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Arcade Archives Soldam

Hamster has continued its rollout of Arcade Archives titles, and over the past couple of weeks, Switch has received Soldam and Pop Flamer. Famitsu showed off both of them during a live stream this week.

Here’s an overview of the two games:

Hamster has published an increasing number of arcade classic ports to the Switch eShop through its Arcade Archives label. This week, they are adding the puzzle game Soldam.

Here’s a brief description of Soldam from International Arcade Museum:

Publisher Hamster has been bringing classic arcade titles every week to the Switch eShop through its Arcade Archives collection. Arriving this week is the maze shooter game Pop Flamer. Here are some details and an overview of the game from International Arcade Museum:

Arcade Archives USAAF Mustang

During a live stream this week, Famitsu showed off Arcade Archives Space Cruiser and USAAF Mustang running on Switch. Both titles were made available over the past couple of weeks.

Below are overviews of the two games:

Hamster has announced that the latest entry to the Arcade Archives digital lineup on Switch is the horizontal shoot-em’-up USAAF Mustang, arriving this week. Here are some details, including an overview of the title and its history from International Arcade Museum:

Hamster has announced that this week it is bringing Space Cruiser to the Arcade Archives library on Switch. The game will release worldwide on August 26.

Space Cruiser is a space shoot ’em-up game produced by Taito in 1981. In it, players control a ship that can use upgrades to attack enemy UFOs.

Arcade Archives Space Cruiser will cost $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29 on the Switch eShop.

Source: Hamster PR

Vandyke

Earlier in the week, Famitsu held another live stream to show off the latest Arcade Archives titles for Switch. Kurikinton and Vandyke were both featured with plenty of footage shown.

Here’s the full recording:

Hamster is bringing Vandyke as the latest entry to Arcade Archives on Switch this week, the company has confirmed. A worldwide release is planned for August 19.

Vandyke is a top-down beat ’em up originally published by UPL in 1990. In it, players control a warrior who can find and use different weapons against a variety of fantasy-themed enemies.

Arcade Archives Vandyke will cost $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29 on the Switch eShop.

Source: Hamster PR

This week, Hamster is bringing Kuri Kinton as the latest entry to the Switch’s Arcade Archives library, the company has confirmed. A worldwide release is planned for August 12.

Kuri Kinton is a side-scrolling beat em’ up released by Taito in 1988. In this game, players control a Chinese policeman and fight various enemies across several levels, including 5 bosses and sub-bosses.

Arcade Archives Kuri Kinton will cost $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29 on the Switch eShop.

Source: Hamster PR

Famitsu held a live stream earlier this week to show off the latest Arcade Archives games on Switch, Bio-Ship Paladin and Nova2001. Find the full recording below for lots of footage.

Arcade Archives Bio-Ship Paladin and Arcade Archives Nova2001 can be purchased digitally on the Switch eShop.


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