in 1989 and later ported to the Nintendo Famicom and

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Retro Shooter “Senjyo” Joins the Arcade Archives on PS4, Nintendo Switch

Publisher Hamster has announced that sci-fi shoot ‘em up Senjyo is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by TEKHAN (now Koei Tecmo) in 1983, Senjyo is a vertical shoot ‘em up where players control a futuristic space tank (!) to destroy a ferocious alien menace. The

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Arika’s Uber-Difficult “Tetris: The Grand Master” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch Via the Arcade Archives

Publisher Hamster has announced that Tetris: The Grand Master is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Arika in 1998, this is the first time that Tetris: The Grand Master will be available on a home console (though a later version – Tetris: The Grand Master Ace

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Taito’s “Metal Black” Joins the Arcade Archives on PS4, Nintendo Switch

Publisher Hamster has announced that Metal Black (or Tokidensho Angel Eyes) is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1991, Metal Black is a 2D, horizontal space shooter – or a “shmup”, as you young whippersnappers call it. The game received a SEGA Saturn port

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Nichibutsu’s “Itazura Tenshi” Joins the Arcade Archives on PS4, Nintendo Switch

Publisher Hamster has announced that Itazura Tenshi is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Nichibutsu in 1984, Itazura Tenshi is a shoot ‘em up style action game where players control an angel who must connect the stars to create constellations. Of course, there is a variety

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Tecmo’s All-Female Fighter “Touki Denshou Angel Eyes” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch via the Arcade Archives

Publisher Hamster has announced that Touki Denshou Angel Eyes (or Tokidensho Angel Eyes) is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Tecmo in 1996, this is the first time that Touki Denshou Angel Eyes has seen any kind of release outside of Asia. TDAE is a one-

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Taito’s “Champion Wrestler” Joins the Arcade Archives on PS4, Nintendo Switch

Publisher Hamster has announced that Champion Wrestler is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1989, Champion Wrestler is a one or two player game that puts players in the boots of a professional wrestler. You can choose from eight different wrestlers, each with their

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Video Systems’ “Super Volleyball” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch Via the Arcade Archives

Publisher Hamster has announced that Super Volleyball is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Video Systems in 1989, Super Volleyball is a multiplayer sports game that does not feature any fetching beach babes in bikinis. Instead, it recreates the indoor volleyball experience with an approachable arcade

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Taito’s “Gun & Frontier” Joins the Arcade Archives on PS4, Nintendo Switch

Publisher Hamster has announced that vertical shooter Gun & Frontier is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1990, Gun & Frontier puts one or two players behind the stick of the Desperado, “earth’s latest fighter plane.” Your mission: strike and destroy the vicious cabal

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Nichibutsu’s “Roller Jammer” Now on Nintendo Switch, PS4 Via the Arcade Archives

Publisher Hamster has announced that roller derby game Roller Jammer is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Nichibutsu in 1984, Roller Jammer puts players in the shoes- erm, skates- of an aspiring roller skater hoping to become the ultimate roller skating champion. However, speed and tight

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Nichibutsu’s “Soldier Girl Amazon” Now on Nintendo Switch via the Arcade Archives

Game publisher Hamster has announced that sci-fi shooter Soldier Girl Amazon is now available on Nintendo Switch as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. It is already available on PS4. Originally released in arcades by Nichibutsu in 1986, Soldier Girl Amazon is a vertical shooter that perfectly reflects the pop culture of the 80s. Players control a sword and

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Taito’s “Space Seeker” Joins the Arcade Archives on Switch, PS4

Game publisher Hamster has announced that sci-fi shooter Space Seeker is now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1981, Space Seeker is also available as part of the Taito Milestones collection, which we reviewed here. Space Seeker is a bizarre blend of three games in

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Taito’s “FLIPULL” Joins the Arcade Archives on Nintendo Switch and PS4

Game publisher Hamster has announced that arcade puzzler game FLIPULL is now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1989, FLIPULL (aka Plotting) received multiple home releases including the Nintendo Game Boy, NES, Commodore 64, and others. FLIPULL is an “easy to learn, hard to master”

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Data East’s “Trio the Punch” Now on Nintendo Switch and PS4 via the Arcade Archives

Game publisher Hamster has announced that side-scrolling action game Trio the Punch is now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Data East in 1990, this Arcade Archives release is the first home console port of Trio the Punch (aka Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me…). The game

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Taito’s “Fighting Hawk” Joins the Arcade Archives on Nintendo Switch and PS4

Game publisher Hamster has announced that 2D vertical shoot ‘em up Fighting Hawk is now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1988, this Arcade Archives release is the first home console port of Fighting Hawk outside of Japan. Fighting Hawk is a 2D, vertically scrolling

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