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This week sees “The Fairyland Story” join Hamster’s Arcade Archives collection on the Nintendo Switch. The Fairyland Story is a Taito action game that made its debut in 1985. You take control of a young witch and battle against monsters deep within a castle. If you want to make it out alive, you’ll need to … Read more Another Taito Game Joins Hamster’s Arcade Archives Collection This Week
Agreed that it would be nice to see Hamster or even M2 port more well-known and beloved, genuine classics to the Switch while the opportunity is there. Not that being able to experience the more obscure titles is a bad thing at all, but from Pole Position and Ms. Pac-Man to Pengo, Zaxxon, and Congo … Read more Don Your Green Beret, Konami’s Rush’n Attack Hits The Switch Today
Hamster has confirmed that the next game in its popular Arcade Archives series is Seibu Kaihatsu’s Zero Team, a side-scrolling fighter from 1993 which, until very recently, was considered something of a lost classic, due to the fact that it was never ported to consoles and only became playable in MAME in 2016. Seibu Kaihatsu … Read more Belt-Scrolling Brawler Zero Team Joins The Arcade Archives Range Tomorrow
Before EA’s annual FIFA releases, there was a Nintendo title known as Soccer. It didn’t include card packs, online play, or even in-game ads – instead it was a simple but “exciting” take on the beautiful game starring a bunch of international teams. This week the classic football game joins Hamster Corp’s Arcade Archives collection … Read more Step Aside FIFA, Soccer Joins Hamster’s Arcade Archives This Week
When he’s not paying off a loan to Tom Nook, Liam likes to report on the latest Nintendo news and admire his library of video games. His favourite Nintendo character used to be a guitar-playing dog, but nowadays he prefers to hang out with Judd the cat. Source link
Hamster’s latest Arcade Archives release is Taito’s 1984 release, Ben Bero Beh. It’s filled with plenty of unique characters such as the enemy from Elevator Action and Chack’n from Chack’n Pop (another Taito game). This action platform arcade title requires you (a superhero) to avoid obstacles and put out fires to rescue NAO-Chan (your girlfriend) … Read more Taito’s 1984 Action Platform Game Ben Bero Beh Joins The Arcade Archives
Gradius III and much more by Liam Doolan 2 hours ago Hamster Corporation is arguably the biggest support of the Nintendo Switch (outside of Nintendo), so far releasing hundreds of retro titles with additional modern enhancements on the hybrid system. There is no sign of it stopping production of these releases, either – with the … Read more Hamster Announces More Than 15 Games For The Arcade Archives Series On Switch
Hamster’s weekly Arcade Archives release is Jaleco’s 1991 scrolling shooter, Earth Defense Force. This original version of the game allows you to take control of an XA-1 space fighter as you fight to save the earth. Here’s the backstory along with some information about the gameplay and some screenshots: Control your XA-1 space fighter and … Read more Earth Defense Force Joins Hamster’s Arcade Archives Collection This Week
The shoot ’em up library on the Nintendo Switch continues to expand – with Hamster Corporation this week adding Konami’s 1990 “masterpiece” Lightning Strikers (known as Trigon in Japan) to the Arcade Archives library on the eShop. Here’s a bit about it from the official press release, along with some screenshots: “SUPER FIGHTERS” mounted with … Read more Hamster’s Arcade Archives Brings A Konami “Masterpiece” To Switch This Week
Hamster has announced that NMK and Jaleco’s side-scrolling shmup P-47 Thunderbolt is joining its Arcade Archives range today. Originally released on Jaleco’s Mega System 1 arcade system back in 1988, P-47 Thunderbolt (also known as “P-47: The Freedom Fighter” and “P-47: The Phantom Fighter” elsewhere in the world) is set during World War II and … Read more Jaleco’s P-47: Thunderbolt Joins The Arcade Archives Roster Today