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Today, Hamster announced that Newman Athletics will be its latest Arcade Archives game on Switch. It will be available worldwide tomorrow, April 25.

A sports game first released by Namco in 1993, in Newman Athletics players will be able to choose between one of four superhumans, known as Newmen, to compete in eight different competitions. To clear the competition and advance to the next, you will need to beat the current record, known as the NEED value in the game.

Arcade Archives Newman Athletics will be sold digitally via the Switch eShop. Pricing is set at $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.

Arcade Archives Emeraldia

Today, Hamster announced that Emeraldia will be its latest Arcade Archives game on Switch. It will be available worldwide tomorrow, April 18.

Emeraldia was originally made by Namco in 1993. While it only came out in Japan for its arcade debut, it did receive a Wii Virtual Console launch in 2009.

VS. Super Xevious: Gump’s Mystery is heading to Switch as the latest Arcade Archives game, Hamster has announced. The title is due out worldwide on April 11, 2024.

VS. Super Xevious: Gump’s Mystery was first released in 1986 by Namco. In order to save humanity from the control of Xevious’s army in this shooting game, players will need to take control of the fighter plane Solvalou to solve the mysteries hidden in each area and make their way towards the enemy fortress.

Arcade Archives VS. Super Xevious: Gump’s Mystery will be sold digitally via the Switch eShop. Pricing is set at $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.

Arcade Archives Exvania

Exvania is heading to Switch as the latest Arcade Archives game, Hamster has announced. The title is due out worldwide on April 4, 2024.

Exvania, which was made by Namco, first came out in 1992. We have a little information about it via the following overview:

Volfied will be appearing on Switch as the latest Arcade Archives game, Hamster announced today. It will be available worldwide on March 28, 2024.

Originally made by Taito in 1989, Volfied is a military strategy game where the objective is to cut off more than 80% of an energy field using a laser cutter to clear the stage, whilst avoiding enemies touching either your aircraft or the line you draw.

Arcade Archives Volfied will be sold digitally via the Switch eShop. Pricing is set at $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.

Arcade Archives Surprise Attack

Surprise Attack will be appearing on Switch as the latest Arcade Archives game, Hamster announced today. It will be available worldwide on March 21, 2024.

Surprise Attack, originally made by Konami, first debuted in 1990. We have more information about it via the following overview from Hamster:

Mouser is joining the Arcade Archives series on Switch, Hamster announced today. It will be available on March 14, 2024.

Mouser is an action game originally released by UPL in 1983. In the game, the player controls a cat whose bride has been kidnapped by rats, and must rescue them by any means possible whilst the rats will attempt to foil their attempts.

Tank Batarian is joining the Arcade Archives series on Switch, Hamster announced today. It will be available on March 7, 2024.

A shooting game released by Namco in 1980, Tank Batarian was the inspiration for many other games, including Battle City and Tan Force. The player will control a tank to defeat enemies and protect their base in a number of stages.

Tank Batarian will be sold digitally on the Switch eShop. Pricing is set at $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.

War of Aero is joining the Arcade Archives series on Switch, Hamster announced today. It will be available on February 29, 2024.

War of Aero is a vertical scrolling shooting game, first released by Alume in 1993. Players will operate a plane with pods attached to the left and right sides, which they’ll need to change the direction of to aim shots. The game will also support 2 player sessions.

War of Aero will be sold digitally on the Switch eShop. Pricing is set at $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.

Jungler is joining the Arcade Archives series on Switch, Hamster announced today. It will be available on February 22, 2024.

Jungler is an action game that was first released by Konami in 1981. The aim is to defeat the enemies wandering around the maze, either by firing a bullet at its tail or hitting it head-on if it’s shorter than your character.

Jungler will be sold digitally on the Switch eShop. Pricing is set at $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.


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